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1XV: 1st round departure at Kelso Sevens

Tuesday 19th August
Colts: Peebles 12 Lasswade 29

Thursday 21st August
2nds: V Penicuik at the Gytes KO 7.00 PM Cancelled - looking for alternative
Colts: V Biggar at Peebles High School KO 7.00 PM

Saturday 23rd August
1sts: V Preston Lodge at PL. KO 3.00 PM
Colts: V Boroughmuir FP at the Gytes KO 3.00 PM

Orkney Sevens click here or here

Experimental Law Variations (ELVs). Click here to download all the information from SRU


Selection           1sts 2nds & 3rds for  23rd & 24th August 2008                  Colt & Colts Development 1March 2008 
Latest Scottish Hydro Electric  and BSPC League & Cup Fixtures & Results from Radio Borders
BSPC Border League Results & Tables
Border Farm Supplies Championship League Results & Tables

Membership 2008-9
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Its not what the club can do for you, nor what you can do for the club, but both. Click HERE

Colts 10s Saturday 16th August
At the Gytes the Peebles RFC Colts 10-a-side tournament will take place This is a replacement for the sevens tournament lost to bad weather at the end of last season. Tournament starts at 13.00 using two pitches to accommodate the eight teams in a round-robin competition, leading to semi-finals and a final played on the main pitch.
Most of the Border Semi-Junior clubs will be fielding teams and all are looking forward to trying their new squads in this entertaining version of the game.
Coach Graeme Paterson commented that this was an excellent way to get the season underway and to get early exposure to the competition for the coming season.

Click here for more information

Training
Seniors: At the Gytes on Tuesdays & Thursdays 7.00 PM to 9.00 PM.
Training Started Tuesday 8th July at Hay Lodge Park
Colts: At Hay Lodge every Monday & Thursday 6.30 PM. All players from S4 upwards now train with the colts squad.

See Highlights of Peebles Sevens 2008

Congratulations
Congratulations to Stuart Cockburn and Rory Milne from Peebles Colts in being selected in the Borders U-18 squad. Both players came on from the Subs bench in their 17-12 victory against Hawick Academy. 
Congratulations also to Ryan McConnell on playing for the Scotland Under 19 which played Italy in Parabiago, Milan on 23rd February Click here for more information. Click here to read the report of the game which Scotland won 32-10
From East Kilbride with Peebles to Milan with Scotland in one week   Click on thumbnails.
Ryan has been selected to join the National Junior Academy and wish him ever success there.

SRU & IRB News
Experimental Law Variations (ELVs). Click here to download all the information from SRU

Please complete the SRU on-line Equity Standard Questionnaire by Friday 15th August. Takes less than a minute. Click here

2 Year Bans for "recreational drug" use
Read about it in the following articles
SRU anti-doping Decision  The Scotsman  The Herald  Edinburgh Evening News

Latest edition of Team Talk. Click here  or here for pdf version. Spot at least two member of Peebles RFC in the photos/articles.
SCOTTISH RUGBY PRESIDENT'S CLUB VISITS 2007/08 CLUB UPDATE - Click here for report
SRU Coaching Courses details available at SRU UKCC Discuss with Graeme Paterson wrt booking spaces
Child Protection and Volunteering Research For more information click here. Click here to take part.
SRU Job Vacancies For Career Opportunities at the SRU click here
IRB Rugby Ready – Learning Resource For players, coaches and referees. Click here for more information
Referees Wanted all levels. Click here for more information on training, courses & how to take the first step to becoming a rugby referee.

Bank of Scotland Corporate Autumn Tests November 2008 & RBS 6 Nations 2009
Application Form - Click here
Allocation and other information - click here
NB Canada game will be at Pittodrie Stadium on Saturday November 22 (kick off 2.45pm).

Spirit of Rugby
                                                           
Click on thumbnails.
Donald Swanson  who received the 2007 SRU Spirit of Rugby Award, was nominated by the SRU to the
Torch Trophy Trust
Donald, was presented with his award by the Duke of Kent on 29th November 2007 at the Army and Navy Club, Pall Mall, London.  Click here for more photos. See the SRU press release click here or here
Tweeddale Citizen of the Year
Donald Swanson, Joint Treasurer of Peebles RFC was announced as The Tweeddale Citizen of the Year 2007 at a reception in the SBC Council Offices, Rosetta Road on Thursday 28th February in recognition of over 60 years voluntary support of Scottish Community Rugby, the majority of which was with Peebles RFC, as well as support of the Peebles Agricultural Society and the Beltane amongst others.  He was presented with the award by SBC Council Convener Alasdair Hutton, after an introduction by Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale, Captain John David Bingham Younger.

Donald Swanson received the Nationwide Community & Heritage Award for Local Volunteers in Scotland.
The award was presented on 23rd July at Our Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh by Brian Petrie of the Nationwide Building Society and Colin McLean of the Heritage Lottery Fund. http://www.hlf.org.uk/english

Donald will now represent Scotland at the UK national awards at the Tower of London on 11th November.

Is this the first time someone from Peebles has been sent to the Tower of London???

Gytes Gossip
Supporters Photo Gallery Updated 29/9/07
Tote Double
More sellers wanted. Members willing to help raise club funds by selling tickets should email PeeblesRFC@btconnect.com
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Club Development Officer
Girl's Rugby Development                              
Girls rugby at the High School every Friday lunchtime for S1 to S6, 1.00 PM to 1.40 PM.
CDO Report to AGM click here
Piranhas -  appeal for Volunteers

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PRFC Wine Club  Click on picture to find out more