Gala RFC

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Gala
Full name	Gala Rugby Football Club
Founded	1875
Union	Scottish Rugby Union
Ground	Netherdale
President	R Chatfield
Coach	Paul Di Rollo and Alan Johnston
League	BT Premiership Division Two
Team colours
Official website
www.galarfc.com

Gala Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team based in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, founded in 1875, they play their home games at Netherdale.

The team currently plays in the BT Premiership 2 and Border League (the oldest established rugby union league in the world).

Gala's Sevens Tournament takes place annually in April and the competition is part of the Kings of the Sevens tournament. Current holders of the trophy are Boroughmuir.

[edit] Past players

• Gregor Townsend
• Nathan Hines
• Chris Paterson
• Noel Kennedy

[edit] See also

• Galashiels
• BT Premiership Division Two
• Border League
• Borders Sevens Circuit

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Federation	Scottish Rugby Union · Scottish Womens Rugby Union
National team	Scottish national team · Scotland Sevens · British and Irish Lions · Scotland Womens
International Competitions	Rugby World Cup · Six Nations Championship · Rugby World Cup Sevens · Heineken Cup · European Challenge Cup · European Shield · Celtic League · IRB Sevens World Series · Edinburgh Sevens
Celtic League Teams	Border Reivers · Edinburgh Rugby · Glasgow Warriors
Domestic Competitions	BT League Championship · BT Scottish Rugby Cup
Division One	Aberdeen GSFP · Ayr · Boroughmuir · Currie · Dundee HSFP · Glasgow Hawks · Hawick · Heriot's · Melrose · Watsonians
Division Two	Biggar · Cartha Queens Park · Edinburgh Academicals · Gala · GHA · Hamilton · Hillhead Jordanhill · Jed-Forest · Kelso · Selkirk · Stewart's Melville FP · Stirling County
Division Three	Berwick · Cambuslang · Dunfermline · Ellon · Haddington · Kirkcaldy · Livingston · Murrayfield Wanderers · Musselburgh · Peebles · Perthshire · West of Scotland