Head Coach at Ayrshire Bulls, Peter Murchie:

“We are really looking forward to kicking off the new Super6 season, preparations on the pitch are getting started and there is an excitement amongst the players about the new competition.

“I think what is unique about this tournament is that there are ten stand out fixtures, they should all be highly competitive and exciting games.

“It, [live broadcast coverage], is a massive opportunity for both the clubs and the players. It will really help drive the exposure of both and it certainly raises the profile for the competition.”

Head Coach at Southern Knights, Rob Chystie:

“We the Southern Knights are extremely excited about getting started. There has been a lot of planning and organising around the competition but ultimately it is the rugby that is most important. Our players and management are determined to prepare well throughout the preseason to enable us to play an exciting and entertaining brand of rugby.

“There is a little bit of unknown as all Super6 Teams are keeping their cards close to their chests but that adds to the intrigue! I don’t believe it would be wise to highlight any fixtures above any other, however I am sure all our squad will be working extremely hard to earn their place in the first ever Southern Knights game at the Greenyards against Watsonians.

“Live [broadcast] games will clearly open up opportunities for the club off the park. However, for me this is about the players and creating opportunities for them to showcase their skills and ability to play rugby. There is always a raised intensity when players know games are being watched by a larger crowd and players in this area have experience of this when participating in the Melrose 7s.”

Boroughmuir Bears Head Coach Graham Shiel:

“Both exciting and scary. It’s been a long time with many months of work to get to this stage, we’ve recruited and trained well but you never really know what level you are at and what you are capable off until you compete against the best club players around.

“Our expectations are high, we’re proud to be involved and we are looking forward to what will be an exciting and competitive league.

“We are looking forward to all our fixtures, however we are particularly excited with our back to back local derby games against Watsonians in December with the aggregate winner retaining the Allan McNish trophy – a trophy both clubs play for annually in memory of that great Watsonian Allan McNish a regular Edinburgh player who played alongside Boroughmuir’s first cap Ken Ross in the back row. The second leg is at home which gives us a wee advantage.

“Our games being available live are huge opportunity for us. It will create a buzz on the day and give us the opportunity to show off our attractive style of play to a bigger audience. We also believe it will help increase grassroots take up of rugby.

“Our Youth Academy is supporting 3 secondary schools and 13 primary schools and having club games televised can only help inspire their ambition to play into senior levels and achieve their potential. Televising will also showcase Meggetland as a fantastic multi-sports facility used by many local community clubs.”

Watsonians Head Coach Fergus Pringle:

“Our focus will be on the first game. We’ll play Melrose (now the Southern Knights) down at the Greenyards on their new pitch, so I’m sure it will be an exciting occasion for both clubs to be involved in. It’s a tough game first up, but one both sets of players will be right up for.



“I think having the games shown live will help to create a bit of a buzz around Super6 and generate profile for the competition. There is already a lot of interest out there in Super6, so it gives people the opportunity to see what it's about and it gives all the teams involved more exposure through the televised games.

Head Coach from Stirling County, Ben Cairns:

“I am really excited about the competition commencing. There’s obviously been a lot of work involved behind the scenes and it will be great to get the rugby underway.

“We are obviously looking forward to all the fixtures and especially our home games. Whilst, our first home match versus the Southern Knights on 16 November should be a great day for the club.

“It’s great to have Super6 fixtures being shown live. It will allow our supporters all over the world to tune in and keep up to date with how we are tracking.

“We are hopeful it will also expand the reach of our games to a new audience and hopefully they will like what they see, and we can pick up some new supporters.”

Heriot’s Director of Rugby, Neil Meikle:

“We are hugely excited about Super6 getting underway. We have assembled a good squad and there is a real buzz around Goldenacre as we enter into the first year of the competition. We are looking forward to unleashing our exciting brand of rugby.



“Ayr first up will be a fantastic match if our games last season are anything to go by. Of course, the derby against Watsonians is always a grudge match so it will hopefully pull in a big crowd.

“We are looking to attract a new type of supporter to Super6 rugby so raising the profile through live coverage is a great way to do that.”