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Caledonia Regional Leagues (Rugby Union)
The Caledonia Regional League (currently named the Tennent's Caledonia League for sponsorship reasons) is one of three Regional Leagues operated by the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU), which play at a level below that of the National League structure. Historically, these divisions were district leagues under the jurisdiction of the North of Scotland Rugby Union and the Midlands District Rugby Union, but have now come under the auspices of the SRU. Winners of the top division progress to Scottish National League Division Three. Below Division One, the league is regionalised further into Midlands and North divisions. Caledonia Regional League The Caledonia Regional League (currently named the Tennent's Caledonia League for sponsorship reasons) is one of three Regional Leagues operated by the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU), which play at a level below that of the National League structure. ..., 2021–22 2nd and 3rd XVs not included. See also * East Regional League * West Regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its most common form, a game is played between two teams of 15 players each, using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field called a pitch. The field has H-shaped goalposts at both ends. Rugby union is a popular sport around the world, played by people of all genders, ages and sizes. In 2014, there were more than 6 million people playing worldwide, of whom 2.36 million were registered players. World Rugby, previously called the International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) and the International Rugby Board (IRB), has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886, and currently has 101 countries as full members and 18 associate members. In 1845, the first laws were written by students attending Rugby School; other significant even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orkney RFC
Orkney Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club located in the town of Kirkwall, Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the .... History Orkney RFC was founded in 1966. In recent years Orkney have progressed through the regional league system to play in Scotland's national league set-up. This was a position they maintained for 4 years. In season 2018–19, despite beating the Division 3 champions elect Gordonians at the end of March 2019, Perthshire's win at Caithness ensured that Orkney would be relegated back into the regional league system. Women's side The club run a women's side. Orkney Sevens The club run the Orkney Sevens tournament. Honours *Orkney Sevens ** Champions: 1967, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1996, 1998, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Sutherland RFC
Ross Sutherland RFC is a rugby union club based in Invergordon, in Easter Ross in the Highlands of Scotland. The first XV play in . The club also runs a number of junior sides and has a well-established mini rugby section for Primary school children. History As rugby made its way north it took hold in Inverness in the early 1920s. Shortly afterwards a Ross and Sutherland contingent broke away to form Ross Sutherland RFC. Records begin in 1927 although the club may have been running a few years earlier. The club spent some time in Dingwall and Strathpeffer before coming to the Naval Grounds in Invergordon where they have one of the finest pitches in the north of Scotland and excellent facilities. The club's most famous player were Duncan Macrae who played for Scotland and the British Lions on the 1938 tour of South Africa.http://news.bbc.co.u/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/4428407.stm Ross Sutherland nominates players to represent the club at regional level as part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Police Scotland RFC
North Police Scotland RFC is a rugby union club based in Aberdeen, Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the .... The Men's team were deemed to play in for the 2021–22 season; however it was later announced that the team had withdrawn from the league for that season 'due to the inherent risk police officers carry every day & the potential risk of contracting COVID or being in close contact with someone who has COVID & resulting in a number of officers having to self-isolate'. History Before the amalgamation of the different police forces in Scotland, each constabulary would have its own rugby union team, if it could generate enough support. In the 1850s there were 89 police constabularies in Scotland, but the number was constantly falling by merger. In 1939 the num ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moray RFC
Moray Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club from the city of Elgin, Moray that compete in the . Moray also have a 2xv that competes in the BT Caledonia 3 North League. Moray has a number of youth teams taken from different age groups including micros and minis, S1 and S2, Under-16, Under-18 team. They play their rugby at Morriston Park in Elgin, Moray. History The first attempt to introduce rugby into such a strong soccer stronghold as Elgin was in 1903 by the then rector of Elgin Academy. It was, however, not long before the oval ball was forced to give way to the round one. Twenty years and World War 1 elapsed before a second attempt was made, again by a rector of Elgin Academy, Iain Graham Andrew. The formation of the Moray Rugby Club took place on 3 March 1923 at a meeting in the drillhall in Elgin. Mr George C. Christie was elected as president. It was agreed that it was feasible to form a club and application was sent to the Scottish Rugby Union to become an affilia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mackie Academy RFC
Mackie Academy RFC is a rugby union club based in Stonehaven, Scotland. The Men's team currently plays in . History It was founded in 1976 as a former pupils club, though it is now an open club. It provides rugby for the Stonehaven, the Mearns and south Aberdeenshire area. There are two rugby pitches at the Redcloak site where they are based but the club were told to vacate one of their pitches and their lease was terminated for its use. The rugby club was unsuccessful in its bid to buy this second pitch. Mackie Academy RFC as of 2021 have 6 years of the lease left on the remaining Redcloak pitch. They have proposed buying the grounds off Forest Drive, at Mill O' Forest, to Stonehaven and District Community Council, and the club's bid is at public consultation. The club boasts to be the 2nd biggest in Scotland in terms of membership; with 1200 members, including 375 youngsters. Sides Mackie runs various sides from Primary 1s to Over 35s. Women's and girls sides have been launc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banff RFC
Banff RFC is a rugby union club based in Banff, Scotland. The Men's team currently plays in . History It was founded in 1978. One of the founders was ex-Highland RFC player George Webster. The ''Aberdeen Press and Journal'' of 21 March 1978 reported: Another new north-east rugby club, as yet unnamed, has been formed in Banff. At a meeting to constitute the club, officials appointed were: president George Webster, treasurer Keith Newton and secretary Rob McGown. Mr Webster, a teacher at Banff Academy, said yesterday: "We hope to play our first match on April 1st. In the meantime we are holding training sessions in the Duff House grounds on Tuesdays at 6.30pm and Sundays at 2.30pm." Various names have been put forward for the club including Deveron but the favourite is simply Banff rugby club. The question of colours is also being considered. They play Banff cricket club in a cricket match in an annual event around New Year. Sides Banff runs a men's and women's team, with a y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberdeenshire RFC
Aberdeenshire RFC is a rugby union club based in Woodside, Aberdeen, Scotland. The Mens team currently plays in . The Womens team currently plays in Caledonia North Regional League Division 1. History Aberdeenshire RFC was founded in 1875. Aberdeenshire were early pioneers of Youth Rugby in the North East of Scotland. They were the first club in the area to establish a youth rugby team, in the 1960s. The club has played in local and national level league structures, and has had up to three mens teams competing. The highest league position they have reached is National Two. They experienced a drop down the leagues in 2017 following some managerial and financial difficulties. They have since recovered; so much so that they were nominated for Aberdeen Sports Club of the year in 2019, after winning the treble that season. This consisted of; winning the league, winning the regional bowl competition, and winning the national bowl competition with the final match held at Murrayfield. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panmure RFC
Panmure RFC is a rugby union club based in Broughty Ferry in Dundee, Scotland. They play in . History Panmure was founded in 1880 and joined the Scottish Rugby Union in 1884. The name Panmure was chosen as many of the club's original members stayed in Panmure Terrace, Dundee. The club began in Dundee but moved to Broughty Ferry in 1888, as tenants of Forfarshire Cricket Club. Panmure Sevens The club began the Panmure Sevens tournament in 1986. Teams play for the President's Trophy. Honours *Midlands Rugby Championship (1910–11),(1922–23) *North of Scotland Cup (1912–13, 1936–37, 1937-38*, 1938-39*) *National Division 5 Caledonia (2005–06). *RBS Caledonia 3 Midlands (2011–12) *BT Caledonia Regional Bowl Midlands (2017–18) Notable former players Scotland internationals North of Scotland District These players played for the combined North of Scotland side (which contained Midlands players). North and Midlands District These players played for the North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madras College FP RFC
Madras College Former Pupils Rugby Football Club is a rugby union side based in St Andrews in Fife, Scotland. They play in Caledonia Regional League Division 2. They play at Station Park, St Andrews and field two men's fifteens each weekend, as well as a women's team (AKA The Saints). The club has close ties with Madras College, a secondary school in St Andrews. Although not all players are former pupils of the school, many are and sixth year pupils often train and play with the club during holidays and weeks in which school rugby is not on. The good facilities of the rugby club and St Andrews in general attract many bigger teams such as the Scottish national side and Heriot's Rugby Club to train there during pre-season. History St Andrews has been instrumental in the development of rugby in Scotland. Rugby was introduced to St Andrews University in 1858 as a means of interesting the Scottish gentry away from the great English universities and to study in Scotland. Scotland's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinross RFC
Kinross RFC is a rugby union club based in Kinross, Scotland. The Men's team currently plays in . History It was founded in 1981. The club often organised a half marathon race or a 5 kilometre race to raise funds for the club. The side have an annual charity match against the Edinburgh Borderers. The club are hosting a dinner dance as part of the celebrations for their 40th anniversary year. Senior training is held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the King George V Recreation Ground, in inclement weather training is held indoors at the Loch Leven Community Campus. Sides Kinross runs various sides including mens, boys, girls, midis and minis. Honours * Caledonia Midlands Bowl ** Champions (1): 2019-20 References {{SRU Caledonia Leagues Rugby union in Perth and Kinross Rugby union teams in Scotland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harris Academicals RFC
Harris Academy FPRFC is a rugby union club based in Dundee, Scotland, that was founded for the former pupils of Harris Academy on 5 November 1926. The club ceased to exist throughout the latter part of the 1990s and the early 2000s due to dwindling numbers. However, the club was reformed in August 2007 by former players combined with a large senior squad of players who had left the school the previous season. Those places had had a successful tour to Latvia in which they beat a local club side before beinvolved beaten by a Latvian under 19 select squad. The club plays its home games at Elliot Road and a new partnership with the Hillcrest Bowling Club who provide a club house offering post-match food and beverages. Harris FP's currently compete in . The club are currently going through a rebuilding phase during a difficult time for rugby in Dundee with player numbers dwindling across the city. Despite this, the club committee, under the leadership of current President Mr Marc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
