Jed-Forest RFC
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| Full name | Jed-Forest Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | SRU | |
| Founded | 1885 | |
| Location | Jedburgh, Scotland | |
| Ground(s) | Riverside Park, Jedburgh | |
| President | John Evans | |
| Coach(es) | Stuart Johnson | |
| Captain(s) | Clark Skeldon | |
| League(s) | Scottish National League Division One | |
| 2024–25 | Scottish National League Division One, 7th of 10 | |
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| Official website | ||
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Jed-Forest Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team who are based at Riverside Park in Jedburgh.
The team was founded in 1885[1] and currently play in National League 1 (rugby) and the Border League.
Jed-Forest Sevens
[edit]The club organises the Jed-Forest Sevens every year.[2]
Honours
[edit]- Scottish National League Division One
- Champions (2): 1987–88, 2011–12
- Runners-Up (1): 2017-18
- Jed-Forest Sevens
- Champions (14): 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1922, 1975, 1992, 2001, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2016,2022
- Langholm Sevens
- Champions (10): 1919, 1920, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2011, 2022
- Jedforest hold the record of most consecutive victories in the tournament (5): 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
- Melrose Sevens
- Champions (4): 1899, 1902, 1904, 1974
- Hawick Sevens
- Champions (6): 1896, 1897, 1920, 1989, 1990, 2002
- Gala Sevens
- Champions (5): 1892, 1899, 1921, 2012, 2018
- Kelso Sevens
- Champions (7): 1921, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2022
- Berwick Sevens
- Champions (8): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2022
- Peebles Sevens
- Champions (2): 2000, 2020[3]
- Earlston Sevens
- Champions (9): 1924, 1935, 1987, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2016
- Selkirk Sevens
- Champions (4): 1956, 1999, 2015, 2022
- Kings of the Sevens
- Champions (6): 2001, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2016, 2022
- Hawick Linden Sevens
- Champions (1): 2017
- Kilmarnock Sevens[4]
- Champions (1): 1983
- Border Park Tens
- Champions (1) : 2023
Notable former players
[edit]- Gary Armstrong
- Gavin Kerr
- Roy Laidlaw
- Thomas "Tom" McKinney
- Charles "Charlie" Renilson
- David Rose
- Jon Steel
- George Douglas
- Greig Laidlaw
- Iain Smith (the flying scotsman)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Application for financial assistance" (PDF). Scottish borders council. 23 January 2017.
- ^ "Jedforest 7s | Kings of the 7s".
- ^ "Peebles Sevens". 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Kilmarnock Sevens". 7 June 2019.
External links
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