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We’re kick-starting the year with a bumper month of club events! With our final two 1XV home game days, Club Burns Supper, Giffnock Karaoke and Monthly Quiz all taking place, we’ve got everything you need to get rid of the January blues. Our first game of the year on Saturday 11th January will see a …

GHA is proud to be supporting Glasgow SE Foodbank with their Christmas Appeal for another year. We will be holding a donation drive running from Saturday 14th December until Sunday 22nd December. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, Glasgow SE Foodbank provide over 500 food packages to local families and individuals in crisis. Along …

With just over two weeks to go, we are delighted to announce that Nigel Owens MBE will be the headline guest speaker at this year’s GHA Snowball on Sunday 22nd December. Nigel Owens MBE is recognised as one of the world’s best rugby referees with a reputation that is second to none. He holds the …

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 …

It’s home game week! This Saturday 30th November, we will be marking the final 1XV home game day of 2024 alongside the final day of Movember with a whole day dedicated to raising awareness and funds for some of the biggest men’s health issues. From mental health to testicular and prostate cancer, Movember is the …

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 …