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Ants the new Biggar coach

SCOTTISH Hydro Electric Premier 2 club Biggar have announced the appointment of Anthony Posa, right, as their new head coach.Read

Injuries and indiscipline cost Biggar dear as poor start to the season continues

BIGGAR’S poor start to the season continued with a 13-3 defeat in a low-scoring match at Riverside Park in Jedburgh.Read

Revenge is sweet as Dalziel celebrate their first national league points

DALZIEL Rugby Club grabbed their first Scottish Hydro Electric National League Division One points of the new season, and revenge on Preston Lodge for last term’s Scottish Bowl Final defeat, winning 20-7.Read

Strathaven grab second league win

STRATHAVEN Rugby Club continued their promising start to their Scottish Hydro Electric West League Division Two campaign with a second successive victory, beating Moffat 31-19 at the weekend.Read

Spirited performance but Villagers lose out

UDDINGSTON crashed to defeat in their opening Scottish Hydro Electric West League Division One match at Cumnock’s Broomfield Fields, going down 19-7.Read

Hamilton hammered in season opener

A YOUTHFUL Hamilton side opened their Scottish Hydro-Electric Premier 2 campaign with defeat against GHA at Braidholm on Saturday.Read

Emphatic victory for Dalziel

DALZIEL opened their Scottish Hydro-Electric National League One campaign with a convincing win over Langholm, but missed out on a four-try bonus point.Read

Bell Lawrie cup matches

FOUR county teams are taking part in this year’s Bell Lawrie Under-15 and Under-18 Scottish Schools’ Cup.Read

Strathaven rugby club triumph over Braidholm

STRATHAVEN Rugby Club got their Scottish Hydro-Electric West League Division Two season off to a great start with an emphatic win over Braidholm.Read

Villagers upbeat despite heavy defeat

Lanark.........41 Uddingston.....21Read

Biggar in seven-try demolition

Biggar ...................48 Cambuslang ...........14Read

Rain fails to stop the play as summer club kids have a ball

THREE days of miserable weather failed to dampen spirits during Hamilton Rugby Club’s summer camp, as 84 youngsters aged eight-16 turned up to take part.Read

Friendly abandoned as player is hospitalised

A HORROR injury to Darlington star Richard Leigh prompted an early end to Hamilton’s final pre-season friendly on Saturday.Read

SRU chief Jim on a grand Scottish tour

SCOTTISH Rugby Union president Jim Stevenson has clocked up over 1000 miles in his six-week reign as he bids to provide the club game with a louder voice – and stay true to his word.Read

Bulls on top in derby as build-up goes on

WITH Hamilton’s Laigh Bent pitch waterlogged, the Bulls’ final pre-season match of the summer was moved to Cambuslang’s Coats Park.Read

Double success for Biggar teams

BIGGAR Rugby Club sent two teams down to Wigton at the weekend for some much-needed pre-season practice.Read

Minis return

UDDINGSTON Rugby Club’s mini section starts again on Saturday, with registration followed by a training session.Read

Biggar not yet back up to strength

BIGGAR Rugby Club’s proposed pre-season friendly against Livingston was postponed on Saturday, as neither side felt able to field a representative side, with holidays still impacting on training.Read

Villagers prepare for their challenge

UDDINGSTON Rugby Club will play their first pre-season friendly against Marr 2nds at Troon on Saturday, August 16, as they move up to Scottish Hydro Electric West League Division One.Read

Biggar continue search for new coach as season nears

ALTHOUGH there have been no updates through the summer, Biggar Rugby Club have been busy with exhibitions, pitch and player development planning, coaching courses, and pre-season training.Read

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