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  • Fixtures – Saturday 2nd + Sunday 3rd September

    Fixtures – Saturday 2nd + Sunday 3rd September

    Saturday 02 September Tiny Reds10am Training in ITC Reds U18 AWAY at Edin Academy ‘B’ at 11amReds U16 HOME training (LMP) Young RedsS3 HOME v Lasswade at 10am (top pitch)S2 AWAY at Lasswade (with Royal High) at 10amS1 AWAY at Lasswade (with Royal High) at 10am  The Reds The Reds HOME v Leith (Tennents East 1 at 3pm)Reds 2s HOME v Panmure at 2-30pm (LMP) Friendly match   Sunday 03 September…

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  • Join the Linlithgow Rugby RWC 2023 Fantasy Game for your chance to win big!

    Join the Linlithgow Rugby RWC 2023 Fantasy Game for your chance to win big!

    With the Rugby World Cup just a week away we have set up a Linlithgow Rugby Fantasy League. Across the seven weeks, you will have the chance to flex your knowledge and compete against teammates, club members, family and most importantly get bragging rights over the coaches! You can register and join the Linlithgow Rugby…

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  • Local lad Lewis Wells takes step up into Edinburgh squad

    Local lad Lewis Wells takes step up into Edinburgh squad

    Lewis Wells who is part of the Heriot’s Rugby FOSROC Super Series squad has this week joined Edinburgh Rugby’s pre-season preparations at Hive Stadium. Lewis represented Linlithgow right through age grade rugby and two seasons ago was representing Linlithgow in the East 1 Scottish League (photo below shows Lewis in action against Haddington). That season…

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  • Reds hold on for victory over National League 4 opposition

    Reds hold on for victory over National League 4 opposition

    Linlithgow  43 – 35  Murrayfield Wanderers Saturday 26 August 2023 Match report by David Mitchell The Reds completed their pre-season fixtures with a hard fought win over old foes Murrayfield Wanderers. In a game of much higher quality than last week’s against Cumbernauld, the home team started well and dominated the first half action but…

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  • U18s too strong for BATS in first game of the season

    U18s too strong for BATS in first game of the season

    Saturday 26 August 2023 Report by Graeme Miller The U18’s travelled into Edinburgh to play their first game of the season against BATS. We arrived to find they only had 13 players so we agreed to play three twenty minute sessions giving them 2 different players each time from our squad of 21. Although BATS…

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  • Player Registration and Membership Renewal now live

    Player Registration and Membership Renewal now live

    The new online membership system is now “live”. You are invited to register and renew your membership immediately using the link below. It’s a relatively straightforward process, although it takes a while if you’re registering a large family! https://linlithgowrugbyclub.clubforce.com/products/membership Full details on the sign up process can be seen on our members page Open Session in Clubhouse…

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  • Weekly News – 24th August

    Weekly News – 24th August

    New Season Kicks Off! If you look at the photo above, featuring another fine break by Jamie Tulloch, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the new tackle height law trial had yet to start! No wonder the ref had a busy day! It was a great start to the new season last weekend and the…

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  • Reds kick off the new season with scrappy performance against Cumbernauld

    Reds kick off the new season with scrappy performance against Cumbernauld

    Linlithgow  34 – 7  Cumbernauld Saturday 19 August 2023 Report by David Mitchell The Reds took the field against West 2 club Cumbernauld in the first of their 2 pre-season games on a blustery but dry day at Mains Park. As is usual in such games, the sessions were 4 x 20 minutes rather than…

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  • Vintage Reds host first ever Walking Rugby festival at Mains Park

    Vintage Reds host first ever Walking Rugby festival at Mains Park

    Report by David Mitchell On a very busy day at Mains Park last Saturday, Linlithgow Rugby Club’s Vintage Reds (old players!) hosted a very successful festival of Walking Rugby involving 5 teams and about 50 players. The teams taking part were the host club, Forth Valley Fossils, BATS, Midlothian and Murrayfield Wanderers with Forth Valley…

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  • Young Reds U15s Start the Season with Fine Away Win

    Young Reds U15s Start the Season with Fine Away Win

    West of Scotland U15  21 – 47  Linlithgow U15 Sunday 20 August 2023 Burnbrae, Milngavie Report by Nick Smith Many of us have been lamenting the passing of summer so soon, with the kids back at school this week.  However every cloud (and there have been plenty of them this summer) has a silver lining.…

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