|
East Regional League (rugby Union)
The East Regional League (currently named the BT East League for sponsorship reasons) is one of three Scottish Regional Leagues operated by the Scottish Rugby Union, which play at a level below that of the Scottish National Leagues structure. Originally, these divisions were district leagues under the jurisdiction of the Edinburgh & District Union and the Scottish Borders Union. Winners of the top division progress to Scottish National League Division Three The Scottish National League Division Three (known as Tennent's National League Division 3 for sponsorship reasons) is the fourth tier of the Scottish League Championship for amateur rugby union clubs in Scotland. Geographical Location The Scot .... East Regional League, 2021–22 See also * Caledonia Regional Leagues * West Regional Leagues References {{Rugby union in Scotland Scottish Regional League (rugby union) 6 Sports leagues established in 1973 1973 establishments in Scotland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped goalposts at both ends. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by people of all genders, ages and sizes. In 2014, there were more than 6 million people playing worldwide, of whom 2.36 million were registered players. World Rugby, previously called the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) and the International Rugby Board (IRB), has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886, and currently has 101 countries as full members and 18 associate members. In 1845, the first laws were written by students attending Rugby School; other significant even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hawick Linden RFC
Hawick Linden RFC are a rugby union team based in Hawick, in the Scottish Borders. They compete in the East Regional Leagues in the . In the 2008–09 season, in which they were undefeated, they won all 12 games, they made it to the semi-final of the Scottish Plate. They play their home games at Volunteer Park. Hawick Linden Sevens The club organise the annual Hawick Linden Sevens tournament in May every year. Club internationalists * Jock Beattie 23 caps * Adam Robson 22 caps * George Stevenson 24 caps * Rob Welsh 2 caps * Ian Barnes 7 caps * Alister Campbell 15 caps * Tony Stanger 52 caps * Rob Barrie 1 cap * Billy Hunter 7 caps * Derek Deans 1 cap * Graham Hogg 2 caps * Jim Hay 1 cap * Nikki Walker Nikki Walker (born 5 March 1982) is a Scottish rugby union player coach for Hawick RFC, who is retired from international competition having won 24 caps for Scotland. He has played on the wing for teams in Scotland, Wales and England, winning th ... * Conor Grac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberton RFC
Liberton RFC is a rugby union club based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Men's team currently plays in , the former Women's team which was controversially disbanded in 2023 played in . History The club was formed in 1963 by former pupils of Liberton High School in Edinburgh. In 2016, the club formed a women's side. In 2023, the club controversially disbanded the women's team, stating it could not manage their 'additional needs'. This came against the backdrop of accusations of homophobia, misogyny and racism by members of the club committee towards female players and members of the club. Sides The club runs a men's side. Training on Tuesday and Thursday nights from 7pm to 8.30pm. Matches are played on a Saturday. During the summer the guys will be playing touch at Double Hedges Honours Men's * Edinburgh and District league ** Champions (1): 1974-75 * Edinburgh Northern Sevens Edinburgh Northern Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held by Edinburgh Northern, in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gala Y
Gala may refer to: Music * ''Gala'' (album), a 1990 album by the English alternative rock band Lush *''Gala – The Collection'', a 2016 album by Sarah Brightman *GALA Choruses, an association of LGBT choral groups *''Gala'', a 1986 album by The Walker Brothers Organizations and brands *GALA (Gay and Lesbian Acceptance), a Missouri non-profit organization for LGBT individuals connected with the Community of Christ *Gala (supermarket), an Irish convenience store chain *Gala Coral Group, a betting shop and bingo hall operator based in the United Kingdom *Gala Inc., a Japanese holding company *Gala RFC, a rugby club in Galashiels, Scotland *Gala TV, a television channel *"Gala", a nickname of Turkish football club Galatasaray S.K. People *Gala (king), king of the Massylii of eastern Numidia *Gala (singer), Italian singer/songwriter *Gala Dalí (1894-1982), wife of French poet Paul Éluard and Catalan painter Salvador Dalí * Gala Aleksić (born 1969), Serbian actress *Antonio Gala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh Northern RFC
Edinburgh Northern Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club in the Scottish Rugby Union, located at Inverleith Park, by Stockbridge and Fettes in the centre of Edinburgh, playing in the league. History Founded in 1920, Edinburgh Northern has a fine tradition of being one of the friendliest clubs in Edinburgh. The club's playing colours are Navy Blue and Old Gold Old gold is a dark yellow, which varies from light olive or olive brown to deep or strong yellow, generally on the darker side of this range. The first recorded use of ''old gold'' as a color name in English was in the early 19th century (exact .... The Club regularly fields two XVs in competitive regional leagues and also has an additional 'Over 35s' team, the Gentlemen of Northern, for players who wish to continue playing in their later years. Edinburgh Northern Sevens Northern host one of the city's largest annual Sevens tournaments every April, which attracts entrants from all over the UK and hold an exc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edinburgh University Medics RFC
Edinburgh University Medics RFC is a rugby union club based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Men's team currently plays in . History The distinctive colours of the club - red, maroon and yellow - are said to represent blood, liver and pus, befitting a team of medics. The side won the Scottish and Northern Irish Medics Sports, which was hosted in Edinburgh at Inch Park on 2 November 2019. Honours * Tennents East Division 3 Bowl champions 2022-23 * SNIMS ** Champions (1): 2019-20 Notable former players Scotland The following former Edinburgh University Medics players have represented Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ... at international level. References Rugby union in Edinburgh Rugby union teams in Scotland University and college rugby union c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earlston RFC
Earlston RFC is a rugby union club, based at Earlston in the Scottish Borders (formerly Berwickshire). Earlston is in the of the East Regional League. It is the largest Scottish Borders club not to participate in the Border League. It takes part in the Borders Sevens Circuit each May, which is the oldest tournament of its kind in the world. Rugby sevens were invented at Melrose nearby. Strip Earlston RFC play in blue hoops on white shirts, navy shorts and red socks. The current kit is manufactured by Samurai. The shirt sponsor of the club are locally based solicitor and estate agent company 'Cullen Kilshaw'. History No written records are available concerning the origins of the Club but it is believed that it was formed in the 1870s by two Yorkshiremen who were installing machinery in the local woollen mill. (The same men are supposed to have started the Langholm Club.) Kelso Rugby Club was formed in 1876 and one of their first games was against Earlston, the result bei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalkeith RFC
Dalkeith RFC is a Scottish rugby union club based in Dalkeith, Midlothian. They are founding and continuing full members of the Scottish Rugby Union and play home games at Kings Park, Dalkeith. The club currently plays in . History The club was formed in 1898, playing its first match against Edinburgh Institution 2nd XV (now Stewart's Melville) on 14 October. Dalkeith won 60–0 with six tries. Although the team line-up that played that day was not recorded, a team photograph from 1899 hangs in the clubhouse. The club's first president was J.C. Paterson and the captain was J. Warden, a farmer at Wester Cowden. During the first year, the club also played against Morningside, Brunstone, Heriots 2nd XV and Watsonians 3rd XV. Clubs played in 1899 included Heriots, Royal High School, Edinburgh University, Peebles and Corstorphine, with J. Duncan captaining the side that season. The first annual supper was held in the Cross Keys Hotel on 9 March 1900, where a pipe was presented to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinity Academicals RFC
Trinity Academicals RFC, nicknamed "Trinity" or "Trinity Accies" is a rugby union club based in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, originally for the former pupils of Trinity Academy, Edinburgh. Trinity Accies competes in the . History Early days Trinity Accies has not been a club to keep detailed records. As a result, details from its earliest days are impossible to establish. The club's earliest challenge games began in 1913/14 from get-togethers of former Trinity Academy pupils (opened in 1892 as Craighall Road School) in a shelter at Starbank Park, Newhaven. The players formed a team to play challenge matches against the lower ranks of existing clubs. The "Lomond" Trinity had no link to the school. They became members of the SRU in 1903 and played in purple and white hoops. They amalgamated with Edinburgh Borderers in 1945, becoming Trinity Borderers until 1947. Early Trinity Accies games were played at Victoria Park on an irregular basis with the club playing in blue with a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penicuik RFC
Penicuik Rugby Club is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing their home games at Public Park, Penicuik, Midlothian. Season 2015–16 saw the club become league champions of East Regional League Division Two, under the coaching duo of Mark Blair and Malcolm Clapperton. In season 2015-16 the Second XV under the coaching guidance of Richard Mann also gained promotion, to East Reserve league 2 having been runners up to Currie RFC on points. The senior teams train on a Tuesday and Thursday evening at 7.00pm under the coaching guidance of Blair, Mann and Kretzel. During the Autumn test period and on Six Nations weekends the club welcomes touring sides to their clubhouse. The club have had a number of representative caps most notable amongst those is Jim Aitken, who captained the Scotland team to a Grand Slam victory in the 1984 Five Nations tournament. More recently Sarah Law represented Scotland Women both at Sevens and Fifteens and her younger sister, Rachel L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Berwick RFC
North Berwick RFC is a rugby union club based in North Berwick, Scotland. The Men's team currently plays in . History The club was founded in 1952. Harvey Elms Harvey Elms (born 2 June 1995) is a Scotland 7's international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for North Berwick and then Currie. Professional career In a covid-19 hit season 2020-21 he was with the Glasgow ..., the Scotland 7s international player stated: Rugby means a lot to the town. A lot of people are passionate about it. I have very fond memories of growing up playing rugby there. The commitment from the volunteers to coach the kids was very important. It is a place that is recognised for developing players.I have great memories of the North Berwick Sevens, I played in my last year of school and we managed to win it, I remember Lewis Carmichael and I both got the opportunity to play. Sides The club runs a 1st XV, a 2nd XV and an over 35s side. Sevens tournament The clu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livingston RFC
Livingston Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland. The men's side currently compete in , the women's side currently compete in . History Established in 1968, as Livingston and District RFC, the team was founded through a local appeal for players by Jack Nixon, a native of Langholm, who in the 1960s was the Youth Officer of the West Lothian County Council. Among his responsibilities was to assistance in setting up clubs and organisations for the newcomers to Livingston. At the meeting, players from Bathgate RFC decided that amalgamating with the new Livingston side would allow them better opportunities for success and also give them a better chance of gaining a home ground, they had played previous games in Airdrie. The team play their home games at Almond Park, located in the south-east of the town at Craigshill beside the River Almond and close to Mid Calder. In 2013, Livingston reached the RBS National Shield final and played ag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
