Melrose Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club located in the town of Melrose in the Scottish Borders. The men's side competes in the . The club plays at the Greenyards. The club is synonymous with inventing Rugby sevens and their tournament the Melrose Sevens is one of the most prestigious sevens tournaments in the world.
Between the 2019-2020 and 2023-2024 seasons the club ran a men's professional side known as the Southern Knights which competed in the Super 6 league and Super Sprint competitions.
History
The club was formed in 1877 and was elected to full membership of the Scottish Rugby Union in 1880. The club have played at the Greenyards since the club's inception.
Melrose have had some recent success in their home tournament, coming runner-up on a couple of occasions and winning it in 2011. In 2010 they were crowned Kings of the Sevens winning the Kelso, Earlston, Gala and Jedforest sevens and placing respectably in the others.
The stadium
Melrose play at the Greenyards. They have played here since the club was formed. The grandstand has wooden benches and is painted in the club colours; yellow and black.
In 2019 the famous turf of The Greenyards was replaced with a 4G pitch.
Notable former players
Scotland internationalists
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- Craig Chalmers
- Craig Joiner
- Jock Allan
- Kelly Brown
- Charlie Drummond
- Matt Proudfoot
- Keith Robertson
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- David Chisholm
- George Dobson
- Frank Laidlaw
- Jim Telfer
- Walter Hart
- Derek Stark
- Alex Hastie
- Frank Coutts
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- Doddie Weir
- Carl Hogg
- Doug Davies
- Damien Hoyland
- John Hastie
- Craig Smith
- Bryan Redpath
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- Les Allan
- Graham Shiel
- Jimmie Johnston
- Robin Chisholm
- Jock Lawrie
- Stewart Campbell
- Jamie Bhatti
- Craig Smith
- Lisa Thomson
- Chloe Rollie
- Lana Skeldon
- Lauren Harris
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Olympic Games
Mark Robertson Great Britain, Silver Medal, Rugby Sevens 2016
South of Scotland
The following former Melrose players have represented South of Scotland at provincial level.
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- Robin Chisholm
- D.M. Brown