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OFF RADAR, BUT PLAYERS HAPPY TO STAY ON SCOTT’S FITNESS WAVELENGTH
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Head coach Scott Wight
briefs players ahead of Tuesday’s new-look training session. From left: Sam Cockburn, Scott Wight, Bruce Riddell
and Ryan Cottrell.
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Lewis Martin (foreground) makes a break, while Josh Mackay and Nathaniel Armstrong follow suit.
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Ryan Cottrell clearly enjoying his Philiphaugh work-out, as is team-mate Josh Welsh (far left).
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‘They shall not pass’ . . . Callum ‘Scrappy’ McNeill is never far from the centre of the action.
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Newcomer Ben Pickles doubles up on ball-carrying skills at Tuesday night’s fitness work-out.
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Josh Welsh keeps his eye on the ball, watched by Bruce Riddell, Ryan Cottrell and Josh Mackay.
[Photos – JOHN SMAIL]
TO no-one’s great surprise, Scottish Rugby announced on October 8 that no club or youth fixtures will be permitted
to go ahead until January at the earliest.
The decision cancels each of the Tennent’s Light-sponsored regional-based competitions that had been scheduled
to begin on Saturday, October 31, when Selkirk had been due to take on Hawick at Philiphaugh.
Rather than pull down the shutters, however, Selkirk Rugby Club’s coaches have decided to continue to take training
sessions for players down at Philiphaugh, albeit on a reduced scale.
“We’ve split the boys into four position-specific groups,” Selkirk head coach Scott Wight told the selkirkrfc.com
website. “We’ve gone with a front five group, a back row group, one for half-backs and some centres, plus one for
the other centres and back three players.
“The work will be skill-based, with a forwards group and a backs group meeting on the same night, with Neil Darling
and Darren Hoggan taking the forwards, and myself and David Cassidy taking the backs.
“These groups will train on alternate Tuesdays, so if you’re training in week one then you’ll only be coming down
on odd week-number nights, while the following week’s groups will be training on even number nights.”
Scott admits it’s going to be tough for players to keep their focus when there’s still no definite end-goal in
sight. “Scottish Rugby has set January as a minimum,” added Scott, “but nobody really knows whether things will
be any better by then.
“We’ve told the players we won’t be returning to any rugby until the end of Stage 5, which will give us a clear
path into the road map the SRU has produced.
“The principal idea is just to keep boys down at the club. They’ve put in a huge amount of hard work over the past
eight weeks, and we don’t want them to just disappear.
“The players are fit and obviously ready for games at the end of October, but that’s now been taken away from us.
To be fair you can see why this has happened and, given the current set of circumstances, it was probably inevitable.
“On the plus-side these next couple of months will allow us to look at each player as an individual, since they’ll
be in smaller groups 10 to 11-strong, so we can give them position-specific feedback. Hopefully at the end of December
they’ll be a better rugby player individually.”
As ever, Selkirk’s head coach was keen to stress the positive in all of this. “Since August we’ve been getting
around 40 boys down to training most nights,” concluded Scott, “which has been really encouraging. I’m confident
the players will still be keen to stay involved, albeit on a reduced basis.”
Judging by the cheerful expressions on the players’ faces at week one’s get-together, the Selkirk boys’ spirits
remain characteristically high!
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Season 2019/2020
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(up to & including March 7th, 2020)
P 23 W 13 L 8 D 2
LEADING TRY SCORERS (after 23 matches): 9 – Henry
Bithray; 6 – Ewan MacDougall, Scott McClymont, Josh Welsh, Ryan Cottrell; 5 – Luke Pettie, James Bett; 4 – Callum
McNeill; 3 - Frazer Anderson, Peter Forrest, Aaron McColm, Jacob Henry; 2 – Bruce Riddell, Sean Rankin, Luca Berte,
Donald Nichol, Andrew McColm, Callum Anderson; 1 – Josh Mackay, Andrew Renwick, Luca Merolle, Jack Houston, Robert
Cook, Michael Waldron, Ross Purves, Nathaniel Armstrong. Tries scored: 80. Tries conceded: 70.
LEADING POINTS SCORERS (after 23 matches): 99 – Aaron McColm (3 tries, 10 penalties, 27 conversions); 55 - Henry
Bithray (9 tries, 5 conversions). Total points scored: 540. Total points conceded: 495.
MOST APPEARANCES (after 23 matches): 23 – Luca Berte; 22 – Peter Forrest; 21 – Luke Pettie, Ewan MacDougall, Luca
Merolle, Josh Welsh, Scott McClymont, Callum Anderson, Ryan Cottrell, Bruce Riddell; 20 – James Bett; 19 – Aaron
McColm; 18 – Frazer Anderson, Henry Bithray, Andy Mackay; 17 – Ross Nixon, Sean Rankin; 12 – Josh Mackay, Donald
Nichol; 9 – Callum McNeill.
(up to & including March 7th, 2020)
P 20 W 13 L 6 D 1
LEADING TRY SCORERS (after 20 matches): 9 – David
Cassidy; 8 – Nathaniel Armstrong; 5 – Jy Griffin, Kieran Monks; 4 – Lewis Martin, Robert Cook; 3 – Michael Waldron,
Ross Purves, Matthew Francis, Andrew Renwick; 2 – Robbie Reilly, Clark Young, Mark Rutter, Liam Blair, Gary Robertson,
Donald Nichol; 1 – Rory Hamilton, Matthew Brass, Andrew McColm, Matthew Mackay, Callum McNeill, Ryan Cottrell,
Josh Bain, Liam Cassidy, Grant Forrest, Peter Forrest, Bruce Riddell, Henry Bithray. Total tries scored: 72. Total
conceded: 58.
LEADING POINTS SCORERS (after 20 matches): 126 – Scott Clark (14 penalties, 42 conversions); 37 – David Cassidy
(6 tries, 1 penalty, 2 conversions); 35 – Nathaniel Armstrong (7 tries); Total points scored: 460. Total points
conceded: 365.
MOST APPEARANCES (after 20 matches): 18 – Liam Cassidy, Nathaniel Armstrong; 17 – Matthew Mackay, Mark Rutter,
Matthew Francis; 16 – Kieran Thomson, David Cassidy; 15 – Scott Clark; 14 – Harris Macdonell; 13 – Lewis Martin;
11 – Jy Griffin, Robbie Reilly, Jamie Turnbull, Paul Smail; 10 – Harry Aynsley, Ross Purves; 9 - Derry Alexander,
Matty Brass, Michael Waldron; 8 – Moray Haldane, Andrew Davidson, Liam Blair; 7 – Rory Hamilton, Kieran Monks,
Robert Cook, Andrew McColm; 6 – Grant Forrest, Harry Borthwick.
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Upcomng Fixtures
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AN UPDATE FROM SELKIRK RUGBY CLUB’S
CHAIRMAN
WITH news that club rugby will not re-start as originally
anticipated on October 31, instead being delayed until January, 2021, at the earliest, our membership secretary
John Rutherford has been authorised by the board to offer a refund for paid memberships (see below).
The postponement of rugby is being keenly felt by Selkirk’s players, who have turned up in large numbers for training
over the past seven weeks and worked extremely hard to build up their fitness levels.
Rather than cancel all training sessions, however, our coaches have devised a new, pared-back schedule for players
to follow over the next three months.
Meanwhile the club’s bar & events manager, Layla Anderson, has now moved on and we wish her all the very best
for the future.
Finally, I would like to pass on the club’s best wishes to all our members and supporters: please take care, and
I’m sure we’ll get there eventually!
DENNIS HENDERSON
(Chairman, Selkirk Rugby Club)
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REFUND AVAILABLE TO SELKIRK
MEMBERS IN WAKE OF SCOTTISH RUGBY’S POSTPONEMENT DECISION
SELKIRK Rugby Club’s membership secretary, John
Rutherford (pictured above), has issued the following statement regarding refunds of paid membership subscriptions.
“The club’s board members are very conscious that over the past few weeks the club has received subscriptions from
many of our members, on the basis they would have a season of club games to watch from October until April.
“As this will not now be the case, we would like to offer all members who have paid their memberships a 50 per
cent rebate. This can be done by emailing me at johnrutherford55@gmail.com.
“For those members who do not wish to request a rebate, we will offer a membership next season with additional
benefits. We would like to thank all our members again for their fantastic support and loyalty.
“In the meantime we are very much hoping that rescheduled games can go ahead in January, with the various competitions’
winners playing in a National Finals Day at Murrayfield. More information on this will follow in due course.
“Thanks again for your understanding, at what is a particularly difficult time.”
JOHN RUUTHERFORD
(Membership Secretary, Selkirk Rugby Club)
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DEVELOPMENT CLUB’S
LATEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
THE winners of the
£100 prize in the most recent Selkirk RFC Development Club draws are -
September winner: No. 362 - Gordon Edgar.
October winner: No. 351 - Graham Marshall.
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2019/2020
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TENNENT’S PREMIERSHIP
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P
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W
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L
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D
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Pts
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| Marr RFC |
16
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14
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1
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1
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69
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| Currie Chieftains |
17
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13
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4
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0
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67
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| Hawick |
16
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12
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3
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1
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60
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| SELKIRK |
18
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9
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7
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2
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49
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| Aberdeen Grammar |
18
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8
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10
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0
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39
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| Jed-Forest |
18
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6
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12
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0
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36
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| GHA |
18
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6
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12
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0
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34
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| Musselburgh |
18
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5
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11
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2
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34
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| Glasgow Hawks |
17
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5
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12
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0
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32
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| Edinburgh Accies |
16
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4
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10
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2
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27
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BOOKERS BORDER
LEAGUE (Pool ‘B’)
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P
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W
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L
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D
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Pts
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| SELKIRK |
3
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2
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1
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0
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11
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| Hawick |
1
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1
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0
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0
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4
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| Peebles |
1
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0
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1
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0
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1
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| Kelso |
1
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0
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1
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0
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0
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TENNENT’S RESERVE
LEAGUE EAST 1
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P
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W
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L
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D
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Pts
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| Hawick Force |
16
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15
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1
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0
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77
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| Musselburgh 2nds |
16
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12
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4
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0
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63
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| Stew/Mel. 2nds |
18
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10
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8
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0
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60
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| SELKIRK ‘A’ |
17
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11
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5
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1
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60
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| Edin. Accies 2nds |
16
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7
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8
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1
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53
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| Heriot's Blues 2nds |
15
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7
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7
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1
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45
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| Biggar 2nds |
16
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7
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9
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0
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44
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| Currie Chieftains ‘A’ |
16
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5
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11
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0
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38
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| Boroughmuir 2A |
16
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3
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10
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3
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33
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| Jed-Forest ‘A’ |
16
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1
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15
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0
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15
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PHILIPHAUGH SUITE IDEAL FOR ANY
SOCIAL EVENT . . .
LOOKING to celebrate in style? Selkirk Rugby Club’s
Philiphaugh Function Suite offers free room hire… and more! Photos can be projected on the suite’s big screen
via our personalised photo projection package. If you would like to book an event don't hesitate to get in touch
by e-mail SRFC at bookings@selkirkrfc.com
.… AND A GREAT VENUE FOR WEDDINGS!
The Philiphaugh Function Suite at Selkirk Rugby Football Club is available to hire for weddings and receptions.
Affordable and competitive rates. . If you would like to book an event don't hesitate to get in touch by e-mail
SRFC at bookings@selkirkrfc.com
email: bookings@selkirkrfc.com
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