Meet and learn more about the players that make up this incredible rugby team...

Sandy Bateman

Hooker, Flanker

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Height:

183cm

Weight:

82.5kg

 

Playing time:

11 years

 

Playing History:

McLaren RFC Minis

SRFC Midis

Glenalmond College

SRU Player Development Pathway

SRU Caledonia Regional Squad

Glasgow Warriors

 

Individual honours:

McLaren Player of the x2

Player of the Year (2022)

Glenalmond College Rugby Scholarship

Glenalmond College Half Colours

 

Best playing memory:

Coming back from 26-0 down to beat Loretto

 

Best team moment:

Going to Nice (France) on Glenalmond College Pre-Season Tour

 

What do you enjoy most about playing rugby?

The connections you build with fellow players on the pitch. I also like BIG hits!

 

Other interests and ambitions:

Playing golf and going to the gym

 

Favourite pre-game song:

Love Don't Live Here

 

Favourite Food:

Dominoes Texas BBQ pizza

 

Pre-game superstitions:

Always wear my Glenalmond College Bawbags underwear

 

What are you most looking forward to on the tour:

Experiencing Australia with my friends, playing rugby against different opposition and making memories for life.

Johnny Buckley

 

Flanker

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Nickname:

 

Height:

184cm

Weight:

71kg

 

Playing time:

9 years

 

Playing History:

SRFC Minis

SRFC Midis

 

Best playing memory:

Winning the Viking Cup in Sweden

 

Best team moment:

The rugby tour to Northumberland, England

 

What do you enjoy most about playing rugby?

The feeling you get when you dig out a win

 

Other interests and ambitions:

I love skiing and would like to get better in the gym

 

Favourite Food:

Yoghurt or cereal

 

Favourite pre-game ritual:

Visualising that first tackle...

 

What are you most looking forward to on the tour:

Everything!

Euan Budge

 

Full back

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Nickname:

Budgie

Height:

188cm

Weight:

79kg

 

Playing time:

4 years

 

Playing History:

SRFC Midis

SRU Player Development Pathway

 

Individual honours:

Players Player of the Year (2025)

 

Best playing memory:

Making two try saving tackles in the final of the Viking Cup

 

Best team moment:

The journey home from Sweden with the cup

 

What do you enjoy most about playing rugby?

Making big try saving tackles

 

Other interests and ambitions:

Golf, but I'd like to get better!

 

Favourite pre-game song:

Sing it Back

 

Favourite Food:

Lasagne

 

Pre-game superstitions:

Taping my index and middle finger together

 

What are you most looking forward to on the tour:

Playing rugby on the beach

Freddy Dawes

 

Flanker

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Height:

177cm

Weight:

68kg

 

Playing time:

12 years

 

Playing History:

SRFC Minis

SRFC Midis

SRU Player Development Pathway

 

Individual honours:

Player of the Year (2024)

 

Best playing memory:

My first tackle in the semi-final of the Viking Cup. 

 

Best team moment:

Exploring Gothenburg with friends

 

What do you enjoy most about playing rugby?

Playing with people I know and like

 

Other interests and ambitions:

I play guitar but would like to get better

 

Favourite pre-game song:

Master of Puppets by Metallica

 

Favourite Food:

Chicken bagel or steak

 

Pre-game superstitions:

Headphones on in the car

 

What are you most looking forward to on the tour:

Playing rugby and being with friends

Joseph Gould

 

Scrum Half

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Nickname:

Joey

Height:

170cm

Weight:

61kg

 

Playing time:

9 years

 

Playing History:

SRFC Minis

SRFC Midis

SRU Player Development Pathway Level 1

 

Individual honours:

Glasgow Warriors Rising Star (2023)

Coaches' Player of the Year (2025)

 

Best playing memory:

Winning the final of the 2025 Viking Cup

 

Best team moment:

Liseburg Theme Park

 

What do you enjoy most about playing rugby?

My team mates and community feeling that surrounds the club.

 

Other interests and ambitions:

Playing golf and to study law at Edinburgh University

 

Favourite pre-game song:

Pretty Green Eyes by Kettama

 

Favourite Food:

Full Scottish breakfast

 

What are you most looking forward to on the tour:

Exploring a new country with my mates.

Archie Horsburgh

Centre

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Nickname:

Spig

Height:

181cm

Weight:

84kg

 

Playing time:

11 years

 

Playing History:

SRFC Minis

SRFC Midis

SRU Player Development Pathway Level 1

Caledonia Regional Squad

 

Individual honours:

Player of the Year Award x2

Coaches' Endeavour Award (2025)

 

Best playing memory:

Winning the Viking Cup

 

Best team moment:

Playing in the Gala Show at Glasgow Warriors when in P4!

 

What do you enjoy most about playing rugby?

The Kangaroo Court when on tour

 

Other interests and ambitions:

Improving my golf and going to the gym

 

Favourite pre-game song:

Make Me by Baroi

 

Favourite Food:

Katsu Chicken Curry

 

Pre-game superstition:

Having Beans on toast and sauces before the game

 

What are you most looking forward to on the tour:

Playing AfL in Australia

Ruairidh MacKay

Forward

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Nickname:

Rooster

Height:

180cm

Weight:

98kg

 

Playing time:

10 years

 

Playing History:

SRFC Minis

SRFC Midis

Glenalmond College

SRU Player Development Pathway

SRU Caledonia Regional Squad

 

Individual honours:

Players Player of the Year (2022)

Glenalmond College Rugby Scholarship

Player of the Tour (Sweden 2025)

 

Best playing memory:

Winning in Sweden, the one and only time bouncing my dad off

 

Best team moment:

Liseburg Theme Park, Gothenburg

 

What do you enjoy most about playing rugby?

Playing with friends and competing against others

 

Other interests and ambitions:

Farming, going to the gym and theme parks

 

Favourite pre-game song:

Enter Sandman by Metallica

 

Favourite Food:

Burger, pizza or steak

 

Pre-game superstitions:

Game day pants (underwear) and taping my wrist.

 

What are you most looking forward to on the tour:

ALL OF IT!

Duncan McEwen

Second Row

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Nickname:

Spunk

Height:

182cm

Weight:

78kg

 

Playing time:

8 years

 

Playing History:

SRFC Minis

Napier Boys' High School, NZ

SRFC Midis

 

 

Individual honours:

Glasgow Warriors Player of the Tournament (2023)

Strength and Conditioning Award (2025)

 

Best playing memory:

Scoring the last try in the final of the 2025 Viking Cup

 

Best team moment:

In the hostel after winning the Viking Cup

 

What do you enjoy most about playing rugby?

Teamwork, the social aspect and putting my body on the line for my team mates

 

Other interests and ambitions:

I love farming, golf and cooking

 

Favourite pre-game song:

Chase the Sun by Planet Funk

 

Favourite Food:

Pasta

 

What are you most looking forward to on the tour:

Having already played rugby in New Zealand, I can't wait to do the double and play in Australia too!

Jack McVicar

 

Winger

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Nickname:

Hollywood

Height:

180cm

Weight:

70kg

 

Playing time:

6 years

 

Playing History:

SRFC Minis

SRFC Midis

SRU Player Development Pathway

SRU Caledonia Regional Squad

Glasgow Warriors

 

Individual honours:

Player of the Year (2023)

Sweden Tour Top Try Scorer

 

Best playing memory:

Scoring my first try for Caledonia Region

 

Best team moment:

Touring Gothenburg at night on e-scooters

 

What do you enjoy most about playing rugby?

Just getting a run about with all the boys

 

Other interests and ambitions:

Going to the gym and seeing friends

 

Favourite Food:

Steak

 

Pre-game superstitions:

Thinking about how to approach my first tackle

 

What are you most looking forward to on the tour:

Travelling on the plane and seeing everyone enjoying being together

Oscar Millar

 

Scrum Half

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Height:

177cm

Weight:

61kg

 

Playing time:

12 years

 

Playing History:

SRFC Minis

SRFC Midis

SRU Player Development Pathway Level 1

 

Best playing memory:

My first ever dump tackle

 

Best team moment:

Team away day at an inflatable crash course

 

What do you enjoy most about playing rugby?

The contact

 

Other interests and ambitions:

Going to the gym and wanting to train to be better

 

Favourite pre-game song:

Judas by Lady Gaga

 

Favourite Food:

Crispy shredded beef

 

What are you most looking forward to on the tour:

Visiting Australia - I've always wanted to go there!

Logan Moncrieff

Back Row, Centre

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Nickname:

Logs

Height:

182cm

Weight:

91kg

 

Playing time:

10 years

 

Playing History:

SRFC Minis

SRFC Midis

SRU Player Development Pathway

SRU Caledonia Regional Squad

 

Individual honours:

Players' Player of the Year (2024)

 

Best playing memory:

Scoring my first hat trick in the U16s Cup

 

Best team moment:

Rugby Team Ceilidh Fundraiser Evening

 

What do you enjoy most about playing rugby?

Enjoying the wins; either an individual try or celebrating a team success

 

Other interests and ambitions:

Improving my lifts in the gym. Biology is my favourite subject in school

 

Favourite pre-game song:

Erase Me by Ben Hemsley or Miracle Maker by Dom Della

 

Favourite Food:

Cheese and ham toastie (American grilled cheese style)

 

Pre-game superstitions:

I always play with clean boots and need to tape my wrists...

 

What are you most looking forward to on the tour:

Being with my mates on tour (the flight not so much!)

Cal Murray

 

Loose Head Prop

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Height:

181cm

Weight:

87kg

 

Playing time:

6 years

 

Playing History:

SRFC Minis

SRFC Midis

SRU Player Development Pathway Level 2

 

Individual honours:

Coaches' Endeavour Award for Commitment (2023)

 

Best playing memory:

Receiving the ball in our 22 from Kick off and running the length of the pitch to score

 

Best team moment:

The rides at Liseburg Theme Park

 

What do you enjoy most about playing rugby?

Having fun with the lads

 

Other interests and ambitions:

Playing and improving my golf

 

Favourite pre-game song:

From whom the bell tolls by Metallica

 

Favourite Food:

Eggs Benedict

 

What are you most looking forward to on the tour:

Travel and the memories I'll make with a great bunch of friends

Peter Smith

 

Hooker

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Nickname:

Pete

Height:

170cm

Weight:

56kg

 

Playing time:

6 years

 

Playing History:

SRFC Minis

SRFC Midis

SRU Player Development Pathway

 

Best playing memory:

Scoring a try in my first game back after half a year away from rugby

 

Best team moment:

The Sweden Tour

 

What do you enjoy most about playing rugby?

Being physical on the pitch then learning off the pitch by watching professionals play

 

Other interests and ambitions:

Working on cars and bikes. I love making food.

 

Favourite pre-game song:

If I Can't by 50 Cent

 

Favourite Food:

Burgers

 

Favourite pre-game ritual:

Creating a positive mindset and having a proper breakfast

 

What are you most looking forward to on the tour:

Seeing where the coach comes from and enjoying being with my friends for one last time together as a team

Caleb Thain

 

Winger

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Height:

170cm

Weight:

75kg

 

Playing time:

1 year

 

Playing History:

SRFC Midis

 

Best playing memory:

My first in-game tackle 

 

Best team moment:

Christmas night out

 

What do you enjoy most about playing rugby?

Being with friends

 

Other interests and ambitions:

Playing Rocket League

 

Favourite pre-game song:

Ric Flair Drip by Offset and Metro Boomin

 

Favourite Food:

Pizza

 

What are you most looking forward to on the tour:

The experience of travelling with friends

Kerr Valenti

 

Fly Half

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Nickname:

 

Height:

175cm

Weight:

65kg

 

Playing time:

10 years

 

Playing History:

SRFC Minis

SRFC Midis

SRU Player Development Pathway

SRU Caledonia Regional Squad

 

Individual honours:

Player of the Year (2022)

 

Best playing memory:

Winning 35-0 and scoring on my debut for the Caledonia Regional team

 

Best team moment:

The Sweden Tour

 

What do you enjoy most about playing rugby?

Socialising and having fun

 

Other interests and ambitions:

Social events, gaming and farming

 

Favourite pre-game song:

Yosemite by Kettama

 

Favourite Food:

Curry

 

What are you most looking forward to on the tour:

Socialising and seeing a new part of the world

Luke Watson

 

Second Row

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Nickname:

Lukey

Height:

185cm

Weight:

95kg

 

Playing time:

Only 3 years

 

Playing History:

SRFC Midis

SRU Player Development Pathway

 

Individual honours:

Players' Player of the Year (2024)

 

Best playing memory:

Putting in a massive try saving tackle against

 

Best team moment:

Winning the Viking Cup in Sweden

 

What do you enjoy most about playing rugby?

The physicality!

 

Other interests and ambitions:

I would love to get better at golf.

 

Favourite pre-game song:

Get A Way by Maxx

 

Favourite Food:

Spaghetti Carbonara

 

Pre-game routine:

I have to get there early - at least 30 minutes before anyone else

 

What are you most looking forward to on the tour:

Travelling with friends to a new part of the world I have never seen before.

Miko Ozturk

 

Tight Head Prop

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Nickname:

 

Height:

180cm

Weight:

103kg

 

Playing time:

1 year

 

Playing History:

SRFC Midis

 

Best playing memory:

Getting my first Player of the Match

 

Best team moment:

Winning the Viking Cup

 

What do you enjoy most about playing rugby?

The team atmosphere and learning from the more experienced players. There's always something new to work on.

 

Other interests and ambitions:

I want to work more at the gym

 

Favourite pre-game song:

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by AC/DC

 

Favourite Food:

Kebabs

 

Favourite pre-game ritual:

Drinking water, no breakfast. Don't tell the coach!

 

What are you most looking forward to on the tour:

Travelling across the world with mates and getting some sun.

Alexander  Winning

Fly Half

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Nickname:

Alex

Height:

160cm

Weight:

59kg

 

Playing time:

5 years

 

Playing History:

Stirling County Midis

SRU Player Development Pathway Level 1

SRFC Midis

 

Individual honours:

Most Improved Player (2023)

 

Best playing memory:

A 65m run back to tackle a player into touch on our 5m line

 

Best team moment:

There are too many!

 

What do you enjoy most about playing rugby?

Everything

 

Other interests and ambitions:

All aspects of fitness and going to the gym

 

Favourite pre-game song:

I Won't Back Down by Johnny Cash

 

Favourite Food:

Steak

 

Pre-game superstition:

Touch the heel of my boots once on the pitch

 

What are you most looking forward to on the tour:

Getting the opportunity to go to play Australian teams and experience their culture.

Magnus Falconer

Scrum Half or Fly Half

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Nickname:

Mag

Height:

175cm

Weight:

63kg

 

Playing time:

11 years

 

Playing History:

SRFC Minis

SRFC Midis

SRU Player Development Pathway Level 1

Glenalmond College

 

Individual honours:

Players Player of the Year (2023)

Coaches Player of the Year (2024)

Glenalmond Rugby Scholarship (2025)

 

Best playing memory:

A phenomenal tackle against Loretto

 

Best team moment:

Winning the Glasgow Warriors Cup in 2023

 

What do you enjoy most about playing rugby?

Tackling

 

Other interests and ambitions:

Fitness

 

Favourite Food:

Steak

 

Pre-game superstition:

I always put my right boot on first

 

What are you most looking forward to on the tour:

The scenery and playing rugby

Blane Forbes-Hayes

Centre

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Nickname:

Blane Train

Height:

165cm

Weight:

76kg

 

Playing time:

11 years

 

Playing History:

McLaren Minis

Stirling County Midis

SRFC Midis

SRU Player Development Pathway Level 1

Caledonia Regional Squad

Glenalmond College

 

Individual honours:

McLaren RFC Minis Player of the Year

Dunblane High School Player of the Year

Stirling County Players Player of the Year

 

Best playing memory:

Playing at the Rosslyn Park 7s

 

Best team moment:

Pre-Season Bootcamp at Arnprior Farm

 

What do you enjoy most about playing rugby?

Big Hits!

 

Other interests and ambitions:

Cricket

 

Pre-game song:

Papaoutai - Stromae (Afro Soul)

 

Favourite Food:

Chili Nachos

 

Pre-game superstition:

Lucky playing pants (underwear)

 

What are you most looking forward to on the tour:

Having the chance to play an Australian team and seeing the sights