Dunfermline Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The men's team currently plays in National 4, the women's team currently plays in Scottish Womens Midlands & East One.
| Full name | Dunfermline Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | Scottish Rugby Union | |
| Founded | 1893 | |
| Location | Dunfermline, Scotland | |
| Ground(s) | McKane Park | |
| President | Greg Robertson | |
| Captain(s) | Matthew Wilson | |
| League(s) | Men: Caledonia Division One Women: Scottish Womens Midlands & East One | |
| 2019–20 | Men: Caledonia Division One, 3rd of 10 Women: Scottish Womens Midlands & East One | |
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| Official website | ||
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History
editEstablished in 1893, home games are played at McKane Park.[1]
Their strip is royal blue and white.[1]
Honours
editMen's
edit- Edinburgh Charity Sevens[2]
- Champions (2): 1931, 1938
- Lanarkshire Sevens[3]
- Champions (2): 1969, 1974
- Glasgow HSFP Sevens[4]
- Champions (1): 1929
- St. Andrews University Sevens[5]
- Champions (1): 1970
- Crieff Sevens[6]
- Champions (1): 1994
- Hillfoots Sevens[7]
- Champions (1): 1979
- Alloa Sevens[8]
- Champions (1): 1938
- Glenrothes Sevens[9]
- Champions (3): 1986, 1987, 1988
- Midlands District Sevens[10]
- Champions (11): 1925, 1928, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1986
- Musselburgh Sevens[11]
- Champions (2): 1967, 1975
- Kirkcaldy Sevens[12]
- Champions (7): 1967, 1969, 1973, 1986, 1987, 1991, 2019
Notable players
editScotland internationalists
editThe following former Dunfermline players have represented Scotland at full international level.
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Notable non-Scottish players
editThe following is a list of notable non-Scottish international representative former Glasgow players:
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Wales |
North and Midlands
editThe following former Dunfermline players have represented North and Midlands at provincial level.
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Glasgow Warriors
editThe following former Dunfermline players have represented Glasgow Warriors at professional level.
Edinburgh Rugby
editNotable outside of rugby
edit- Michael Woodhouse, New Zealand Member of Parliament and Deputy Leader of the House
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football, p34
- ^ "Edinburgh Charity Sevens". 22 June 2019.
- ^ "Lanarkshire Sevens". 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Glasgow HSFP Sevens". 9 June 2019.
- ^ "St. Andrews University Sevens". 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Crieff Sevens". 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Hillfoots Sevens". 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Alloa Sevens". 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Glenrothes Sevens". 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Midlands District Sevens". 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Musselburgh Sevens". 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Kirkcaldy Sevens". 7 June 2019.
- ^ a b McLaren, Bill Talking of Rugby (1991, Stanley Paul, London ISBN 0-09-173875-X)
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ https://electricscotland.com/history/sport/rugby/bSCRFC1904-1980.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- Sources
- Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987, ISBN 0-7137-1838-2)
- Jones, J.R. Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football (Robert Hale, London, 1976 ISBN 0-7091-5394-5)
- Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
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