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124:. Over the subsequent two seasons, and as part of a two-phased reconstruction announced by the Scottish Rugby Council, the league moved from a 12-team league linear structure into a 10-team league pyramid structure. From the start of the 2012–13 season promotion/relegation between the Premiership and the newly formed National League (formerly the
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The underlying principles behind league reconstruction as set out by the Season
Structure Working Party of the Scottish Rugby Council were (a) to shorten the season, (b) to reduce travel costs, (c) to reduce time involved for all, (d) to assist in growing the game and (e) to retain players in the
128:) is determined as follows: the winner of the National League is automatically promoted replacing the bottom placed team from the Premiership with a play-off between the 9th placed Premiership team and the 2nd placed National League team to determine the second promotion place.
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Until the 2009–10 season, the bottom two teams were relegated to the
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470:"Scottish Club & Community Rugby Website - Results"
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The current teams playing in the
Premier League are:
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1881:Recurring sporting events established in 1973
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91:league divisions, and therefore part of the
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83:is the highest level club division in
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1866:National rugby union premier leagues
13:
1366:Scotland 'B' international players
14:
1892:
1441:Scottish District rugby structure
17:Scottish Premiership Division One
1273:Scottish Unofficial Championship
52:
1876:1973 establishments in Scotland
1871:Rugby union leagues in Scotland
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113:Some matches are shown live on
1361:Scotland international players
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451:
1:
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1278:Scottish Women's Rugby Union
1153:Scottish League Championship
1132:European Rugby Challenge Cup
1127:European Rugby Champions Cup
522:Scottish League Championship
93:Scottish League Championship
7:
1268:Championship League A and B
1242:Scottish Rugby Schools' Cup
1217:Scottish Womens Premiership
1207:Inter-District Championship
782:Tennent's National League 4
719:Tennent's National League 3
656:Tennent's National League 2
593:Tennent's National League 1
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1263:Highland Alliance League
1258:Grampian Alliance League
1101:Sevens Grand Prix Series
940:Rugby union in Scotland
439:Rugby union in Scotland
139:Premier League, 2015–16
1532:Bosnia and Herzegovina
1483:Rugby union in Europe
1436:Scottish Rugby Academy
1381:Borders Sevens Circuit
1086:Rugby World Cup Sevens
851:Ardrossan Academicals
805:Murrayfield Wanderers
704:Stewart's Melville FP
530:Tennent's Premiership
1411:Auld Alliance Trophy
1396:London Scottish F.C.
1238:Borders Competitions
955:Scottish Rugby Union
543:Edinburgh Academical
81:Scottish Premiership
1768:States with limited
1431:Douglas Horn Trophy
1371:Murrayfield Stadium
1091:Sevens World Series
752:Hillhead Jordanhill
621:Glasgow Academicals
201:Stirling County RFC
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1096:Commonwealth Games
800:Greenock Wanderers
737:Cartha Queens Park
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1182:Regional Leagues
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993:Scotland Club XV
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1667:North Macedonia
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1416:Doddie Weir Cup
1376:Scotland Sevens
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122:Second Division
100:Edinburgh Rugby
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1356:League System
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1426:Hopetoun Cup
1421:Cuttitta Cup
1401:Calcutta Cup
1298:Professional
1226:Junior rugby
1212:Scottish Cup
1180:
1164:
1157:
1146:Amateur Club
1062:Competitions
844:Former teams
757:Howe of Fife
727:Allan Glen's
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474:the original
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207:Past winners
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40:No. of teams
1835:Isle of Man
1770:recognition
1727:Switzerland
1662:Netherlands
1391:Melrose Cup
1159:Premiership
1081:Six Nations
856:Dundee HSFP
835:Whitecraigs
790:Dunfermline
732:Boroughmuir
578:Musselburgh
426:Heriot's FP
421:Melrose RFC
411:Melrose RFC
406:Melrose RFC
391:Boroughmuir
366:Boroughmuir
351:Heriot's FP
346:Heriot's FP
306:Boroughmuir
246:Heriot's FP
196:Selkirk RFC
191:Melrose RFC
186:Heriots RFC
171:Dundee HSFP
89:rugby union
72:Melrose RFC
68:champion(s)
66:Most recent
26:Rugby union
1860:Categories
1697:San Marino
1657:Montenegro
1637:Luxembourg
1617:Kazakhstan
1517:Azerbaijan
1175:Division 3
1171:Division 2
1167:Division 1
861:Royal High
815:Perthshire
679:Gordonians
563:Jed-Forest
480:2011-08-07
445:References
401:Currie RFC
386:Currie RFC
341:Watsonians
181:Hawick RFC
166:Currie RFC
1825:Gibraltar
1632:Lithuania
1305:Edinburgh
1186:Caledonia
1076:World Cup
825:Stewartry
820:Ross High
684:Kirkcaldy
646:Watsonian
1845:Svalbard
1830:Guernsey
1777:Abkhazia
1752:Scotland
1712:Slovenia
1707:Slovakia
1682:Portugal
1537:Bulgaria
1344:See also
1137:1872 Cup
747:Hamilton
689:Lasswade
636:Highland
558:Heriot's
433:See also
176:Gala RFC
115:BBC Alba
85:Scotland
60:Scotland
1747:England
1737:Ukraine
1687:Romania
1647:Moldova
1602:Ireland
1597:Iceland
1592:Hungary
1582:Germany
1577:Georgia
1567:Finland
1562:Estonia
1557:Denmark
1542:Croatia
1527:Belgium
1522:Belarus
1512:Austria
1507:Armenia
1502:Andorra
1497:Albania
1351:History
1319:Defunct
1251:Defunct
1117:Super 6
1044:Women's
1037:Women's
897:2023–24
892:2022–23
887:2013-14
882:2012-13
877:2011-12
870:Seasons
795:Garnock
699:Peebles
674:Falkirk
669:Berwick
641:Melrose
583:Selkirk
416:Ayr RFC
396:Ayr RFC
336:Melrose
331:Melrose
321:Melrose
316:Melrose
311:Melrose
301:Melrose
156:Ayr RFC
48:Country
32:Founded
1840:Jersey
1782:Kosovo
1732:Turkey
1722:Sweden
1702:Serbia
1692:Russia
1677:Poland
1672:Norway
1652:Monaco
1622:Latvia
1607:Israel
1587:Greece
1572:France
1547:Cyprus
762:Orkney
611:Dundee
606:Biggar
553:Hawick
361:Hawick
356:Hawick
286:Hawick
281:Hawick
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1757:Wales
1717:Spain
1642:Malta
1612:Italy
1291:Teams
978:Men's
971:Men's
568:Kelso
296:Kelso
291:Kelso
108:Pro14
22:Sport
1194:West
1190:East
1023:U-16
1018:U-17
1013:U-18
1008:U-19
1003:U-20
998:U-21
616:Gala
573:Marr
266:Gala
256:Gala
251:Gala
145:edit
102:and
79:The
35:1973
1234:U20
631:GHK
626:GHA
601:Ayr
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