Hamish Watson played all 80 minutes for Leicester Tigers at home to Bristol Bears in his first game since joining from Edinburgh on a short-term loan deal. The move is designed to give the international flanker more game time. Tigers won a hard fought encounter 33-19 to boost their hopes of reaching the Prem play-offs.

Hawick prop, Nicky Little, made his debut in the Gallagher Prem when he came off the bench for Newcastle Red Bulls in the match at Northampton Saints. The 36-year-old entered the fray after 68 minutes as a replacement for Adam Brocklebank in a tense game that ended in a 28-27 win for Saints. Little has agreed a short-term deal with the club which is suffering a front row injury crisis.

Edinburgh hooker, Harri Morris, received a five-match ban after a red card in the URC fixture with Ulster. Morris was yellow-carded for taking a player in the air, and it was subsequently upgraded. The initial suspension of eight weeks was reduced after he accepted that the offence merited a red-card, apologised and participated fully in the disciplinary hearing.

Former Scotland winger, Byron McGuigan, is leaving his role as defence coach at Sale Sharks. The 36-year-old was part of the England set-up under Steve Borthwick in the recent Six Nations, a position he combined with his job at Sale. As a player, McGuigan had two seasons with Glasgow Warriors before joining Exeter Chiefs and then moving to Sale, where he switched from player to coach. His next destination is not yet known.

Louise Dalgliesh will continue as head coach of Scotland Women U21 for the Six Nations Series. She will be assisted by Matty Douglas, Ross Young and Caity Mattinson. Douglas (the former Hawick head coach) and Young (the former Edinburgh Accies assistant coach) have worked with the Edinburgh Rugby side in Celtic Challenge, while Mattinson, recently retired following a playing career that saw her earn 37 Scotland caps. The age-limit for this year’s competition has been raised to under-21, with teams allowed to include a limited number of players up to age 23. Scotland’s first game will be against England at Hive Stadium on 18th April, and will be followed by matches away to France and home to Italy.

Scottish Rugby is currently advertising several jobs including a high performance coach development lead, whose remit will be to establish a development programme for current and aspiring coaches. The governing body is also seeking to fill roles as head of performance analysis, a women’s player development manager and a head of athletic performance for Edinburgh Rugby which carries a salary of £80,000.

The Welsh Rugby Union will hold an Extraordinary General Meeting on 13th April, with the future of Richard Collier-Keywood, the independent chair of the WRU, on the line. The motion on the agenda states that a vote of no confidence in Collier-Keywood will take place. As an ordinary resolution, it requires only a 50 per cent majority to pass.

James Dyson, the billionaire businessman and supporter of the club, has taken a 50 per cent stake in Prem champions, Bath. He is now the joint owner alongside Bruce Craig, who is credited with building the success that saw Bath win the league title, the Premiership Rugby Cup and the European Challenge Cup last season. Dyson’s capital injection will help finance projects including a new stadium.

Edinburgh’s Hive Stadium will host the final of this season’s Celtic Challenge on Saturday, but there will be no Scottish involvement in the game itself. It will, in fact, be an all Irish affair, with table-toppers Wolfhounds beating Brython Thunder 36-10 and second place finishers Clovers 35-20 winners over Gwalia Lightning defeating Gwalia Lightning 35-20 in last weekend’s play-off semi-finals. Saturday\s final kicks-off at 3pm, and tickerts can be bought HERE.

Biella Rugby, a club with a strong link to Edinburgh Accies through exchanges over the years, suffered a heavy defeat away to Valorugby in the Italian Serie A Elite competition. But the main talking point was a try for centre, Giacomo Foglio Bondo, set up by a header from his fellow centre, Matteo Morel. The move features at 1:47 in the following video.