It's a good start that hopefully they can sustain and build upon.
Saw another article yesterday.
4 team comp to start with the above teams.
2 teams playing exhibition games with the aim of competing fully next year.
4 team student comp.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/15243395.13_man_rugby_code_set_for_new_Scottish_league/
"Two more teams, Easterhouse Panthers and Bon Accord, will play friendly fixtures with a view to being able to join the competition next season."
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pressure is mounting on Rugby League Scotland to address that, to the extent that they will no longer be eligible to field an international team following this season’s World Cup unless they can provide evidence that they are developing homegrown talent through a league system.
The game’s ruling bodies have decreed that there has to be league competition involving eight clubs in place for teams to play international matches, but Keith Hogg, chairman of Scotland Rugby League said he was confident they would be able to fulfil those criteria by next season.
“As well as the national league competition which we expect we will be able to expand next year we are close to finalising a competition involving four student teams which should be in place in October,” he explained."