Gala Y.M. RFC

Gala Y. M. RFC

Full name	Gala Young Men Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)	The YM
Founded	1928
Location	Galashiels, Scotland
Ground(s)	Netherdale
President	Andrew Gould
Coach(es)	Kevin Andison
Captain(s)	Rhuary Horsburgh
League(s)	East Non-League
2024–25	East Division 3, withdrew
Team kit
Official website
www.galaym.co.uk

Gala Y.M. RFC is a rugby union club based in Galashiels, Scotland. The Men's team currently plays in East Non-League.

History

The club was founded in 1928. ^[1]

Sides

Training is on Thursday nights at 7pm on the back pitches at Netherdale. ^[1]

Sevens tournament

The club runs the Gala Y.M. Sevens. ^[2]

Notable players

Scotland internationalists

The following former Gala Y.M. players have represented Scotland at full international level.

• Norman Bruce

William "the scaff" Brownlee

Honours

Men's

• Dumfries Sevens ^[3]
  • Champions (7): 1973, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1985, 1986
• Lasswade Sevens ^[4]
  • Champions (3): 1956, 1958, 2015
• Haddingon Sevens ^[5]
  • Champions (8): 1929, 1930, 1931, 1959, 1967, 1979, 1988, 1991
• South of Scotland District Sevens
  • Champions (2): 1984, 1991
• North Berwick Sevens
  • Champions (3): 1963, 1967, 1978

References

1. "Gala YM RFC". www.galaym.co.uk.
2. "Gala Y.M. Sevens". 27 June 2019.
3. "Dumfries Sevens". 10 June 2019.
4. "Lasswade Sevens". 7 June 2019.
5. "Haddington Sevens". 7 June 2019.