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NATIONAL LEAGUE 1 SATURDAY MARCH 1st 2025 GHA 76 DUNDEE RUGBY 12 By CHRIS NAIRN I hope Maximus will forgive me for adapting the battle cry of the Roman Legions as my tribute to the outstanding efforts of the GHA first XV playing squad, coaching and support staff which have secured Championship success in a …

Following today’s league results, GHA 1XV are now 7 points clear at the top of the table and officially National League 1 Champions “A massive congratulations to our 1XV on their guaranteed promotion to the Premiership. What a season and what a team! Congratulations to our coaches, physio and volunteers who’ve supported the boys” – …

NATIONAL LEAGUE 1 SATURDAY 30th NOVEMBER 2024 GHA 42 HIGHLAND RFC 13 By CHRIS NAIRN After several weekends of enforced inactivity due to Autumn Nations Series matches and the weather, it was a delight to report to Braidholm for League duty this Saturday. A very important opportunity to heighten awareness of Men’s Mental Health and …

NATIONAL LEAGUE 1 SATURDAY 9th NOVEMBER 2024 GHA 20 BOROUGHMUIR 17 By CHRIS NAIRN   Head Coach Calum intimated to me, as I inspected the playing surface before the match on Saturday that this was a perfect November day to play rugby. Certainly, the pitch was in smashing condition with little wind despite a slight …

NATIONAL LEAGUE 1 SATURDAY 26th OCTOBER 2024 GHA 54  BIGGAR 17 By CHRIS NAIRN Saturday was a very busy day at Braidholm. The arrival of cameras to record live the match action, 1XV and 2XV squads on duty, a very well attended Old Aloysians lunch, and a good crowd drawn from the locale and further …

NATIONAL LEAGUE 1 SATURDAY 12th OCTOBER 2024 GHA 24  PEEBLES 20 By CHRIS NAIRN Saturday saw the arrival to Braidholm of Peebles Rugby Club. The Borderers had made the long journey to Highland last week only to lose the match by a point. Conversations with the visitors made it clear that Peebles were determined to …

NATIONAL LEAGUE 1 SATURDAY 28th SEPTEMBER 2024 GHA 57 JED-FOREST 7 By CHRIS NAIRN The club standard was lowered to half-mast from the mast head at Braidholm on Saturday as a mark of respect, along with a pre match minute of applause, to record the very recent passing of Primary 7 Coach Russell Whittington. Russell …

NATIONAL LEAGUE 1 SATURDAY 21st SEPTEMBER 2024 GHA 60 STIRLING COUNTY 22 BY CHRIS NAIRN Gone were the Hawaiian shirts, shorts and sunglasses of recent weather around Braidholm, to be replaced by more suitable attire to match the distinctly autumnal weather which greeted all arrivals to Ladies Day at Braidholm.  A sell out attendance for …

NATIONAL LEAGUE 1 SATURDAY 7th SEPTEMBER 2024 GHA 52  GALA 3 By CHRIS NAIRN   A warm late summer’s day greeted arrivals at Braidholm on Saturday. An expectant home support looked forward to the visit of the Borderers, buoyed by the excellent result last week against Boroughmuir in the opening league match in Edinburgh. Gala …

NATIONAL LEAGUE 1 SATURDAY 2ND MARCH 2024 GHA 35 GLASGOW ACCIES 14 By CHRIS NAIRN   After two postponements of this fixture the large crowd that assembled at Braidholm may have been forgiven for wondering if this eagerly anticipated match would fall foul to weather conditions yet again. However, a bright spring day reassured all that …

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 2nd 2024 SCOTTISH NATIONAL LEAGUE 1 GHA 43 BIGGAR 25 By Chris Nairn Saturday offered the opportunity for the home support to watch GHA play on the first fifteen pitch for the first time this year!  Such has been the ravages of the weather, that matches have been postponed or in one case …

NATIONAL LEAGUE 1 SATURDAY 9th DECEMBER 2023 GHA 27 WATSONIANS 20 By Chris Nairn The recently enforced hiatus of matches over the last fortnight perhaps added a level of expectancy to this Braidholm match.  As always Kate Finlay keeps the Braidholm family fully informed with weekly briefings. Watsonians are going well in this hotly contested …