| 12/08/2007 |
First round - Melrose 42 Musselburgh 0 Quarter Final - Melrose 17 Hawick 10 Semi-final - Jed-Forest 17 Melrose 12 ... [more]
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| 18/08/2007 |
Melrose continued their pre-season preparation with a visit to last years English National Division 1 runners up Rotherham Titans. The home side, who take on Glasgow Warriors next Friday, began stron ... [more]
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| 19/08/2007 |
First Round - Melros 12 Royal Scots 0 Quarter Final - Melrose 19 National Junior Academy 0 Semi-final - Selkirk 24 Melrose 0 ... [more]
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| 25/08/2007 |
For the second week in succession Melrose took on, and defeated, English opposition, this time the opposition being the amateur team from Tynedale. The match was played on a beautiful Greenyards pitch ... [more]
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| 01/09/2007 |
The first of this season's SHE Premier 1 matches saw Melrose travel to Meggetland on a fine afternoon, but with a strong wind. Melrose had first use of the wind, but it was the home team that scor ... [more]
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| 08/09/2007 |
Melrose welcomed newcomers Edinburgh Accies to The Greenyards for the first home match of the SHE Premier 1 season, and promptly handed them a lesson in creative back play. Four minutes into the match ... [more]
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| 15/09/2007 |
This SHE Premier 1 match was played on a dull afternoon with a cool breeze blowing the length of the pitch. Melrose had the benefit of the breeze in the first half and, after 6 minutes, Mark Robertson ... [more]
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| 22/09/2007 |
The kick off for this SHE Premier 1 match was delayed for 15 minutes, the Melrose arrival in Dundee having been delayed because of roadworks on the Forth Road Bridge. Dundee were lively in the opening minutes, but at 11 minutes the Melrose forwards drove up field off-loading the ball to Scott Wight who scored and converted a try. Two minutes later Barry Jones put the home team on the scoreboard wi ... [more]
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| 29/09/2007 |
Jonnie Hope opened the scoring in this SHE Premier 1 match by kicking a penalty in the first minute. William Wallace was "sin binned" after five minutes for a late tackle, but this did not inhibit Melrose. Three minutes later John Dalziel picked up at number 8 from a scrum on the visitor's 22, dummied to Graeme Dodds, and sauntered over unopposed for a try beside the posts, converted ... [more]
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| 06/10/2007 |
Three minutes into this SHE Premier 1 clash Wayne Mitchell did what he does best burrowing over for a try. Watsonians replied, at 15 minutes, when Ali Rowe scored a try converted by Andrew Skeen. In the last ten minutes of the half Scott Wight (30 & 38 minutes) and Skeen (32 & 40 minutes) traded penalties to keep the scoreboard ticking over and the lead changing. Half time - Watsonians 13 ... [more]
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| 13/10/2007 |
It was "nip and tuck" for the first quarter of this SHE Premier 1 match played on a dull, but still afternoon and on a grand playing surface. At 20 minutes, after a looping inter-passing movement across the face of the posts Scott Wight raced in for a try between the posts allowing himself an easy conversion. Seven minutes later Alec Jessop squeezed in for a try in the corner with Wight ... [more]
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| 20/10/2007 |
This week's SHE Premier 1 match was a "local derby" with all that that entails! Hawick drew first blood with a penalty by Craig Neish after three minutes, but Melrose responded with Wayne Mitchell burrowing over for a try converted by Scott Wight. After 16 minutes Callum Anderson raced in at the corner for an unconverted try. Ten minutes later Hawick prop Brad Turnbull crashed over f ... [more]
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| 03/11/2007 |
Although most of the first half of this SHE Premier 1 match was played in the Ayr half of the pitch the pressure exerted by Melrose was absorbed by the Ayr defence. The only scores in the half were penalties kicked by Scott Wight (30 mins.) and Kenny Diffenthal (38 mins.) Half time - Ayr 3 Melrose 3. Nine minutes into the second half David Whiteford made an electrifying break, the ball eventuall ... [more]
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| 27/10/2007 |
Although the clocks are not due to change for another 12 hours the weather certainly had changed with this SHE Premier 1 match being played on a dull, moist afternoon with a strong and bitterly cold wind blowing the length of the pitch. Melrose kicked off into the wind and, after 3 minutes, quick hands across the face of the posts saw Scott Wight cross for a try between the posts giving himself an ... [more]
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| 10/11/2007 |
Three minutes into this SHE Premier 1 match, played in gusty conditions, David Whiteford dived over for a try converted by Scott Wight. At 9 & 17 minutes Ally Warnock and Wight traded penalties. Currie hit back with a try by Johnny Smith at 20 minutes and then took the lead at 25 minutes when Warnock converted Andrew Binkos' try. Melrose levelled the score at 34 minutes with a Callum Ander ... [more]
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| 17/11/2007 |
Playing against a strong wind from the kick off Melrose started this SHE Premier 1 match strongly, but were unable to convert pressure into points. Accies then started to make use of the wind and, at 23 minutes, Gavin Douglas opened the scoring with a penalty. Five minutes later Douglas found himself on the end of a passing movement to score a try in the corner. Although the Melrose side tried har ... [more]
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| 24/11/2007 |
This SHE Premier 1 match was played on a foul afternoon. Melrose had the benefit of the strong wind in the first half, but did not use it to their advantage. At the second time of asking Scott Wight opened the scoring with a penalty at eight minutes. Four minutes later Hawks made their first foray into the Melrose half. Following a kick into the corner Gary Strain was driven over for a try. Wight ... [more]
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| 01/12/2007 |
This SHE Premier 1 match of two halves was played in cold conditions with a strong wind blowing diagonally down the pitch. In the opening quarter of an hour, and playing into the wind, Melrose eschewed two kickable penalty attempts, opting instead for kicks to the Town Corner touchline. Despite the Melrose pressure Dundee, in only their second venture into the Melrose half, were awarded a penalty ... [more]
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| 08/11/2007 |
This SHE Premier 1 match was played in the most horrendous weather conditions, not conducive to open running rugby. The Stirling forwards had the better of the exchanges and, playing with the elements, were only able to score two Brian Archibald penalties in the first half. Half time - Stirling County 6 Melrose 0 Scott Wight put Melrose on the scoreboard early in the second half, but two well ... [more]
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| 15/12/2007 |
The "Pre-match" lunch and the "Senior Citizens' " party after the match were fantastic, but the fare served up by the players for this SHE Premier 1 match, in between, was on the unpalatable side of acceptable. The match, itself, was played on a bright, still afternoon with the thermometer hovering around the zero mark, despite which the pitch was in excellent condition and ... [more]
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| 22/12/2007 |
Peebles (A) (B)
Match postponed - heavy frost. Re-scheduled date 7th March at 7.30pm.
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| 26/12/2007 |
Firstly, thanks and congratulations to groundsman, Gordon Barkham, and his team for their sterling efforts fighting the odds to have the pitch ready for this Boxing Day "friendly". During the match there was far too much emphasis on "Boxing" and far too little emphasis on "friendly" with six "yellow" cards having to be issued. Gala kicked off with the advant ... [more]
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| 02/01/2008 |
Selkirk (H) (F)
Match cancelled as Selkirk could not raise a team.
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| 05/01/2008 |
Despite the recent snow the Goldenacre pitch was in fine condition for this SHE Premier 1 match, but there was a cold wind with occasional showers. Thirteen minutes into the match Graham Wilson opened the scoring with a penalty, but Scott Wight nullified this with a similar score three minutes later. On twenty minutes , following a Heriots fumble on the Melrose twenty two Callum Anderson hacked an ... [more]
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| 12/01/2008 |
Hawick (H) (L)
Match postponed - heavy frost. This match will now be played on 2nd February at 2.00pm
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| 19/01/2008 |
Following the recent rains, and a morning pitch inspection, the pitch was, understandably, somewhat "heavy", but the overhead conditions for this SHE Premier 1 match were fine. Melrose opened the match by spinning the ball wide at every opportunity. Wayne Mitchell opened the scoring with a try after seven minutes, and, at 13 minutes Scott Wight increased the Melrose lead with a penalty. ... [more]
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| 26/01/2008 |
Thanks to groundsman, Gordon Barkham, The Greenyards pitch was in great condition, despite the recent rains and snow, for this SHE Premier 1 match. Melrose kicked off with the wind at their backs, but, apart from a missed penalty by Scott Wight at 15 minutes there was nothing to worry the scoreboard until 37 minutes. Interpassing between the Melrose backs and forwards at that stage ended with Bill ... [more]
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| 02/02/2008 |
Once again groundsman Gordon Barkham is to be thanked for working his magic on The Greenyards pitch which had suffered from the ravages of an overnight frost. Hawick had the advantage of the bitterly cold wind at the kick off, but early on it was Melrose who did the pressing. On almost their first visit to the Melrose half Hawick won a penalty which Craig Neish, at 9 minutes, kicked from the touch ... [more]
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| 16/02/2008 |
This 4th Round SHE Cup match was played on a fine, but breezy afternoon on a firm pitch. It took Melrose 15 minutes before they scored their first try, Mitchell burrowing over in trademark fashion for a try converted by Scott Wight. Midway through the half Scott McCormick scored the Melrose second try again converted by Wight. Kilmarnock were not lying down, and, following an exquisite dummy Alan ... [more]
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| 23/02/2008 |
B.S.P.C.Border League fare was on offer on this cold afternoon with a strong wind blowing the length of the pitch. Melrose started in to the wind and after seven minutes Scott Ruthven opened the scoring with a penalty. Three minutes later, on his own 22 Scott McCormick slipped a tackle at the base of a wheeling scrum and outstripped the Kelso defence to score a long distance try to the right of th ... [more]
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| 01/03/2008 |
Glasgow Hawks kicked off this Round 5 SHE Cup match with a strong wind at their backs, but it was the home side who took the initiative. One minute into the game David Whiteford completed a passing move with a try in the Town Corner, and, three minutes later, Jamie Murray increased the home team lead with a try; this time Scott Wight kicked the conversion. Iain Noble kicked a penalty at 21 minutes ... [more]
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| 07/03/2008 |
This BSPC Border League match was played under floodlights on a very wet and muddy Gytes pitch with dry, but cold overhead conditions. Donald Anderson (3 minutes) and Scott Wight (6 minutes) traded penalties before Callum Anderson scored the first try in the corner after 10 minutes, Wight converting. At 25 minutes Duncan McDonald dived on a loose ball to score a try for the Home team. Five minutes ... [more]
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| 15/03/2008 |
This Round 6 SHE Cup match was played on a fine afternoon for running rugby between two previous winners of the Cup competition. Melrose, playing towards the Town opened the scoring with a Scott Wight penalty after three minutes. At 20 minutes Wight doubled the Melrose score with a well taken drop goal. Eight minutes later Jordan Macey kicked ahead from his own 22, down the stand touchline, caugh ... [more]
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| 22/03/2008 |
On a dry, but cold day and on a firm pitch the home team raced into an early lead in this SHE Premier 1 match with Kevin McShane diving over for a try in the corner after twelve minutes and prop Andrew Reekie scoring a try six minutes later. It took until just short of the interval for Melrose to get on to the scoreboard, this being achieved by John Dalziel who scores a try converted by Scott Wigh ... [more]
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| 29/03/2008 |
The final SHE Premier 1 match for these two teams was played on a wet and somewhat slippery Greenyards with rain falling for most of the afternoon. Two minutes into the match the visitors broke down the stand side ending with Angus Martyn slithering over for a try in the Town Corner. Both tight head forwards were "sin-binned" two minutes later for "handbagging" each other and i ... [more]
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| 05/04/2008 |
Three minutes into this SHE Cup quarter-final match, played on a cold afternoon on a slippery Mansfield Park pitch, Hawick, playing towards the Town with a strong breeze at their backs, took the lead. Steve Anderson broke three Melrose tackles on their 10m line and scampered into the left hand corner, at the Town end, for a try. Four minutes later Kieran Cooney "breenged" up the left sid ... [more]
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| 06/04/2008 |
First Round - Melrose 26 Dundee HSFP 10 Quarter Final - Watsonians 19 Melrose 5 ... [more]
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| 12/04/2008 |
First Round - Langholm 5 Currie 7; Dundee 24 Gala 5; Watsonians 28 West of Scotland 5; Peebles 21 Edinburgh Accies 7; Kelso 19 Heriots 15; Jed-Forest 20 Hawick 17; Glasgow Hawks 7 Melrose 36; Ayr 0 Boroughmuir 33. Second Round - Currie 7 Scottish Thistles 22; Dundee 12 Roma Seven 19; Watsonians 5 Ulster 28; Peebles 10 Gold Coast Breakers 36; Kelso 5 Leicester Tigers 40; Jed-Forest 24 Chinese Agri ... [more]
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| 19/04/2008 |
With landlords, George Watson's College, demanding the use of Myreside for school's summer sports activities Watsonians had to cede home advantage for this SHE Cup semi-final which was played at nearby Meggatland. Watsonians chose to play into the strong and bitterly cold wind in the first half. Nine minutes into the match hooker Wayne Mitchell, lurking amongst his threequarters, put in a ... [more]
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| 19/04/2008 |
First round - Gala 32 Melrose 12 ... [more]
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| 20/04/2008 |
1st Round - Melrose 54 Earlston 0 Quarter Final - Kelso 26 Melrose 17 ... [more]
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| 26/04/2008 |
1st Round - Melrose 17 Edinburgh Accies 12 Quarter Final - Hawick 39 Melrose 0 ... [more]
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| 27/04/2008 |
1st Round - Melrose 22 Berwick 5 Quarter Final - Biggar 31 Melrose 10 ... [more]
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| 03/05/2008 |
A large and enthusiastic group of supporters welcomed Melrose on to the Murrayfield pitch on a splendid afternoon for this year's SHE Cup Final. Five minutes into the match the ball was slipped, in the centre of the field, to Jordan Macey who "skinned" the Heriots defence and raced into the right corner for a try converted by Scott Wight. Nine minutes later Heriots tried to smuggle t ... [more]
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| 04/05/2008 |
First Round - Melrose 37 Haddington 12 Quarter Final - Jed-Forest 40 Melrose 5 ... [more]
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| 06/05/2008 |
This B.S.P.C. Border League match was played on a beautiful evening, but with the floodlights on from the start. Within five minutes Melrose lost captain Jamie Murray and prop Nick Beavon to injuries. Following a spell of Jed pressure on the Melrose line Robert Ferguson dived into the right corner on the stand side, at 10 minutes, for a try converted by Seb Trotter. At 23 minutes Jed won the ball ... [more]
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| 10/05/2008 |
1st Round - Watsonians beat Melrose. ... [more]
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H = Home Match, A = Away Match, L = Premier 1 League Match, C = Scottish
Cup Match, B = Border League Match, F = Friendly Match
Kick-off times subject to alteration
Melrose Rugby Football Club