Scottish Rugby hardship fund to benefit Moray, Banff and Huntly clubs during Covid-19

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MORAY, Banff and Huntly rugby clubs are set to benefit from a financial support initiative launched during the coronavirus pandemic.

Scottish Rugby have announced details of the recipients of its Club Hardship Fund (CHF) with each of the 82 applicant clubs across the country in line for some cash.

Set up in March of this year in immediate response to the threat posed by the Covid-19 outbreak, the CHF was designed to help with club running costs between then and July, a period during which no rugby was expected to be played and no income earned.

Almost £400,000 has been allocated from an initial fund of £500,000 with the remaining money ring-fenced for supporting other projects around the club game in the near future.

Candidates were able to apply for up to £5,000 of funding, with higher claims considered in exceptional circumstances.

Clubs could apply for financial assistance across four categories: People, Premises, Utilities and Grounds, with each of Scottish Rugby’s five regions represented in subsequent successful CHF applications: East (30 clubs), Caledonia Midlands (19), Glasgow North (16), Glasgow South (9) and Caledonia North (8).

Scottish Rugby Chief Executive, Mark Dodson, said: “We launched the Club Hardship Fund in order to offer support to clubs at what has proved to be an extremely challenging time for those involved in the sport at community level.

“I am pleased that each applicant club will receive direct financial assistance to help where they need it most so that when rugby does resume, they are well placed to become community hubs once more.”

Scottish Rugby’s Director of Rugby Development, Sheila Begbie, said: “We wanted to give clubs some financial support due to the lockdown and premature end of the season and the level of response from across the club game has been really encouraging.

“We have awarded a significant amount of money from the initial £500,000 fund and will issue the money at the end of this month, with the remainder earmarked for further investment in the club game.”

All clubs have now been contacted about their respective awards and the funds will be allocated in the coming weeks.

The full list of Club Hardship Fund recipient clubs:

Aberdeen Wanderers RFC

Aberfeldy RFC

Alloa RFC

Ardrossan Academicals RFc

Argyll & Bute RFC

Ayr RFC

Banff RFC

Bannockburn RFC

BATs

Berwick RFC

Biggar RFC

Boroughmuir RFC

Broughton RFC

Cambuslang RFC

Cartha Queens Park

Corstorphine RFC

Cumbernauld RFC

Cumnock RFc

Currie RFC

Dalziel RFC

Dumfries Saints RFC

DUMS

Dundee HSFP RFC

Dunfermline RFC

Duns RFC

Earlston

Edinburgh Accies

Falkirk RFC

Forrester RFC

Gala RFC

Gala YM RFC

GHA RFC

GHK RFC

Glenrothes RFC

Greenock Wanderers RFC

Haddington RFC

Hawick Linden RFC

Hawick RFC

Helensburgh RFC

Heriot's RFC

Highland RFC

Hillfoots RFC

Hillhead Jordanhill RFC

Howe of Fife RFC

Huntly RFC

Irvine RFC

Jed-Forest RFC

Kirkcaldy RFC

Langholm RFC

Lasswade RFC

Leith RFC

Lenzie RFC

Linlithgow RFC

Lismore RFC

Livingston RFC

Loch Lomond RFC

Mackie Academy FP RFC

Madras RFC

Marr RFC

Melrose RFC

Montrose RFC

Moray RFC

Morgan RFC

Murrayfield Wanderers RFC

Oban Lorne RFC

Orkney RFC

Paisley RFC

Peebles RFC

Perthshire RFC

Preston Lodge RFC

Ross High RFC

Ross Sutherland RFC

Rosyth Sharks RFC

Selkirk RFC

St Boswells RFC

Stirling County

Strathendrick RFC

Strathmore RFC

Uddingston RFC

Waysiders Drumpellier RFC

Whitecraigs RFC

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