Boroughmuir Rugby Celebrates the 2024-25 Season

Boroughmuir Rugby is proud to look back on a season filled with development, achievement, and community spirit across all levels of the club. From our Senior teams to the youngest members of the Youth Academy, the 2024/25 season highlighted many success.

The season saw continued progress on the pitch with memorable performances and thrilling matches across every age group and team. Whether it was players making their senior debuts, youth teams reaching finals, or our volunteer coaches leading with passion every weekend, Boroughmuir continued to deliver both on the field and in the wider rugby community.

As we wrapped up the season, our annual Awards allow us to celebrate the hard work, dedication, and excellence shown throughout the year. These awards are not just about tries scored or games won - they represent commitment to Boroughmuir.

We are proud to announce the 2024/25 award winners across all levels of the club:

2024/25 Boroughmuir Rugby Club Award Winners

Senior Men’s 

• 1st XV Player of the Season: Jordan Edmunds

• 1st XV Players' Player of the Season: Jordan Edmunds

• 2nd XV Player of the Season: Iain Martin

• 2nd XV Players' Player of the Season: Iain Martin

• 3rd XV Player of the Season: Cameron Ritchie

• 3rd XV Players' Player of the Season: Cameron Ritchie

• Most Improved Player: Sam Webster

• Coaches Overall Player of the Year: Jordan Edmunds

• Young Player of the Year: Ayden Paterson

• Try of the Season: Jack Hamilton (2nd XV v Marr)

Comments from Neill Wood - Director of Senior Rugby: The step up to National 1 was a tough test for a lot of players initially. The 1st XV went through a steep learning curve early on in the season in adapting to the more physical pace of this league. Credit must go to the coaches and support staff for making sure the players were as well prepared as possible for the challenges. With games being postponed it meant that in order to survive in the league the team needed to win the last 4 games of the season, all at home, to ensure survival in the league. This was achieved with some exceptional performances in the wins over Jeforest, Highland , Peebles and Biggar. The boys are determined to build on this for next season and plans are well underway to strengthen all areas of the team.

A big thanks must go to departing Head Coach Graham Shiel who is off to pastures new and a huge welcome to new Head Coach Steve Leckie. 

The Mighty 2's also finished the season off well in ensuring their place in next season's InterCity Reserve league. A strong 2nd XV is vital for the survival of the club and to make sure the 1st XV players are pushed to achieve better performances. A huge thanks to Peter Wood's tireless efforts this season in heading up the 2nd XV coaching group.

The Steam team (3rd XV) managed to fulfill the majority of their league games in East Reserve 1. This is the first time in over 10 years Boroughmuir has been able to field a 3rd XV. This team every week was a mixture of older gentlemen and young players coming through and put in some fantastic performances, none more than their first home game of the season beating Lasswade 2's. For the club to thrive it's important that as many players as possible enjoy this great game pulling on the Muir shirt every Saturday and Dave Barr and Craig Eccleston are looking forward to next season already. Craig stepped in last season as Head Coach and the ever repressive Davie Barr combined his Vice President Duties with the team manager role for the Steam Team. A huge thanks to all players and helpers.

Scott Freeborn, Director of Youth Rugby, said: It has been another outstanding season for the Boroughmuir Youth Academy, marked by increased player numbers across all age groups, from P1 to U18s and with particularly strong growth in the Banshees girls squads.A highlight of the season has been the significant contribution of our U18 players to the Men's Senior teams, where their impact has been both visible and valuable. Equally rewarding has been the level of regional and national pathway representation achieved by players from both the boys’ and girls’ teams.The dedication and hard work of our players, coaches, and parents have been instrumental in these achievements. Special recognition goes to those selected for awards this season:

Under 18s

• Players' Player of the Season: Fraser Keatch

• Coaches Player of the Season: Hayden Leitch

• Try of the Season: Flynn Mooney

• Most Improved Player: Cal Cunningham

• Presentation of Club Ties for 1st Appearance for the 1st XV: Hayden Letch and Logie Small

• Melrose 7s Joint Players of the Tournament: Fraser Keatch and Hayden Leitch

Gillian Nimmo, Director of Girls Rugby said:This season has been another huge step forward for the Banshees. We had more players join us, our U16’s brought home the first ever female trophy for Boroughmuir with the U18’s also winning their respective trophy the same day. We saw even more players join our performance programme and be selected for Regional and National programmes, with our first female representing Scotland at U18 6 Nations. This is testament to the level of coaching, commitment and drive from our coaches, players and parents. 

Banshees

• Spirit of the Banshee Winner: Isla Wood

• U14's Coaches Player of the Season: Maddie Hoole

• U14's Players' Player of the Season: Isobel Reid

• U14's Most Improved Player: Iris Fletcher

• U16's Coaches Player of the Season: Jazelle Smith

• U16's Players' Player of the Season: Jazelle Smith

• U16's Most Improved Player: Saskia L-M

• U18's Coaches Player of the Season: Ellen Nimmo

• U18's Players' Player of the Season: Clara Fox

• U18's Most Improved Player: Clara Fox

Norrie Bryson Award Winners

• U13 Boys: Murray Bruce

• U14 Boys: Will Brotherston

• U15 Boys: Fraser Baird

• U16 Boys: Ewan Hogg

• U18 Boys: Harry Callaghan

U15 Boys

• Top Try Scorer: Charlie Easton

• Most Improved Player: Alec Hannay & Reuben Ferguson

• Most Influential Player in the Conference: Fraser Baird

• Player's Player of the Year: Charlie Easton

• Coaches Player of the Year: Logan McLellan

U16s Boys

• Best New Recruit: Cameron Wilson

• Spirit of Rugby: Jeremy Cheung

• Teammate of the Year: Cammie Tabb

• Most Improved Player: Ryan James

• MVP: Caiden MacRae

• Player's Player of the Year: Matt Hasson

Club President Stevie Douglas said:"The 2024-25 season has shown once again what Boroughmuir stands for - opportunity, community, and pride. We’re incredibly proud of everyone who pulled on the jersey, coached from the sidelines, cheered from the stands, and made this year one to remember."