Category: Match report

  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Linlithgow P7 vs Falkirk – 26/11

    It was touch and go if the game was to go ahead or not but after confirmation from Falkirk following their pitch inspection, it was full steam ahead. A cold morning for sure for everyone but the Red’s powered on and certainly showed some determination and teamwork throughout the 4 games. GAME 1 The start

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  • Dominant Reds crush Royal High with 9 try performance

    Royal High  3 – 53  Linlithgow Saturday 25 November 2023 Match Report by David Mitchell Photos by Graham Black The Reds travelled to Barnton to play Royal High in this East League Division 1 fixture and continued their fine run of form in front of a large travelling support. Despite an overnight frost, the pitch

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  • Weekend roundup – 18/11

    StewMel too canny for valiant Reds 2s Stewarts Melville 2s   33 – 5  Linlithgow 2s Saturday 18 November 2023 Report by Des Martin It was a damp lunch time as the Seconds departed for this away fixture at Stewart’s Melville. The team was only slightly changed from the previous weekend. Andrew Archer returned in place

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  • U15s win cracking conference playoff game and set up conference clincher next week

    Linlithgow 15-12 Berwick Saturday 18 November 2023 Report by Nick Smith This week saw a return game against Berwick.  Although they kindly offered to host us, the game was scheduled to be played in Linlithgow and we held firm. There will be other opportunities to travel 3 hours each way to play south of the

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