Category: Match report

  • Reds scrape home in National Shield after strong Forrester challenge

    Linlithgow  20 -19  Forrester Saturday 17 February 2024 Report by David Mitchell Photos by Graham Black Mains Park was the scene of the closest game of the season to date for the all conquering Reds. As expected, Forrester provided the stiffest of tests for the home side in the 2nd round of the National Shield

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  • Very entertaining match with 12 tries (match très divertissant avec 12 essais)

    Linlithgow  52 – 24  Plaisir Sunday 11 February 2024 Report by Ken Richardson Photos by Graham Black Linlithgow Rugby Club hosted the biennial visit from Plaisir Rugby Club over the long weekend of 9th to 12th February, with the focus on Murrayfield on the Saturday and Mains Park on the Sunday. Our visitors arrived on

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  • Reds U18s emphatic win in return fixture

    Linlithgow  59 – 25  Morrisons Academy Saturday 03 February 2024 Report by Gordon Muir Linlithgow Under 18s welcomed Morrisons Academy to Mains Park for a friendly fixture on Saturday, with minds set on revenge for an uncharacteristic skelping handed out by the Crieff outfit at their place earlier in the season. The pitch was in

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  • Wee Reds reports from Stirling Tournament – P4s undefeated!

    Sunday 4th February 2024 P4s undefeated at Stirling! Report by Carly Calder It was a wet and muddy morning when we arrived at Stirling however the boys were all excited to get into the morning games. With the size of the tournament and the number of rugby clubs there, it was always going to be

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  • S1 – S3 Match Reports – Weekend of 03/04 February 2024

    Young Reds U15s dig deep to secure the win Morrisons Academy  21 – 28  Linlithgow Saturday 3rd February 2024 Report by Malcolm Dunn Linlithgow Reds U15s travelled to Morrisons with optimism high after a strong outing the previous week against North Berwick. The weather too had come through for us and we arrived in Crieff

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  • Linlithgow P7’s and McLaren away to Kinross

    Sun 28th Jan 2024 To keep all the players warm they played half matches, then rotated between clubs. Results: Game 1 McLaren 4 – 3 KinrossGame 2 Linlithgow 3 – 0 KinrossGame 3 Linlithgow 6 – 0 McLarenGame 4 McLaren 6 – 1 Kinross (Aggregate 10-4)Game 5 Linlithgow 2 – 2 Kinross (Aggregate 5-2)Game 6

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  • U18’s dominant in Haddington

    The U18’s travelled to Haddington on Saturday morning with a full squad super excited to play. However, Knox didn’t have a front row but did have 15 players. This led to us giving them players throughout the match which was important to keep both teams playing but did led to disruption for playing continuity. Our

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  • Young Reds U15s carve out another excellent win

    Linlithgow  44 – 21  North Berwick Saturday 27 January 2024 Report by Malcolm Dunn North Berwick are a great club and tough rivals, with a visit from them always set to be a stern examination. We’ve  met many times and the spoils over the years are probably honours even, so we knew Saturdays game would

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  • Solid Reds maintain 100% win record before Champion’s trophy presented

    Linlithgow  35 – 5  Langholm Saturday 27 January 2024 Report by David Mitchell; photos by Graham Black The Reds overcame Langholm 35-5 in their final home fixture of the season in East Region League Division 1. The large home crowd were treated to a workmanlike performance from the home side and a resolute effort from

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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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