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The district sides capped the best amateur players from their areas' club sides to play inter-district matches and matches against touring sides. Unlike the
Scottish clubs (and Ireland's provincial sides), the Scottish district sides had no settled home and were not members of their Rugby Union. This
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It was not clear which route professionalism would go in
Scotland. This created a turbulent start for professionalism in Scotland and left Scotland far behind fast-embracing Ireland in the set-up of its professional structure. The first season of the Heineken Cup in 1995β96 was run without any
32:
403:
The SRU were concerned that the existing and long-established
Scottish amateur club sides could not compete against the best teams from France and England and that by professionalising the district sides they would be more capable of advancing Scottish Rugby.
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However, in April 2007, the
Borders Rugby Action Group conceded defeat as the SRU insisted there would be no finance available from the governing body. The action group pledged an attempt to resurrect the team in 2008; however, no such attempt was made.
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newspaper. Robertson claimed that he was in contact with "people in the
Borders who are interested in getting involved in funding a professional team". However the interested parties were said to be unwilling to afford any direct shareholding to the
480:β called for retrenchment. After two seasons, financial difficulties forced the Union to merge the four teams into two. The Border Reivers side merged with Edinburgh Rugby to form a team to be known as
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579:. Robertson went on to claim that if the project came to fruition, the team would feature many "Borderers" β an attribute he felt the defunct Border Reivers had lacked.
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Since their return as a team in 2002, the
Borders failed to challenge for the Celtic League title; however, they performed well during the 2005β06, finishing mid-table.
514:
caused the SRU to rethink its professional district structure. The Border
Reivers side was resurrected in 2002 as The Borders and joined the second season of the
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The four amateur district teams β Glasgow, Edinburgh, South of
Scotland, and North and Midlands β were to become the professional sides Glasgow Warriors,
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Following the decision by the SRU to disband the
Borders Reivers, the Border Reivers Action Group was formed to fight against the disbandment.
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The Border
Reivers were a continuation of the amateur South of Scotland rugby union team, reshaped as a professional side in 1996.
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2006:
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meant when Scottish rugby embraced professionalism, it was not clear if a model based on districts or clubs would be used.
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announced the Reivers were to disband at the end of the season as a cost-cutting exercise. Many fans and sections of the
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549:. The success Glasgow later achieved with sell out crowds and a Pro 12 title win suggests this was a wise strategy.
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did not think that Scottish club sides would be able to compete against the best teams from France and England.
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The following is a list of notable non-Scottish international representative former Border Reivers players:
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465:
1987:
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1569:
1543:
429:
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1623:
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2158:
2153:
2148:
2143:
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2123:
2118:
2113:
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1018:
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888:
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2916:
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2133:
1939:
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1455:
1321:
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to determine their European qualifying; the leagues positions determining whether they entered the
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2500:
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2641:
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2631:
2626:
2621:
2616:
2611:
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2404:
1886:
1636:
1073:
476:
Then financial difficulties β the SRU's high debt, partly as a result of the redevelopment of
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2348:
1404:
266:
203:
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3332:
3246:
3231:
3073:
2790:
2510:
2358:
2011:
1871:
576:
570:
538:
530:
450:
434:
328:
8:
3765:
3689:
3266:
3206:
2575:
2540:
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477:
2525:
2505:
438:
372:
3287:
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3635:
3473:
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2240:
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3145:
2828:
2328:
546:
485:
340:
309:
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1662:
408:
301:
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1767:
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cost-cutting measures, they were disbanded. They played their home matches at
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1965:
1881:
1741:
1582:
1313:
1080:
545:. At the end of the 2006β07 season, several Borders players transferred to
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determination, despite poor crowds and results, to make rugby a success in
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3684:
3674:
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332:
106:
90:
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Border Reivers and the other three Scottish districts competed in the
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1944:
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1602:
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1564:
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1525:
94:
502:
288:, originally known as "Scottish Borders Rugby", and also known as
542:
31:
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1876:
1835:
1822:
1809:
1511:
The following former Border Reivers players have represented
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515:
511:
497:
320:
119:
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rugby fans, as effectively the Border side was disbanded.
445:
The Border Reivers were created in 1996 to compete in the
3317:
394:
564:
On 19 December 2011, former Scottish internationalist
16:
Defunct Scottish rugby union club, based in Galashiels
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Competing as Border Reivers unless otherwise stated.
1915:
3722:
2048:Borders secure Heineken spot with record victory
1789:
537:have claimed that the Reivers suffered due to
471:
418:
3303:
2759:
2089:
2075:
2007:"Robertson moots revival of Borders pro club"
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582:
327:from 2002 until 2007, when, as part of the
3741:Scottish Inter-District Championship teams
3310:
3296:
2766:
2752:
2082:
2068:
3761:Rugby union clubs in the Scottish Borders
3751:Defunct rugby union districts in Scotland
1501:
510:The establishment and early success of a
2004:
1064:
501:
428:
400:Scottish teams in European competition.
3736:Scottish professional rugby union teams
3723:
605:
3291:
2747:
2063:
1958:
1909:
615:Scottish Inter-District Championship
552:
524:
458:Scottish Inter-District Championship
425:Scottish Inter-District Championship
395:Professional model: club or district
317:Scottish Inter-District Championship
215:
138:
3319:Rugby union in the Scottish Borders
2536:Mapei Stadium β CittΓ del Tricolore
2005:Drysdale, Neil (19 December 2011).
1988:"Save Reivers group concede defeat"
1952:
593:
13:
3776:2007 disestablishments in Scotland
3756:Rugby clubs disestablished in 2007
3202:Scotland 'B' international players
1940:"Scottish union axes Borders team"
1897:South of Scotland rugby union team
1853:
589:South of Scotland rugby union team
371:Scotland had four district sides:
353:South of Scotland rugby union team
315:Border Reivers were active in the
14:
3787:
3277:Scottish District rugby structure
2030:
367:Scottish District rugby structure
360:
3109:Scottish Unofficial Championship
1834:
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1601:
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1524:
600:α΅ Competing as Scottish Borders.
292:, were one of four professional
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3771:1996 establishments in Scotland
3746:Rugby clubs established in 1996
3731:United Rugby Championship teams
2043:Unofficial Supporters Club site
491:
433:Border Reivers preparing for a
3197:Scotland international players
1998:
1980:
1959:Smith, Duncan (3 April 2007).
1932:
1013:(All deemed + 2 games: 8 pts)
1:
3668:Stadiums and related articles
1961:"SRU board stands by its man"
1902:
1515:at full international level.
319:from 1996 to 1998 and in the
3114:Scottish Women's Rugby Union
2989:Scottish League Championship
2968:European Rugby Challenge Cup
2963:European Rugby Champions Cup
2039:at Scottish Rugby (archived)
1790:Notable non-Scottish players
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671:
484:, causing outrage with many
7:
3104:Championship League A and B
3078:Scottish Rugby Schools' Cup
3053:Scottish Womens Premiership
3043:Inter-District Championship
2050:- The Scotsman, 27 May 2006
1865:
1506:
472:Merger with Edinburgh Rugby
419:Formation of Border Reivers
74:; 17 years ago
10:
3792:
2054:Border Reivers video vault
602:Competing as The Borders.
586:
495:
422:
411:, Border Reivers, and the
364:
350:
346:
335:(capacity circa 6,000) in
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3583:
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3325:
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3086:
3068:Age-grade Championships:
3061:
2981:
2958:United Rugby Championship
2945:
2904:
2897:
2872:
2806:
2799:
2783:
2675:
2589:
2566:Stadio Comunale di Monigo
2478:
2443:
2382:
2291:
2284:
2250:United Rugby Championship
2249:
2213:
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2106:
2099:
2092:United Rugby Championship
1918:"Glasgow Warriors trivia"
1916:rugby.visitscotland.com.
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129:
125:
113:
100:
86:
68:
60:
48:
38:
29:
3660:Hawick and Wilton Sevens
3099:Highland Alliance League
3094:Grampian Alliance League
2937:Sevens Grand Prix Series
2571:Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
583:Records and achievements
2776:Rugby union in Scotland
2531:Loftus Versfeld Stadium
2501:Edinburgh Rugby Stadium
3596:Borders Sevens Circuit
3272:Scottish Rugby Academy
3217:Borders Sevens Circuit
2922:Rugby World Cup Sevens
1887:European Challenge Cup
1502:Notable former players
1085:European Champions Cup
1074:European Challenge Cup
507:
442:
329:Scottish Rugby Union's
3534:Hawick and Wilton RFC
3469:Hawick Harlequins RFC
3390:National League teams
1065:European competitions
568:gave an interview to
505:
496:Further information:
432:
423:Further information:
351:Further information:
3656:Hawick Linden Sevens
3544:Hawick St. Cuthberts
3439:East Regional League
3333:Scottish Rugby Union
3247:Auld Alliance Trophy
3232:London Scottish F.C.
3074:Borders Competitions
2791:Scottish Rugby Union
2511:Galway Sportsgrounds
1872:Scottish Rugby Union
1843:(Fly Half/Full Back)
1266:No Pro Borders Team
797:No Pro Borders Team
531:Scottish Rugby Union
506:Reivers ticket stubs
451:Scottish Rugby Union
3547:Hawick Teviot Union
3538:Hawick Athenic Star
3267:Douglas Horn Trophy
3207:Murrayfield Stadium
2927:Sevens World Series
2576:Swansea.com Stadium
2541:Murrayfield Stadium
1920:. VisitScotland.com
606:League competitions
26:
3460:Gala Wanderers RFC
3411:Melrose RFC 2nd XV
2932:Commonwealth Games
2526:Kings Park Stadium
2506:Ellis Park Stadium
529:On 27 March 2007,
508:
443:
385:Edinburgh District
373:North and Midlands
24:
3718:
3717:
3651:Walkerburn Sevens
3636:Jed-Forest Sevens
3518:Buccleuch Thistle
3474:Hawick Linden RFC
3285:
3284:
3175:
3174:
3122:
3121:
3001:National League:
2946:Professional Club
2893:
2892:
2741:
2740:
2561:Scotstoun Stadium
2521:Ravenhill Stadium
2496:Cardiff Arms Park
2491:Cape Town Stadium
2474:
2473:
2280:
2279:
2241:Pro14 Rainbow Cup
1851:
1850:
1787:
1786:
1497:
1496:
1091:
1090:
1060:
1059:
628:
627:
553:Potential revival
525:Disbandment again
482:Edinburgh Reivers
323:, Celtic Cup and
283:
282:
275:
274:
109:(Capacity: 6,000)
3783:
3352:Southern Knights
3312:
3305:
3298:
3289:
3288:
3242:Centenary Quaich
3146:Glasgow Warriors
3131:
3130:
3018:Regional Leagues
2902:
2901:
2829:Scotland Club XV
2804:
2803:
2777:
2768:
2761:
2754:
2745:
2744:
2676:Player movements
2329:Glasgow Warriors
2289:
2288:
2104:
2103:
2093:
2084:
2077:
2070:
2061:
2060:
2024:
2023:
2021:
2019:
2002:
1996:
1995:
1994:. 18 April 2007.
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1978:
1977:
1975:
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1956:
1950:
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1948:. 27 March 2007.
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1141:
1095:
1094:
1069:
1068:
632:
631:
610:
609:
594:Season standings
547:Glasgow Warriors
415:, respectively.
381:Glasgow District
341:Scottish Borders
310:Glasgow Warriors
260:
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3786:
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3784:
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3781:
3780:
3721:
3720:
3719:
3714:
3663:
3631:Earlston Sevens
3606:Langholm Sevens
3579:
3564:Lilliesleaf RFC
3558:Hawick Waverley
3524:Gala Abbotsford
3493:
3484:St Boswells RFC
3433:
3385:
3356:
3337:
3321:
3316:
3286:
3281:
3252:Doddie Weir Cup
3212:Scotland Sevens
3171:
3150:
3118:
3082:
3057:
2977:
2941:
2889:
2868:
2795:
2779:
2775:
2772:
2742:
2737:
2671:
2585:
2546:Parc y Scarlets
2470:
2461:Celtic Warriors
2439:
2378:
2276:
2245:
2209:
2168:
2095:
2091:
2088:
2033:
2028:
2027:
2017:
2015:
2003:
1999:
1986:
1985:
1981:
1971:
1969:
1957:
1953:
1938:
1937:
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1923:
1921:
1914:
1910:
1905:
1868:
1856:
1854:Notable coaches
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1820:
1807:
1792:
1772:
1760:
1747:
1734:
1721:
1708:
1692:
1680:
1668:
1663:Gregor Townsend
1655:
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1629:
1616:
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1509:
1504:
1276:
1189:
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1067:
608:
601:
599:
596:
591:
585:
566:Keith Robertson
555:
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500:
494:
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409:Edinburgh Rugby
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3707:
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3697:
3695:Riverside Park
3692:
3687:
3682:
3680:Mansfield Park
3677:
3675:The Greenyards
3671:
3669:
3665:
3664:
3662:
3661:
3658:
3653:
3648:
3646:Selkirk Sevens
3643:
3638:
3633:
3628:
3626:Peebles Sevens
3623:
3621:Berwick Sevens
3618:
3613:
3608:
3603:
3601:Melrose Sevens
3598:
3593:
3587:
3585:
3581:
3580:
3578:
3577:
3576:St. Ronans RFC
3574:
3571:
3568:
3565:
3562:
3559:
3556:
3555:Hawick Trinity
3553:
3548:
3545:
3542:
3539:
3536:
3531:
3528:
3525:
3522:
3519:
3516:
3513:
3511:Border Reivers
3508:
3505:
3501:
3499:
3495:
3494:
3492:
3491:
3489:Walkerburn RFC
3486:
3481:
3476:
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3458:
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3422:
3413:
3408:
3403:
3393:
3391:
3387:
3386:
3384:
3383:
3378:
3376:Jed-Forest RFC
3373:
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3365:
3358:
3357:
3355:
3354:
3348:
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3339:
3338:
3336:
3335:
3329:
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3326:Governing body
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3314:
3307:
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3292:
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3280:
3279:
3274:
3269:
3264:
3259:
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3244:
3239:
3234:
3229:
3224:
3222:Melrose Sevens
3219:
3214:
3209:
3204:
3199:
3194:
3189:
3183:
3181:
3177:
3176:
3173:
3172:
3170:
3169:
3167:Caledonia Reds
3164:
3162:Border Reivers
3158:
3156:
3152:
3151:
3149:
3148:
3143:
3137:
3135:
3128:
3124:
3123:
3120:
3119:
3117:
3116:
3111:
3106:
3101:
3096:
3090:
3088:
3084:
3083:
3081:
3080:
3065:
3063:
3059:
3058:
3056:
3055:
3050:
3045:
3040:
3035:
3034:
3033:
3014:
2998:
2985:
2983:
2979:
2978:
2976:
2975:
2970:
2965:
2960:
2955:
2949:
2947:
2943:
2942:
2940:
2939:
2934:
2929:
2924:
2919:
2914:
2908:
2906:
2899:
2895:
2894:
2891:
2890:
2888:
2887:
2882:
2876:
2874:
2870:
2869:
2867:
2866:
2861:
2856:
2851:
2846:
2841:
2836:
2831:
2826:
2821:
2816:
2810:
2808:
2801:
2800:National teams
2797:
2796:
2794:
2793:
2787:
2785:
2784:Governing body
2781:
2780:
2771:
2770:
2763:
2756:
2748:
2739:
2738:
2736:
2735:
2730:
2725:
2720:
2715:
2710:
2705:
2700:
2695:
2690:
2685:
2679:
2677:
2673:
2672:
2670:
2669:
2664:
2659:
2654:
2649:
2644:
2639:
2634:
2629:
2624:
2619:
2614:
2609:
2604:
2599:
2593:
2591:
2587:
2586:
2584:
2583:
2578:
2573:
2568:
2563:
2558:
2553:
2548:
2543:
2538:
2533:
2528:
2523:
2518:
2513:
2508:
2503:
2498:
2493:
2488:
2482:
2480:
2476:
2475:
2472:
2471:
2469:
2468:
2466:Southern Kings
2463:
2458:
2456:Border Reivers
2453:
2447:
2445:
2441:
2440:
2438:
2437:
2432:
2427:
2422:
2417:
2412:
2407:
2402:
2397:
2392:
2386:
2384:
2380:
2379:
2377:
2376:
2371:
2366:
2361:
2356:
2351:
2346:
2341:
2336:
2331:
2326:
2321:
2316:
2311:
2306:
2301:
2295:
2293:
2286:
2282:
2281:
2278:
2277:
2275:
2274:
2269:
2264:
2259:
2253:
2251:
2247:
2246:
2244:
2243:
2238:
2233:
2228:
2223:
2217:
2215:
2211:
2210:
2208:
2207:
2202:
2197:
2192:
2187:
2182:
2176:
2174:
2170:
2169:
2167:
2166:
2161:
2156:
2151:
2146:
2141:
2136:
2131:
2126:
2121:
2116:
2110:
2108:
2101:
2097:
2096:
2087:
2086:
2079:
2072:
2064:
2058:
2057:
2051:
2045:
2040:
2037:Border Reivers
2032:
2031:External links
2029:
2026:
2025:
1997:
1979:
1951:
1931:
1907:
1906:
1904:
1901:
1900:
1899:
1894:
1892:Border Reivers
1889:
1884:
1879:
1874:
1867:
1864:
1863:
1862:
1855:
1852:
1849:
1848:
1846:
1845:
1844:
1831:
1818:
1791:
1788:
1785:
1784:
1783:
1782:
1770:
1768:Grant McKelvey
1758:
1745:
1732:
1729:Simon Danielli
1719:
1716:Ben MacDougall
1704:
1703:
1702:
1690:
1678:
1666:
1653:
1640:
1637:Gary Armstrong
1627:
1612:
1611:
1610:
1598:
1586:
1573:
1560:
1547:
1534:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1500:
1499:
1498:
1495:
1494:
1492:
1487:
1484:
1481:
1478:
1475:
1472:
1469:
1466:
1463:
1458:
1452:
1451:
1449:
1444:
1441:
1438:
1435:
1432:
1429:
1426:
1423:
1420:
1415:
1409:
1408:
1407:on aggregate)
1401:
1396:
1393:
1390:
1387:
1384:
1381:
1378:
1375:
1372:
1367:
1361:
1360:
1358:
1353:
1350:
1347:
1344:
1341:
1338:
1335:
1332:
1329:
1324:
1318:
1317:
1316:on aggregate)
1310:
1305:
1302:
1299:
1296:
1293:
1290:
1287:
1284:
1281:
1274:
1268:
1267:
1264:
1259:
1256:
1253:
1250:
1247:
1244:
1241:
1238:
1235:
1230:
1226:
1225:
1223:
1218:
1215:
1212:
1209:
1206:
1203:
1200:
1197:
1194:
1187:
1181:
1180:
1178:
1173:
1170:
1167:
1164:
1161:
1158:
1155:
1152:
1149:
1142:
1133:
1132:
1129:
1126:
1123:
1120:
1117:
1114:
1111:
1108:
1105:
1102:
1099:
1089:
1088:
1077:
1066:
1063:
1062:
1061:
1058:
1057:
1055:
1050:
1047:
1044:
1041:
1038:
1035:
1032:
1029:
1026:
1021:
1015:
1014:
1011:
1006:
1003:
1000:
997:
994:
991:
988:
985:
982:
977:
971:
970:
968:
963:
960:
957:
954:
951:
948:
945:
942:
939:
934:
928:
927:
925:
920:
917:
914:
911:
908:
905:
902:
899:
896:
891:
885:
884:
882:
877:
874:
871:
868:
865:
862:
859:
856:
853:
848:
842:
841:
839:
834:
831:
828:
825:
822:
819:
816:
813:
810:
805:
799:
798:
795:
790:
787:
784:
781:
778:
775:
772:
769:
766:
761:
757:
756:
754:
749:
746:
743:
740:
737:
734:
731:
728:
725:
720:
714:
713:
711:
706:
703:
700:
697:
694:
691:
688:
685:
682:
677:
670:
669:
666:
663:
660:
657:
654:
651:
648:
645:
642:
639:
636:
626:
625:
618:
607:
604:
595:
592:
587:Main article:
584:
581:
554:
551:
535:Scottish media
526:
523:
493:
490:
473:
470:
449:, because the
437:match against
420:
417:
413:Caledonia Reds
396:
393:
365:Main article:
362:
361:District sides
359:
348:
345:
306:Caledonia Reds
286:Border Reivers
281:
280:
277:
276:
273:
272:
263:
255:
248:
241:
234:
227:
220:
213:
212:
211:
209:
200:
192:
185:
178:
171:
164:
157:
150:
143:
136:
135:
134:
127:
126:
123:
122:
117:
111:
110:
104:
98:
97:
88:
84:
83:
70:
66:
65:
62:
58:
57:
52:
46:
45:
44:Border Reivers
42:
36:
35:
25:Border Reivers
20:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3788:
3777:
3774:
3772:
3769:
3767:
3764:
3762:
3759:
3757:
3754:
3752:
3749:
3747:
3744:
3742:
3739:
3737:
3734:
3732:
3729:
3728:
3726:
3711:
3708:
3706:
3703:
3701:
3698:
3696:
3693:
3691:
3688:
3686:
3683:
3681:
3678:
3676:
3673:
3672:
3670:
3666:
3659:
3657:
3654:
3652:
3649:
3647:
3644:
3642:
3639:
3637:
3634:
3632:
3629:
3627:
3624:
3622:
3619:
3617:
3614:
3612:
3611:Hawick Sevens
3609:
3607:
3604:
3602:
3599:
3597:
3594:
3592:
3591:Border League
3589:
3588:
3586:
3582:
3575:
3572:
3569:
3566:
3563:
3560:
3557:
3554:
3552:
3551:Hawick Trades
3549:
3546:
3543:
3541:Hawick Orient
3540:
3537:
3535:
3532:
3529:
3526:
3523:
3520:
3517:
3515:Border Rovers
3514:
3512:
3509:
3507:Boncaster RFC
3506:
3503:
3502:
3500:
3498:Defunct clubs
3496:
3490:
3487:
3485:
3482:
3480:
3477:
3475:
3472:
3470:
3467:
3465:
3464:Gala Y.M. RFC
3462:
3459:
3456:
3454:
3451:
3449:
3446:
3445:
3443:
3440:
3436:
3430:
3426:
3423:
3421:
3417:
3414:
3412:
3409:
3407:
3404:
3402:
3398:
3395:
3394:
3392:
3388:
3382:
3379:
3377:
3374:
3372:
3369:
3368:
3366:
3363:
3359:
3353:
3350:
3349:
3347:
3344:
3340:
3334:
3331:
3330:
3328:
3324:
3320:
3313:
3308:
3306:
3301:
3299:
3294:
3293:
3290:
3278:
3275:
3273:
3270:
3268:
3265:
3263:
3260:
3258:
3255:
3253:
3250:
3248:
3245:
3243:
3240:
3238:
3235:
3233:
3230:
3228:
3225:
3223:
3220:
3218:
3215:
3213:
3210:
3208:
3205:
3203:
3200:
3198:
3195:
3193:
3192:League System
3190:
3188:
3185:
3184:
3182:
3178:
3168:
3165:
3163:
3160:
3159:
3157:
3153:
3147:
3144:
3142:
3139:
3138:
3136:
3132:
3129:
3125:
3115:
3112:
3110:
3107:
3105:
3102:
3100:
3097:
3095:
3092:
3091:
3089:
3085:
3079:
3075:
3071:
3067:
3066:
3064:
3060:
3054:
3051:
3049:
3046:
3044:
3041:
3039:
3038:Border League
3036:
3032:
3031:
3027:
3023:
3019:
3015:
3013:
3012:
3008:
3004:
2999:
2997:
2996:
2992:
2991:
2990:
2987:
2986:
2984:
2980:
2974:
2971:
2969:
2966:
2964:
2961:
2959:
2956:
2954:
2951:
2950:
2948:
2944:
2938:
2935:
2933:
2930:
2928:
2925:
2923:
2920:
2918:
2915:
2913:
2910:
2909:
2907:
2905:International
2903:
2900:
2896:
2886:
2883:
2881:
2878:
2877:
2875:
2871:
2865:
2862:
2860:
2857:
2855:
2852:
2850:
2847:
2845:
2842:
2840:
2837:
2835:
2832:
2830:
2827:
2825:
2822:
2820:
2817:
2815:
2812:
2811:
2809:
2805:
2802:
2798:
2792:
2789:
2788:
2786:
2782:
2778:
2769:
2764:
2762:
2757:
2755:
2750:
2749:
2746:
2734:
2731:
2729:
2726:
2724:
2721:
2719:
2716:
2714:
2711:
2709:
2706:
2704:
2701:
2699:
2696:
2694:
2691:
2689:
2686:
2684:
2681:
2680:
2678:
2674:
2668:
2665:
2663:
2660:
2658:
2655:
2653:
2650:
2648:
2645:
2643:
2640:
2638:
2635:
2633:
2630:
2628:
2625:
2623:
2620:
2618:
2615:
2613:
2610:
2608:
2605:
2603:
2600:
2598:
2595:
2594:
2592:
2588:
2582:
2579:
2577:
2574:
2572:
2569:
2567:
2564:
2562:
2559:
2557:
2556:Rodney Parade
2554:
2552:
2549:
2547:
2544:
2542:
2539:
2537:
2534:
2532:
2529:
2527:
2524:
2522:
2519:
2517:
2516:Musgrave Park
2514:
2512:
2509:
2507:
2504:
2502:
2499:
2497:
2494:
2492:
2489:
2487:
2486:Aviva Stadium
2484:
2483:
2481:
2477:
2467:
2464:
2462:
2459:
2457:
2454:
2452:
2449:
2448:
2446:
2442:
2436:
2433:
2431:
2428:
2426:
2423:
2421:
2418:
2416:
2413:
2411:
2408:
2406:
2403:
2401:
2398:
2396:
2393:
2391:
2388:
2387:
2385:
2381:
2375:
2372:
2370:
2367:
2365:
2362:
2360:
2357:
2355:
2352:
2350:
2347:
2345:
2342:
2340:
2337:
2335:
2332:
2330:
2327:
2325:
2322:
2320:
2317:
2315:
2312:
2310:
2307:
2305:
2302:
2300:
2297:
2296:
2294:
2290:
2287:
2283:
2273:
2270:
2268:
2265:
2263:
2260:
2258:
2255:
2254:
2252:
2248:
2242:
2239:
2237:
2234:
2232:
2229:
2227:
2224:
2222:
2219:
2218:
2216:
2212:
2206:
2203:
2201:
2198:
2196:
2193:
2191:
2188:
2186:
2183:
2181:
2178:
2177:
2175:
2171:
2165:
2162:
2160:
2157:
2155:
2152:
2150:
2147:
2145:
2142:
2140:
2137:
2135:
2132:
2130:
2127:
2125:
2122:
2120:
2117:
2115:
2112:
2111:
2109:
2107:Celtic League
2105:
2102:
2098:
2094:
2085:
2080:
2078:
2073:
2071:
2066:
2065:
2062:
2056:on Channel XV
2055:
2052:
2049:
2046:
2044:
2041:
2038:
2035:
2034:
2014:
2013:
2008:
2001:
1993:
1989:
1983:
1968:
1967:
1962:
1955:
1947:
1946:
1941:
1935:
1919:
1912:
1908:
1898:
1895:
1893:
1890:
1888:
1885:
1883:
1880:
1878:
1877:Celtic League
1875:
1873:
1870:
1869:
1861:
1858:
1857:
1847:
1842:
1837:
1832:
1829:
1824:
1819:
1816:
1815:Opeta Palepoi
1811:
1806:
1805:
1804:
1803:
1799:
1798:
1795:
1781:
1780:Stuart Moffat
1776:
1771:
1769:
1764:
1759:
1756:
1751:
1746:
1743:
1738:
1733:
1730:
1725:
1720:
1717:
1712:
1707:
1706:
1705:
1701:
1700:Richie Vernon
1696:
1691:
1689:
1684:
1679:
1677:
1672:
1667:
1664:
1659:
1654:
1651:
1650:Chris Cusiter
1646:
1641:
1638:
1633:
1628:
1625:
1620:
1615:
1614:
1613:
1609:
1604:
1599:
1597:
1592:
1587:
1584:
1579:
1574:
1571:
1570:Scott MacLeod
1566:
1561:
1558:
1553:
1548:
1545:
1544:Bruce Douglas
1540:
1535:
1532:
1527:
1522:
1521:
1520:
1519:
1516:
1514:
1493:
1491:
1488:
1485:
1482:
1479:
1476:
1473:
1470:
1467:
1464:
1462:
1461:3rd in Pool 6
1459:
1457:
1454:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1442:
1439:
1436:
1433:
1430:
1427:
1424:
1421:
1419:
1418:3rd in Pool 4
1416:
1414:
1411:
1406:
1402:
1400:
1397:
1394:
1391:
1388:
1385:
1382:
1379:
1376:
1373:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1359:
1357:
1354:
1351:
1348:
1345:
1342:
1339:
1336:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1327:4th in Pool 4
1325:
1323:
1320:
1315:
1311:
1309:
1306:
1303:
1300:
1297:
1294:
1291:
1288:
1285:
1282:
1279:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1257:
1254:
1251:
1248:
1245:
1242:
1239:
1236:
1234:
1231:
1228:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1216:
1213:
1210:
1207:
1204:
1201:
1198:
1195:
1192:
1191:4th in Pool 3
1188:
1186:
1183:
1179:
1177:
1174:
1171:
1168:
1165:
1162:
1159:
1156:
1153:
1150:
1147:
1146:5th in Pool 2
1143:
1139:
1135:
1130:
1127:
1124:
1121:
1118:
1115:
1112:
1109:
1106:
1103:
1100:
1097:
1096:
1093:
1092:
1087:
1086:
1082:
1078:
1076:
1075:
1071:
1070:
1056:
1054:
1051:
1048:
1045:
1042:
1039:
1036:
1033:
1030:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1020:
1017:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1004:
1001:
998:
995:
992:
989:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
969:
967:
964:
961:
958:
955:
952:
949:
946:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
926:
924:
921:
918:
915:
912:
909:
906:
903:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
883:
881:
878:
875:
872:
869:
866:
863:
860:
857:
854:
852:
851:6th in Pool B
849:
847:
844:
840:
838:
835:
832:
829:
826:
823:
820:
817:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
801:
796:
794:
791:
788:
785:
782:
779:
776:
773:
770:
767:
765:
762:
759:
755:
753:
750:
747:
744:
741:
738:
735:
732:
729:
726:
724:
721:
719:
716:
712:
710:
707:
704:
701:
698:
695:
692:
689:
686:
683:
681:
678:
675:
672:
667:
664:
661:
658:
655:
652:
649:
646:
643:
640:
637:
634:
633:
630:
629:
624:
623:
622:Celtic League
619:
617:
616:
612:
611:
603:
590:
580:
578:
573:
572:
567:
562:
558:
550:
548:
544:
540:
536:
532:
522:
519:
517:
516:Celtic League
513:
512:Celtic League
504:
499:
489:
487:
483:
479:
469:
467:
466:Challenge Cup
463:
459:
454:
452:
448:
440:
436:
431:
426:
416:
414:
410:
405:
401:
392:
388:
386:
382:
378:
374:
368:
358:
354:
344:
342:
338:
334:
330:
326:
322:
321:Celtic League
318:
313:
311:
307:
303:
299:
295:
291:
287:
278:
269:
268:
210:
206:
205:
133:
132:
128:
124:
121:
120:Celtic League
118:
112:
108:
105:
99:
96:
92:
89:
85:
71:
67:
63:
59:
56:
53:
47:
43:
37:
33:
28:
19:
3710:Rugby sevens
3700:Bill McLaren
3641:Kelso Sevens
3573:Roxburgh RFC
3530:Gala Thistle
3510:
3479:Langholm RFC
3457:Eyemouth RFC
3453:Earlston RFC
3262:Hopetoun Cup
3257:Cuttitta Cup
3237:Calcutta Cup
3161:
3134:Professional
3062:Junior rugby
3048:Scottish Cup
3016:
3000:
2993:
2982:Amateur Club
2898:Competitions
2590:Grand Finals
2581:Thomond Park
2455:
2016:. Retrieved
2010:
2000:
1991:
1982:
1970:. Retrieved
1966:The Scotsman
1964:
1954:
1943:
1934:
1924:14 September
1922:. Retrieved
1911:
1882:Heineken Cup
1801:
1800:
1793:
1742:Nikki Walker
1652:(Scrum Half)
1639:(Scrum Half)
1583:Nick De Luca
1510:
1489:
1460:
1446:
1417:
1398:
1369:
1355:
1326:
1307:
1277:
1261:
1232:
1220:
1190:
1175:
1145:
1081:Heineken Cup
1079:
1072:
1052:
1023:
1008:
979:
965:
936:
922:
893:
879:
850:
836:
807:
792:
763:
751:
722:
708:
679:
620:
613:
597:
569:
563:
559:
556:
528:
520:
509:
492:Resurrection
481:
475:
462:Heineken Cup
455:
447:Heineken Cup
444:
435:Heineken Cup
406:
402:
398:
389:
370:
356:
325:Heineken Cup
314:
300:, alongside
289:
285:
284:
264:
201:
54:
18:
3705:Melrose Cup
3690:Philiphaugh
3616:Gala Sevens
3584:Tournaments
3570:Newmill RFC
3567:Linden Star
3527:Gala Hearts
3521:Darnick RFC
3429:Berwick RFC
3420:Peebles RFC
3381:Selkirk RFC
3362:Premiership
3227:Melrose Cup
2995:Premiership
2917:Six Nations
2400:Cardiff RFC
2374:Zebre Parma
1860:Steve Bates
1841:Tanner Vili
1828:Semo Sititi
1755:Doddie Weir
1676:Geoff Cross
1624:Kelly Brown
478:Murrayfield
294:rugby union
290:The Borders
50:Nickname(s)
3766:Galashiels
3725:Categories
3685:Netherdale
3504:Ancrum RFC
3425:Division 3
3416:Division 2
3397:Division 1
3371:Hawick RFC
3011:Division 3
3007:Division 2
3003:Division 1
2430:Pontypridd
2395:Caerphilly
2134:Celtic Cup
2018:23 January
2012:The Herald
1972:23 January
1903:References
1665:(Fly Half)
1608:Craig Moir
1596:Ryan Grant
1557:Gavin Kerr
1229:1998-2002
760:1998-2002
571:The Herald
337:Galashiels
333:Netherdale
107:Netherdale
91:Galashiels
21:Rugby team
3406:Kelso RFC
3141:Edinburgh
3022:Caledonia
2912:World Cup
2551:RDS Arena
2410:Ebbw Vale
2324:Edinburgh
1688:Ed Kalman
1626:(Flanker)
1531:Ross Ford
1403:(lost to
1370:2nd round
1314:Montauban
1312:(lost to
1278:2nd round
302:Edinburgh
296:teams in
115:League(s)
102:Ground(s)
69:Disbanded
40:Full name
3448:Duns RFC
3401:Gala RFC
3180:See also
2973:1872 Cup
2415:Llanelli
2405:Cheetahs
2390:Bridgend
2364:Stormers
2354:Scarlets
2334:Leinster
2314:Connacht
2299:Benetton
1992:BBC News
1945:BBC News
1866:See also
1718:(Centre)
1585:(Centre)
1533:(Hooker)
1513:Scotland
1507:Scotland
1405:Clermont
439:Biarritz
343:region.
298:Scotland
95:Scotland
87:Location
3561:Ladhope
3343:Super 6
3187:History
3155:Defunct
3087:Defunct
2953:Super 6
2880:Women's
2873:Women's
2733:2024β25
2728:2023β24
2723:2022β23
2718:2021β22
2713:2020β21
2708:2019β20
2703:2018β19
2698:2017β18
2693:2016β17
2688:2015β16
2683:2014β15
2479:Grounds
2444:Defunct
2435:Swansea
2425:Newport
2349:Ospreys
2344:Munster
2319:Dragons
2309:Cardiff
2272:2024β25
2267:2023β24
2262:2022β23
2257:2021β22
2236:2020β21
2231:2019β20
2226:2018β19
2221:2017β18
2205:2016β17
2200:2015β16
2195:2014β15
2190:2013β14
2185:2012β13
2180:2011β12
2164:2010β11
2159:2009β10
2154:2008β09
2149:2007β08
2144:2006β07
2139:2005β06
2129:2004β05
2124:2003β04
2119:2002β03
2114:2001β02
2100:Seasons
1456:2006β07
1413:2005β06
1365:2004β05
1322:2003β04
1272:2002β03
1185:1997β98
1138:1996β97
1098:Season
1019:2006β07
975:2005β06
932:2004β05
889:2003β04
846:2002β03
803:2002β03
718:1997β98
674:1996β97
635:Season
543:Glasgow
464:or the
441:in 2006
347:History
339:in the
77: (
61:Founded
55:Borders
2451:Aironi
2383:Former
2369:Ulster
2359:Sharks
2292:Active
1830:(No.8)
1817:(Lock)
1757:(Lock)
1744:(Wing)
1731:(Wing)
1572:(Lock)
1559:(Prop)
1546:(Prop)
1131:Notes
668:Notes
486:Border
383:, and
3441:teams
3364:teams
3345:teams
3127:Teams
2814:Men's
2807:Men's
2420:Neath
2339:Lions
2304:Bulls
2285:Teams
2214:Pro14
2173:Pro12
1802:Samoa
539:SRU's
498:Pro14
377:South
3030:West
3026:East
2859:U-16
2854:U-17
2849:U-18
2844:U-19
2839:U-20
2834:U-21
2667:2024
2662:2023
2657:2022
2652:2021
2647:2020
2642:2019
2637:2018
2632:2017
2627:2016
2622:2015
2617:2014
2612:2013
2607:2012
2602:2011
2597:2010
2020:2016
1974:2016
1926:2009
1392:+148
1349:-144
1301:+104
1128:Pts
1122:+/-
1104:Pld
1101:Pos
1046:-344
1024:11th
1002:-115
959:-219
937:11th
916:-387
894:12th
665:Pts
659:+/-
641:Pld
638:Pos
308:and
265:2nd
202:1st
79:2007
72:2007
64:1996
3070:U20
1483:-45
1480:166
1477:121
1440:-22
1437:177
1434:155
1386:242
1346:183
1295:172
1214:-93
1211:222
1208:129
1169:-98
1166:178
1125:BP
1043:545
1040:201
999:501
996:386
980:9th
956:556
953:337
913:750
910:363
873:-27
870:169
867:142
830:-60
827:224
824:164
808:2nd
745:-34
723:4th
680:3rd
662:BP
577:SRU
267:kit
204:kit
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2864:7s
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1990:.
1963:.
1942:.
1447:15
1389:84
1343:39
1298:68
1163:80
1119:A
1116:F
1113:L
1110:D
1107:W
1083:/
1053:12
1037:18
1028:20
1009:44
993:13
984:22
966:18
950:17
941:20
923:22
907:18
898:22
880:12
837:18
742:68
739:34
702:-2
699:61
696:59
676:α΅
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1976:.
1928:.
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1486:2
1474:5
1471:0
1468:1
1465:6
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1428:0
1425:3
1422:6
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1395:-
1383:2
1380:0
1377:2
1374:4
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