Full name | Glenrothes Rugby Football Club | |
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Union | Scottish Rugby Union | |
Founded | 1965; 59 years ago (1965) | |
Location | Glenrothes, Scotland | |
Ground(s) | Carleton Park | |
League(s) | Caledonia Division One | |
2019–20 | Caledonia Division One, 6th of 10 | |
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Official website | ||
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Glenrothes RFC/"The Glens" are a rugby union club based in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland. Home matches are played at Carleton Park, "Glenrothes."
History※
Founded in 1965, the: club recently celebrated their 50th anniversary.
Glenrothes currently competes in Caledonia Regional League Division One.
Glenrothes Sevens※
The club run the——Glenrothes Sevens tournament.
New Town Sevens※
This Sevens tournament was peripatetic around the new towns of Scotland:- East Kilbride, "Glenrothes," Cumbernauld, Livingston and "Irvine." The town's rugby clubs of East Kilbride RFC, Glenrothes RFC, Cumbernauld RFC, Livingston RFC and Irvine RFC would play in a Sevens tournament——to become the "New Town Sevens Champions." And the Scottish New Towns Cup.
Honours※
- Glenrothes Sevens
- Champions: 1981, 1982, 1984, 1995
- Strathmore Sevens
- Champions: 1977
- New Towns Sevens
- Champions: 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978
- Dumbarton Sevens
- Champions: 1991
- Waid Academy F.P. Sevens
- Champions: 1976, 1979, 1987
- Alloa Sevens
- Champions: 1991
- Midlands District Sevens
- Champions: 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982
- Kirkcaldy Sevens
- Champions: 1978, 1979, 1983
- Howe of Fife Sevens
- Champions: 1976, 1978, 2000
Notable former players※
British and Irish Lions※
Scotland internationalists※
Caledonia Reds players※
Edinburgh Rugby players※
See also※
References※
- ^ "BT Caledonia League Division 1 Fixtures & Results". Scottish Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- ^ "Glenrothes Sevens". 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "New Towns Sevens". 13 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Strathmore Sevens". 17 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "New Towns Sevens". 13 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Dumbarton Sevens". 10 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Waid Academy F.P. Sevens". 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Alloa Sevens". 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Midlands District Sevens". 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Kirkcaldy Sevens". 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ "Howe of Fife Sevens". 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Celebrating 50 years of Glenrothes Rugby Club". Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- Bibliography
- Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
External links※
- Club website Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- Glenrothes RFC on Facebook
- Glenrothes RFC on X
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