Edinburgh-based IT solutions and services company Icelantic become the latest Official Partner of the club.

Watsonians are delighted to announce that Edinburgh-based IT solutions and services company Icelantic have joined the club as an Official Partner for the 2023-2024 season.

Icelantic, who specialise in providing strategic IT consultancy and related project management services, as well as providing day-to-day IT support and security services to Scottish businesses, will use this partnership to directly support the club’s men’s, women’s and youth set up, and will play a crucial part in supporting Watsonians grassroots rugby. In addition to this focus, Watsonians and Icelantic will co-host an exclusive ‘World Cup watch-along party’ for Watsonian members for the pivotal Scotland v South Africa fixture in September.

Watsonians General Manager Alistair Hamilton said: ‘As a club, we are absolutely thrilled to announce Icelantic as our newest Official Partner. We take great care to ensure that each brand that works with the club are aligned with our values, with a clear focus on the development of the next generation of young rugby players at Watsonians - Icelantic are definitely passionate about that!

Icelantic are a quality company with a fantastic reputation, and I’m really excited to work with and introduce them to our membership. The World Cup party that we’re working on will be really fun, so watch this space!’

On the announcement, Icelantic Partner, Duncan Reid, said: “We are delighted to support Watsonians and felt that the Club’s ethos really aligned with our own. Through our work with local schools and the Modern Apprenticeship scheme, we have seen first hand the benefits of working with, and developing, young people in the workplace. We are delighted to bring our passion and experience to this partnership and help the continued success of a fantastic Rugby Club. We look forward to meeting the players, members and other connected businesses in the coming weeks and months and properly introduce ourselves, in what we hope will be a long and active Partnership with Watsonians.”

Through this partnership, Icelantic will be looking to engage directly with Watsonian members and its wider audience – there will be exciting announcements to follow!