Category: Match report

  • 2s Beat League Leaders in Fine Win

    Linlithgow 2s  33 – 27  Boroughmuir 2s Saturday 14 October 2023 Report by Des Martin It was a great autumn day with the sun shining for this home game at Linlithgow. There was a great buzz of excitement as the First XV were playing the league leaders Haddington and all the sponsors had been invited…

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  • Convincing win in U18 Conference clash

    Linlithgow Reds U18s lined up for their postponed conference game v Peebles B on a damp and blustery Lower Mains Park on Thursday evening. A small but enthusiastic crowd gathered in the hopes of seeing an exciting match and a Reds victory. They got one of them.  Peebles suffered some late call-offs but gamely travelled…

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  • S3 edge top of the table clash

    Linlithgow 35 – 19 BerwickSaturday 30th September 2023 This week saw arguably the U15s biggest game to date, a top of the table clash with a very handy Berwick outfit with both teams starting the day unbeaten…. Berwick had travelled a fair distance and it had been an early start for them. We however, having…

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  • Hat trick hero Mark Caddle in dominant form in Reds victory in the Borders

    Langholm 21 – 24 LinlithgowSaturday 30th September 2023Report by David Mitchell After a nervy start and to the relief of the driver and passengers, the bus managed to leave Mains Park in what was the first testing moment of the day. The 2 hour journey to darkest Border country was uneventful and the party arrived…

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  • U18 Cup run comes to an end with defeat to Fettes College

    On Thursday, late afternoon, the u18’s travelled into Fettes College in Edinburgh to contest the 2nd round of the Scottish Cup. The home side started brilliantly through their talented, extremely fast back line scoring their first 3 try’s within 10 minutes. 19-0. Our boys didn’t really get the chance to run any plays but struggled…

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  • Youth Section – weekend roundup 23rd-24th September

    Trinity 7 – 45 Linlithgow U16  Saturday saw an eventful trip into Edinburgh for the Young Reds to face a Trinity U16 team. Most of the boys had heard of Craiglang but found that Craighall was a very different place, marvelling at the sports facilities available for state schools in Edinburgh.  The 5:2 bench split…

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  • Reds continue winning run despite low key performance

    Royal High were the visitors to Mains Park on Saturday in an East League Division 1 fixture and as expected provided a real test for the home team. Playing conditions were good with no rain and only a gentle breeze. The Reds fielded a much changed side from last week with 6 changes in the…

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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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