Kelso RFC

Kelso

Full name	Kelso Rugby Football Club
Union	Scottish Rugby Union
Founded	1876
Ground(s)	Poynder Park
President	Terry Frame
Coach(es)	Adam Roxburgh
Captain(s)	Dom Buckley (2015/16)
League(s)	BT National League Division 1
2015/16	9th
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Kelso Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team founded in 1876. They play their home games at Poynder Park, Kelso in the Scottish Borders.

The team currently play in BT National League Division 1 and Border League (the oldest established rugby union league in the world).

Kelso's Sevens Tournament takes place annually in May (until recently Kelso along with Selkirk RFC held their 7's competition in August) and the competition is part of the Kings of the Sevens tournament. The most recent winners of the trophy (2015) are Melrose RFC.

Kelso RFC won the prestigious Melrose Sevens tournament 7 times in the space of 12 years from 1978 to 1989. Kelso were also winners of the Scottish Premiership in 1988 and 1989.

The most recent successes for the club in the 15 a side game were consecutive premier league championships in the 1987/88 and 1988/89 seasons. Notably, however, the team also reached the final of the Scottish Cup, played at Murrayfield, in both 1998 and 1999, losing to Glasgow Hawks (36-14) and to local rivals Gala RFC (8-3), respectively.

Notable players

• Gary Callander
• Gordon Cottington
• George Fairbairn, who later went to rugby league.
• Ross Ford
• Jimmy Graham
• Bob Grieve
• John Jeffrey
• Andrew Ker
• Scott Newlands
• Alan Tait, who crossed over to rugby league, and came back again.
• George 'Happy' Wilson, who later went to rugby league.
• David Borthwick
• Iain Fairley
• Adam Roxburgh
• Roger Baird
• Ken Smith
• Roger Smith, who later crossed over to rugby league and the Household Cavalry but had a promising career cut short through injury