Netherdale
Edinburgh (Galashiels), Scottish Borders, Scotland
Netherdale, Edinburgh (Galashiels), Scotland — opened 1912, 3 rugby league games hosted, home of Gala RFC (rugby union) since 1912; previously also home to the professional Border Reivers rugby union team (1996-98 and 2002-07). No rugby league club -- used only for Scotland national rugby league team internationals..
Ground facts
| Opened | 1912 (Sourced to Wikipedia (Gala RFC's relocation from their previous ground at Mossilee), not independently corroborated by a primary source. The ground was substantially rebuilt as 'New Netherdale' in 1961-62.) |
| Home club | Gala RFC (rugby union) since 1912; previously also home to the professional Border Reivers rugby union team (1996-98 and 2002-07). No rugby league club -- used only for Scotland national rugby league team internationals. |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 3 |
| Top recorded crowd | 1,432 |
| Capacity | 4,000 (rugby ground); an adjoining football ground at the same site, home to Gala Fairydean Rovers, has a separate 2,000 capacity |
| Surface | Grass (rugby ground); the adjoining football ground has an artificial 3G surface installed in 2011 |
| Years used | 2014–2018 |
| Location | Edinburgh (Galashiels), Scottish Borders |
Name history
Rugby league history
A rugby union venue in Galashiels, Scottish Borders -- long-time home of Gala RFC, with a brutalist 1964 grandstand recognised for its architecture. Its rugby league role is narrow: three Scotland national rugby league team fixtures, all losses, with declining attendances across 2014 (vs France, crowd 1,432, the top figure recorded on this site), 2015 (vs Ireland) and 2018 (vs Wales, crowd 250), suggesting occasional rather than sustained rugby league use.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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