Edinburgh Midi Club Leagues
Edinburgh Under 15 and Under 16 Leagues provide competitive rugby to aid the development of young players within the sport. The leagues also act as qualifying tournaments for the National Under 15 and Under 16 Club Championships which end with a finals day at Murrayfield. The top two teams from the Under 15 and Under 16 leagues qualify to represent Edinburgh in the National Club Championships.

To ensure maximum participation matches are played over three twenty minute periods with the first two periods providing the league result and the final twenty minutes used as a development period to ensure players of all standards get an opportunity to play the game.

The league is governed by a committee comprising representatives from all competing clubs, whilst an executive committee, with three members will oversee the day to day running of the league competition and application of league rules.

League Officials
Executive Committee
Edinburgh BATs, Dunbar & Forrester
Results Service
Don McPherson
Secretary
Neil Crooks

Previous Winners
Under 15 
2003-04 RHC
2004-05 Heriot's
2005-06 Currie
2006-07 Currie
2007-08 Currie                                                                                                                                                    2008-09 Gala Red Triangle                                                                                                                                         2009-10 Shared by Currie & North Berwick 

Under 16
2003-04 Linlithgow
2004-05 Edinburgh Accies
2005-06 Musselburgh
2006-07 Gala Red Triangle
2007-08 Boroughmuir                                                                                                                                          2008-09 Shared by Boroughmuir, Heriot's & Musselburgh                                                                                          2009-10 Hawick Albion

U15 & U16 League Rules

1. Under 15 matches will be played over 60 minutes split into 3 x 20 minutes, the first two periods counting for the League Score. The last period of 20 minutes being a Development Period where all subs should be played.
        Under 16 matches will be played over 70 minutes split into 2 x 25 minutes, counting for the League Score. The last period of 20 minutes being a Development Period where all subs should be played.
        Where both teams agree, and all players in a squad will get to play, ;league matches can be played as thirty minutes each way at Under 15 level and 35 minutes each way at Under 16 with no development period. Home clubs are responsible for ensuring both teams agree to the match timings and referees are fully aware of the timings before the match starts.

2. Points system will be 4pts win, 2pts draw and 1 pt loss 0pts forfeit. Points differential will not be recorded in the league

3. Teams at each age group will be play one fixtures against all the other teams in the league.

       Leagues will be decided on highest league points total after all matches have been played. If the top two sides are equal on points then a play-off will determine the league winners.
        The top two Edinburgh Region teams in the Under 16 League will qualify for the National Under 16 Youth League Cup.

4. Results from each “League Sunday” should be relayed to Result Secretary Don McPherson via email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it immediately after the fixture. It is the home team’s responsibility to forward results to Don.

5. It is the home team’s responsibility to arrange for an appropriately licensed referee to referee the League Matches.

6. Age Grade Player eligibility is as follows:

 Players participating in the Edinburgh U15 League must be born on or after 1st September 1995
 Players participating in the Edinburgh U16 League must be born on or after 1st September 1994

7. (i) All players must be registered with the SRU by their clubs before they are eligible
                to play in any league match
           (ii) Any player who has played a league match for one club cannot, in the same season,
                play for another club in the league for the first four league games following the
                registration of the players with the SRU by his new club, unless exceptional
                circumstances exist, for which League Executive Committee approval must be
                granted. 

8. All coaches MUST complete a signed “Player Registration Team Sheet” and hand it to the opposing Coach / Manager prior to the start of the Game. If there are any queries this is to be taken up after the completion of the fixture. All queries / enquiries regarding Player Registration should be forwarded to Neil Crooks at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or on 07764 178942.

9. If a team has less then 13 players then the game will be forfeited to the non offending team. If a team has 13 players or more then the fixture will go ahead as a league fixture.

10. Where a club cannot field a team as per IRB Law 3.5 (can not start a match with a suitably trained and experienced front row) they will forfeit the league match and four league points will be awarded to their opponents. If a match is still played, with uncontested scrums from the start, the forfeiting team will be awarded one point for fulfilling the fixture.