Great effort from three groups of officials yesterday supporting Hawick Youth Rugby and under 16 tournaments at Volunteer Park and the Hawick RFC tournament at Mansfield Park.

Down the road to Berwick Rugby Club today for their annual sevens at Scremerston.

We are very proud of our own Chelsea - showing there are no barriers to becoming a match official and giving back to the game.

Congrats on last weekend’s well-deserved appointment.

As with clubs, our Society can only function with the dedication of volunteers.

Following another successful Melrose Sevens we were pleased to present Iain Houston with life membership, reflecting his years of contribution to supporting match officials in the Borders and beyond.

Well done and thanks to all our officials who contributed to Melrose Sevens.

A huge commitment throughout a long day in the rain, sun and wind.

Here are a few of the team enjoying a well-deserved post-tournament refreshment.

The tournament at Melrose is well underway with some quality rugby on display.

💡Did you know that quality also extends to past present (and future) match officials?

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🏉The scoring teams drop kicks the restart.

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⏱️Conversions must be taken quickly after a try is scored.

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🏉Penalty tries are signalled between the posts nd no conversion is needed.

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🟨Negative play is dealt with quickly and strictly.

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💨Sevens is a game played at pace.

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7️⃣is the magic number in sevens.

Melrose Sevens kicks-off this morning. Our team of match officials will make sure every game can go ahead.

This morning we’ll share some key info on what to expect from a game of sevens and how it will be refereed.

First - like playing, officiating sevens is a team game!

It’s Melrose sevens weekend and we have 40 match officials supporting the tournament.

Fancy being part of the next one? Get in touch or speak to any of the team tomorrow for more info on how you can play your part.

Well done to our team of match officials who kicked-off Melrose Sevens today with the under 16 and under 18 tournaments.

Pop along to the Greenyards today and watch the future stars take to the pitch! ⭐

Tickets are available on the gate.

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👇The 2024 Community Game Conference is confirmed for Saturday 25 May - details below on how to sign-up.

Congratulations to our own Andrew Edgar on winning the 2024 Community Referee of the Year for the east region.

Adge has given 30 years of service to refereeing in the Borders - supporting the game week-in-week-out.

Well done and a huge thanks for your service.

Victoria was in Berwick on Saturday morning and somehow managed to keep the jersey clean given the conditions!

Great to see the news of Chelsea’s appointment to two Guinness Women’s Six Nations games being highlighted by Stuart Cameron and Borders Rugby TV & Radio

A busy day at Volunteer Park yesterday saw Calum and Jonno with the whistle.

Drop us a message if you fancy giving it a go!