Follow Melrose's progress in the BT Scotland Premiership.
| 02/07/2002 |
Premiership fixtures will be played straight through from 31st August to 25th January 2003. Preceding League matches, a number of friendlies/training games have been arranged. ... [more]
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| 27/07/2002 |
Musselburgh
Home - Friendly/Training
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| 03/08/2002 |
Murrayfield Wanderers
Home - Friendly/Training
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| 10/08/2002 |
Hamilton
Away - Friendly/Training
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| 21/08/2002 |
Melrose gained a convincing victory over Berwick in the Border League game played at Scremerston on Wednesday. Melrose scored their first try after five minutes when good handling led to Captain Br ... [more]
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| 31/08/2002 |
The 2002/03 season started with Melrose visiting "new boys" to Premier 1, Peebles, for a game which was as tough as expected for the visitors. Peebles opened the scoring with a penalty kick ... [more]
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| 07/09/2002 |
Glasgow Hawks were in the ascendency for the first quarter of this Premier 1 match, but only had one Kenny Barclay penalty to show for it. At 22 minutes, following a drive by the forwards and a passin ... [more]
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| 14/09/2002 |
Played in brilliant sunshine this Premiership 1 clash sparkled throughout with the lead changing hands five times during the afternoon. Jamie Blackwood opened the scoring with a try for Melrose after ... [more]
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| 21/09/2002 |
14 minutes into this BT Premiership match Alex Arvold powered through the centre of the Melrose defence to score a try between the posts, Anders Munro converting. Six minutes later Jamie Blackwood put ... [more]
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| 28/09/2002 |
Scott Ruthven opened the scoring in this BT Premiership match with a penalty at 5 minutes, but Kevin Amos replied with a similar award at 13 minutes to level the score. Jed then took over the game wit ... [more]
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| 05/10/2002 |
Following a chip into the right corner Ben Price opened the scoring in this BT Premiership match with a try at 5 minutes. Scott Ruthven, kicking penalties at 13 & 23 minutes,gave the lead to Melro ... [more]
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| 12/10/2002 |
The weather was unkind for this combined BT Premiership / Border League clash with a drop in temperature and torrential rain making the pitch slippery and the ball like a bar of soap. The first points ... [more]
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| 19/10/2002 |
The League leaders, Boroughmuir, were in sparkling form for this BT Premiership clash and, following a fine handling movement, Rory Couper crashed over in the corner after three minutes. At 7 minutes, ... [more]
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| 26/10/2002 |
Melrose started this BT Premiership match with a bang, Geoff Caldwell crossing in the corner for a good try in 4 minutes, but Stirling County were not lying down and Wayne Barr scored a try in the Pol ... [more]
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| 02/11/2002 |
Melrose romped to a 13 try victory in this BT Cup Fixture at the Greenyards. Melrose led 36-0 at half time and added a further 7 tries in the second half. Try scorers for Melrose were Geoff Caldwell ... [more]
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| 10/11/2002 |
A late penalty by Scott Ruthven gave Melrose a victory in a tense Premiership victory at the Greenyards. Melrose took an early lead through a Ruthven penalty and added to their score with a try by ... [more]
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| 17/11/2002 |
This BT Premiership match was only 1 minute old when Cammy Little nipped in from close range for Hawks' first try, converted by Steven Duffy, and seven minutes later Steve Swindall peeled and forced h ... [more]
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| 24/11/2002 |
Scott Ruthven opened the scoring in this BT Cellnet Premiership match kicking a penalty in 6 minutes. However, two minutes later Aaron Cowie scored a try for Currie between the posts converted by Gre ... [more]
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| 30/11/2002 |
The first 15 minutes of this BT Premiership match saw Scott Ruthven kicking two penalties and Ander Monro one, before Heriots were awarded a penalty try converted by Monro. Ruthven and Monro then exch ... [more]
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| 07/12/2002 |
BT Premiership and Border League points were at stake this afternoon and both sides gave their all for the whole match. Gary McGarva opened the scoring, at 8 minutes, with a try, against the run of pl ... [more]
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| 21/12/2002 |
Aberdeen GSFP
Match postponed due to frosty weather. Rescheduled for Saturday, 22nd March, 2003; 1.30pm kick-off
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| 26/12/2002 |
On a pouring wet afternoon, with a slippery ball and pitch, both teams gave their all, with Border League points at stake. Play ebbed from end to end in the first half with a solitary Jackson Beery pe ... [more]
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| 28/12/2002 |
Border League points were again at stake this afternoon, but, unfortunately, this match was more than somewhat one-sided. Scott Ruthven opened the scoring with a penalty after 4 minutes and, thereaft ... [more]
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| 04/01/2003 |
Hawick
Match postponed due to frost and snow. Rescheduled date will be advised later.
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| 18/01/2003 |
Quarter was neither asked nor given in this top of the table BT Premiership 1 clash. 8 minutes into the match, Richard Higgins, the Melrose "Man of the Match" drove over following a 5 metre ... [more]
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| 21/01/2003 |
Scottish Cup Round 4 match played on a still evening under floodlights and on an excellent playing surface. The youngsters of Dalziel gave an excellent account of themselves, despite the eventual scor ... [more]
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| 25/01/2003 |
Alistair Hogg opened the scoring in this BT Premiership match diving over for a try in the 13th minute, and, following up a chip kick over the line, he scored his second try in 28 minutes. Geoff Caldw ... [more]
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| 01/02/2003 |
This Round 5 BT Cup match doubled up as a "local derby" with neither side willing to give way. Scoring in the first half was limited to penalties, two by Scott Ruthven, at 2 and 37 minutes, ... [more]
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| 08/02/2003 |
3 minutes into this BT Cellnet Cup Quarter final match Jamie Murray finished off a fine threequarter move by scoring a try in the left corner, converted by Scott Ruthven. The Melrose lead was increase ... [more]
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| 15/02/2003 |
A mid-morning pitch inspection followed by a three and a half hour bus journey, at least an hour of which was spent stationary in a motorway traffic jam, occasioned by the anti-Iraq war demonstration, ... [more]
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| 21/02/2003 |
Kelso
Match postponed
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| 22/02/2003 |
Hawick
Postponed - frost - rescheduled for 25/4/03
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| 01/03/2003 |
Melrose opened the scoring three minutes into this Integrated Trophy match with Graham Sheil bursting up the middle of the pitch, standing tall in the tackle and off-loading the ball to the supporting ... [more]
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| 10/03/2003 |
Melrose overcame the muddy conditions to claim victory at Stirling in a wind affected game. Playing against the wind in the first half Melrose took the game to their opponents and should have scored ... [more]
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| 15/03/2003 |
50 seconds into this Integrated Tournament match, on a lovely afternoon and on an excellent pitch, Tanner Vili, following a fine break down the centre of the pitch, scored a try for Peebles between th ... [more]
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| 22/03/2003 |
On a fine afternoon this Premier 1 match was played with a strong wind which Aberdeen had at their backs in the first half. Murray Strang and Scott Ruthven swapped penalties before Aberdeen ran in thr ... [more]
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| 30/03/2003 |
Four minutes into the Integrated Tournament 3rd / 4th Play-off match Melrose 2nd Row Graeme Dodds broke out of defense on his own 22, off-loading to Geoff Caldwell on half way with the latter racing a ... [more]
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| 05/04/2003 |
3 minutes into this BT Cup Semi-final Bernard Hennessy opened the Watsonian account with a drop goal. Nine minutes later Jamie Mayer scythed through the Melrose defense to score a try between the post ... [more]
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| 06/04/2003 |
First Round - Melrose raced to a 21 - 7 lead, but Kelso fought back to 21 - 21. In extra time Kacey Mitchell's try secured the 26 - 21 victory for Melrose. In the Quarter final Watsonians lead 19 - 0 ... [more]
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| 12/04/2003 |
2nd Round - Melrose 38 Jed-Forest 12 Quarter final - Melrose 10 Ponsonby (N.Z.) 14 Full details on www.melrose7s.com ... [more]
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| 19/04/2003 |
First Round - Melrose 12 Kelso 17 ... [more]
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| 20/04/2003 |
First Round - Melrose 22 Gala 24 ... [more]
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| 25/04/2003 |
This match was the final Premiership 1 match of the season for both Clubs, played in dreadful weather conditions. Geoff Caldwell started the scoring with a try after 7 minutes, converted by Scott Ruth ... [more]
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| 26/04/2003 |
Scottish Cup Final - Heriots 25 Watsonians 13
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| 27/04/2003 |
First Round - Melrose 35 Glasgow Hawks 14 Quarter Final - Melrose 5 Boroughmuir 35 ... [more]
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| 29/04/2003 |
Melrose maintained their unbeaten record in the Border League this Season by scoring 10 tries in a 68-26 victory over Kelso at Poynder Park. The visitors opened the scoring when a Graham Shiel inte ... [more]
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| 03/05/2003 |
1st Round - Melrose 5 Peebles 20 ... [more]
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| 04/05/2003 |
1st Round - Melrose 31 Duns 0 Quarter-final - Jed-Forest 31 Melrose 10 ... [more]
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| 08/05/2003 |
Unbeaten Melrose clinched their 14th Border League title with a 48-12 victory over Selkirk at the Greenyards. Melrose requiring a point to win the title secured the crucial bonus point after 25 min ... [more]
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| 10/05/2003 |
1st Round - Melrose 29 Ayr 0 Quarter-final - Melrose 19 Watsonians 14 Semi-final - Melrose 24 Grangemouth 0 Final - Melrose 19 Kelso 14 ... [more]
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