Club name and nickname: Melrose RFC. The Rose
Founded: 1877
Based: The Greenyards, Melrose
Club colours/crest/badge: Black and Yellow
2011 officials: President - John Reed, Vice President – Mike Bleasdale, Director of Rugby – Mike Dalgetty, Club Captain – Graeme Dodds, Coaches – Craig Chalmers and John Dalziel, Hon Secretary – Lorna Hall, Hon Treasurer – Kenneth Ovens.
1st XV squad: Backs: Fraser Thomson, Douglas Dodds, Allan Dodds, Nick McGrath, Joe Helps, Alec Jessop, Chris Hardie, Cammie Murray, Jamie Murray, Andrew Skeen, Bruce Dick, Scott McCormick, Bruce Colvine
Forwards: Gary Holborn, Nick Beavon, Kieran Cooney, Chris Keen, Ruairi McLeod, Richard Ferguson, Wayne Mitchell, Graeme Innes, Alun Walker, Gary Elder, Ross Miller, Peter Eccles, John Dalziel, Graeme Dodds, Grant Runciman, David Crawford, Ross Ovens, Stuart Johnson, Dallas Pawley, Liam Skully.
Your target for this season: Retain premier league and border league titles. Win premier cup. Sevens Tournament victories. Perform well in British and Irish Cup.
Nearest rivals: Gala
Best result in recent history: Winning 2011 Melrose 7s
Worst result in recent history: Losing in Cup Final twice to Ayr
Most famous player of all time: Ned Haig (founder of Sevens Rugby), Charlie Drummond, Chisholm and Hastie, Jim Telfer, Keith Robertson, Craig Chalmers, Bryan Redpath
Most infamous player of all time: Not at Melrose !
Most memorable incident in recent history: 1997: winning league, border league, cup and Melrose 7s in the same season
Most embarrassing incident in recent history: Not at Melrose!
Favourite piece of club memorabilia: Ladies Cup (Sevens). An original sevens winners medal.
Any pre/post match traditions or superstitions: The president wears his lucky socks for every match – win or lose!
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