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Peebles Under-16s were runners-up at Merchiston Castle Sevens.
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Youth/Schools rugby: Scots sides gear up for Rosslyn Park sevens

16 March 2022 Alan Lorimer 1

Merchiston Castle, George Watson’s, Dollar and Glenalmond all headed to London …

Merchiston Castle celebrate their Scottish Schools Under-18s Cup success over Stewart's Melville. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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U18 Schools Cup Final: success for Merchiston Castle over Stewart’s Melville

9 March 2022 Alan Lorimer 7

Loretto romp to a 43-8 win over Queen Victoria School in the Under-18s Shield Final …

Freddy Douglas will wear the No 7 jersey for Stewart's Melville in tomorrow [Wednesday] night's U18 Schools Cup Final clash versus Merchiston Castle. Image: Meriel Limb
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Stewart’s Melville and Merchiston Castle clash in Schools Cup Under-18s Final

8 March 2022 Alan Lorimer 11

Plus the lowdown on the Under-16 Cup Final, the Under-18 Shield Final and the Under-16 Shield Final …

Stewart's Melville booked their place in the Scottish Schools Under-18 Cup Final with a win over George Watson's at Inverleith. Image: Ian Mair
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Schools/Youth Rugby: Under-18 Cup Final line-ups confirmed

2 February 2022 Alan Lorimer Comments Off on Schools/Youth Rugby: Under-18 Cup Final line-ups confirmed

There was controversy at Hawick as hosts knocked out by yellow-card count-back rule …

Isaac Coates carried the ball for Merchiston Castle School versus George Watson's College
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Schools/Youth Rugby: Stewart’s Melville and Dollar gear up for overdue Conference clash

8 December 2021 Alan Lorimer 1

Merchiston Castle finished their campaign with impressive win over George Watson’s …

Merchiston Castle won the Scottish Schools' U16 Cup with a big result against Dollar Academy in the final. Image: Fotosport/David Gibson
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Scottish Schools U16 Cup Final: Merchiston Castle overrun Dollar Academy

4 December 2019 Alan Lorimer 1

Rudi Brown and Amaan Raza score two tries each, while Tom Currie gets one, and Matthew De Villiers kicks 16 points in comfortable win …

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Merchiston celebrate top three finish in St Joseph’s tournament

24 October 2017 Alan Lorimer Comments Off on Merchiston celebrate top three finish in St Joseph’s tournament

by ALAN LORIMER MERCHISTON CASTLE SCHOOL emerged from the weekend’s prestigious two-day St Joseph’s College Rugby Festival in Ipswich with their reputation enhanced after a third overall finish in the sixteen-team tournament.  It all started …

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Merchiston escape the October blues with trip to St Joseph’s Rugby Festival

18 October 2017 Alan Lorimer Comments Off on Merchiston escape the October blues with trip to St Joseph’s Rugby Festival

by ALAN LORIMER IT should be one of the best months for playing rugby but October has become an annual nightmare for schools fixtures as all possible variants of mid-term holidays makes scheduling impossible.  Not …

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