2019–20 Super 6 Explained

Countries: Scotland
Date:8 November 2019 – 29 March 2020
Champions:Watsonians
Count:1
Runnersup:Heriot's Rugby
Matches:30 [*Season incomplete]
Top Point Scorer:Lee Millar (84) Watsonians
Nextseason:(2020–21 tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2021–22 Super 6

The 2019–20 Super 6 (also known as the Fosroc Super 6 for sponsorship reasons) is the inaugural season of a semi-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]

League stage rounds

All times are local.[8]

Round 4

The Heriot's Rugby v Stirling County match was cancelled on the morning of the 30 November 2019 due to overnight frost.[9]

The Ayrshire Bulls v Watsonians pitch was deemed unplayable and the match was cancelled shortly before kick off.[10]

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.[11]

Round 10

Team of the Tournament

The 2019–20 Super 6 team of the tournament was named as follows:-[12]

PosPlayerTeam
FB 15 Ayrshire Bulls
RW 14 Rory McMichael Heriot's Rugby
OC 13 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 Watsonians
LL 4 Ayrshire Bulls
TP 3 Stirling County
HK 2 Reynor Kennedy Stirling County
LP 1 Grant Shiells Southern Knights
Substitutes
HK 16 Ayrshire Bulls
LP 17 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 Ayrshire Bulls
CE 23 Ciaran Whyte Southern Knights

Leading Points scorers

The leading points scorers from the League Stage rounds of the competition.[13]

PlayerPointsTeam
Lee Millar 84 Watsonians
Ross Jones 62 Heriot's Rugby
61 Ayrshire Bulls

Leading Try scorers

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

PlayerNo. of TriesTeam
8 Ayrshire Bulls
Cal Davies 5 Watsonians
Jordan Edmunds 5 Boroughmuir Bears
Reynor Kennedy 5 Stirling County
Fraser Renwick 5 Southern Knights

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Super Six Update. August 19, 2019. Scottish Rugby Blog.
  2. Web site: Super 6 sides all announce their full 35-man squads. Stuart. Bathgate. October 2, 2019. The Offside Line.
  3. Web site: A Guide to the Super Six. July 9, 2019. Scottish Rugby Blog.
  4. Web site: Scotstoun to Host FOSROC Super6 Final. 17 February 2020.
  5. Web site: Scottish 2019/20 season declared null and void. 2020-04-26. 2020-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20200929103137/https://www.scottishrugby.org/news/scottish-2019-20-declared-null-and-void. dead.
  6. FOSROC Super6 . Super6Rugby . 1238481098612641797 . 13 March 2020 . STATEMENT @Scotlandteam have suspended all rugby in Scotland, including #FOSROCSuper6 fixtures. https://t.co/YNgM6H7lSA . en . 29 December 2020.
  7. FOSROC Super6 . Super6Rugby . 1241055282274406401 . 20 March 2020 . UPDATE The Cross-Border competition with @WelshRugbyUnion that was due to commence at the end of April has been cancelled. https://t.co/eSCZe7BMBp . en . 29 December 2020.
  8. Web site: Super6 fixture schedule announced. David. Barnes. August 12, 2019. The Offside Line.
  9. Heriot's Rugby Club . HeriotsRugby . 1200745414225473537 . 30 November 2019 . Today’s #FosrocSuper6 Heriots Rugby vs Stirling County has been cancelled due to overnight frost ☹️❄️ @Super6Rugby . en . 29 December 2020.
  10. The Ayrshire Bulls . AyrshireBulls . 1200782282384125952 . 30 November 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❄️ #FOSROCSuper6 https://t.co/tbnp4ak2H2 . en . 29 December 2020.
  11. Boroughmuir Bears . MuirBears . 1201082361645092864 . 1 December 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. https://t.co/jXcXVzNfqg . en . 29 December 2020.
  12. The Ayrshire Bulls . AyrshireBulls . 1253659086836596737 . 24 April 2020 . 5️⃣ Bulls in the @Super6Rugby team of the season #MillbraeMade #backingthebulls https://t.co/GjPVaqm1IA . en . 29 December 2020.
  13. FOSROC Super6 . Super6Rugby . 1237778413575864320 . 11 March 2020 . @WATSONIANFC stand-off and skipper Lee Millar tops the leading points scorers table after the last round of regular fixtures in the #FOSROCSuper6 https://t.co/qs0ZXdUB3F . en . 29 December 2020.
  14. FOSROC Super6 . Super6Rugby . 1236247951019773953 . 7 March 2020 . At the end of the regular #FOSROCSuper6 league fixtures it's @AyrshireBulls Sam Kitchen who leads the way in the top try scorers table. https://t.co/Oedncq8mGF . en . 29 December 2020.