Boroughmuir

 Rugby Football Club

Scotland v South Africa

November 2008

There will be a Buffet Lunch upstairs before the Scotland v South Africa game at 12 for 12.30, priced at £15 per head. The rugby coverage will be available on the Big Screen Upstairs for all people at the lunch, along with bar facilities.
 

6 Nations Away Games

November 2008

AWAY GAMES FOR 2009 6 NATIONS

 

France v Scotland Saturday 14 February 2009 at 4.00pm local time

Prices are not finalised yet but the estimates are £30, £50 & £70

 

England v Scotland Saturday 21 March 2009 at 3.30pm.

Prices are £41, £52, £60 & £71.

 

If you want tickets for the above please write to:

JM DODD

2 CRAIGHOUSE TERRACE

EDINBURGH EHI0 5LJ

or Email him at jackmdodd@hotmail.co.uk

The closing date is 20 November 2008.  Please send no money at this stage.  The SRU will tell us our allocation by mid December and this information will be passed to club members with the request for payment for those who are successful.

The SRU have said that they will regard the allocation as a fixed order so we will do the same.
 

Christmas Lunch

October 2008

The club Christmas lunch and party will now take place on Sunday 21st December at 12:30 for 1:00 p.m. Tickets, priced at £20 for adults and varying prices for children are available from Lesley Graham, Jean Brown, Harry Pincott or on the list to be posted in the clubhouse.

Santa will drop in, by second-hand car no doubt, amd there will be games and dancing for all ages.
 

Mark Hare

October 2008

Boroughmuir centre Mark Hare has been selected in the 31 man Scotland Under 19 squad. In his first season of senior rugby Mark has made a big impact at the club, playing regularly for the 2nd XV and having appeared on the bench for the 1st XV.
 

Douglas Urquhart

October 2008

We are sorry to hear of the death of Douglas Urquhart, a former full-back or centre, who was a member of the squad who won the Scottish Unofficial Championship in 1954/55. He and his wife Janey were very active members of the club in their younger days.   Douglas also played water polo,, and was  a member of Edinburgh Sports Club and Bruntsfield GC. We extend our sympathies to  Janey, and son Graham
 

Social Functions

October 2008

The following social functions will take place during November 2008:

Saturday 1 November: Halloween Party for members, players, families. There will be dooking, dancing, drinking, food  etc. Tickets £7:50 adults; Children Under-12 free.

Friday 7 November: Lynda Hay charity evening in clubhouse in aid of Marie Curie Cancer. Tickets £5, including wine and biscuits and cheese. Raffle and auction will take place.

Friday 14 November: Quiz Night; Run mostly by Boroughmuir Hockey Club, with help from the social committee. Test your knowledge in teams of between 3-6. Tickets £5, including food.

Friday 21 November: Race Night. Tickets £5, including a nibble. Sponsor a race (£25) or buy a horse £3, and then put money on them to win.

Saturday 28 November: Players function, for St Andrews Night. More information to follow.

 

Tickets for any of these events are available from Lesley Graham, Jean Brown, Sheila McIntosh or Harry Pincott. Please give your support to these functions.
 

Top Scorers

As ever the website is keeping a track of the top scorers for Boroughmuir 1st XV and 2nd XV in competitive games this season.

 

1st XV
League Tries Ed Mills

7
League Points Elgan O'Donnell

78
     
National Cup Tries  

 
National Cup Points  

 
     
Overall Tries Ed Mills

7
Overall points  Elgan O'Donnell

78

 

2ndXV
League Tries Apenai Kororua

3
League Points Graeme Blackhall

49
     
Overall Tries Apenai Kororua

3
Overall points  Graeme Blackhall

49
 

Boroughmuir Shop

September 2008

The club shop will be open each Saturday from 13:30 to 17:30. The shop will also be open on a Sunday afternoon from 12:30 to 15:30. Don't miss the opportunity to shop at BRFC.
 

HM Day VII

September 2008

HM Day VII was an all round success - off the field with a Reunion lunch which raised over £2,000 for the Marie Curie Cancer Hospice, and on the field where Boroughmuir retained the Hugh McMaster Trophy. Boroughmuir defetaed Hawick 21 - 17 and now lead 5 - 2 in the series

 
 

Hugh Macmaster Trophy

September 2008

“HM Day VII”

The Hugh Macmaster Trophy

Boroughmuir v Hawick

September 27th 2008

You are cordially invited to a pre-match lunch in the Meggetland Clubhouse, to meet up with and remember old friends, and to celebrate “H M Day” – our day for Happy Memories.

Boroughmuir and Hawick agree to play this fixture each year for the Hugh Macmaster Trophy, in memory of Hugh who grew up in Hawick and played his senior rugby for Boroughmuir and then back at Hawick, before serving our club in various roles.

Boroughmuir won last year’s match, to bring the score to 4-2 in Boroughmuir’s favour, after six matches.

We hope you can join us on this special day in the Boroughmuir calendar. To cover costs of catering and to make a donation to Marie Curie Cancer charity, tickets are £15 per head.

 

Further details from

Mike Hall mdchall@aol.com 447 4668

Derek Binnie

Iain Paxton

Stevie Douglas

Bruce Reekie.
 

Cabaret / Wine & Cheese Evening

September 2008

This social event will take place in the clubhouse on Friday 26th September. The Cabaret act is an exciting female singer, who does not mind if you dance when she is on stage. Please come along and support this function. Tickets are £12, and can be obtained from Lesley Graham, Jean Brown, Harry Pincott and Charlie Martin. And thanks to all members, players and friends who made the club barbie such a great success
 

Training

September 2008

Training for Boroughmuir 1st XV and 2nd XV players will be at the Barracks on Tuesday and back at Meggetland on Thursday.

 

Corporate Lunches

September 2008

Boroughmuir are proud to now offer Corporate Lunches at all home matches this season. 

Package will include private suite, with top quality menu, afternoon tea post match and private bar. We can provide tables of 8-10, or the whole suite up to 24 places. This is a quality above previous match day hospitality and will be much sought after. 

The first game this is available for is the next home game against Glasgow Hawks on Saturday 13th September. Maybe your firm is based in Glasgow; have offices or a client base there and you wish to pull together a lively group with supporters for both teams? 

If you are interested in this, or any future matches, please contact Danny Rutterford ASAP to secure your day.  
 

1st XV v Currie - Kick-off 3:00 p.m.
   
 

Squad
 

Stephen Ruddick
 

Alan Sievewright
 

Malcolm Clapperton
 

Elgan O'Donnell
 

Andy Hadden
 

Kelechi Eseonu
 

Greg Cottrell
 

Matt Cannon
 

Ed Mills
 

Calum Cusiter
 

Fred Lait
 

Conor Costigan
 

Nick Watt
 

Neil Malloy
 

Bronson Ross
 

Greig Scott
 

Fergus Pringle
 

Neale Patrick
 

Euan Matheson
 

Ben Fisher
 

Angus Martyn
 

Cam Orr
 

Stuart Waddell
 

Bar Staff

August 2008

Bar Staff Wanted: Boroughmuir Rugby Club are seeking people to work behind the bar at the club on Saturdays. There may also be shifts available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Friday night functions depending on what is happening each week. For details contact Andy Knight on 07932 088 511 (not between 12:00 and 14:30 Mon-Fri) or e-mail him at kinigit@hotmail.com 

 

Membership Cards

August 2008

Membership Cards with the up-to-date fixture lists have now been received from the printer.  Anyone who has paid their subscription will be able to collect their card from the foyer area in the Clubhouse on Saturday 31 August between 1.00pm and 2.30pm before the game against Edinburgh Accies.  Any not collected on Saturday will be posted out the following week.

If you have not yet paid your subscription you can do so on Saturday either by cheque, cash or debit (but not credit) card.

Please tell any fellow Club members about this if you think they may not have seen this message
 

2nd XV v Currie - Kick-off 2:00 p.m.
   
 

Bradford
 

Ross
 

Blackhall
 

Clark
 

McLeod
 

Evans
 

Richards
 

Dau
 

McNicol
 

Edwards
 

McRae
 

Latta
 

Taylor
 

Pearse
 

Scott
 

Irving
 

Buchanan
 

Gilroy

 
 

Pre Season Friendly

August 2008

Having beaten Stewarts Melville and Tynedale, Boroughmuir will travel to Manchester on Saturday 23rd August to take on the English National League 1 side in what should prove to be the toughest pre-season challenge before the league season begins at home to Edinburgh Academicals on 30th August.
 

Pre Season Friendly

August 2008

Boroughmuir beat Stewarts Melville in a friendly on Thursday 14th August and will take on Tynedale at Corebridge on Saturday 16th August.

Prior to last season 'Muir drew 0-0 with Tynedale in a round robin tournament and will face another challenge against the English National League 3 North Winners for 2007-2008.
 

Upstairs Bar

August 2008

Members may be aware of the ongoing discussion and consideration of the installation of a permanent bar on the upper floor of the clubhouse at Meggetland.

The Board had, after informal investigation, decided against proceeding with the project on the grounds that the capital outlay could not be justified; an additional bar would not significantly increase revenues; a permanent bar could limit the Meeting Place activity; and the club might be faced with increased staffing costs.

A group of members has requested that the Board reconsider its decision not to proceed with an upstairs bar and so the Board has set up a formal costing and feasibility study so that a decision can be made on an informed basis.

The report will be made widely available to members and a meeting called to enable members to make views known to the Board.

We believe this to be the best way to resolve this difference in views between the Board and some members and hope all members will give the report some consideration and pass their views to the Board.

The report will be made available through a variety of mechanisms including being posted on club notice boards.
 
 

Pre Season Friendly

August 2008

Boroughmuir start their pre-season programme with a fixture against Stewarts Melville on Thursday 14th August at Inverleith, kicking off at 7:00 p.m.

All spectators are welcome to see the League Champions in action for the first time this season.
 

Hawaiian Barbeque

August 2008

The Club Hawaiian BBQ will take place on Saturday 30th August at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are priced at £5 for adults and £2:50 for children (under 12).

All members friends and players are welcome to attend.

Get your tickets from Lesley Graham, Harry Pincott or Iain Paxton.

No Tickets - No Food!
 

New Kit and Sponsors

August 2008

Boroughmuir will have two new kit sponsors for the 2008/2009 season. J & I Scaffolding of Dalkeith will become the principal shirt sponsor and Bankton Building Services of Tranent will sponsor the shorts and club polo shirts. We continue to be sponsored by KNDL Logistics and S&N through their McEwans brand.

In addition there will be new style match shirts for the upcoming season as Gilbert will be providing us with their latest design in shirts. The new replica shirts will also follow this design - watch this space for the delivery date and a picture.
 

New Podacst and Blog

August 2008

The launch of the new website sees two new features. Follow the links at the top of this page to read Simon Furnivall's weekly blog or to hear his weekly podcast. You can comment on what he writes in his blog and the weekly podcast will keep you informed of all the goings on around the club. Watch out for interviews with players, coaches, fans and officials and let us know your suggestions for different subjects.
 

New Arrivals

August 2008

Boroughmuir are please to announce a couple of new arrivals over the summer. Neale Patrick, a 2nd row, has joined us from Dunfermline. Neale is an SRU contracted Academy player.

The squad has also been supplemented by the arrival of Gavin Cameron who played for Ellon last season. Gavin is a prop who has moved to Edinburgh from Aberdeen having originally come form Hawick. Gavin is an SRU supported Academy player.