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<blockquote data-quote="Amiga500" data-source="post: 1168916" data-attributes="member: 56767"><p>Problem is exactly as both above posts say and hasn't changed in 20 years.</p><p></p><p>The Borders is the heartland, but no sufficient population centres to support a team - the team were based in Galashiels - population 12,000 - and not as if travel is fast there either. Hawick is ~30 mins away and its relatively next door.</p><p>The 3rd population centre is Aberdeen - but rugby is an afterthought.</p><p></p><p>'suppose I should state at one point there <em>was</em> a professional team up north - the Caledonia Reds. But they were binned off as a result of the Murrayfield expenses.</p><p></p><p>edit: Huh, more digging - and the Reds alternated bases between Aberdeen and Perth. Wonder would a single base in Dundee be viable? Whats the interest like around Perth/Dundee/Arbroath I wonder.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Amiga500, post: 1168916, member: 56767"] Problem is exactly as both above posts say and hasn't changed in 20 years. The Borders is the heartland, but no sufficient population centres to support a team - the team were based in Galashiels - population 12,000 - and not as if travel is fast there either. Hawick is ~30 mins away and its relatively next door. The 3rd population centre is Aberdeen - but rugby is an afterthought. 'suppose I should state at one point there [I]was[/I] a professional team up north - the Caledonia Reds. But they were binned off as a result of the Murrayfield expenses. edit: Huh, more digging - and the Reds alternated bases between Aberdeen and Perth. Wonder would a single base in Dundee be viable? Whats the interest like around Perth/Dundee/Arbroath I wonder. [/QUOTE]
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