The Scottish Rugby Academy provides Scotland's up and coming rugby stars a dedicated focused routeway for development into the professional game. Entry is restricted to Scottish qualified students and both male and female entrants are accepted into 4 regional academies. The 2018-19 season sees the fourth year of the academy, now sponsored by Fosroc. Season overview This was the fourth year of the Scottish Rugby Academy. Regional Academies The Scottish Rugby Academy runs four regional academies in Scotland:- Glasgow and the West, Borders and East Lothian, Edinburgh and Caledonia. These roughly correspond to the traditional districts of Glasgow District, South, Edinburgh District and North and Midlands. Stages Players are selected in three stages:- Supported stages Stage 1 - Regionally selected and regionally supported players Stage 2 - Nationally selected and regionally supported players Contracted stage Stage 3 - Nationally selected and regionally supported players assigned to a professional team. Academy Players Stage 3 players Stage 3 players are assigned to a professional team. Nominally, for the men, Glasgow Warriors receive the Stage 3 players of Glasgow and the West and Caledonia regions, while Edinburgh Rugby receive the Stage 3 players of the Edinburgh and Borders and East Lothian regions. The women are integrated into the Scotland women's national rugby sevens team and the Scotland women's national rugby union team. This season some of the Stage 3 players were additionally loaned out to Stade Niçois for their development. A second intake will be announced after the age-grade championships conclude in August. Borders and East Lothian Caledonia Edinburgh Glasgow and the West Stade Niçois Stade Niçois is a French rugby union side. In season 2018-19 they play in the French third tier, in Fédérale 1. They have a partnership agreement with the SRU. Supported players The inductees for the 2018-19 season are split into their regional academies. Borders and East Lothian Anna Forsyth (Watsonians) Lauren Harris (Melrose Ladies/Edinburgh University) Jacob Henry (Melrose) Scott King (Preston Lodge) Thomas Jeffrey (Jed-Forest) Matt Kindness (Kelso) Will Owen (Melrose) Lana Skeldon (Watsonians) Mak Wilson (Melrose). Caledonia Karen Dunbar (Corstorphine Cougars) Megan Kennedy (Stirling County) Emma Wassell (Murrayfield Wanderers). Edinburgh Sula Callander (Murrayfield Wanderers) Jamie Dobie (Merchiston Castle School) Dan Gamble (Merchiston Castle School) George Goodenough (Boroughmuir) Adam Hall (Currie Chieftains) Jamie Hodgson (Watsonians) Nicola Howatt (Edinburgh University) Charlie Jupp (Heriot’s) Rachel Law (Edinburgh University) Sarah Law (Murrayfield Wanderers) Lisa Thomson (DMP Sharks). Glasgow and the West