Clubs draft pro players

The SRU has announced its annual draft, by which professional players from Glasgow, Edinburgh and the national sevens squad are attached to BT Premiership clubs.

It means the clubs can draw on the pros’ services through the season when they are in need of gametime.

Head of academy and performance programmes, Stephen Gemme ll, said: “The pro - player draft pro - vides a platform for in tegratio n between theBT Premier ship and the professional game and opportunities for our developing and established professional players.”