Jed-Forest RFC

Jed-Forest

Full name	Jed-Forest Rugby Football Club
Union	SRU
Founded	1885;140 years ago (1885)
Location	Jedburgh, Scotland
Ground(s)	Riverside Park, Jedburgh
President	John Evans
Coach(es)	Stuart Johnson
Captain(s)	Clark Skeldon
League(s)	Scottish National League Division One
2024–25	Scottish National League Division One, 7th of 10
Team kit
Official website
jedforest.com

Jed-Forest Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team who are based at Riverside Park in Jedburgh.

The team was founded in 1885 ^[1] and currently play in National League 1 (rugby) and the Border League.

Jed-Forest Sevens

The club organises the Jed-Forest Sevens every year. ^[2]

Honours

• Scottish National League Division One
  • Champions (2): 1987–88, 2011–12
  • Runners-Up (1): 2017-18
• Jed-Forest Sevens
  • Champions (14): 1899, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1922, 1975, 1992, 2001, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2016,2022
• Langholm Sevens
  • Champions (10): 1919, 1920, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2011, 2022
  • Jedforest hold the record of most consecutive victories in the tournament (5): 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990
• Melrose Sevens
  • Champions (4): 1899, 1902, 1904, 1974
• Hawick Sevens
  • Champions (6): 1896, 1897, 1920, 1989, 1990, 2002
• Gala Sevens
  • Champions (5): 1892, 1899, 1921, 2012, 2018
• Kelso Sevens
  • Champions (7): 1921, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2022
• Berwick Sevens
  • Champions (8): 2003, 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2022
• Peebles Sevens
  • Champions (2): 2000, 2020 ^[3]
• Earlston Sevens
  • Champions (9): 1924, 1935, 1987, 1992, 1994, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2016
• Selkirk Sevens
  • Champions (4): 1956, 1999, 2015, 2022
• Kings of the Sevens
  • Champions (6): 2001, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2016, 2022
• Hawick Linden Sevens
  • Champions (1): 2017
• Kilmarnock Sevens ^[4]
  • Champions (1): 1983
• Border Park Tens
  • Champions (1) : 2023

Notable former players

• Gary Armstrong
• Gavin Kerr
• Roy Laidlaw
• Thomas "Tom" McKinney
• Charles "Charlie" Renilson
• David Rose
• Jon Steel
• George Douglas
• Greig Laidlaw
• Iain Smith (the flying scotsman)

See also

• Jedburgh
• Border League
• Borders Sevens Circuit

References

1. "Application for financial assistance" (PDF). Scottish borders council. 23 January 2017.
2. "Jedforest 7s | Kings of the 7s".
3. "Peebles Sevens". 7 June 2019.
4. "Kilmarnock Sevens". 7 June 2019.

External links

• Official website