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BT Premier League Div 1 is Scotland's national rugby union league. Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification - by Kenneth I 843 Area - Total 78...
General phase play in rugby union. ...
Up to season 1972-73, Scotland's rugby union clubs participated in what was known as an 'unofficial championship'. It provided very unbalanced competition: some clubs played more fixtures than others and some fixture lists provided stiffer opposition than others. The resulting league table at the end of each season gave a very unbalanced and difficult-to-comprehend set of results.
Starting in season 1973-74, the Scottish Rugby Union organised the full member clubs into six leagues. This suited some of the 'open' clubs but many of the older former pupils clubs found it difficult to compete successfully and were forced into going 'open' themselves to try to recruit some of the better players. Those that didn’t declined. Open clubs kept their old FP or Academical name, and still played on grounds owned by the schools. In the first 14 seasons of league rugby the Division I championship was won by Hawick on 10 occasions. Registered logo of Scottish Rugby Union - used with permission The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland. ...
Hawick RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1, based in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. ...
One consequence was soon apparent: fewer players were selected from English clubs to represent Scotland. For the first time since before the First World War, the domestic game was producing an adequate number of players of genuine international class. Though the SRU's administrators were often seen as backward looking, Scotland had a national league before England, Wales or Ireland. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification - by Athelstan AD927 Area - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi - Water (%) Population...
Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...
Motto: (Welsh for Wales for ever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) English, Welsh Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056 Area - Total 20,779 km² (3rd...
In the first 14 seasons of league rugby the Division I championship was won by Hawick on 10 occasions. Heriot’s FP became the first city club to win the championship, they had already attracted "outsiders"; their leading try-scorer was Bill Gammell, a Fettesian already capped for the Scotland national rugby union team while playing for Edinburgh Wanderers. League rugby drew the crowds, and the 20 years that followed its introduction were the best in the history of Scottish club rugby. In that period the title of champions rarely went out of the Borders: with Hawick, Gala and Melrose enjoying long periods of ascendancy. Hawick RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1, based in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. ...
Born December 29, 1952 in Edinburgh, Bill Gammell won five caps on the wing for Scotland as a tall, rangy winger. ...
Fettes College is a private school located in Edinburgh, Scotland. ...
Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union, a founder member of the International Rugby Board in 1886 with fellow Celtic nations Ireland and Wales. ...
Border Reivers, Originally known as Scottish Borders Rugby are one of three professional teams in Scotland, the Edinburgh Gunners and Glasgow Warriors being the other two. ...
Hawick RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1, based in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. ...
Gala Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team based in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, founded in 1875, they play their home games at Netherdale. ...
Melrose RFC (Rugby Football Club), located in the town of Melrose in the Scottish Borders, is one of the most famous and oldest rugby clubs in the world. ...
Since the advent of the leagues, the Scottish Rugby Union have, from time to time, taken opportunity, more than once, to re-organise the competition and have added, in the mid-1990s, a sponsored knock-out cup competition. Registered logo of Scottish Rugby Union - used with permission The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland. ...
Past winners
1973 Hawick Hawick RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1, based in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. ...
1974 Hawick Hawick RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1, based in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. ...
1975 Hawick Hawick RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1, based in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. ...
1976 Hawick Hawick RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1, based in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. ...
1977 Hawick Hawick RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1, based in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. ...
1978 Hawick Hawick RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1, based in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. ...
1979 Heriot's FP Heriots RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1. ...
1980 Gala Gala Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team based in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, founded in 1875, they play their home games at Netherdale. ...
1981 Gala Gala Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team based in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, founded in 1875, they play their home games at Netherdale. ...
1982 Hawick Hawick RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1, based in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. ...
1983 Gala Gala Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team based in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, founded in 1875, they play their home games at Netherdale. ...
1984 Hawick Hawick RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1, based in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. ...
1985 Hawick Hawick RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1, based in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. ...
1986 Hawick Hawick RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1, based in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. ...
1987 Hawick Hawick RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1, based in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. ...
1988 Kelso Kelso Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team founded in 1876. ...
1989 Kelso Kelso Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team founded in 1876. ...
1990 Melrose Melrose RFC (Rugby Football Club), located in the town of Melrose in the Scottish Borders, is one of the most famous and oldest rugby clubs in the world. ...
1991 Boroughmuir Boroughmuir RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, located at Meggetland in Edinburgh and playing the BT Premiership 1. ...
1992 Melrose Melrose RFC (Rugby Football Club), located in the town of Melrose in the Scottish Borders, is one of the most famous and oldest rugby clubs in the world. ...
1993 Melrose Melrose RFC (Rugby Football Club), located in the town of Melrose in the Scottish Borders, is one of the most famous and oldest rugby clubs in the world. ...
1994 Melrose Melrose RFC (Rugby Football Club), located in the town of Melrose in the Scottish Borders, is one of the most famous and oldest rugby clubs in the world. ...
1995 Stirling County Stirling County is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1, based in Stirling. ...
1996 Melrose Melrose RFC (Rugby Football Club), located in the town of Melrose in the Scottish Borders, is one of the most famous and oldest rugby clubs in the world. ...
1997 Melrose Melrose RFC (Rugby Football Club), located in the town of Melrose in the Scottish Borders, is one of the most famous and oldest rugby clubs in the world. ...
1998 Watsonians Watsonians is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1. ...
1999 Heriot's FP Heriots RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1. ...
2000 Heriot's FP Heriots RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1. ...
2001 Hawick Hawick RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1, based in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. ...
2002 Hawick Hawick RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1, based in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. ...
2003 Boroughmuir Boroughmuir RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, located at Meggetland in Edinburgh and playing the BT Premiership 1. ...
2004 Glasgow Hawks Glasgow Hawks are an amateur rugby union team in Glasgow, Scotland. ...
2005 Glasgow Hawks Glasgow Hawks are an amateur rugby union team in Glasgow, Scotland. ...
2006 Glasgow Hawks Glasgow Hawks are an amateur rugby union team in Glasgow, Scotland. ...
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