Border Reivers
Full name	Border Reivers
Founded	1999
Location	Galashiels, Scotland
Ground	Netherdale
Capacity	6,000
Coach	Steve Bates
League	Magners League
Home colours		Away colours

See also Border Reivers for the historical background.

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History

Rugby in the Borders Regions

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Border Reivers and Borders Rugby

When the Heineken Cup was suggested SRU officials were concerned that the existing and long established Scottish semi-professional club sides could not compete against the best teams from France and England and that by establishing district sides they would be more capable of advancing Professionalism within Scottish Rugby Football games of various types were played long before the 19th century but it was not until the middle of that century that rules were formulated and codified. ...

Scottish Borders Rugby was created in the South district to compete in the Heineken Cup. The South was a Select Team Rugby Team that drew its players from over the South of Scotland mainly the Scottish Borders, where there has always been a proud tradition of Rugby. ... The Heineken Cup sponsored by Heineken (known as the H Cup in France due to alcohol advertising laws) is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the Six Nations: England, France, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and Italy. ...

Then financial difficulties - the SRU's high debt, partly as a result of the redevelopment of Murrayfield - called for retrenchment. After two seasons, financial difficulties forced the Union to merge the four teams into two. The now renamed "Border Reivers" merged with Edinburgh to form a team to be known as Edinburgh Reivers, causing outrage with the Border rugby fans. Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh (capacity 67,500) is the home of Scottish Rugby and a name known throughout the rugby world. ... Scottish Borders (often referred to locally as The Borders or The Borderland) is one of 35 local government unitary council areas of Scotland. ...

They were resurrected in 2002 as 'The Borders' and joined the second season of the Celtic League. The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving regional sides from Ireland, Scotland and Wales, seen by many as the third major league in Europe, after the English Guinness Premiership and the French TOP 14. ...

Since their return as a team in 2002, the Borders failed to make an impression in any competition, finishing bottom of the Celtic League in the 03/04 and 04/05 seasons but after reverting back to the name "Border Reivers" they made a strong start this campaign beating both Scottish rugby rivals Edinburgh and reigning champions the Ospreys Edinburgh Rugby are one of three professional rugby union teams in Scotland, The Borders and Glasgow Rugby being the other two. ... Official website www. ...

Disbandment

This section documents a current event. Information may change rapidly as the event progresses.

On 27 March 2007 Scottish Rugby Union announced the Reivers are to disband at the end of the current season as a cost cutting exercise [1]. Some claim that the Reivers suffer due to the SRU's determination, despite poor crowds and results, to make rugby a success in Glasgow (a city traditionally where Football has always been the most popular sport). Several Borders players are to be transferred to Glasgow Warriors at the end of the season. Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... Logo of Scottish Rugby Union The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland. ... Glaswegian redirects here. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Glasgow Warriors, formerly Glasgow Rugby, is one of three professional rugby union teams in Scotland, Edinburgh and Border Reivers being the other two. ...

Following the decision by the SRU to disband the Borders Reivers, the Border Reivers Action Group was formed to fight against the disbandment.^[1] The Border Reivers Action Group has called on supporters to attend a rally at Murrayfield before the game between Edinburgh and Newport Gwent on 6 April.^[1] April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ...

Notable players

Border Reivers preparing for a Heineken Cup match against Biarritz in 2006.

• Chris Cusiter (Scrum Half)
• Simon Danielli (Wing)
• Gary Armstrong (Scrum Half, retired 2004)
• Gregor Townsend (Fly Half)
• Kelly Brown (Flanker)
• Nick De Luca (Centre)
• Ben McDougal (Centre)
• Scott MacLeod (Lock)
• Nikki Walker (Wing)
• Tanner Vili (Samoa) (Fly Half/Full Back)
• Semo Sititi (Samoa) (No.8)
• Bruce Douglas (Prop)
• Gavin Kerr (Prop)
• Ross Ford (Hooker)

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Notable coaches

• Steve Bates

See also

• Scottish Rugby Union
• Celtic League
• Heineken Cup
• European Challenge Cup
• Border Reivers

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External links

• Official site
• Unofficial Supporters Club site
• Borders secure Heineken spot with record victory - The Scotsman, May 27, 2006
• Border Reivers video vault on Channel XV
• Scottish rugby union fans forum
• savebordersrugby.com

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