​Ex-Melrose and Scotland centre Peter Horne to be guest speaker at conference

Next month’s conference will be hosted by Caroline Blair, also host of the official Scottish Rugby podcast, and it will include sessions for club, school and society coaches, match officials, leaders and volunteers.

Horne, currently an assistant coach with the Scottish national team, says he’s looking forward to explaining some of the attacking moves tried out by Scotland over recent months.

“I’m really excited to be delivering at this year’s community game conference,” said the Aberdeen-born 34-year-old, capped 45 times between 2013 and 2021.

“It’s a great opportunity for me to share some of the attacking principles we’ve been working on with the national team.

“I’m also looking forward to demonstrating some simple activities that can be embedded within the club and school game.”

The day’s other speakers will be Pieter de Villiers, Claire Cruikshank, Ben John, John Fletcher, JP Doyle, Stuart Ferrier and Jared Deacon.

Scottish Rugby’s director of rugby development, Gav Scott, added: “We’ve worked hard to create a huge array of workshops and sessions for coaches, volunteers, office staff – opportunities that anyone involved with a rugby club in Scotland will greatly benefit from.

“The conference is a great opportunity to upskill and share your own learning with other like-minded people.

“We’re excited to be having the likes of Pete and Pieter involved this year. It’s a great chance for coaches around the country to connect with professional coaches and glean some valuable tips.”

For further details, go to https://scottishrugby.org/