Follow Melrose's progress; scores and reports.
| 14/08/2003 |
Training match ... [more]
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| 16/08/2003 |
First Round - Melrose 38 Haddington 21 Quarter Final - Melrose 31 Earlston 14 Semi-Final - Melrose 45 Grangemouth 19 Final - Gala 48 Melrose 29 ... [more]
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| 24/08/2003 |
First Round - Melrose 40 Peebles 5 Quarter Final - Scorpions 17 Melrose 0 ... [more]
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| 30/08/2003 |
This season's BT Premiership Division 1 campaign was started on a fine sunny afternoon with the playing surface at The Greenyards being in excellent condition. Scott Ruthven had Melrose six points up ... [more]
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| 07/09/2003 |
Despite the excellent ground and overhead conditions this fixture left much to be desired in terms of rugby skills. Andrew Skene kicked a penalty for Melrose after 10 minutes. The only other score in ... [more]
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| 13/09/2003 |
BT Premiership Division 1 and "The Southern Reporter" Border League points were at stake this afternon. On a bright, sunny afternoon and on a beautifully prepared pitch, the strong downfield ... [more]
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| 20/09/2003 |
The first half of this BT Premiership 1 match was dominated by penalty kicks with James Noonan kicking two for GHA and Scott Ruthven kicking four for Melrose. Alec Clark scored a try after three minu ... [more]
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| 27/09/2003 |
Gary Law and Scott Ruthven exchanged penalties early on in this Premiership division 1 match before Callum Farmer scored the first of his tries, well converted by Law. Ruthven kicked two more penaltie ... [more]
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| 04/10/2003 |
After an exchange of penalties by Brian Archibald and Scott Ruthven Stirling took the advantage of the wind and rain, with Ian Noble intercepting a Ruthven pass to run 50 metres to score a try convert ... [more]
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| 11/10/2003 |
On a beautiful afternoon for running rugby this BT Premiership Division 1 match was a dour, but exciting, affair with the first score, a penalty by Watsonins full back, Colin Gregor, coming after 14 ... [more]
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| 18/10/2003 |
It was a very disappointed squad of players and coaches who travelled back from Aberdeen on Saturday with only one bonus point to show from an attractive display against the League leaders. Melrose ... [more]
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| 25/10/2003 |
Heriots raced into an early lead in this BT Premiership match against a Melrose team which had to re-jig its pack just before the match. Anders Monro kicked an early penalty, and this was followed, a ... [more]
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| 01/11/2003 |
A large crowd turned out for this BT Cellnet Cup Round 3 match on a fine afternoon in Thurso. Melrose were too strong for a spirited team from six divisions lower, and in the first half scored nine tr ... [more]
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| 08/11/2003 |
This BT Premiership match, played on a dull and cloudy afternoon, was as dour as the weather. Michael Rainey, for Hawks, kicked penalties at 10 & 19 minutes and Scott Ruthven replied with one pena ... [more]
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| 15/11/2003 |
Graeme Ferguson opened the scoring for Ayr with a penalty kick, but Melrose fought back with a try by Calum MacRae. Ayr took the lead again with a forwards try scored by Damien Kelly. Scott Ruthven co ... [more]
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| 22/11/2003 |
On a soft pitch and into the wind Melrose took the lead after 10 minutes of this BT Cup Round 4 match with Scott Aitken diving over for a try. Shortly after, following a line out after a penalty, Rich ... [more]
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| 29/11/2003 |
The first match of the second half of this season's BT Premiership, which was Toby Lynn's last match for the Club before returning home to university in New Zealand, was played in foul conditions to w ... [more]
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| 06/12/2003 |
This BT Premiership match was played on a dull and still afternoon and, in the first half, the rugby matched the weather. Penalties by Scott Ruthven at 5 & 32 minutes and Greg Rutherford at 38 min ... [more]
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| 13/12/2003 |
This BT Premiership match was played in the cold with driving rain. Melrose opened the scoring after eight minutes with winger Geoff Caldwell crossing for a try. Nearing half time James White drove ov ... [more]
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| 20/12/2003 |
On the Saturday before Christmas this BT Premiership match was far from Christmas Fare. The weather was dull, wet and cold and the rugby was no better. It was an afternoon when kick and chase prevaile ... [more]
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| 26/12/2003 |
For this "Southern Reporter" Border League clash the weather was horrible - wet and dull - with a slippery surface to the pitch. In contrast the rugby was exciting with tension building righ ... [more]
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| 03/01/2004 |
With Mansfield Park only being declared playable an hour before kick-off, following recent frost, the surface, inevitably, became glutinous making adventurous rugby somewhat difficult. Scott Ruthven g ... [more]
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| 10/01/2004 |
This BT Premiership match was played on a cold afternoon with a strong diagonal wind. Playing with the wind in the first half Melrose opened the scoring with a Scott Ruthven penalty at 11 minutes. At ... [more]
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| 17/01/2004 |
The spectators were hardly seated for this BT Premiership match before Torquil Mathewson jinked in at the right corner for the opening try. In the next five minutes Bernard Hennessy kicked two penalti ... [more]
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| 24/01/2004 |
This BT Premiership match was played on a fine and sunny, but cold, afternoon. Thirty seconds into the match Melrose were awarded a penalty which Scott Ruthven kicked, a feat which he repeated nine mi ... [more]
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| 31/01/2004 |
Heriots
Match postponed - waterlogged pitch Re-scheduled for 20th March at 3.00pm.
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| 07/02/2004 |
Glasgow Hawks had the strong wind and the snow at their backs for the first half of this BT Premiership match. The scoring was opened early on with a try by Steve Gordon, but, despite the dominance o ... [more]
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| 22/02/2004 |
This BT Cup match was played on a bright, but bitterly cold afternoon on a Greenyards pitch which was in immaculate condition. Scott Ruthven kicked penalties from in front of the posts at 2 & 11 m ... [more]
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| 28/02/2004 |
Ayr
Match postponed - snow & frost Rescheduled for 17th April.
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| 05/03/2004 |
Border League points were at stake in this floodlit match on a fine evening, but with a damp pitch. The match, itself, was not a great advert for rugby with five yellow cards and 37 penalties. At 27 m ... [more]
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| 06/03/2004 |
Duns
Border League - match postponed
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| 13/03/2004 |
Andy McLean opened the scoring in this BT Cup Quarter Final match with a penalty at 7minutes, and, three minutes later he repeated the dose. Thereafter Melrose gained superiority and, at 19 minutes, G ... [more]
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| 20/03/2004 |
Kelly Brown and Jonny Weston, in the Scotland Sevens squad for the Hong Kong Sevens, were rested for this penultimate BT Premiership match. The weather was horrible with a strong wind blowing the leng ... [more]
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| 03/04/2004 |
The BT Cup semi-final match was preceded by a "Minutes Silence2 in memory of the Melrose Club Secretary, Stuart Henderson, who had died suddenly whilst in Dublin last weekend. On a fine afternoon ... [more]
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| 04/04/2004 |
First round - Melrose 21 Peebles 14. Quarter final - Melrose 41 Watsonians 5. Semi-final - Heriots 22 Melrose 19 ... [more]
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| 10/04/2004 |
2nd Round - Melrose 17 Kelso 26 ... [more]
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| 13/04/2004 |
The "Southern Reporter" Border League final was played, after a "Minutes Silence" for Melrose Secretary, Stuart Henderson, on a cool evening on a firm pitch with a breeze blowing d ... [more]
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| 17/04/2004 |
In dreadful weather conditions and in front of a sparse crowd, both teams for this final BT Premiership match were understrength with several young players being given the opportunity to demonstrate t ... [more]
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| 17/04/2004 |
First Round - Melrose 7 Selkirk 45 ... [more]
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| 18/04/2004 |
First round - Melrose 47 Alnwick 0 Quarter Final - Melrose 19 Haddington 21 ... [more]
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| 25/04/2004 |
1st Round - Melrose 21 Heriots 19 Quarter Final - Melrose 26 The Royal Navy 19 Semi-final - Melrose 19 Peebles 24 ... [more]
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| 01/05/2004 |
1st Round - Melrose 17 Edinburgh Accies 19 ... [more]
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| 02/05/2004 |
1st Round - Melrose 42 West of Scotland 0 Quarter Final - Melrose 12 Jed-Forest 22 ... [more]
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| 08/05/2004 |
1st Round - Melrose 10 Berwick 14 ... [more]
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