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  • Reds maintain their 100% win record but only after a late scare

    Linlithgow 55 – 52 BroughtonSaturday 16th September 2023Report by David Mitchell Linlithgow hosted Broughton in an East League Division 1 fixture at Mains Park on Saturday and the large crowd were treated to a pulsating 80 minutes with the home team snatching victory in the last minute of the game. After the heavy rain on

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  • Youth Section – weekend roundup 16th-17th September

    Linlithgow S1 40-24 Lasswade Linlithgow S1 welcomed their Lasswade counterparts to the bottom pitch for the first home conference match of the season. Linlithgow fielded a strong squad with 15 available and Lasswade featuring a squad of 20.A strong start by Linlithgow resulted in the ball being passed wide from a scrum and following a powerful

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  • Linlithgow P7s crowned North Berwick  P7 Champions 2023

    The P7 Reds visited the North Berwick Rugby Festival on Sunday on what turned out to be one of the hottest days of the year. The Festival was 2 leagues of 4 teams each, with the winner of each league playing in the Final, and it was the 1st time the teams were playing to

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  • Linlithgow U16s and U18s progress in the National Cup

    Congratulations to our U16 and U18 teams who have both progressed to the second round of the National Schools Cup with the U18s beating HS of Dundee 25-16 and U16s drawing 27-27 away against Glenalmond College and being awarded the win based on most tries scored. A fantastic result for all the players and coaches

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  • First weekend of Conference fixtures sees wins for all Linlithgow teams in action

    The opening weekend of Conference fixtures saw wins for Linlithgow across all age groups. Congratulations to all the teams and coaches involved. Weekend results  Linlithgow U18 50 – 17 Musselburgh Linlithgow U16 52 – 12 Preston Lodge George Watson 7 – 33 Linlithgow S3(U15)  George Watson 33 – 36 Linlithgow S1(U13)  Match reports and photos

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  • Reds triumph at Cavalry Park with strong 2nd half performance

    Portobello 15 -47 LinlithgowSaturday 09 September 2023Report by David Mitchell The Reds travelled to Cavalry Park in Edinburgh to play Portobello in their latest East League Division 1 fixture on a bright and breezy afternoon in front of a healthy crowd. Injuries to Mark Caddle and Aidan Rennison provided opportunities for Eioan Magee and Murray

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  • Great first home, conference win for U18s

    Saturday 9 September 2023 Report by Graeme Miller Linlithgow U18 50 – 17 Musselburgh The U18’s played their first league game at home on the 1XV pitch against Musselburgh on Saturday. The Linlithgow boys started well scoring 3 trys in the first 25 minutes through Caiden, Jack and Reece with Fraser slotting two kicks. 19-0.

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  • Youth Section – weekend roundup 2nd-3rd September

    P4  The P4s had their first full contact game of rugby on Sunday. Due to the increase in numbers following the summer break, we were able to field 2 teams against the visiting Falkirk side giving everyone lots of game time.  Both teams did amazingly well, and multiple tries were scored. The coaches were proud

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  • Positive Opening Fixture for Red’s 2s

    Positive Opening Fixture for Red’s 2s

    Linlithgow 2s  47 – 15  Panmure 2s Saturday 02 September 2023 Report by Ian McLean Photos by Neil Dori-Muir  The Reds 2nd XV season kicked off on a beautiful autumnal day with Panmure the visitors to Lower Mains Park. Thanks to them for picking up the fixture at late notice due to Rosyth Sharks calling off

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  • Reds open League campaign with 6 try win over Leith

    Linlithgow 34 -15 LeithSaturday 02 September 2023Report by David Mitchell Linlithgow made a solid start to their East Region League Division 1 season with a comfortable win over Leith and could have won by more but for some uncharacteristic handling errors in the 1st half. A late injury to Scott Aitchison required a change to

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