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  • P7 vs Stew Mel Lions – 21st January

    The Linlithgow P7s gathered on a soggy Academy pitch on Sunday to take on Stew Mel Lions for their first match of 2024. Linlithgow’s last competitive game was way back on 26th November where they had earned a well-deserved away victory at Falkirk. The referees whistle sounded for the first of three short games…… and…

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  • Young Reds start the year with dominant performances across all age groups

    Young Reds weakened S3 squad delivers at Trinity Trinity  26 – 76  Linlithgow Saturday 13 January 2024 Report by Malcolm Dunn Of the 13 days of 2024 this was unrivalled with both blue sky and a balmy 5 degrees with not a breath of wind. The setting wasn’t bad either under the gaze of Hogwarts…

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  • Champions! Reds clinch East League Division 1 title with 2 games to spare

    Forrester  12 – 26  Linlithgow Saturday 13 January 2024 Report by David Mitchell; photos by Graham Black Last Saturday a huge crowd of over 200 watched the Reds overcome a stuffy Forrester team and gain the points required to give them an unassailable lead in the race to win East League Division 1. It was…

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  • Predict the 6 Nations’ Matches – A Fun Way of Fundraising

    Get your friends and family to see if they can predict who will win all of this season’s Guinness 6 Nations’ matches. Each card costs only £1 and it’s fun to see who can work out who will win each of the matches. IMPORTANT – The winning pot is £400. In the event of a…

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  • Dominant display from much changed U15 team

    A much-changed U15 team rolled in to Lasswade High School for a friendly fixture to end their stratospherically successful 2023.  No fewer than eight players started the game out of their usual position, in part due to player availability on the weekend but mainly reflecting a desire from the coaches to help develop the players…

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  • League Leaders Too Strong for Reds 2s

    Watsonian 2s  44 – 12  Linlithgow 2s Saturday 16 December 2023 Report by Des Martin Photos by Graham Black Saturday was the return match for the back-to-back fixture.  The Reds had come out on the wrong side of the result the previous week but hoped to improve on that at Myreside.  The team was a…

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  • Angus Matthews stars for Edinburgh Reivers 

    Congratulations to Angus Matthews who on Monday represented Edinburgh Reivers against the Australian Raptors Under 16 Academy. Angus who is part of the Linlithgow U16 squad was selected for Edinburgh Reivers, a Edinburgh and Borders team formed out of the FOSROC regions to play the Australian touring side. Angus had a great game starting at…

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  • Young Reds U15s unbeaten champions!

    Knox Academy (Haddington)  17 – 50  Linlithgow Saturday 09 December 2023 Report by Nick Smith So at the third time of asking we made it to Haddington for the big and final game with Knox.  The weather can be described as “slightly warmer” than the subzero temperatures of the last two weeks, but not by…

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  • Nearly there! Reds edge towards title after comprehensive victory at Haddington

    Haddington  10 – 44  Linlithgow Saturday 9th December 2023 Report by David Mitchell; Photos by Graham Black A large and vociferous support followed The Reds to Haddington on Saturday to see the visitors take on the home side who are their nearest challengers in East League Division 1. This was the last game before the Christmas break…

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  • U18 10 try Master class

    The U18’s travelled down to Peebles to play their 2nd XV on the new 3G pitch at the High School.  Through the freezing, driving rain it was a bit of a one sided affair with Linlithgow running in 10 trys and 5 conversions.  Three in the first half with the home side put up more…

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