SUPER6 – the part-time professional league which was launched in 2019 to bridge the gap between the essentially amateur club game and the elite tier of rugby in Scotland – is the envy of rival unions across the northern hemisphere, according to John Fletcher, Scottish Rugby’s recently appointed ‘Head of Pathways and Elite Coach Development’.
The league has divided opinion since its inception and continues to do so. It is generally accepted that the focussing of resources on six clubs has raised standards on the pitch, however a repetitive fixture list which involves the same six teams playing each other over again, and the absence of promotion or relegation means that it has failed to gain traction amongst the wider rugby public, despite significant marketing resources being directed by Murrayfield towards the competition.
