Dunfermline RFC

Dunfermline Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The mens team currently plays in Caledonia Division One, the womens team currently plays in Scottish Womens Midlands & East One.

Dunfermline
Full nameDunfermline Rugby Football Club
UnionScottish Rugby Union
Founded1893 (1893)
LocationDunfermline, Scotland
Ground(s)McKane Park
PresidentKevin Storie
Captain(s)Stuart Roy
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
Team kit
Official website
dunfermlinerugby.co.uk

History

Established in 1893, home games are played at McKane Park.[1]

Their strip is royal blue and white.[1]

Honours

Mens
  • 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

Scotland internationalists

The following former Dunfermline players have represented Scotland at full international level.

  • M. M. Henderson
  • C. H. C. Brown

Notable non-Scottish players

The following is a list of notable non-Scottish international representative former Glasgow players:

Wales

North and Midlands

The following former Dunfermline players have represented North and Midlands at provincial level.

Glasgow Warriors

The following former Dunfermline players have represented Glasgow Warriors at professional level.

Edinburgh Rugby

Notable outside of rugby

See also

References
  1. Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football, p34
  2. "Edinburgh Charity Sevens". June 22, 2019.
  3. "Lanarkshire Sevens". June 10, 2019.
  4. "Glasgow HSFP Sevens". June 9, 2019.
  5. "St. Andrews University Sevens". June 7, 2019.
  6. "Crieff Sevens". June 7, 2019.
  7. "Hillfoots Sevens". June 7, 2019.
  8. "Alloa Sevens". June 7, 2019.
  9. "Glenrothes Sevens". June 7, 2019.
  10. "Midlands District Sevens". June 7, 2019.
  11. "Musselburgh Sevens". June 7, 2019.
  12. "Kirkcaldy Sevens". June 7, 2019.
  13. McLaren, Bill Talking of Rugby (1991, Stanley Paul, London ISBN 0-09-173875-X)
  14. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  15. https://electricscotland.com/history/sport/rugby/bSCRFC1904-1980.pdf
Sources
  1. Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987, ISBN 0-7137-1838-2)
  2. Jones, J.R. Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football (Robert Hale, London, 1976 ISBN 0-7091-5394-5)
  3. Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
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