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
Martin Scott (Edinburgh BATs) & Mark Bradley (Dalkeith) & David Wilson (Dunbar)
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

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

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 3pts 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 split into two pools with Under 16 fixtures based on finishing positions in Under   15 league (1st 3rd 5th etc in one pool and 2nd 4th 6th etc in second pool). Under 15 pools follow Under 16 to   allow double headers.

  In each pool teams will play one fixture against the other teams in the pool. Final positions in each pool will be   determined by points gained. In the event of two or more teams tying on points the team winning the match between   the tying teams will be awarded the higher placing. If the match was a draw the away team will be awarded the   higher placing.

  At the end of the pool stages the top four teams will go forward to play in Division 1, playing one fixture   against each of the top four teams in the other pool. The teams placed 5th and below in the pools will play   additional fixtures against the teams placed 5th and below from the other pool in Division 2

  Results between teams who qualify for the same Division will be carried forward, i.e. winners of Pool 1 results   against the teams finishing 2nd 3rd & 4th will be carried forward to the second stage and form part of the final   league table. The same will apply to teams from 5th to 7th /8th for the final Division 2 table.

  League will be decided on highest points total after the second stage of matches from Division1. If the top two   sides are equal on points then a play-off will determine the league winners

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. With the exception of exemptions through the SRU Are You Ready For Rugby Policies

 Players participating in the Edinburgh U15 League must be born in or after 1995
 Players participating in the Edinburgh U16 League must be born in or after 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.