Riverside Park, Jedburgh
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Riverside Park, Jedburgh is the home of Jedforest
Rugby Football
Club and is situated just to the north of the town boundary on Edinburgh
Road.
It has been the home of Jed-Forest RFC for the majority of the club's existence (the very first few matches were played at Lothian Park. It has one all seater stand
underneath which are the changing rooms, an extension which houses the gym
and a small ramshackle stand (the away stand) opposite.
It is often considered one of the most scenic pitches in rugby union
due to its location at the foot of 100 feet (30.5 m) high scaurs (cliffs) and next to the Jed Water
. This location has proved troublesome though as in 1984 the pitch was flooded as well as the Main Stand. Abnormally high rainfall caused the Jed to burst its banks sweeping away at least two cars
, fortunately nobody was injured.
Across the "bouncy fit brig" at Woodend is a training pitch which is also used by Jed 2nd XV and along the old railway track to the north is another, less used pitch at New Mill.
Jedforest
Jedforest is an historic forest in the Scottish Borders, that has been heavily wooded in the past.The forest is home to the widespreading Capon tree. It is an oak known as "King of the Woods" and thought to be in excess of 2,000 years old. It has a girth of 17 feet, measured four feet from the...
Rugby Football
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
Club and is situated just to the north of the town boundary on Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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Road.
It has been the home of Jed-Forest RFC for the majority of the club's existence (the very first few matches were played at Lothian Park. It has one all seater stand
Stand
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underneath which are the changing rooms, an extension which houses the gym
Gym
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and a small ramshackle stand (the away stand) opposite.
It is often considered one of the most scenic pitches in rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
due to its location at the foot of 100 feet (30.5 m) high scaurs (cliffs) and next to the Jed Water
Jed Water
The Jed Water is a river and a tributary of the River Teviot in the Borders region of Scotland.In total Jed Water is over 20 miles long, it flows into the Teviot near Jedfoot Bridge from a source in the Cheviot Hills....
. This location has proved troublesome though as in 1984 the pitch was flooded as well as the Main Stand. Abnormally high rainfall caused the Jed to burst its banks sweeping away at least two cars
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, fortunately nobody was injured.
Across the "bouncy fit brig" at Woodend is a training pitch which is also used by Jed 2nd XV and along the old railway track to the north is another, less used pitch at New Mill.