Kelso RFC Historical Timeline

1876       Kelso Rugby Football Club founded

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1879       First floodlit match played in Scotland in Bridgend Park

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1908       First game at Poynder Park

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1912       Kelso became members of the Scottish Rugby Union

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1926       Jimmy Graham became Kelso’s first Scottish International player

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1931       Kelso’s first win in the Border League

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1935      Kelso supply 2 players for the Scottish team for the first time: Gordon Cottington and Bob Grieve

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1948       Kelso win the Scottish Unofficial Championship jointly with Aberdeen Grammar

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1950       Kelso become owners of Poynder Park

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1951       Oliver Turnbull becomes the first back to be picked for Scotland

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1959       Ken Smith becomes Kelso’s first British Lion

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1961       Kelso’s permanent floodlights are switched on

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1972       Kelso Harlequins win the Border Semi-Junior league for the first time

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1974       Kelso wins promotion to the 1st Division after the first season of National leagues

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1978       Kelso win at Melrose Sevens for the first time

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1983       Roger Baird becomes Kelso’s second British Lion

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1987       Kelso High School wins the Scottish School Cup

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1988       Gary Callander captains Scotland for the season

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1988       Kelso provide 4 players for the Scottish team v Ireland

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1988      Kelso provide 5 players for the Scottish team for the 5 Nations Championship season

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1988       Kelso team has 6 Scottish international players in their team

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1988       Kelso win the First Division for the first time: repeated in 1989

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1989       John Jeffrey becomes Kelso’s 3rd British Lion

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1992      Kelso Harlequins win the Scottish Youth Cup: repeated in 1993

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1997       Alan Tait becomes Kelso’s 4th British Lion

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1998       Kelso make their 1st appearance in the Scottish Cup final at Murrayfield: repeated in 1999

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2002       Ross Ford plays for Scotland in the Commonwealth Games 7s at Manchester

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2009       Ross Ford becomes Kelso’s 5th British Lion

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2012       Ross Ford becomes Scottish captain

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2010       Scott Newlands plays for Scotland in the Commonwealth Games 7s in Delhi

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2012       Ross Ford captains Scotland for the first of 8 times

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2015       Kelso Ladies established

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2016       Ross Ford wins his 100th cap for Scotland

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2016       Kelso High School win the Scottish Schools under 16 Plate competition

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2017       Ross Ford becomes Scotland’s most capped male player

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2020       Kelso rugby shut down due to the coronavirus