2019–20 Super 6

2019–20 Super 6
2019–20 Super 6
Countries	Scotland
Date	8 November 2019 - 29 March 2020
Champions	Watsonians * (1st title)
Runners-up	Heriot's Rugby *
Matches played	30 [*Season incomplete]
Top point scorer	Lee Millar (84) Watsonians
Top try scorer	Sam Kitchen (8) Ayrshire Bulls

The 2019–20 Super 6 (also known as the Fosroc Super 6 for sponsorship reasons) is the inaugural season of a professional rugby union competition for Scotland's club sides.^[1]

The six teams are competing in the Super 6 this season are Ayrshire Bulls, Boroughmuir Bears, Heriot's Rugby, Stirling County, Watsonians and Southern Knights.^[2]

Competition Format

League Stage

All sides will play each other home and away.^[3]

League Play-Offs

The 1st placed team in the league stage then plays the 4th best team in that stage.

The 2nd placed team in the league stage plays the 3rd best team in that stage.

The 5th placed team in the league plays the 6th best team in that stage at home.

Final

The winners of the 1st-4th match will play the winners of the 2nd-3rd match to determine the winners of the Super 6 tournament and the runners-up.

The losers of the 1st-4th match will play the losers of the 2nd-3rd match to determine the 3rd & 4th place slots.

The 6th best team in the league plays the 5th best team in that stage at home. The home and away format will determine 5th and 6th place.

The final was due to take place at Scotstoun Stadium, the home of Glasgow Warriors.^[4]

Coronavirus pandemic

Due to the coronavirus pandemic the Scottish Rugby Union made season 2019-20 null and void. This meant that the Super 6 fixtures ended after the 10 rounds of the League Stage and did not continue into the Super 6 play-offs.^[5]^[6]

The cross-border competition that was scheduled between Super 6 clubs and Welsh clubs was also cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.^[7]

Table

2019–20 Super 6 Table

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Team

P

W

D

L

PF

PA

PD

TBP

LBP

PTS

1

Watsonians

10

8

0

2

253

185

+68

3

2

37

2

Heriot's Rugby

10

7

0

3

259

190

+69

4

2

34

3

Ayrshire Bulls

10

6

0

4

216

182

+34

4

0

28

4

Southern Knights

10

4

1

5

238

204

+34

5

4

27

5

Stirling County

10

3

1

6

188

254

-66

3

1

18

6

Boroughmuir Bears

10

1

0

9

215

354

-139

4

3

11

Yellow background indicates the play-off places for the semi-final match.
Green background indicates the play-off places for the semi-final match.
Plain background indicates teams that will play-off home and away for 5th and 6th position.
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (3rd) Won 3rd place play-off
(4th) Lost 3rd place play-off (5th) Won 5th place play-off (6th) Lost 5th place play-off.

League Stage rounds

All times are local.^[8]

Round 1

8 November 2019
7.30pm

(1BP) Boroughmuir Bears	24 - 27	Stirling County
Try: George Shannon Jordan Edmunds Glen Faulds Con: Kyle McGhie x 3 Pen: Glen Faulds	Preview Report	Try: Reyner Kennedy Kaleb Korteweg Ollie Bartlett Con: Josh Henderson x 2 Pen: Josh Henderson x 2

Meggetland Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,521
Referee: David Sutherland

9 November 2019
3pm

(1BP) Southern Knights	13 - 14	Watsonians
Try: Michael Mvelase-Julyan Con: Struan Hutchison Pen: Struan Hutchison x 2	Preview Report	Try: Joe Reynolds Lewis Berg Con: Lee Millar x 2

The Greenyards
Attendance: 1,076
Referee: Ian Kenny

10 November 2019
2pm

Ayrshire Bulls	13 - 25	Heriot's Rugby
Try: Tyler Beary Con: Frazier Climo Pen: Frazier Climo x 2	Preview Report	Try: Iain Wilson Ronan Seydak Penalty try Con: Ross Jones Pen: Ross Jones x 2

Millbrae
Attendance: 1,341
Referee: Keith Allen

Round 2

16 November 2019
3pm

(1BP) Ayrshire Bulls	32 - 27^[9]	Boroughmuir Bears (1BP)
Try: Rory Hughes x 2 Sam Kitchen Tom Lewis Graham Geldenhuys Con: Frazier Climo x 2 Pen: Frazier Climo	Preview Report	Try: Thomas Wilson George Thornton Kyle McGhie Con: Gavin Parker Kyle McGhie x 2 Pen: Gavin Parker x 2

Millbrae
Referee: Finlay Brown

16 November 2019
4pm

(1 BP) Stirling County	24 - 24	Southern Knights
Try: Dean Taylor-Menzies Reyner Kennedy Andrew Davidson Caleb Korteweg Con: Josh Henderson x 2	Preview Report	Try: Ruaridh Knott Michael Mvelase-Julya Patrick Anderson Con: Ciaran Whyte x 3 Pen: Ciaran Whyte

Bridgehaugh Park
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Hollie Davidson

17 November 2019
2pm

Heriot's Rugby	17 - 32	Watsonians (1BP)
Try: Rory McMichael Scott Riddell Con: Alex Ball x 2 Pen: Alex Ball	Preview Report	Try: Lomond MacPherson x 2 Joe Reynolds Angus Guthrie Cal Davis Con: Lee Millar x 2 Pen: Lee Millar

Goldenacre Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,235
Referee: Keith Allen

Round 3

22 November 2019
7.30pm

(1BP) Boroughmuir Bears	34 - 31	Heriot's Rugby (2BP)
Try: Cammy Gray Johnny Matthews Ewan Stewart Jack Steele Con: Kyle McGhie x 4 Pen: Kyle McGhie x 2	Preview Report	Try: Jason Hill Michael Liness Dan Nutton Andrew Simmers Con: Ross Jones x 4 Pen: Ross Jones

Meggetland Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,041
Referee: Michael Todd

23 November 2019
5.30pm

Southern Knights	10 - 29	Ayrshire Bulls (1BP)
Try: Russell Anderson Pen: Jason Baggott x 2	Preview Report	Try: Sam Kitchen x 2 Ross Thompson Stafford McDowall Con: Ross Thompson x 3 Pen: Ross Thompson

The Greenyards
Attendance: c.500
Referee: Ross Mabon

24 November 2019
3pm

(1BP) Watsonians	34 - 22	Stirling County
Try: Cal Davies x 3 Angus Guthrie Kody McGovern Con: Lee Millar x 3 Pen: Lee Millar	Preview Report	Try: Adam Ashe x 2 Robbie Kent Con: Brandon Thomson x 2 Pen: Brandon Thomson

Myreside Stadium
Referee: Ruairidh Campbell

Round 4

30 November 2019
2pm

Heriot's Rugby	cancelled	Stirling County
	Preview

Goldenacre Sports Ground
Referee: Finlay Brown

The Heriot's Rugby v Stirling County match was cancelled on the morning of the 30 November 2019 due to overnight frost.^[10]

30 November 2019
3pm

Ayrshire Bulls	cancelled	Watsonians
	Preview

Millbrae
Referee: David Sutherland

The Ayrshire Bulls v Watsonians pitch was deemed unplayable and the match was cancelled shortly before kick off.^[11]

1 December 2019
2pm

Boroughmuir Bears	cancelled	Southern Knights
	Preview

Meggetland Sports Complex
Referee: Graeme Ormiston

The Boroughmuir Bears v Southern Knights match was called off at a pitch inspection at 10.30am on the morning of the match. The postponement due to a frozen pitch.^[12]

Round 5

7 December 2019
4.30pm

(1BP) Southern Knights	12 - 19	Heriot's Rugby
Try: Joe Jenkins Jason Baggott Con: Jason Baggott	Preview Report	Try: Penalty try Jack Blain Michael Liness Con: Ross Jones

The Greenyards
Referee: Ian Kenny

8 December 2019
2pm

Watsonians	28 - 10	Boroughmuir Bears
Try: Morgan Inness Harrison Courtney Campbell Wilson Con: Lee Millar x 2 Pen: Lee Millar x 3	Preview Report	Try: Glen Faulds Con: Kyle McGhie Pen: Kyle McGhie

Myreside Stadium
Referee: David Sutherland

8 December 2019
2pm

Stirling County	0 - 8	Ayrshire Bulls
	Preview Report	Try: Nico Griffiths Pen: Ross Thomson

Bridgehaugh Park
Referee: Sam Grove-White

Round 6

14 December 2019
2pm

Heriot's Rugby	22 - 16	Southern Knights (1BP)
Try: Michael Liness Cameron Hutchison James Couper Con: Ross Jones x 2 Pen: Ross Jones	Preview Report	Try: Fraser Renwick Ruaridh Knott Pen: Jason Baggott x 2

Goldenacre Sports Ground
Referee: Graeme Ormiston

14 December 2019
2pm

(1BP) Ayrshire Bulls	30 - 8	Stirling County
Try: Sam Kitchen x 2 Blair Macpherson Olly Smith Con: Ross Thompson x 2 Pen: Ross Thompson x 2	Preview Report	Try: Andrew Goudie Pen: Andrew Goudie

Millbrae
Referee: Ben Blain

15 December 2019
2pm

(1BP) Boroughmuir Bears	20 - 30	Watsonians
Try: Johnny Matthews x 2 Callum Atkinson Cammy Gray	Preview Report	Try: Mesulame Kunavula Harrison Courtney Ruaridh Smith Con: Lee Millar x 3 Pen: Lee Millar x 3

Meggetland Sports Complex
Referee: David Sutherland

Round 4 re-scheduled

21 December 2019
2pm

(1BP) Heriot's Rugby	29 - 19	Stirling County
Try: James Spencer x 2 Chris Keen Jack Blain Con: Ross Jones x 3 Pen: Ross Jones	Preview Report	Try: Penalty try Reyner Kennedy Bruce Sorbie Con: Andrew Goudie

Goldenacre Sports Ground
Referee: Finlay Brown

21 December 2019
3pm

Ayrshire Bulls	19 - 13	Watsonians (1BP)
Try: Ollie Smith Penalty try Blair MacPherson Con: Ross Thompson	Preview Report	Try: Mesulame Kunavula Con: Lee Millar Pen: Lee Millar x 2

Millbrae
Referee: Mike Adamson

10 January 2020
7.30pm

Boroughmuir Bears	12 - 31	Southern Knights (1BP)
Try: Jordan Edmunds Ewan Stewart Con: Chris Laidlaw	Preview Report	Try: Gavin Wood Ewan Mcquillian x 2 Russell Anderson Joe Jenkins Con: Jason Baggott x 2 Gavin Wood

Meggetland Sports Complex
Referee: David Sutherland

Round 7

18 January 2020
3pm

Watsonians	27-10	Ayrshire Bulls
Try: Lomond Macpherson Connor Boyle Lewis Berg Con: Lee Millar x 3 Pen: Lee Millar x 2	Preview Report	Try: Tom Lewis Con: Ross Thompson Pen: Ross Thompson

Myreside Stadium
Referee: Graeme Ormiston

18 January 2020
4pm

(1BP) Stirling County	15-16	Heriot's Rugby
Try: Ewan MacGarvie Ollie Bartlett Con: Josh Henderson Pen: Josh Henderson	Preview Report	Try: Cameron Hutchinson Con: Ross Jones Pen: Ross Jones x 3

Bridgehaugh Park
Referee: Ian Kenny

19 January 2020
2pm

(1BP) Southern Knights	46-27	Boroughmuir Bears (1BP)
Try: Ciaran Whyte x 2 Kyle McGhie Fraser Renwick x 2 Tom Galbraith Con: Jason Baggott x 5 Pen: Jason Baggott x 2	Preview Report	Try: Jordan Edmunds Greg Cannie Mesu Dolokotu Cammy Gray Con: Kyle McGhie x 2 Pen: Kyle McGhie

The Greenyards
Referee: Finlay Brown

Round 8

25 January 2020
2pm

(1BP) Heriot's Rugby	53-10	Boroughmuir Bears
Try: Cameron Hutchison x 2 James Couper Iain Wilson Penalty try Andrew Simmers Charlie Jupp James Spencer Alex Ball Con: Ross Jones x 3	Preview Report	Try: Jordan Edmunds Con: Jack Steele Pen: Martin Cimprich

Goldenacre Sports Ground
Referee: Keith Allen

25 January 2020
3pm

(1BP) Stirling County	27-24	Watsonians (1BP)
Try: Ali Mackie x 3 Landon Hayes Con: Josh Henderson x 2 Pen: Josh Henderson	Preview Report	Try: Andrew Chalmers Brian Leitch Lewis Berg Con: Lee Millar x 3 Pen: Lee Millar

Bridgehaugh Park
Referee: David Sutherland

26 January 2020
2pm

Ayrshire Bulls	20-29	Southern Knights (1BP)
Try: Sam Kitchen x 2 Con: Ross Thompson x 2 Pen: Ross Thompson x 2	Preview Report	Try: Penalty try Neil Irvine-Hess Conor Young Ciaran Whyte Con: Struan Hutchinson x 2 Pen: Struan Hutchinson

Millbrae
Referee: Sam Grove-White

Round 9

14 February 2020
7.30pm

Watsonians	24 - 21	Heriot's Rugby (1BP)
Try: Lewis Berg penalty try Jamie Forbes Con: Lee Millar x 2 Pen: Lee Millar	Preview Report	Try: Chris Dean James Couper penalty try Con: Ross Jones x 2

Myreside Stadium
Referee: Mike Adamson

15 February 2020
4pm

Boroughmuir Bears	cancelled	Ayrshire Bulls

Meggetland Sports Complex

16 February 2020
2pm

(1BP) Southern Knights	31 - 10	Stirling County
Try: Fraser Renwick Jason Baggott Ruaridh Knott Russell Anderson Neil Irvine-Hess Con: Jason Baggott x 3	Preview Report	Try: Landon Hayes Caleb Korteweg

The Greenyards
Referee: Finlay Brown

23 February 2020
3.45pm

Boroughmuir Bears	17 - 40	Ayrshire Bulls (1BP)
Try: Archie Russell Glen Faulds Con: Chris Laidlaw x 2 Pen: Chris Laidlaw	Preview Report	Try: Peter McCallum Sam Kitchen George Bordill Nico Griffiths Tyler Beaty Craig Gossman Con: Ross Thompson x 5

Dundas Avenue, Queensferry Sports and Community Hub, Queensferry RFC
Referee: Sam Grove-White

Round 10

29 February 2020
2.30pm

(1BP) Stirling County	36 - 34	Boroughmuir Bears (2BP)
Try: Reynor Kennedy George Arnott x 2 Connor Gordon x 2 Con: Brandon Thomson x 4 Pen: Brandon Thomson	Preview Report	Try: Scott McGinley Archie Russell Jordan Edmunds Murray Johnston Con: Chris Laidlaw x 4 Pen: Chris Laidlaw x 2

Oriam
Referee: Ross Mabon

1 March 2020
2pm

(1BP) Heriot's Rugby	26 - 15	Ayrshire Bulls
Try: Jason Hill Callum Marshall Dan Nutton Harry Patterson Con: Ross Jones x 3	Preview Report	Try: Blair MacPherson Alex McGuire Con: Ross Thompson Pen: Ross Thompson

Goldenacre Sports Ground
Referee: Ian Kenny

6 March 2020
7.30pm

(1BP) Watsonians	28 - 26	Southern Knights (2BP)
Try: Mesulame Kunavula Cal Davies penalty try Ewan Fox Con: Lee Millar x 3	Preview Report	Try: Iain Moody Ruaridh Knott Ciaran Whyte Fraser Renwick Con: Jason Baggott x 3

Myreside Stadium
Referee: Hollie Davidson

Team of the Tournament

The 2019-20 Super 6 team of the tournament was named as follows:-^[13]

Pos		Player	Team
FB	15	Ollie Smith	Ayrshire Bulls
RW	14	Rory McMichael	Heriot's Rugby
OC	13	Joe Reynolds	Watsonians
IC	12	Cameron Hutchinson	Heriot's Rugby
LW	11	Jordan Edmunds	Boroughmuir Bears
FH	10	Lee Millar	Watsonians
SH	9	Andrew Simmers	Heriot's Rugby
N8	8	Morgan Innes	Watsonians
OF	7	Conor Boyle	Watsonians
BF	6	Iain Wilson	Heriot's Rugby
RL	5	Jamie Hodgson	Watsonians
LL	4	Marshall Sykes	Ayrshire Bulls
TP	3	Murphy Walker	Stirling County
HK	2	Reynor Kennedy	Stirling County
LP	1	Grant Shiells	Southern Knights
Substitutes
HK	16	Sam Kitchen	Ayrshire Bulls
LP	17	Gordon Reid	Ayrshire Bulls
TP	18	Dan Gamble	Heriot's Rugby
LK	19	Cameron Henderson	Stirling County
FL	20	Jack MacLean	Heriot's Rugby
FH	21	Struan Hutchinson	Southern Knights
FH	22	Ross Thompson	Ayrshire Bulls
CE	23	Ciaran Whyte	Southern Knights

Leading Points scorers

The leading points scorers from the League Stage rounds of the competition.^[14]

Player	Points	Team
Lee Millar	84	Watsonians
Ross Jones	62	Heriot's Rugby
Ross Thompson	61	Ayrshire Bulls

Leading Try scorers

The leading try scorers from the League Stage rounds of the competition.^[15]

Player	No. of Tries	Team
Sam Kitchen	8	Ayrshire Bulls
Cal Davies	5	Watsonians
Jordan Edmunds	5	Boroughmuir Bears
Reynor Kennedy	5	Stirling County
Fraser Renwick	5	Southern Knights

References

^ "Super Six Update". Scottish Rugby Blog. August 19, 2019.
^ Bathgate, Stuart (October 2, 2019). "Super 6 sides all announce their full 35-man squads". The Offside Line.
^ "A Guide to the Super Six". Scottish Rugby Blog. July 9, 2019.
^ https://southernknights.club/scotstoun-to-host-fosroc-super6-final/
^ https://www.scottishrugby.org/news/scottish-2019-20-declared-null-and-void
^ https://twitter.com/Super6Rugby/status/1238481098612641797
^ https://twitter.com/Super6Rugby/status/1241055282274406401
^ Barnes, David (August 12, 2019). "Super6 fixture schedule announced". The Offside Line.
^ Bulls, The Ayrshire (November 16, 2019). "FULL TIME | A frantic end to proceedings, but it is a home win for the Bulls! #backingthebullspic.twitter.com/gzC1yOlxAs".
^ Club, Heriot's Rugby (November 30, 2019). "Today's #FosrocSuper6 Heriots Rugby vs Stirling County has been cancelled due to overnight frost @Super6Rugby".
^ Bulls, The Ayrshire (November 30, 2019). "GAME OFF | The club have done everything in their power to break up the ground but it has been deemed unplayable ahead of kick-off. We apologise to all who travelled through for the game and refunds can be taken at the gate #FOSROCSuper6pic.twitter.com/tbnp4ak2H2".
^ Bears, Boroughmuir (December 1, 2019). "Despite best efforts of @BmuirSports, Edinburgh Leisure and Scottish Rugby todays @Super6Rugby fixture between @MuirBears & @Sthrn_Knights has been postponed due to a frozen pitch. The game will be rearranged & played on a standby date agreed by both teams + Tournament Director.pic.twitter.com/jXcXVzNfqg".
^ https://twitter.com/AyrshireBulls/status/1253659086836596737
^ https://twitter.com/Super6Rugby/status/1237778413575864320/photo/1
^ https://twitter.com/Super6Rugby/status/1236247951019773953

External links

SRU Super 6

[1] "Super Six Update". Scottish Rugby Blog. August 19, 2019.

[2] Bathgate, Stuart (October 2, 2019). "Super 6 sides all announce their full 35-man squads". The Offside Line.

[3] "A Guide to the Super Six". Scottish Rugby Blog. July 9, 2019.

[4] ttps://southernknights.club/scotstoun-to-host-fosroc-super6-final/

[5] ttps://www.scottishrugby.org/news/scottish-2019-20-declared-null-and-void

[6] ttps://twitter.com/Super6Rugby/status/1238481098612641797

[7] ttps://twitter.com/Super6Rugby/status/1241055282274406401

[8] Barnes, David (August 12, 2019). "Super6 fixture schedule announced". The Offside Line.

[9] Bulls, The Ayrshire (November 16, 2019). "FULL TIME | A frantic end to proceedings, but it is a home win for the Bulls! #backingthebullspic.twitter.com/gzC1yOlxAs".

[10] Club, Heriot's Rugby (November 30, 2019). "Today's #FosrocSuper6 Heriots Rugby vs Stirling County has been cancelled due to overnight frost @Super6Rugby".

[11] Bulls, The Ayrshire (November 30, 2019). "GAME OFF | The club have done everything in their power to break up the ground but it has been deemed unplayable ahead of kick-off. We apologise to all who travelled through for the game and refunds can be taken at the gate #FOSROCSuper6pic.twitter.com/tbnp4ak2H2".

[12] Bears, Boroughmuir (December 1, 2019). "Despite best efforts of @BmuirSports, Edinburgh Leisure and Scottish Rugby todays @Super6Rugby fixture between @MuirBears & @Sthrn_Knights has been postponed due to a frozen pitch. The game will be rearranged & played on a standby date agreed by both teams + Tournament Director.pic.twitter.com/jXcXVzNfqg".

[13] ttps://twitter.com/AyrshireBulls/status/1253659086836596737

[14] ttps://twitter.com/Super6Rugby/status/1237778413575864320/photo/1

[15] ttps://twitter.com/Super6Rugby/status/1236247951019773953

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