A very sad day saying goodbye to our very much loved & respected Finlay 🏰💙
You were the heart beat of everything Merchiston & simply an amazing bloke 🥰
Rev Blair & our Merchiston community will support everyone through these very difficult times 🤝
Gone but not forgotten🌟
Well done to our 1st XV
@Merchi5th6th
who emerged 33-11 winners against
@GWC_Sport
in the Scottish Cup QF 🤝👏
Thank you
@GWC_News
for another incredible game of Rugby 💙🏉
I love to see how much our Boys respect eachother on and off the field 🤝🏉💙
#cup
#respect
Extremely proud to see us No 21 in the world for producing Professional Rugby Players 🏰💙🏉🌎
@NextGenXV
Our Philosophy is not Elite in any sense.....we just want boys to enjoy their Rugby.......Pro Rugby is a bonus 👏👍🥇
#pro14
#englishpremiership
#no21
#3rdinUK
#proud
We L O V E 💙 this photo 📸🏆
@GlasgowWarriors
Well done to our 3 x Old Boys - All 1st XV Captains 🌟🤝🏰🏉
Enjoy the celebration 🎉 - Ben A, Jamie D & Stafford Mc 🏆
URC Champions 🏆
#legends
A very special well done to our D1 Squad on recording an unbeaten season (20 games) & winning the
@TerringtonHall
7’s Festival today 🏆🙌
All our
@merchijuniors
Boys have contributed to the squads success - as one👏
Well done Mr Harrison 🤝
Safe trip home 🚂
#juniorrugby
@SDM_Robertson
Rob…we have ran this Festival for 3 years now. Our main goal is to help grow the game & also bring Schools & Clubs closer together. Boroughmuir, Stirling, Ayr & Peebles seem to really enjoy their experience. We also have 11 English Schools. A very positive experience for all.
Incredible weekend of Rugby
@MerchiRugby
🏰🏉
Huge thank you to all the teams and everyone who helped make it happen 🤝😍
What a final against a quality
@GlasgowWarriors
🔥
Well done to our boys on winning the tournament 🏆
#growingthegame
#proud
Congratulations to our 1st XV Skipper R Deans (UVI) & T Currie (LVI) on their selection for
@Scotlandteam
U18 🏰🔴🔵🏉
We love to see hard work & commitment rewarded - both Boys have put in a huge shift on & off the field 💙🏰
#sixnations
#enjoy
#goodluck
Final Day Placings 🏰🏉
Merchiston
Glasgow
Durham School
Seaford College
Edinburgh
Dollar Academy
Mount St Mary’s College
Boroughmuir RFC
Barnard Castle School
Collegiate School
St Benedict’s School
Dame Allan’s School
Norwich School
Peebles RFC
Wycliffe College
Ayr RFC
MCS Summer Rugby Camp 🏰💙🏉⭐️
Thank you to all parents, players, coaches and medical staff for a top week of Rugby at
@MerchiRugby
🏰💙
We have had 220 players on site from U10 to U18 🙌 Our U16/18 boys have also taken part in high performance work shops 👏
#summerrugby
Today marks 150 years since the first Rugby Intenational between
@Scotlandteam
v
@EnglandRugby
🏴 🏴
On March 27 1871 our Old Boys.....Andrew Colville, William Cross & George Ritchie 🌟
150 years later we are still producing Boys to play for our County 🏴
#oldboys
#history
The Currie 🧬⭐️
Two outstanding brothers back together at
@EdinburghRugby
🏰🤝🏉
Lovely to have
@MatthewCurrie14
present his wee brother with his 1st XV jersey 🤝🙌👏
Can’t wait to 👀 you play together ⚡️💥
#legacy
⚔ Tom Gordon might have put the finishing touches on Glasgow Warriors' 7th try, but it was Jamie Dobie who set it all up
🏃♂ What a phenomenal run this was to pin Zebre back on their own try line!
Day 1 - Landed safely 🇿🇦 ✈️, onto the biggest School boy derby in the world 🌎 - 33 K crowd 👏
@gimnasiumpaarl
@Paarl_Boishaai
🏉
Big feed 🥩- Pool 🏊♀️ 🧊 Recovery - Early Bed 🛌 🥱
Ready to go tomorrow - Big training day at
@sas_hp
✅
#SAtour2024
Absolutely gutted to hear this tragic news 😢
Our thoughts go out to Fiona, Jack & Ciara 😍
You couldn’t meet a better bloke ⭐️
He was my coach, mentor, friend, boyhood hero & baby sitter 😍
I will be forever grateful for him given me my first Rugby job
@HawickRFC
💚
#legend
The IRFU is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Munster Rugby Elite Performance Officer Greig Oliver following an accident in South Africa on Monday.
Our thoughts are with Greig's wife Fiona, children Jack and Ciara, and his many friends, family and colleagues.
What a day of Rugby 7’s 🏉💙🌞 at Merchiston 🏰
Huge thank you to all Schools, Clubs, Coaches, Refs & Volunteers for making this event happen 🤝🙌👍👏
See results👇
Special mention to our U18 squad for backing up 🏆💙
#500kids
#fun
#skills
#speed
📣 Calling on our Merchiston Community - Boys, Parents, Staff & Friends 🤝
1st Jan incoming - Happy New Year 🥳 🏃♀️ 🏃♂️ 🚴 🏋️♀️ 🥾 🎆
- download the Doddie Aid app- 💻
- join a district & donate 💰
- join our ‘Merchiston Castle’ league 🏰
#doddieaid
#hny
What a day we had at Langa Township 🤝🥰🙌
An emotional, memorable and humbling experience for all involved 😍
It certainly puts your life into perspective🫡
#grateful
Day 1 - St Andrews Pre Season 🏰🤝🏉☀️
Very lucky to have our new DOS Nick Deluca 👀 & our Old Boys - Lachlan & Struan (coaching) leading on & off the field ⭐️😍🗣️
#preseason
#newvoices
#leaders
#standards
Congratulations to our 1st XV Skipper - Hamish Mc on his
@Scotlandteam
U18 selection 🤝💙🏰⭐️
Hard work & commitment has certainly paid off ✅😁
Enjoy 🏴
#scotlandu18
#proud
A truly fantastic evening for Merchiston as our U18s win the Schools Rugby Cup Final at BT Murrayfield, with a final score of 20-7. Huge thanks go to Stewart's Melville College for a brilliant evening of schools' rugby.
@MerchiRugby
@MerchiSport
#ReadyAyReady
Well done Isaac C on your performances for
@Scotlandteam
U18 🏴😍
He is never happy with his performances and is always striving to improve…..this has allowed him to drive our teams successes over the last two seasons 🏆🏆
A real pleasure & privilege to coach🤝
#proud
#talent
SUB | Jamie Dobie replaces Nick Frisby to gain his first professional cap and to become the first player born after the millennium to play for Glasgow Warriors
What a weekend of outstanding Rugby 🏰💙🏉☀️
On Day 2 we managed two wins against Barnard Castle & Mount St Marys 🙌
We came up short in the final to a very physical & skilful
@ipswichsport
🤝👏 Well done 🏆
Huge thanks to all the Teams for an incredible two days 😃
#proud
💛💙 BREENGE TAE THE BORDERS 💛💙
What an amazing effort from an amazing man
@BruceAitchison
💙🏃♂️🚴
Was lovely to see our MCS community - Staff, Boys & Old Boys supporting him along the whole route 👏🤝🙌
#donate
#doddie
#mnd
Awesome to see our Boys playing for
@EdinburghRugby
🏰💙🏉
U18 - Cole, Glen, Gordie, Isaac & Euan
U16 - Luca, Lyall, Henry, Theo & Ross
Well done Boys 🤝⭐️🙌
#edinburghrugby
I N C R E D I B L E -
@GlasgowWarriors
URC Champions 🏆 🎉🌟
Delighted for these two special men who have been heavily involved all season 💙🏰✅
Well done Staff & JD 🫡
#legends
What a game of Rugby on Saturday ⚡️☀️⭐️
Credit to both teams who played with real intent and scored some outstanding tries 👏🙌
Thank you
@sport_smc
for the very competitive fixtures across the whole School 🤝✅
#conference
What a game of Rugby at Newfield 🏉⭐️
@EdAcadSport
🤝👏
Both teams added to the legacy of this historic fixture with commitment, ambition, skills & passion ✅
Thanks to our Old Boys
@MerchistonianFC
for the support 😍
#oldestfixture
Day 3 - Game Day against
@TiereRugby
🇿🇦🥰🤝✅
A narrow loss from our gutsy 2nd XV 💙 and a clinical performance from our 1st XV 🏰🌟
Thanks for the awesome hospitality and exchange of Gifts 🎁
Off to
@Robbenislandza
tomorrow and moving onto
@VandAWaterfront
🫡🥩
#memories
Isaac C joined us from
@AysgarthSchool
aged 13, playing back row…..he will leave us to purse professional Rugby as an extremely talented 10 🤩🤝🏰
He’s certainly one of the hardest working and naturally gifted sportsman we have seen 🏉🏏
@NextGenXV
@MerchiNews
#talent
FUTURE STARS 🤩
Introducing Isaac Coates as our first future star episode which is out now on our YouTube channel 🎉
Check it out full video using the link below ⬇️
Congratulations to our U15 Rugby squad who finished 3rd overall out of 15 teams
@Langley_Sport
Festival 🏰💙🏴
Our Boys just lost out to Hurstpierpoint & Bedford 🤝
Thank you for a wonderful experience 🙌
#proud
#memories
#minitour
#respect
Awesome to see our Boys back doing what they 💙🏰😃
Thank you
@lorettosport
for the competitive games and hospitality ⭐️🏉✅. All the best with your season ahead 🤝
Our Boys are really looking forward to a full week of training before our first Conference fixture💥
#solicastle