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The Scottish Tug Of War Association was founded in 1980 by Jimmy Findlater and some like minded individuals, (including Bill Meston who is still a major influence today), to develop the amateur code of tug of war in Scotland. Up until 1980 there had been plenty of tug of war events at the many Highland Games, however they were all run under the professional code. Initially STOWA developed the outdoor side of the sport,
encouraging teams from many young farmers events
and
also the development of trade teams. This continued until 1985 when STOWA
tentatively dipped its toe in the indoor code. Scottish outdoor teams had been
making steady progress with teams such as Kinneff, Wimpey, Tinto and Callander
making inroads at
For a number of years the Scottish teams at indoor eve
nts
were to be the whipping boys. This all changed in the 1990’s as BRC,
North Fife, Tinto and Kinneff became competitive at
Outdoor clubs had continued to progress Scotland’s name with newer clubs lik
East
Kilbride regularly placing in the top 16 at World Club events and together
with
more established teams propelled
The story at indoor tug of war has seen a much more meteoric
rise. Towards the end of the 1990’s
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