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Melrose RFC
Melrose Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club located in the town of Melrose, Scotland, Melrose in the Scottish Borders. The professional men's side competes in the as the "Southern Knights". The club plays at the Greenyards. History The club was formed in 1877 and was elected to full membership of the Scottish Rugby Union in 1880.Bath, p91 The club have played at the Greenyards since the club's inception. Melrose have been Scottish champions on ten occasions and Scottish cup winners four times. They lifted the Scottish Cup in 1997 to complete a domestic double and have also won the Border League on 17 occasions. Despite the population of Melrose hovering around 2000 for a number of years the team has been a consistently successful club in the upper echelons of the Scottish game. Current squad Edinburgh Rugby players drafted: * Jaco Van der Valt Luan de Bruin * Charlie Sheil Nick Aurelic Table Teams As well as the Super 6 and 1st XV, Melrose have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Melrose, Scotland
Melrose (, "bald moor") is a town and civil parishes in Scotland, civil parish in the Scottish Borders, historically in Roxburghshire. It lies within the Eildon Area committee, committee area of Scottish Borders Council. History The original Melrose was ''Mailros'', meaning "the bare peninsula" in Old Welsh or Brythonic languages, Brythonic. This referred to a neck of land by the River Tweed several miles east of the present town, where in the 6th century a monastery was founded associated with St Cuthbert. It was recorded by Bede, and also in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle with the name ''Magilros''. This monastery and settlement, later known as "Old Melrose", were long abandoned by the 12th century. Melrose is surrounded by the small villages of Darnick, Gattonside, Newstead, Scottish Borders, Newstead, Lilliesleaf and Bowden, Scottish Borders, Bowden. King David I of Scotland took the throne in 1124, and sought to create a new Cistercian order, Cistercian monastery on that sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jock Allan (rugby Union)
Jock Allan (4 June 1905 – 29 December 1958) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He was the first married man to play for the Scotland side. Rugby Union career Amateur career Allan played for Melrose. He was in the Melrose 7s side that won the Melrose Sevens in 1931. Provincial career He played in the South of Scotland District versus North of Scotland District match of 1931. He played for Scotland Probables on 19 December 1931. By 1933 he was dropped by the South of Scotland District side; their team that season were underdogs to beat the North of Scotland District side. International career He was capped 17 times for Scotland from 1927 to 1934. He made headlines in his cap against Ireland on 24 February 1934 – he was the first married man to play for Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Carl Hogg
Carl Hogg (born 5 July 1969) is a Scottish rugby union coach and former player. He won 5 international caps for Scotland in the 1990s. Playing career Amateur career Hogg was educated at St. Mary's School, Melrose and Earlston High School. He played the majority of his rugby career with Melrose RFC. Provincial and professional career He played for South of Scotland District. When the Scottish rugby union environment turned professional in 1996, he then played for the professional district Border Reivers. That side folded in 1998 and Hogg went on to play for Edinburgh. In 2001, he moved to Leeds Tykes and retired from playing two years later. He has captained every club side he has played for. International career He played for Scotland U19. He played for Scotland U21 and captained the side. He was capped by Scotland 'B' on 2 March 1991 to play against France 'B'. He had 17 appearances for Scotland 'A' between 1992 and 2000, captaining the side on 6 occasions. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Doddie Weir
George Wilson "Doddie" Weir (4 July 1970 – 26 November 2022) was a Scottish rugby union player who played as a Rugby union positions#Locks, lock. He made 61 international appearances for the Scotland national rugby union team, Scotland national team and represented the British & Irish Lions. With the change to professional rugby, he was recruited to Newcastle Falcons playing 1997–2002 and he captained the club. He returned to the Borders in 2002 but retired from professional rugby in 2004. In 2016 he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, motor neuron disease (MND). He became involved with campaigning and fundraising, setting up a foundation named "My Name's Doddie" which had raised £8 million for MND research by the time that he died from this condition. The Doddie Weir Cup is named after him. Early life Weir was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the eldest of four children. He was the son of Nanny (Margaret, née Houston) and Jock Weir. From early childhood he wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Frank Coutts (rugby Union)
Frank Coutts (8 July 1918 – 20 October 2008) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He became the 91st President of the Scottish Rugby Union. Rugby Union career Amateur career Coutts played for Melrose and the Army. He played for the Army against a 'Rest of Scotland' side on 15 February 1947. He played a charity match on 17 April 1948. This was C.R. Bruce's over-25 select XV against H. Waddell's under-25 select XV. This was in aid of the Glasgow Academy building fund and it drew the largest crowd of the season at New Anniesland. The match was won by H. Waddell's XV by 21-15. Coutts played well for the C.R. Bruce XV kicking a penalty and a conversion. He played for the Public School Wanderers in August 1949. He was playing for London Scottish till the end of December 1949. He was then posted back with the army to Edinburgh district. However on the move back to Scotland, Coutts made arrangements to play for Glasgow Academicals. He played for the Co-Optimists o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Alex Hastie
Alexander James Hastie (29 July 1935 – 7 June 2010), also known as Alex Hastie or Eck Hastie was a Scotland international rugby union player. He played at Scrum-half; and was commonly linked with David Chisholm, his pairing at Fly-half for club and country. Rugby Union career Amateur career Hastie played for Melrose. He first played for the side in 1954 when 17 years old. He was club captain when Melrose won the Scottish Unofficial Championship in 1962-63 season; and the Border League in that same year. Of his pairing with David Chisholm, Allan Massie said: "They played together for Melrose for eleven seasons, in the course of which Chisholm scored more than a thousand points for the club... As a pair their understanding made them more than the sum of two individuals. Did Hastie ever lose Chisholm in any of the thirteen internationals they played together? It was their joint ability to tidy up bad ball and even turn it to advantage that made them the most secure of pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Derek Stark (rugby Union)
Derek Stark (born 13 April 1966 in Kilmarnock) is a Scottish former international rugby union player who played for Glasgow Warriors at the Wing positions Rugby Union career Amateur career Stark grew up in Kilmarnock playing rugby with Kilmarnock RFC and working in his parents hotel there, The Foxbar Hotel. As a teenager he moved south to England to study a catering course in Woking at the Tante Marie Culinary Academy. While he was there he played amateur rugby for Guildford & Godalming RFC and Chobham RFC. After a sojourn into athletics, on seeing the top Caribbean athletes run slightly quicker, Stark moved back into rugby playing for Boroughmuir RFC. Stark played for Ayr RFC He went on to play for amateur side Glasgow Hawks. Stark played for Melrose RFC He played half a game for Melrose; one of the ten club sides that he played for. Stark again played for Boroughmuir RFC. and won the BT Cellnet Cup with them in 2001. Provincial and professional career He represent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Walter Hart (rugby Union)
Walter Hart (born 30 March 1935) is a Scottish former international rugby union player. Born in Newtown St Boswells, Hart was a centre when he came to Melrose RFC in the mid-1950s, before being developed into a wing-forward. He made over 200 appearances for Melrose. Hart represented South of Scotland and twice attended Scottish trials prior to getting a national call up in 1960, for a short tour of South Africa. His opportunity arose when Ken Smith was forced to pull out due to business commitments. He gained his solitary Scotland cap in the one-off Test against the Springboks at Port Elizabeth. See also *List of Scotland national rugby union players This is a list of Scottish national rugby union players, i.e. those who have played for the Scotland national rugby union team. The list only includes players who have played in a test match (rugby union), Test match. In 2023, the Scottish Rugby ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hart, Walter 1935 births Living p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Frank Laidlaw
Francis Andrew Linden Laidlaw (20 September 1940 – 31 March 2025) was a Scotland international rugby union player.Bath, p119 Career Laidlaw played for Melrose. Norman Mair once said that Frank Laidlaw regarded the loss of his own ball as he would a family bereavement. Laidlaw played for a Scottish Border XV on 10 October 1962 in a warm up for that year's championship and to secure selection to the South side. He played for South of Scotland District. He played for the Whites Trial side on 15 December 1962, 9 February 1963 and 2 March 1963. International Laidlaw was capped thirty-two times for Scotland as a hooker between 1964 and 1971 and captained his country twice.McLaren, p133 His 1966 game against Wales was what was known as "the Melrose Game" by Bill McLaren because his club, Melrose, had four players on the national side: the others being Alex Hastie, David Chisholm and Jim Telfer. Scotland won 11–5. He toured twice with the British & Irish Lions:- to Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
George Dobson (rugby Union)
George Alexander Dobson (1873 – 8 June 1917) Scrum.com was a forward who played club rugby for and international rugby for . Although playing in only one international, it was part of the 1900 Wales Home Nations Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
David Chisholm
David Chisholm ( St. Boswells, 23 January 1937 – Borders, 27 July 1998) was a Scottish rugby union player.Bath, p. 138 He played as a fly-half. He had 14 caps for Scotland, from 1964 to 1968, scoring 1 try and 4 drop goals, 15 points on aggregate. He played in the Five Nations Championship, in 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968, playing in 11 games and scoring 2 drop goals, 6 points on aggregate. He also played for Melrose RFC Melrose Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club located in the town of Melrose, Scotland, Melrose in the Scottish Borders. The professional men's side competes in the as the "Southern Knights". The club plays at the Greenyards. History The cl .... He was commonly linked with Alex Hastie, according to Allan Massie: :''"They played together for Melrose for eleven seasons, in the course of which Chisholm scored more than a thousand points for the club... As a pair their understanding made them more than the sum of two individuals. Did Hastie ever lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Keith Robertson (Scottish Rugby Union)
Keith William Robertson (born 5 December 1954 in Hawick, Scotland) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career Robertson played for Melrose. Richard Bath writes of him that: Provincial career He played for South of Scotland. International career He played for Scotland 'B' on 19 March 1978. He played for Scotland Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ... forty four times between 1978 and 1989.Bath, p155 He played at both wing and centre, the latter twenty times out of his forty four caps. Keith Robertson was a major part of Scotland's Grand Slam in 1984. He was never selected for the British Lions. Media career After retiring he became involved in Borders rugby, and was one of the major Scottish advocates of profe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |