Melrose Rugby Bulletin 26/3/25
Afternoon Folks!
Well isn't this sunshine a nice change, fingers crossed it's still glorious on Saturday when we welcome Musselburgh for our last game of the season! So many of you came down to the Greenyards on Saturday for the Hawick game, it would be fab to have a repeat of that this week! We're celebrating the end of the season with with 'The Last Lunch' , so come join us to celebrate the season! If you'd like to come, please book by Thursday night so we can pass on numbers to the caterers.
CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS FOR THE LAST LUNCH
If you were around the club on Saturday, you'll have noticed it was VERY busy. We had a great sponsors lunch in the 1877 & hope all our Club & Sevens sponsors who attended enjoyed themselves. We also welcomed a group from Sweden to the club - their first experience of Rugby - they seemed to enjoy themselves! In between courses we also had the draw for the Sevens...
And for the Ladies Competition:
Saturday's Rugby
There was much anticipation before Saturday's match against Hawick, we guessed that it would be a very different team to the previous week - it definitely was! The match was live on BBC Alba - they certainly picked a good one to televise! If you missed it and would like to view, please click on the link below.
Malcolm pictured with SRU President Keith Wallace
International Honours
You may have seen in the press that Murrayfield celebrated it's 100 Birthday last Friday, not only did they celebrate the stadium but our very own Malcolm Changleng received his International Refereeing Cap! His first cap was South Africa versus Samoa at Ellis Park, Johannesburg in 2007, Ellis Park was the scene of the 1995 Rugby World Cup final & the moment where Nelson Mandela famously wore the Springboks jersey!
Caps were presented to the 10 living International referees including Borderers Chuck Muir, Ian Ramage, Rob Dickson and Kenny McCartney.
Congratulations to Malcolm, we're delighted he's been recognised!
Awards Night
If you haven't got your tickets for Awards night on April 4th, now is the time to do it. we don't have very many spaces, so please click on link and purchase your tickets if you're planning on coming. It's always a fun night; a fantastic way to celebrate our players & club!
CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS FOR AWARDS NIGHT
International Rugby at The Greenyards
We're delighted to be hosting Scotland U19 v Italy U19 on Wednesday April 9th,
Kick off will be at 16:00 with turnstiles opening at 15:00.
The game will be open to spectators and anyone wishing to attend must register through the link - TICKETS ARE FREE!
If you require accessible parking, please e-mail events@sru.org.uk.
CLICK HERE TO GET YOUR FREE TICKETS
Under 18s at Rosslyn Park Sevens
U18 Team Photo with coaches Iain & Stu
A massive well done to our U18 Wasps for their efforts at @rpns7s on Monday! The team were up against it in a very tough pool, but did both themselves and the club more than proud with their performances.
While they were unlucky not to get a win, with two of the games coming down to the last play, the fact they competed in one of the biggest and toughest tournaments in Uk is a huge success for the club! The experience will definitely set them up for the Border Kings of the 7s circuit.
Another thank you to everyone who supported the boys fundraiser and to all the sponsors and supporters who made the trip possible. A special mention to Breadalbane Finance for ensuring the team had everything they needed for the day.
Let’s hope we can do it all again next year!
Friday Night Touch Rugby at The Greenyards
Friday 27th March 7pm @ The Greenyards
For anyone looking for a wee runaround each week, the Melrose Touch Rugby Gang play non-contact tartan touch every Friday night 7pm either on the 3g at the Greenyards or at Annay Road under the lights. No experience necessary. Family friendly / open to all. You just need a pair of football / rugby boots. Come down and "give it a try". You'll love it!!
Melrose Rugby Youth News
HORNETS
Dates for the Diary
Sat 29th March - Youth Takeover Melrose 1st XV v Musselburgh (last 15's guard of honour of the season). All age groups welcome!!
Sun 30th March - Training -ELC4/P1, P2 & P4 - Please see Teamo for more details.
Sun 30th March - Haddington Festival - P3, P5, P6 & P7 - Please see Teamo for more details.
𝘾𝙂𝙄 𝙀𝘼𝙎𝙏𝙀𝙍 𝙍𝙐𝙂𝘽𝙔 𝘾𝘼𝙈𝙋 🐝 | ‼️EARLY BIRD OFFER ENDS THIS MONTH‼️
We have extended our early bird offer for the CGI Easter Rugby 7s Camp until the end of March!
🗓️ 14TH - 18TH APRIL 2025
The camp is open to all children, boys & girls, from across the Scottish Borders and beyond, from primary 1 to S3.
The camp will focus on developing rugby specific core skills, decision making and game management whilst providing players with a broad and holistic rugby package where fun, inclusion, friendship and enjoyment are at its core.
The camp offers players the opportunity to develop alongside SRU qualified coaches and guests who have played rugby to a professional standard. All coaches are vetted by Disclose Scotland PVG Scheme.
For more info head to our website
🟡⚫️6 Nations' Prediction Cards🟡⚫️
Massive thank you to everyone that supported this years 6 Nations' Prediction Card fundraiser. After 5 weekends of rugby it all came down to the very last game of this year's competition to decide our winner. Two people made it through to the very last game and with one person going for Scotland and the other going for France, we are delighted to say that after backing Les Bleus it was LINDSAY ROBERTSON that came out victorious!! Huge congratulations to Lindsay who wins the £400 CASH PRIZE from everyone at here at Melrose Rugby and special mention to Ben in P2 who sold the card to Lindsay with some help from dad Chris 👍
Don't worry if you didn't guess correctly this year as the 6 Nations Prediction Cards will return in 2026 for your chance to win a big cash prize 👍
Belhaven Try of the Season...
As you know we've got our Awards Night coming up - here's a change to have your say on one of the winners! We'd love you to vote for 'Try of the Season'! Follow the link to Facebook and vote the one you think deserves to win!
The nominations are:
1) Morgan Gabe vs Heriots
2) Robin Sharp vs Currie
3) Doug Crawford vs Kelso
4) Corey Goldsbrough vs Heriots
5) Allan Ferrie vs Currie
6) Struan Hutchison vs Currie
7) Keiran Clark vs Hawick
VOTING CLOSES ON THURSDAY
CLICK HERE TO VIEW TRIES & FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTE!
BREAKING NEWS!!
CONGRATULATIONS to former player & coach John Dalziel, who today has been announced as an assistant coach to Andy Farrell for this summer's Lions Tour! A great achievement! We're all extremely proud and wish him well in Australia!
I think that's all our news for now! We hope to see you down at the club on Saturday - make sure you book your lunch, vote for try of the season & read Iain's match report!!
Very best wishes
Hilary