Walkerburn line up friendly ahead of new rugby season
Walkerburn are back for another rugby season next month, a day they feared would never come after announcing that they were about to call it quits for good in April, and they’ve lined up a warm-up match later this month ahead of that return to action.
The Caberston Haugh club aren’t returning to their previous Scottish East Region Reserve League Division 2 table home after reversing their decision to bow out and will instead be playing regional reserve development fixtures, starting with a trip to North Berwick’s seconds on Saturday, September 14, with kick-off at 3pm.
Ahead of that season-opening away-day in East Lothian, they’ve arranged a friendly against Dalkeith’s second XV at home for Saturday, August 31, also kicking off at 3pm.
That run-out will follow on from their annual general meeting for 2024, scheduled for 1pm.
It also follows a workout for a short-sided squad of their players at Hawick Linden Sevens earlier this month, making a comeback after five years off.
They shared a pool with hosts Linden, eventual winners Hawick Force and Gala YM at that tournament on Saturday, August 10, losing all three games, by 27-14, 71-0 and 38-5 respectively.
Walkerburn’s second game of next season will be at home on Saturday, September 28, at 3pm too, and that’ll be against a combined Edinburgh side made up of players from Murrayfield Wanderers, Inverleith’s seconds and Forrester.
Their third is away to Livingston’s seconds on Saturday, October 12, at 3pm.