Division 1

The hosts celebrating winning 2024’s Gala Sevens (Photo: Alwyn Johnston)

Gala rugby sevens on the move back to spring

Then Boroughmuir Bears head coach Graham Shiel pictured in October 2021 (Photo: Mark Scates/SNS Group/SRU)

Ex-Melrose and Scotland centre Graham Shiel takes up new job at school

Lewis Bertram during his time at Peebles (Pic: Stephen Mathison)

Gala name ex-Peebles head coach Lewis Bertram as new rugby director

Jed-Forest losing 106-14 away to Stirling County on Saturday (Photo: Bryan Robertson)

Peebles on way back down after single season in rugby’s Arnold Clark National Le...

Peebles in possession during their 43-27 loss away to Boroughmuir on Saturday (Photo: Erica Guiney)

Peebles’ hopes of survival in rugby’s Arnold Clark National League Division 1 l...

James Dow getting a tackle in for Peebles during their 25-24 win away to Glasgow Academicals at New Anniesland on Saturday (Photo: Erica Guiney)

Win on road v Glasgow Accies keeps Peebles out of bottom three in rugby’s Arnold...

Frey Maciver on the ball for Peebles during their 38-20 win at home at the Gytes to Dundee on Saturday (Photo: Pete Birrell)

38-20 home win v Dundee lifts Peebles out of relegation zone as Arnold Clark Nat...

Peebles losing 16-14 at home to Biggar in November (Photo: Stephen Mathison)

Borders rugby club found guilty of misconduct after abuse of official

Lewis Young tackling Jack Harrison during Jed-Forest’s 37-28 win at home to Peebles on Saturday (Photo: Erica Guiney)

Derby win v Peebles moves Jed-Forest 15 points clear of relegation zone in rugb...

James Dow on the ball for Peebles during their 39-30 loss at home at the Gytes to Glasgow Hutchesons’ Aloysians on Saturday (Photo: Stephen Mathison)

Jed-Forest celebrating first away win for over a year after getting better of ba...

Gala beating Biggar 13-10 at home in October (Photo: Alwyn Johnston)

Gala, Jed-Forest and Peebles set to play first national league games for over a ...
Gala, Jed-Forest and Peebles are set to play their first games in rugby’s Arnold Clark National League Division 1 for over a month this coming Saturday.
Darin Hutson

Lewis Young on the ball for Jed-Forest during their 41-33 loss at home to GHA on Saturday (Photo: Joyce & Colin Robinson)

Honours even for Peebles and Gala in rugby’s Arnold Clark National League Divisi...

Garry Young and Louis Reid on defensive duty for Jed-Forest during their 17-17 draw away to Highland in Inverness on Saturday (Photo: Owen Cochrane/Highland RFC)

Gala, Jed-Forest and Peebles all as they were in rugby’s Arnold Clark National ...

Lewis Young on the ball for Jed-Forest during their 18-7 loss at home to Gala on Saturday at Jedburgh’s Riverside Park (Photo: John Frater)

Gala on up in rugby’s Arnold Clark National League Division 1 after derby win v ...

Lewis Young on his way to scoring a try for Jed-Forest during their 50-25 win at home to Biggar at Riverside Park in Jedburgh on Saturday (Photo: John Frater)

Jed-Forest up to fourth in rugby’s Arnold Clark National League Division 1 afte...

Captain Clark Skeldon on the ball for Jed-Forest during their 40-38 win at home to Glasgow Academicals at Riverside Park on Saturday in rugby’s Arnold Clark National League Division 1 (Photo: John Frater)

Jed-Forest are Borders’ only winners in rugby’s Arnold Clark National League Di...

Gala losing 39-30 away to Boroughmuir on Saturday (Photo: Boroughmuir)

Gala still Borders’ top dogs in in rugby’s Arnold Clark National League Divisio...

James Dow on the ball for Peebles as they beat Jed-Forest 35-24 at home at the Gytes on Saturday in rugby’s Arnold Clark National League Division 1 and Border League (Photo: Stephen Mathison)

Derby win lifts Peebles away from Arnold Clark National League Division 1’s rele...

Fundraiser Ken Macaulay at Selkirk on the first day of his 1,020-mile charity cycle ride, Saturday, October 5 (Photo: Grant Kinghorn)

Ex-Scottish rugby international Ken Macaulay set to end 1,020-mile nationwide cy...

Garry Young on the ball for Jed-Forest during their 42-28 win at home on Saturday to Dundee (Photo: John Frater)

Wins for Jed-Forest and Gala in rugby’s Arnold Clark National League Division 1 ...

Ben Fotheringham on the ball for Jed-Forest during their 72-15 loss at home to Stirling County at Riverside Park on Saturday (Photo: John Frater)

Losses for Peebles, Gala and Jed-Forest in rugby’s National 1

Ben Gill on the ball during Gala’s 32-17 win at home to Peebles at Netherdale on Saturday in rugby’s Arnold Clark National League Division 1 (Photo: Brian Sutherland)

Gala make it four wins out of five in derby double-header hosting Peebles

Gala No 8 Craig Keddie and hooker Jack Easson halting a Dundee attack on Saturday (Photo: Jon Mussen/Dundee RFC)

Clean sweep of wins for region’s three representatives in rugby’s Arnold Clark ...

Ben Gill on the attack for Gala during their 20-14 win at home to Jed-Forest on Saturday (Photo: Brian Sutherland)

Gala on the up in rugby’s Arnold Clark National League Division 1 after derby v...

Jed-Forest tackling Euan Thompson during a 61-0 pre-season friendly defeat away to Berwick on Saturday (Photo: Stuart Fenwick)

Derbies on way at double as rugby’s Border League returns

New Gala head coach Ewen Robbie pictured during his time at Selkirk (Photo: Grant Kinghorn)

New head coach Ewen Robbie hoping to take Gala back to top end of rugby’s Scotti...

Jed-Forest winning 34-19 at Biggar in March 2015 (Photo: Nigel Pacey)

Jed-Forest start next rugby season away to Biggar, with Peebles on road too

Walkerburn Rugby Club's Haugh playing fields, pictured in 2015 (Photo: Stuart Cobley)

Borders rugby club call it quits after 140 years due to lack of numbers
Walkerburn Rugby Club are throwing in the towel after 140 years due to their inability to muster a squad.
Darin Hutson

Hawick losing 48-19 at home to Melrose at Mansfield Park in September 2018 (Photo: Douglas Hardie)

Hawick relishing prospect of facing other teams boosted by ex-semi-pros

Douglas Crawford, pictured playing for Southern Knights away to Boroughmuir Bears in August 2022, scored one of Melrose's four tries versus Glasgow Academicals on Saturday (Pic: Simon Wootton/SNS Group/SRU)

Melrose bow out of rugby’s Scottish National League Division 1 with loss on roa...

Peebles players and officials celebrating beating Aberdeen Grammar 67-14 away on Saturday to secure rugby's Scottish National League Division 2 title (Photo: Stephen Mathison)

Ten-try win in Aberdeen secures rugby’s Scottish National League Division 2 tit...

Kieran Westlake in possession during Gala's 32-12 Border League win at home to Selkirk on Friday (Photo: Grant Kinghorn)

Gala up to third place in rugby’s Border League table after beating Selkirk

Hawick players celebrating winning rugby's 2023 Scottish cup last May by beating Marr 31-13 at Edinburgh's Murrayfield Stadium (Photo by Mark Scates/SNS Group/SRU)

Hawick given bye to last eight after Scottish cup tie called off

Southern Knights' Will Ferrie pictured during a match at home to the Fosroc Future XV at the Greenyards in Melrose in July (Photo by Ewan Bootman/SNS Group/SRU)

Days numbered for Southern Knights as rugby chiefs prepare to pull plug on Supe...

Peebles halting a home attack during their 24-20 win at Kirkcaldy's Beveridge Park on Saturday (Photo: Michael Booth)

Peebles now just one win away from promotion to rugby’s Scottish National League...

Jae Linton in possession during Hawick's 38-7 Border League win away to Peebles at the Gytes on Friday (Photo: Malcolm Grant)

Peebles head coach Graeme Paterson feeling confident as rugby’s Scottish Nationa...

Try-scorer Liam Scott on the ball for Gala during their 42-39 win against Glasgow Academicals at home at Netherdale on Saturday (Pic: Alwyn Johnston)

Melrose drop to third in rugby’s Scottish National League Division 1 after loss...

Melrose president Grant Hogg with club captain Struan Hutchinson after their 15-10 Waverley Cup win at home at the Greenyards to Gala on Tuesday (Photo: Alwyn Johnston)

Melrose edge out Gala by 15-10 for eighth Waverley Cup win

Rory Marshall on the attack during Selkirk's 33-12 victory away to Jed-Forest in November (Photo: Grant Kinghorn)

Jed-Forest looking forward to change of Borders derbies next season in rugby’s S...

Jed-Forest on the attack during their 29-25 loss at home to Heriot's Blues at Jedburgh's Riverside Park on Saturday (Photo: Steve Cox)

Changes afoot as Jed-Forest prepare for relegation to rugby’s Scottish National ...

Melrose getting a tackle in during their 69-34 defeat at Ayr on Saturday in rugby's Scottish National League Division 1 (Photo: George McMillan)

Derby next up for Melrose and Gala in rugby’s Scottish National League Division...

Biggar's Sam King on the attack during their 45-29 win away to Melrose at the Greenyards on Saturday (Photo: Alwyn Johnston)

Win takes Gala level with Melrose on points in rugby’s Scottish National League...

Gala's Tim McKavanagh on the charge against Watsonians on Saturday (Pic: Alwyn Johnston)

Home wins for Gala and Melrose in rugby’s Scottish National League Division 1

Watsonians halting a Melrose attack during their 18-defeat at the Greenyards on Saturday (Pic: Bryan Robertson)

Home wins for Gala and Melrose in rugby’s Scottish National League Division 1

Matty Bertram goes over for Melrose (Pics by Douglas Hardie)

Melrose overcome Gala in high scoring local derby
An eventful National League Division 1 derby on Saturday saw visitors Gala go down to a 53-31 loss at Melrose.
Craig Goldthorp

Gala beating Biggar 35-21 on Saturday at Netherdale (Photo: Alwyn Johnston)

Bonus-point win for Gala but Melrose title tilt falters

Melrose head coach Iain Chisholm after their 36-0 win at Biggar on Saturday

Melrose to host league leaders Ayr at weekend

Gala beating Glasgow Hutchesons' Aloysians 22-15 at Netherdale on Saturday (Photo: Alwyn Johnston)

Melrose and Gala notch up first wins of new Scottish National League Division 1 ...

Kelso drawing 24-24 with Heriot's Blues at home at Poynder Park on Saturday (Photo: Brian Sutherland)

Kelso proving quick on the draw in Scottish club rugby’s top flight

Gala getting a pass away against Watsonians on Saturday (Photo: Bryan Robertson)

Melrose and Gala get off to losing starts in rugby’s Scottish National League D...

New Selkirk head coach Gordon Henderson (Photo: Grant Kinghorn)

New Selkirk head coach Gordon Henderson looking forward to upcoming rugby season

Gala and Melrose contesting 2022's Waverley Cup in December (Pic: Alwyn Johnston)

Only two Borders derbies on offer in rugby’s National 1 next season

New Peebles head coach Graeme Paterson (Photo: Stephen Mathison)

Next rugby season will be tougher than last, warns new Peebles head coach

Cammy Brown on the ball for Kelso during their 18-15 home win against Melrose on Saturday (Photo: Charles Brooker)

Last-ditch penalty keeps Kelso on top of rugby’s Tennent’s National League Divis...

Ross McConnell scored Melrose's only try at Stirling County on Saturday (Photo: Douglas Hardie)

Melrose will learn lessons from defeat in Tennent's National league Division 1 o...

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