Scottish rugby union
| Aonadh Rugbaidh na h-Alba | |
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| Sport | Rugby union |
| Founded | 1873 |
| WR affiliation | 1886 (founder) |
| FIRA-AER affiliation | 1999 |
| Headquarters | BT Murrayfield Stadium Edinburgh EH12 5PJ |
| Location | 55°56′32.07″N 3°14′27.38″W / 55.9422417°N 3.2409389°WCoordinates: 55°56′32.07″N 3°14′27.38″W / 55.9422417°N 3.2409389°W |
| President | Ed Crozier |
| Men's coach | Vern Cotter |
| Women's coach | Shade Munro |
| Sevens coach | Calum MacRae |
| Website | www |
The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU), or Aonadh Rugbaidh na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic, is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland. It is the second oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873, as the Scottish Football Union. The SRU oversees the national league system, known as the Scottish League Championship. The SRU is headed by the President (Ed Crozier) and Chairman (Sir Moir Lockhead), with Mark Dodson acting as the Chief Executive Officer.
The Scottish Football Union was founded on Monday 3 March 1873 at a meeting held at Glasgow Academy, Elmbank Street, Glasgow. Eight clubs were represented at the foundation, Glasgow Academicals; Edinburgh Academical Football Club; West of Scotland F.C.; University of St Andrews Rugby Football Club; Royal High School FP; Merchistonians; Edinburgh University RFC; and Glasgow University. Five of these clubs were, at the time of founding the Scottish Football Union, already members of the previously instituted Rugby Football Union. Although the RFU now represents exclusively English clubs, in its first few years it had members from outside England, there being no other national union. West of Scotland, Glasgow Academicals and Edinburgh University had joined the RFU in 1871 and Edinburgh Academicals and Royal High School FP had joined in 1872. These five renounced membership of the RFU to join the SFU.
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