Follow Melrose's progress; scores and reports.
| 13/08/2005 |
1st Round - Melrose 54 Haddington 0 Quarter Final - Melrose 26 Hawick 5 Semi-final - Kelso 21 Melrose 19 ... [more]
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| 27/08/2005 |
Champions, Glasgow Hawks, were the first Premiership visitors to The Greenyards to Melrose on a fine day with an excellent pitch, a credit to the Groundsman. Five minutes into the match Iain Kennedy s ... [more]
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| 28/08/2005 |
1st Round - Melrose 20 Edinburgh University 0 Quarter Final - The Royal Scots 40 Melrose 0 ... [more]
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| 03/09/2005 |
The second Premiership match of the season was played on an extremely hot afternoon on a hard and unwatered pitch. Spectators were hardly seated when Anders Monro kicked his first penalty, and, then, ... [more]
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| 10/09/2005 |
Four minutes into the match, and following a fine handling move, James King touched down for a try converted by Scott Ruthven. Twenty minutes later Stuart Johnston, taking a well timed flip pass from ... [more]
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| 17/09/2005 |
This BT Premiership match was played on a cold, wet and blustery afternoon. Melrose built up a six point lead with two Scott Ruthven penalties at 12 & 20 minutes, but Currie fought back, Michael K ... [more]
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| 24/09/2005 |
Scott Ruthven opened the scoring in this BT Premiership match kicking a penalty after four minutes. Quentin Sanft levelled the score with a similar award six minutes later and, over the next five minu ... [more]
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| 01/10/2005 |
This BT Premiership match was played with a strong and gusting wind the length of the pitch. Playing into the wind Boroughmuir opened the scoring after 15 minutes with Rory Couper shrugging off severa ... [more]
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| 08/10/2005 |
This BT Premiership match was played on a fine afternoon with a cool breeze blowing the length of the pitch and with the weather being much better than the standard of rugby. Into the wind Scott Ruthv ... [more]
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| 15/10/2005 |
Another lacklustre away from home performance saw defeat for Melrose in this BT Premiership match. Sam Hendry and Scott Ruthven swapped penalties at 4 & 6 minutes. On the quarter hour David McCall ... [more]
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| 22/10/2005 |
This BT Premiership match was played on a dry afternoon, but with a heavy pitch. Cameron Taylor scored the first try of the afternoon, converted by James Noonan, after five minutes. Scott Ruthven kick ... [more]
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| 29/10/2005 |
On a fine afternoon for open rugby this BT Premiership match was more a game of lost opportunities. Within the first seven minutes Keith Oddie missed two fairly easy penalties and Melrose failed by in ... [more]
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| 05/11/2005 |
Within a minute of kick off in this BT Premiership match Will Campbell slid into the right corner following up on a chip through to score a try which he, himself, converted. After 14 minutes Campbell ... [more]
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| 12/11/2005 |
This BT Premiership match saw the start of the second round of matches and, despite the defeat, represented an improved Melrose performance. Mike Adamson opened the scoring by kicking a penalty after ... [more]
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| 19/11/2005 |
That this BT Premiership match was played at all following two nights of sub-zero temperatures, and on a lovely, but cold afternoon, was a great credit to groundsman, Gordon Barkham, and both teams th ... [more]
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| 26/11/2005 |
Pool Stage:- Melrose 47 Ayr 0 Glasgow Hawks 26 Melrose 7 Final - Glasgow Hawks 7 Watsonians 0 ... [more]
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| 03/12/2005 |
The third round of the BT Cup is the round in which the Premier Clubs enter, playing away from home. In the first minute of the match Art Devlin opened the scoring kicking a penalty to put Greenock in ... [more]
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| 10/12/2005 |
This BT Premiership match was played on a very heavy Mansfield Park pitch with a blustery wind blowing the length of the pitch. Hawick had the advantage of the wind in the first half and, with seven m ... [more]
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| 17/12/2005 |
This BT Premiership match was played on a beautiful, but bitterly cold afternoon on a pitch which, once again, thanks to Gordon Barkham's efforts, had not suffered the ravages of frost. First bloo ... [more]
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| 26/12/2005 |
"Southern Reporter" Border League rugby was The Greenyards fare this afternoon on a cold, but dry day. This was Scott Aitken's last game for Melrose, on his 326th appearance - he will be ... [more]
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| 03/01/2006 |
The President, Committee and Players would like to wish our readers a "Happy New Year". 2006 started with a "Southern Reporter" Border League match played on an excellent surface ... [more]
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| 07/01/2006 |
This BT Premiership, the first of 2006, was played on a bitterly cold afternoon. Quintin Sanft opened the scoring, after three minutes, with a penalty and Mark Robertson replies with a try seven minut ... [more]
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| 14/01/2006 |
This 9 try BT Premiership thriller was played on a cool, but dry, afternoon on a fine playing surface. Three minutes into the match Charlie Keenan slipped the Melrose defence to score a try in the rig ... [more]
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| 21/01/2006 |
This BT Cup match was played on a fine afternoon for open rugby and was the third meeting of the two teams this season. The first half, which was a dire affair, was only noteable for the injury to Ste ... [more]
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| 28/01/2006 |
Matt de Franck opened the scoring four minutes into this BT Premiership match, charging down a kick on the Stirling 22 and following up to score a try. Scott Wight then kicked four penalties between 1 ... [more]
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| 04/02/2006 |
Thanks to the efforts of groundsman,Gordon Barkham, to make the pitch playable after frost this BT Premiership match went ahead on a fine, sunny afternoon. Two minutes into the match Karne Kaufana bro ... [more]
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| 11/02/2006 |
Berwick (A) (BL)
Match postponed - Berwick have a re-arranged League fixture.Re-schedued for 18th March - see below.
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| 18/02/2006 |
Nick Lavelle opened the scoring in this BT Cup Round 5 match by kicking a penalty after three minutes. At 18 minutes Dave Whiteford crossed for a try converted by Scott Ruthven, who also kicked a pena ... [more]
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| 25/02/2006 |
On a cold, wet and miserable day at the Greenyards Ayr came seeking revenge for the Cup defeat of the week before. With seven minutes played Karne Kaufana went over in the car park corner for a well ... [more]
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| 04/03/2006 |
Aberdeen Grammar (A) (PL)
Match postponed - Aberdeen snowbound. Rescheduled for Saturday, 15th April
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| 11/03/2006 |
Duns (A) BL
Match postponed - Duns could not raise a team.
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| 18/03/2006 |
This "Southern Reporter" Border League fixture saw Melrose playing a quick expansive game. Mark Robertson opened the scoring with a try converted by Steven Broom, and during the the course o ... [more]
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| 25/03/2006 |
The penultimate BT Premiership match was played in springlike conditions. Eight minutes into the match James King kicked a penalty. After 27 minutes a Karne Kaufana clearance was charged down by James ... [more]
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| 01/04/2006 |
This BT Cup Quarter Final match was played on a bright afternoon, but with a strong cold wind blowing the length of the pitch. Playing with the wind Melrose started brightly with Karne Kaufana breakin ... [more]
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| 02/04/2006 |
First round - Melrose 26 Berwick 12 Quarter Final - Jed-Forest 12 Melrose 5 ... [more]
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| 08/04/2006 |
First Round - Selkirk 7 Gala 12; Peebles 0 Glasgow Hawks 17; Kelso 12 Hawick 17 (aet); Heriots 21 Langholm 12. Second Round - Watsonians 36 Gala 0; Ayr 12 Newcastle Falcons 39; Jed-Forest 19 Glasgow ... [more]
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| 15/04/2006 |
Moray Low opened the scoring nine minutes into Melrose's last BT Premiership match of the season by crashing over for a try converted by Keith Oddie. Callum Dall put Melrose on the scoresheet with ... [more]
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| 15/04/2006 |
1st Round - Jed-Forest 26 Melrose 5 ... [more]
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| 16/04/2006 |
First Round - Watsonians 19 Melrose 12 ... [more]
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| 22/04/2006 |
First Round - Melrose 26 Glasgow Hawks 21 (after extra time). Quarter Final - Melrose 33 GHA 7. Semi-final - Jed-Forest 29 Melrose 7 ... [more]
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| 23/04/2006 |
First round - Melrose 38 Hawick 0. Quarter Final - Melrose 28 Kelso 17 Semi-final - Melrose 34 Hamilton 17 Final - Boroughmuir 27 Melrose 0. ... [more]
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| 25/04/2006 |
The "Southern Reporter" Border League final was played in excellent conditions at Riverside Park and in front of a large crowd. The first half scoring was limited to kicks. Grieg Laidlaw kic ... [more]
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| 30/04/2006 |
First round - Melrose 29 President's VII 14 Quarter Final - Melrose 33 Selkirk 17 Semi-final - Melrose 19 Kelso 7 Final - Jed-Forest 31 Melrose 24 ... [more]
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| 06/05/2006 |
First Round - Haddington 28 Melrose 7. "Kings of the Sevens" - after 10 tournaments Melrose, finishing Runners up twice, Semi-finalists twice and Quarter finalists twice, ended up sharing t ... [more]
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| 13/05/2006 |
First Round - Melrose 47 CUS Torino 14 Quarter Final - Glasgow Warriors 48 Melrose 0 ... [more]
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