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  • Hard fought win for Under 13’s at Hawick

    Hard fought win for Under 13’s at Hawick

    Hawick 19   –   33 Linlithgow  Saturday 1st March 2025 Report by Stuart Taylor They say the arrival of March can either come in like a lamb or a lion? While the idealic spring conditions that welcomed the visiting team to the banks of the Teviot were lamb-like the rugby match that unfolded was certainly more

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  • Joy for U18s after nail-biter at Myreside

    Joy for U18s after nail-biter at Myreside

    Watsons U18B  24 – 26  Linlithgow U18 Saturday 01 March 2025 Report by Gordon Muir Linlithgow U18s travelled to Myreside for a second attempt at their East Cup Pool stage match against George Watsons, having been frozen off the pitch by a blizzard and late cancellation a few weeks ago. This was the third of

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  • 2s lose out to late try

    2s lose out to late try

    Whitecraigs  28 – 21  Linlithgow Saturday 01 March 2025 Report by Des Martin, photos courtesy of Graham Black A great day for rugby and a bus trip to Whitecraigs in Newton Mearns in Glasgow.  What’s not to like!      The manager and coach struggled to get a quorum all week but eventually ended up

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  • Try fest at Whitecraigs

    Try fest at Whitecraigs

    Whitecraigs  41 – 34  Linlithgow Saturday 01 March 2025 Report by Craig Young, photos courtesy of Graham Black Linlithgow made the journey to Whitecraigs for their penultimate league fixture knowing that their league status in National 4 was already secured. Following the withdrawal of North Berwick from the league the points difference has taken a

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  • 5 tries apiece but Reds u16s just lose out 

    5 tries apiece but Reds u16s just lose out 

    West of Scotland  36 – 33  Linlithgow Sunday 23 February 2025 Report by Nick Smith There are days when one’s love of rugby can be put to the test – particularly as a spectator. This Sunday was one of them. The forecast over in the wild west was nothing short of awful, but with West

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  • Reds U18 beaten in last 15 minutes

    Reds U18 beaten in last 15 minutes

    Linlithgow  10 – 26  Currie Saturday, 22 February 2025 Report by Graeme Miller Saturday’s U18 East Cup game against Currie was switched to lower mains park to protect the top pitch for the afternoon league match, because of the poor weather the day before. With the ground heavy for both sides, the rugby was surprisingly

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  • Young Reds S1s secure another impressive victory with 10 tries

    Young Reds S1s secure another impressive victory with 10 tries

    Linlithgow 70 (35) – 14 (7) Lasswade Saturday, 22 February 2025 Report by Mike O’Hara Originally scheduled to take place at Lasswade, the inclement weather rendered the high school pitches unplayable. Linlithgow Academy therefore graciously agreed to host the fixture, thanks to Tim and Euan’s prompt pitch inspection. Despite the previous day’s heavy rainfall, the

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  • Wee Reds Minis big day!

    Wee Reds Minis big day!

    Wee Reds Minis sponsor home league match against Hamilton Saturday 22 February 2025 Saturday was our first ever Minis Sponsor Day. You might remember back in November that the initial date for this event and the corresponding Hamilton Bulls fixture  had to be postponed due to arctic weather and frozen pitches. With weather warnings all last

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  • Ruthless Reds crush Hamilton Bulls with a super 8 try performance

    Ruthless Reds crush Hamilton Bulls with a super 8 try performance

    Linlithgow  61 – 14  Hamilton Bulls Saturday 22 February 2025 Report by David Mitchell and photos courtesy of Graham Black A large crowd watched another highly entertaining win by the Reds as they concluded their home league fixtures for season 2024/25. Fine dry weather greeted both teams and despite a lively breeze, both teams tried

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  • Combined u18 / u16 give good account of selves

    Combined u18 / u16 give good account of selves

    Dunbar U18 38 – 19 Linlithgow u18/u16 Saturday 15 February 2025 Report by Graeme Miller The U18’s travelled through to Dunbar with a combined U18 / U16 side on Saturday.  This was a real test for the team, missing five u18 regulars who were playing senior rugby for the Reds 1s and 2s that day.

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