Tonight's rugby news as Scottish Rugby Union issue statement after bombshell interview

Here's your rugby evening headlines for Sunday, 31 July.

The Scottish Rugby Union have issued a statement in response to a harrowing interview with the family of Siobhan Cattigan.

The Scotland women’s international passed away last November at the age of 26, with her family now joining the brain injury lawsuit that is being taken against World Rugby and other governing bodies. In an interview with the Sunday Times, they explained how a series of head injuries had caused a decline in her mental health that ultimately led to her death - you can read the details here.

In response to the publication of the interview, the SRU's new statement read: “The account of Siobhan Cattigan’s life and sad passing reported in the media today, as told by her parents, made for challenging reading. Neil and Morven Cattigan have shown enormous courage in sharing so openly details of their relationship with their daughter and the thoughts of everyone at Scottish Rugby continue to be with the family.

“In the letter of condolence sent to Neil and Morven last December from our chairman, CEO and president of Scottish Rugby, we offered any support we could to the family, and that offer remains open. We recognise this has been a very upsetting time for the Cattigan family and Siobhan’s close friends and if any of Scottish Rugby’s actions following Siobhan’s passing have made that more difficult, then we do, of course, apologise sincerely.

“The published interview covers a significant number of topics which we are now considering carefully. We will be working through it with colleagues and advisors to learn, from their perspective, more about the issues mentioned.

“We fully acknowledge the seriousness of what the family have shared. However, there