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Chris McCall

Ruth Davidson urged to quit Scottish rugby job amid claims Tory peer is 'polarising figure'

Scottish rugby bosses face a mounting backlash after Ruth Davidson was appointed to the board of the sport's opertational body.

An online petition demanding the Tory peer is removed from her non-executive director role has now attracted more than 10,000 signatures.

Some fans have even claimed they will boycott matches at Murrayfield until Davidson is removed the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) board.

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