Brilliant. Exactly what should be done more of in my opinion. Although don't restrict it to a month. Keep the development officers going back.

I too recieved these tasters and the whole school loved them. But then when the month was over they just left! What help does that do to try and generate more interest in the game?

i have done a bit of development work with the council for another sport, before and i understand your point but the problem is there ren't enough officers, and those that there are need can't just keep going to one school we need to visit other school as well, what is good to see though is the professional players going along that will generate real intrest

The problem is that there isn't many Development Officers in Scotland.

Most of the DOs are part funded by the SRU and a local authority. The DOs which are in place presently are not being replaced once they leave their positions.

The SRU are considering overhauling the system...much to the current DOs dis-satisfaction. Whether it's for the good or the bad of the game in the long run is anyone's guess?

Your right we expect a lot of our DOs, but doing it the old fashioned way can take the game into the nooks and crannies...from last year.

http://sport.scotsman.com/rugby_premier1.cfm?id=460042004

Good article there with some interesting reading within it Phall - Thanks for posting it!

Yes, bad news for Hyndland, the club which has helped, is that if Warriors go to Scotslum, then they are without the ground thay have played at for 60 years. Whats more most of the guys come to the games at Hughie's.
Told story to a Scottish journalist and was told that nobody cared what happened to a National League club. Which is probably why the pro set up is resented.

can either the do's or someone from the glasgow office but a spell checker for the official site

SCOTLAND PAIR AT IRBOX ... PRIMARY SCHOOL
31-Mar-05
Gordon Bulloch, Scotland’s captain, and his Glasgow colleague, Kenny Logan, were at Ibrox today, though not in the football stadium. The international

even Big Blue with is noted affection for this part of the city can spell IBROX

anybody notice my bad typing at least the letters are beside each other "but instead of buy"

MWB no spellcheck on this site obvoiusly (sic) !

on the otherhand, where is IRBOX ? think about it, but don't answer that..

It should be part of Glasgow rugby's role in the community that players and coaches have a regular programme to visit schools and clubs and clubs' junior sections in Glasgow and the surrounding area. That programme should be a Glasgow Rugby initiative and organised by Glasgow Rugby, with involvement in it a provision in players' and coaches' contracts.

I have heard disturbing information that some of the players cannot be bothered, that the coaches - and in particular the head coach - are not interested and that the number of times Glasgow Rugby representatives have turned up for visits to schools etc is largely offset by the number of time they have failed to show or have given minimal notice of the cancellation of planned visits, usually at the behest of the head coach.