The Border Region: Schools & Youth Competitions structures established for the 2015–16 season group schools and clubs based on the development structures they have in place, the volume of teams they operate and results over recent seasons.
The fixture programmes arranged by Scottish Rugby will guarantee blocks of 'school v school' or 'club v club' fixtures in the autumn phase of the season[1] In December 2013 Scottish Rugby launched its strategic initiative ‘Youth Rugby – A Strategy for Schools’.
There is no doubt that the structure for youth rugby has reached a point where a radical change in approach is required to bring stability to our game.
"[4] U18 Border Semi Junior League - Clubs U16 Border U16 League - Clubs S3 (U15) - Schools S2 (U14) - Schools S1 (U13) - Schools Fixtures, results and tables for the Border Semi-Junior League - Two teams are based in Northumberland, England - Berwick Colts and Tynedale RFC
Fixtures, results and tables for the Border U16 League - One club is based in Northumberland, England - Berwick RFC.