Borders Rugby TV began in 2006 when we started producing TV highlights and reports from rugby games in the South of Scotland. Our aim then was to give as much support and coverage to the Borders Rugby scene as possible.
BRTV stopped in 2017 with founder Stuart Cameron contracted to produce programmes for Scottish Rugby and build up his production company StuMedia, but the plan was always to return. If it was going to come back it had to be bigger and better than before. With our re-launch BRTV we brought weekly highlights programmes as well as reports and highlights throughout the season at weekends.
We also added a new service – Rugby Radio – which produced a three hour live rugby programme featuring commentary on a game from the top three divisions of Scottish Club Rugby each Saturday as well as bringing score updates and results throughout the afternoon, plus we heard from coaches before and players after the matches. Rugby Radio also had a Friday night show previewing the next day’s games and a Scottish Club Rugby weekly podcast.
We had a team of enthusiastic contributors who were passionate about Borders Rugby and they helped us to cover the rugby scene in the South of Scotland better than ever before.
We would of course like to thank our main sponsors, Borders Distillery, along with BE Uniforms and Borders Mortgage Hub, as well as all the Borders Clubs who supported us over the years.
All Borders Rugby TV coverage was free to air for everyone. We wanted to grow the game and get as many people as possible involved and enjoying what this heartland of rugby offered, and by producing highlights we wanted to create a buzz so that people went out on a Saturday afternoon to support their own clubs rather than become armchair viewers on a Saturday. We believed that if you are promoting Borders Rugby or Scottish Rugby you should not do it from behind a paywall.
As well as promoting the clubs and players from the Scottish Borders we aimed to help people who wanted to be involved in media by supporting them and providing them with the tools to do that. We invested in top quality 4K broadcast cameras, equipment and technology so whether you were a budding reporter, commentator, camera operator, or just wanted to help out, we were delighted to hear from people. Everyone’s efforts to make this project happen are very much appreciated and we hope you enjoyed the content which we produced regularly. This really was your one-stop shop for everything to do with Borders Rugby at club level.
Sadly we had to close down the TV and radio channels as the services became unsustainable and some clubs could not afford to support us anymore. We decided that cutting back and producing less coverage was not an option but we have left a legacy which can be enjoyed for many years to come with so much material available from this website and also at our YouTube channels. Thanks to everyone who supported us and we thank all the players, referees, clubs, sponsors and anyone else who helped us over the years. We’ve had a blast!!
