Melrose to name Super6 team as Southern Knights

The Southern Knights will play in the new top-tier of Scottish domestic rugby, Super6, which gets underway this November.

While the home of the team will be in Melrose, at the foot of the Eildon Hills, the rugby talent and support will be drawn from other local clubs and towns too.

The Southern Knights will play in a new kit specially designed to reflect this, made up of all the colours of the local Borders teams. Melrose Rugby looks forward to warmly welcoming new supporters of our new Borders Super6 team – The Southern Knights.

Since December 2018 the rugby management team and the Board of Directors have worked to recruit a strong squad of players from the existing Melrose squad and from the whole of the Scottish Borders, to help rejuvenate rugby in the area. It was imperative to Chairman Gordon Brown that the team name reflected this broader Borders outlook.

Head coach of the Southern Knights, Rob Chrystie, said: “The Southern Knights for 2019-20 is a really dynamic and well balanced squad with some local familiar faces. The management team are determined to create an environment that will challenge all players, while creating a platform for those with the ability and desire to progress into professional rugby.

He added: “This is an exciting time in Scottish rugby and I’m thrilled to be a part of it as we look forward to the inaugural Super6 season. We can’t wait to get started.”

The Southern Knights will go into battle early in November against teams from Ayr, Boroughmuir, Heriots, Stirling and Watsonians, with cross-border matches against Welsh teams scheduled later in the season.