Jed-Forest Rugby Football Club are a
rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
team who are based at Riverside Park in
Jedburgh
Jedburgh ( ; ; or ) is a town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders and the traditional county town of the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Roxburghshire.
History
Jedburgh began as ''Jedworð'', the "worth" or enclosed settlem ...
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The team was founded in 1885 and currently play in
National League 1 (rugby) and the
Border League.
Jed-Forest Sevens
The club organises the
Jed-Forest Sevens every year.
Honours
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Scottish National League Division One
** Champions (2): 1987–88, 2011–12
** Runners-Up (1): 2017-18
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Jed-Forest Sevens
** Champions (14): 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1922, 1975, 1992, 2001, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2016,2022
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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
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Melrose Sevens
Melrose Sevens is an annual rugby sevens event held by Melrose Rugby Club, at The Greenyards in Melrose, Scotland. It is the oldest rugby sevens competition in the world, dating back to 1883 when the tournament was suggested by former Melros ...
** Champions (4): 1899, 1902, 1904, 1974
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Hawick Sevens
** Champions (6): 1896, 1897, 1920, 1989, 1990, 2002
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Gala Sevens
** Champions (5): 1892, 1899, 1921, 2012, 2018
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Kelso Sevens
** Champions (7): 1921, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2022
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Berwick Sevens
** Champions (8): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2022
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Peebles Sevens
** Champions (2): 2000, 2020
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Earlston Sevens
** Champions (9): 1924, 1935, 1987, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2016
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Selkirk Sevens
** Champions (4): 1956, 1999, 2015, 2022
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Kings of the Sevens
** Champions (6): 2001, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2016, 2022
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Hawick Linden Sevens
** Champions (1): 2017
* Kilmarnock Sevens
** Champions (1): 1983
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Border Park Tens
**Champions (1) : 2023
Notable former players
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Gary Armstrong
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Gavin Kerr
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Roy Laidlaw
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Thomas "Tom" McKinney
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Charles "Charlie" Renilson
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David Rose
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Jon Steel
Jon Steel , full name Jonathan Steel , also known by the nicknames of "Steely" and "Old Boy", is a former rugby league and rugby union footballer who played professionally from 1996 until 2013. He played in the Super League for Hull Kingston R ...
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George Douglas
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Greig Laidlaw
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Iain Smith (the flying scotsman)
See also
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Jedburgh
Jedburgh ( ; ; or ) is a town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders and the traditional county town of the Shires of Scotland, historic county of Roxburghshire.
History
Jedburgh began as ''Jedworð'', the "worth" or enclosed settlem ...
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Border League
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Borders Sevens Circuit
References
External links
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Rugby union teams in Scotland
Rugby union clubs in the Scottish Borders
Rugby clubs established in 1885
1885 establishments in Scotland
Jedburgh
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