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Steelers raise £1200 for charity
20th February 2012
The Xodus Steelers have raised £1200 from the auction of Bill McLaren’s ‘big sheet’ from Scotland v England in 2000, signed by Scotland’s point scorer Duncan Hodge.
The money raised will be split equally between The Bill McLaren Foundation and the Steelers official charity Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres.
Last year the Steelers raised £1000 for Maggie’s and are already more than halfway to achieving that amount again in 2012.
Own a piece of rugby history
25th January 2012
Steelers Rugby is delighted to announce an exclusive auction in aid of Maggies Cancer Caring Centres and the Bill McLaren Foundation, during the build-up to this year’s Calcutta Cup showdown between Scotland and England on 4 February.
For the first time a limed edition print of Bill McLaren’s pre-match note sheet used during Scotland’s famous 19-13 victory over England at Murrayfield in 2000, is available in our special online auction. Duncan Hodge, who scored all of Scotland’s 19 points that day has only signed three of these special prints and will never individually sign anymore.
In the run up to every game legendary Scottish rugby commentator, Bill McLaren added every detail of the match to a large blank piece of paper, taken from his database of players, officials and grounds, to create the work of art that his family call ‘Bill’s Big Sheets’.
Duncan Hodge said: “It was an incredible day back in 2000 and one which I’ll remember for the rest of my life. This sheet is very special and I will only ever sign three of them individually. The detail that went into Bill’s preparation is astonishing and quite simply he was the best rugby commentator of all time.”
The auction will end on Saturday 4 February, the day of this year’s Calcutta Cup match at Murrayfield so to bid for Bill’s Big Sheet’ click here now:
The Teams (Sunday 2 April 2000):
Scotland: Paterson, Moir, Townsend, McLaren, G. Metcalfe, Hodge, Nicol, Smith, Brotherstone, Stewart, S. Murray, R. Metcalfe, White, Pountney, M. Leslie.
Replacements: McIlwham, G. Scott, Grimes, Reid, Redpath, Shiel, A. Bulloch.
England: Perry, Healey, Tindall, Catt, Cohen, Wilkinson, Dawson, Leonard, Greening, Vickery, Archer, Shaw, Hill, Back, Dallaglio.
Replacements: McCarthy, Woodman, Corry, Worsley, Gomarsall, King, Balshaw.
Steelers fall at final hurdle in Dubai
3rd December 2011
The Xodus Steelers were today defeated 28-0 by CNCF Vets in the final of the International Veterans Tens tournament at the Dubai Rugby Sevens.
Earlier in the day the Steelers sealed their progression to the final with a 29-0 victory over Richmond Swansea Heavies.
However, in the end the star studied Christina Noble side from England were once again too strong for the Steelers and just like last year beat them at the final hurdle.
Steelers progress to another Dubai semi-final
2nd December 2012
The Xodus Steelers have today progressed to yet another Dubai Rugby Sevens semi-final with convincing wins over Bishops Stortford All Stars and Richmond Swansea Heavies.
The team has yet to concede a try in 2011 and beat Bishops Stortford All Stars 33-0 in their final group match and Richmond Swansea Heavies 29-0 in the quarter-finals to set up a semi-final tie against the Bali Legends tomorrow.
The semi-final match will be played on pitch 5 at 11.20am local time (GMT +4) and the final is at 3.11pm local time (GMT+4) the same day. The other semi-final is between Christina Noble and BARLA Bulldogs.
If you’re in Dubai you can support the Steelers from the touchline but wherever you are in the world you can follow all the action live on Twitter @SteelersRugby (http://www.twitter.com/steelersrugby).
Steelers kick-off Dubai 7s campaign
1st December 2011
The Xodus Steelers today kicked off their 2011 Dubai Rugby Sevens campaign with two convincing wins.
The International Veterans Tens side, featuring Scotland old boys Gregor Townsend, Craig Joiner and Duncan Hodge, beat Racing Vets 56-0 in their opening match and AD Hunters 50-0 in their second game of the day.
The Steelers will play Bishops Stortford All Stars, who they beat 29-7 last year, in their final group match at 10.40am local time tomorrow (GMT+4).
The quarter-finals will be played tomorrow afternoon with the semi-finals and final on Saturday.
Remember you can follow all the action live from Dubai with exclusive reaction from within the Steelers camp on Twitter @SteelersRugby (http://www.twitter.com/SteelersRugby).
Steelers secure kit sponsor
16th November 2011
Canterbury are delighted to support The Xodus Steelers who have evolved markedly over the years gaining a tremendous following with impressive performances on the pitch and provided an excellent worthy platform for charitable fundraising off the pitch. We are delighted to supply match kit for the team full of ex Scottish Internationals this year and we wish them all the best for Dubai in their new CCC kit.
Steelers announce strong squad for 2011 Dubai 7s
9th November 2011
The Xodus Steelers have today announced a strong squad for the 2011 Dubai Rugby 7s tournament next month.
Scotland Attack Coach Gregor Towsend will pull on his boots again and line up for the Scottish based side following a coaching role last year
Former Scotland full-back Glenn Metcalfe will replace Townsend on the coaching team as he is unable to play this year due to a shoulder injury.
Other names include former Scotland caps Duncan Hodge, Stuart Reid, Craig Joiner, Derrick Lee and former All Black Tabai Matson The Xodus Steelers will compete in the International Veterans Tens tournament at the Dubai Rugby Sevens from 1 to 3 December, sponsored by OKI, CRC-Evans and The Famous Grouse.
The full squad is: ......
David Dillon
Graeme Burns
Tabai Matson
Gregor Townsend
Gareth Flockhart
Craig Joiner
Derrick Lee
Duncan Hodge
Malcolm McVie
Tammas McVie
David Officer
Stuart Reid
Bruce Ward
Martin Waite
Hugh Gilmour
Steelers agree new Famous Grouse sponsorship deal
8th November 2011
The Xodus Steelers have today announced an exciting new sponsorship deal with world renowned whisky brand The Famous Grouse.
The Famous Grouse supported the Steelers as they reached the final of last year's Dubai Rugby Sevens Veterans Tens and their shirt sponsorship deal has today been extended to include this year's tournament.
It is the third major sponsorship deal the Steelers have announced ahead of next month's tournament.
Rowen Shepherd, Steelers manager said: "This is yet another sign that the Steelers can attract top level sponsorship from global brands. The Famous Grouse has supported Scottish rugby for more than 20 years and we're proud to continue our association with them."
Keith Bonnington Area Director, Africa and Middle East of Famous Grouse said: "We are thrilled to continue our sponsorship of the Xodus Steelers, following an extremely successful tournament last year. The Steelers is not just about playing an extremely high level of rugby on a world stage, it is also a fantastic vehicle to raise as much money as possible for charity."
The Xodus Steelers will compete in the International Veterans Tens tournament at the Dubai Rugby Sevens from 1 to 3 December.
Steelers agree CRC-Evans sponsorship deal
27th October 2011
The Xodus Steelers have today unveiled CRC-Evans as another major sponsor for this year's Dubai Rugby 7s tournament.
CRC-Evans is involved in nearly every aspect of pipeline construction, helping its clients build better pipelines all over the world.
It will be the first time that CRC-Evans has supported the Steelers in Dubai and manager Rowen Shepherd is excited about the newly formed partnership.
He said: "I am really pleased we have secured the backing of such a global industry leader as CRC-Evans. The credibility of our sponsors is very important to us as we develop the Steelers brand, so it is a major coup for us to sign up a company now owned by the Stanley Group."
Douglas McIntyre, President of CRC-Evans said: "The Xodus Steelers have evolved over the last two years gaining a tremendous following with values based around hard work, inspiration and enjoyment. We are delighted to support the team this year and we wish them all the best for the tournament."
The Xodus Steelers will compete in the International Veterans Tens tournament at the Dubai Rugby Sevens from 1 to 3 December, with a team made up of former Scotland Internationalists and the odd guest player!
OKI on board for Steelers Dubai 7s campaign
17th October 2011
The Xodus Steelers have today announced that OKI will be sponsoring them again at this year's Dubai Rugby Sevens tournament.
OKI is a global business-to-business brand dedicated to creating professional printed communications products, applications and services which increase the efficiency of today's businesses.
It will be the third time in three years that OKI has supported the Steelers in Dubai and President Colin Bone is delighted to have them on board once again.
He said: "We are thrilled to once again be working with OKI. We could not compete at the Dubai Sevens each year without our sponsors and we are hugely grateful to them. OKI is a brand recognised around the world and we feel it is a perfect match for the Steelers."
John Ross of OKI said: "The passion, dedication and conviction of the Steelers in Dubai perfectly reflects the qualities that OKI brings to its business activities across the world and we are happy and proud to continue our sponsorship with them."
The Xodus Steelers will compete in the International Veterans Tens tournament at the Dubai Rugby Sevens from 1 to 3 December, with a team made up of former Scotland Internationalists.
Welcome to our new look website!
6th October 2011
There has been a lot of behind the scenes activity over the last few months and as usual we’ll bring you lots of updates in the build up to this year’s Dubai 7s, where the Xodus Steelers will once again compete in the International Veterans 10s.
The final squad selection is taking place right now and we look forward to announcing this year’s squad over the coming weeks. We have again secured some amazing sponsors and we’ll be revealing all shortly!
During the build up to the Dubai 7s we’ll continue our support of the Maggie’s Appeal and will be bringing you updates on all our fundraising activity right here.
We hope you’ll continue to support of the team as we attempt to go one better than last year and win the final - so don’t be down about the young lads at the Rugby World Cup - the old boys will hopefully give you something to cheer about soon!
Xodus Steelers kick-off Maggie's fundraising campaign
28th Aug 2011
The Xodus Steelers have raised £568 for Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres by auctioning the Scotland shirt which Chris Cusiter wore against Italy last weekend.
For the first in a series of exclusive online auctions, Chris Cusiter kindly donated his shirt from Scotland’s Rugby World Cup warm-up match at Murrayfield, which was then auctioned online.
Cusiter said: “Thank you to everyone who bid for the shirt. £568 for Maggie’s is an incredible effort. Thanks to Steelers Rugby.”
More online auctions will be announced soon, in the lead up to this year’s Dubai Rugby Sevens.
Bid for Chris Cusiter's Scotland Shirt
21st Aug 2011
The Xodus Steelers have raised £568 for Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres by auctioning the Scotland shirt which Chris Cusiter wore against Italy last weekend.
For the first in a series of exclusive online auctions, Chris Cusiter kindly donated his shirt from Scotland's Rugby World Cup warm-up match at Murrayfield, which was then auctioned online.
Cusiter said: "Thank you to everyone who bid for the shirt. £568 for Maggie's is an incredible effort. Thanks to Steelers Rugby."
More online auctions will be announced soon, in the lead up to this year's Dubai Rugby Sevens.
Win a signed Scotland Rugby World Cup shirt
1st Aug 2011
Steelers Rugby is delighted to announce details of a brand new Rugby World Cup twitter competition, which will run until Scotland's final game of the tournament, which kicks-off in New Zealand next month.
To be in with a chance of winning the Scotland Rugby World Cup away shirt, which has been signed by the Scotland rugby squad as well as a Steelers Rugby 2011 shirt, simply do the following:
Sign up or sign in to twitter Follow @SteelersRugby Change your profile picture to the Steelers's profile picture (Lion Rampant design) to support the Scotland team at the Rugby World Cup
Then tweet the following: To win a signed Scotland RWC shirt, change your profile picture to the @SteelersRugby lion rampant picture for duration of #RWC and RT this
After every Scotland Rugby World Cup match, including the warm up matches against Ireland and Italy this month, we'll announce someone who will be entered into a prize draw following Scotland's final match in New Zealand to win the signed shirt. So the longer you keep the picture as your profile picture the more chances you'll have of winning!
As well as a signed Scotland shirt we've got 2 brand new 2011 Steelers Rugby shirts to give away for the runners up…good luck!
