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1876   |  Kelso Rugby Football Club founded

1879  |  First floodlit match played in Scotland in Bridgend Park

1908  |  First game at Poynder Park

1912  |  Kelso became members of the Scottish Rugby Union

1926  Jimmy Graham became Kelso’s first Scottish International player

1931  |  Kelso’s first win in the Border League

1935  |  Kelso supply 2 players for the Scottish team for the first time: Gordon Cottington and Bob Grieve

1948  |  Kelso win the Scottish Unofficial Championship jointly with Aberdeen Grammar

1950  |  Kelso become owners of Poynder Park

1951  |  Oliver Turnbull becomes the first back to be picked for Scotland

1959       Ken Smith becomes Kelso’s first British Lion

1961       Kelso’s permanent floodlights are switched on

1972  |  Kelso Harlequins win the Border Semi-Junior league for the first time

1974  |  Kelso wins promotion to the 1st Division after the first season of National leagues

1978  |  Kelso win at Melrose Sevens for the first time

1983  |  Roger Baird becomes Kelso’s second British Lion

1987  |  Kelso High School wins the Scottish School Cup

1988  |  Gary Callander captains Scotland for the season

1988  |  Kelso provide 4 players for the Scottish team v Ireland

1988  |  Kelso provide 5 players for the Scottish team for the 5 Nations Championship season

1988  |  Kelso team has 6 Scottish international players in their team

1988  |  Kelso win the First Division for the first time: repeated in 1989

1989  |  John Jeffrey becomes Kelso’s 3rd British Lion

1992  |  Kelso Harlequins win the Scottish Youth Cup: repeated in 1993

1997  |  Alan Tait becomes Kelso’s 4th British Lion

1998 |  Kelso make their 1st appearance in the Scottish Cup final at Murrayfield: repeated in 1999

2002  |  Ross Ford plays for Scotland in the Commonwealth Games 7s at Manchester

2009  |  Ross Ford becomes Kelso’s 5th British Lion

2012  |  Ross Ford becomes Scottish captain

2010  |  Scott Newlands plays for Scotland in the Commonwealth Games 7s in Delhi

2012  |  Ross Ford captains Scotland for the first of 8 times

2015  |  Kelso Ladies established

2016  |  Ross Ford wins his 100th cap for Scotland

2016  |  Kelso High School win the Scottish Schools under 16 Plate competition

2017  |  Ross Ford becomes Scotland’s most capped male player

2018  |  Kelso Ladies win National 2, repeated in 2019

2020  |  Kelso rugby shut down due to the coronavirus

2023 | Kelso win National Division 1

2024 | Kelso win Kings of the 7s

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