Hawick Linden RFC
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Hawick Linden RFC are a rugby union
team based in Hawick
, in the Scottish Borders
. They compete in the East Regional League Division 1. Hawick Linden competed in the East Regional Leagues 2008/2009 season, in which they were undefeated, winning all 12 games, and making it to the semi-final of the Scottish Plate. Wattie Davies is the captain for the 2010/2011 season in which they finished 9th just surviving religiation for the second successive year, vice captain is Steven Bouglas. Gary Alexander is president. They play their home games at Volunteer Park.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
team based in Hawick
Hawick
Hawick is a town in the Scottish Borders of south east Scotland. It is south-west of Jedburgh and south-southeast of Selkirk. It is one of the farthest towns from the sea in Scotland, in the heart of Teviotdale, and the biggest town in the former county of Roxburghshire. Hawick's architecture is...
, in the Scottish Borders
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...
. They compete in the East Regional League Division 1. Hawick Linden competed in the East Regional Leagues 2008/2009 season, in which they were undefeated, winning all 12 games, and making it to the semi-final of the Scottish Plate. Wattie Davies is the captain for the 2010/2011 season in which they finished 9th just surviving religiation for the second successive year, vice captain is Steven Bouglas. Gary Alexander is president. They play their home games at Volunteer Park.
Club Internationalists
- Jock Beattie 23 caps
- Adam RobsonAdam RobsonAdam Robson, was a Scottish rugby union player, who played as a flanker.He was capped twenty two times for between 1954-1960.He also played for Hawick RFC and Hawick Linden RFC.-References:...
22 caps - George Stevenson 24 caps
- Rob Welsh 2 caps
- Ian Barnes 7 caps
- Alister CampbellAlister James CampbellAlister James Campbell was a Scottish international rugby union player, who played for . He was capped 15 times between 1984-1988 at lock/second row.-References:* on scrum.com...
15 caps - Tony StangerTony StangerAnthony George Stanger is a former Scottish international rugby union player, and is Scotland's joint record try scorer....
52 caps - Rob Barrie 1 cap
- Billy Hunter 7 caps
- Derek Deans 1 cap
- Graham Hogg 2 caps
- Jim Hay 1 cap
- Nikki WalkerNikki WalkerNikki Walker is a rugby union footballer who plays on the wing for the Ospreys and Scotland. Walker has cemented a regular starting place with The Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium. He and opposite-wing Shane Williams have created an exciting "Little and Large" combination that utilises their...