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Haddington RFC
Haddington Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team based in Haddington, East Lothian. History Founded in 1911, the team plays its home games at Neilson Park. Haddington player Jock Wemyss founded the Co-optimists; following a Barbarians inspired match in Haddington in 1924. They compete in BT National League Division 3, the 3rd tier of Scottish club rugby. Player development The minis section was set up almost 50 years ago by Bill Hamilton. The minis and the School of Rugby with Knox Academy are key to the ongoing success serving as nursery for players. Haddington currently have over 100 kids in each; and the club are delighted that they recently managed to play a couple of girls matches as they seek to develop a woman's team. There is a tradition of families serving the Club, with many sets of brothers, fathers sons and grandsons turning out. World record On 12 August 2018, the club set a world record of 467 for the most participants in a touch/mini/tag game of rugby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Rugby Union
The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU; gd, Aonadh Rugbaidh na h-Alba) is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland. Styled as Scottish Rugby, it is the second oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873. The SRU oversees the national league system, known as the Scottish League Championship, and the Scottish National teams. The SRU is headed by the President ( Ian Barr) and Chairman (Colin Grassie), with Mark Dodson acting as the Chief Executive Officer. Dee Bradbury became the first female president of a Tier 1 rugby nation upon her appointment on 4 August 2018. History 1873–1920s The Scottish Football Union was founded on Monday 3 March 1873 at a meeting held at Glasgow Academy, Elmbank Street, Glasgow. Eight clubs were represented at the foundation, Glasgow Academicals; Edinburgh Academical Football Club; West of Scotland F.C.; University of St Andrews Rugby Football Club; Royal High School FP; Merchistonians; Edinburgh University RFC; and Glasgow University. Five of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant McKelvey
Grant McKelvey (born 28 December 1968) is a senior manager at the Scottish Rugby Union who has also worked as a rugby union coach. He was previously a Scotland international rugby union player. Early life McKelvey was born on 28 December 1968 in Chingola, Zambia. He went to Knox Academy in Haddington. Rugby Union career Amateur career He started off playing for Haddington and then played for Watsonians. Professional and provincial career He was named as a replacement in the Cities District side to play Australia in October 1996. However he did not play. McKelvey played for Edinburgh Rugby. International career He played for the Scottish Schools under-15s in 1984. He played one Autumn international match as hooker for Scotland against Australia at Murrayfield on 22 November 1997. Coaching career In July 2000 the Reivers announced that he had left their squad to concentrate on his work as a SRU development officer in East Lothian. He coached Musselburgh RFC until 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rugby Union In East Lothian
Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby league: 13 players per side *** Masters Rugby League *** Mod league *** Rugby league nines *** Rugby league sevens *** Touch (sport) *** Wheelchair rugby league ** Rugby union: 15 players per side *** American flag rugby *** Beach rugby *** Mini rugby *** Rugby sevens, 7 players per side *** Rugby tens, 10 players per side *** Snow rugby *** Touch rugby *** Tambo rugby ** Both codes *** Tag rugby *Rugby Fives, a handball game, similar to squash, played in an enclosed court *Underwater rugby, an underwater sport played in a swimming pool and named after rugby football *Rugby ball, a ball for use in rugby football Arts and entertainment * '' Rugby'' (video game), the 2000 installment of Electronic Arts' Rugby video game series * ''Rugby'', second movement of ''Mouvements symphoniques'' by Arthur Honegger Brands and enterprises * Rugby (automobile), made by Durant Motors * Rugby Cement, a former UK PLC, now a su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walkerburn Sevens
Walkerburn Sevens is an annual rugby sevens event held by Walkerburn RFC, in Walkerburn, Scotland. The Walkerburn Sevens was the sixth of the Border Sevens tournaments to be instated, in 1911, after the bigger events of the Border Sevens spring circuit. The Walkerburn Sevens is traditionally the last tournament of the Sevens season. Although other Sevens events were to join the Borders Sevens Circuit later, the Walkerburn Sevens has kept its view as a finale from the other tournaments. The other Borders Sevens tournaments combine in a Kings of the Sevens league; the Walkerburn tournament is called the ''Prince of the Sevens''. 2019's Walkerburn Sevens will be played on 25 May. Sports Day Walkerburn RFC introduced a Sports Day in 1911 featuring rugby sevens. Ballantyne Centenary Trophy The winner of the Walkerburn Sevens receives the Jeremy Ballantyne Centenary Trophy. The player of the tournament receives the Davie Campbell Cup. Davie Campbell was a former Walkerburn R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peebles Sevens
Peebles Sevens is an annual rugby sevens event held by Peebles RFC, in Peebles, Scotland. This was one of a group of Sevens tournaments instated after the First World War extending the original Borders Spring Circuit. The Peebles Sevens began in 1923. Due to a calendar change in 2016; the tournament was moved from end-of-season to start-of-season. Hence 2016 shows two winners:- one for 2015–16 season and one for 2016–17 season. Subsequent tournaments were held as start of season Sevens. The 2018 winner (for season 2018–19) is Melrose. The Peebles Sevens is part of the Kings of the Sevens championship run by the Border League. This event was one of the first Sevens tournaments in the Borders to run with a 12-person squad in 2018–19 season, as opposed to a 10-person squad. It also featured rolling substitutions. Sports Day The Peebles Sevens began as a sports day to raise money for the new season of Peebles RFC. Invited Sides Various sides have been invited to play i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow City Sevens
Glasgow City Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held by Cartha Queens Park, in Dumbreck in the south side of Glasgow. The tournament was previously known as the Cartha Sevens and the Cartha Queens Park Sevens. History The first rugby sevens tournament started by Cartha RFC took place in April 1935 and continued for the following two years. After a break around the Second World War period the Sevens were reintroduced in 1950 and in has been played in all the subsequent years. The tournament became known as the Cartha Queens Park Sevens on the merger of Cartha and Queens Park F.P. in 1974. The tournament has been called the Glasgow City Sevens since 2005. Legacy Sevens competition Held around the start of every May, the tournament is part of the Legacy Sevens competition. The competition was developed to help the sport ahead of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. It was launched in 2011. The Legacy Sevens includes Sevens tournaments around Scotland's Central Belt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish National League Division Two
The Scottish National League Division Two (known as Tennent's National League Division 2 for sponsorship reasons) is the third tier of the Scottish League Championship for amateur rugby union clubs in Scotland. The division was established in its current format in 2014 after the creation of three national leagues below the Premiership. This replaced the two Championship Leagues which were scrapped after just two seasons. History Promotion and Relegation The top two teams are promoted to Scottish National League Division One and the bottom two teams relegated to Scottish National League Division Three. Promoted from 2018 to 2019 Scottish National League Division Three *Gordonians RFC (1st) *Newton Stewart RFC (2nd) Relegated from 2018 to 2019 Scottish National League Division One *Hamilton RFC (11th) * Kirkcaldy RFC (12th) 2021–22 Clubs These clubs remained the same as the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Past winners Winners of the third tier compet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Murray (rugby Union)
Cameron Murray (born 31 March 1975 in Hawick, Scotland) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career Murray played for Haddington, Hawick Trades and Hawick. Following his retirement from professional rugby Murray played from Melrose for several seasons. He announced his retirement from playing in April 2012. Professional career Murray played professionally for Scottish team Borders between 1996 and 1997 before the team merged with Edinburgh Rugby in 1998. He continued to play for Edinburgh until Borders were revived in 2002. For the teams he played in both the Heineken Cup and Celtic League. He retired from professional rugby in 2004. International career Playing mainly at wing he was first selected for Scotland in 1998 against England in a Calcutta Cup match. He played for Scotland in the 1999 Five Nations Championship which Scotland won, and was selected for the team for the 1999 Rugby World Cup. He continued to play for Scotl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek White (rugby Union)
Derek Bolton White (born 30 January 1958) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. His regular playing position are Flanker and Number 8. Early life White was born on 30 January 1958 in Haddington, Scotland. He was educated at Dunbar Grammar School. Rugby Union career Amateur career During his playing career he was 6 ft 4 and 1/2 inches tall. He was once described as "a big bulky back-row with pace and a mean streak". White played rugby for Dunbar, before moving to Haddington, and then Gala. White moved to Petersfield, Hampshire, where he played for London Scottish until the mid-1990s. He then played for Petersfield. Provincial career White played for South of Scotland District. International career White played at Flanker for Scotland 'B' against Ireland 'B' on 7 February 1982. White had 42 caps for Scotland, from 1982 to 1992, scoring 11 tries, 44 points on aggregate. He played at the 1987 Rugby World Cup and at the 1991 Rugby World Cup as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haddington, Scotland
The Royal Burgh of Haddington ( sco, Haidintoun, gd, Baile Adainn) is a town in East Lothian, Scotland. It is the main administrative, cultural and geographical centre for East Lothian. It lies about east of Edinburgh. The name Haddington is Anglo-Saxon, dating from the sixth or seventh century AD when the area was incorporated into the kingdom of Bernicia. The town, like the rest of the Lothian region, was ceded by King Edgar of England and became part of Scotland in the tenth century. Haddington received Burgh status, one of the earliest to do so, during the reign of David I (1124–1153), giving it trading rights which encouraged its growth into a market town. Today, Haddington is a small town with a population of fewer than 10,000 people. But during the High Middle Ages it was the fourth-biggest town in Scotland (after Aberdeen, Roxburgh and Edinburgh). In the middle of the town is the Haddington Town House, completed in 1745 based on a plan by William Adam. When fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Glasgow
Ronnie Glasgow OBE was a Scotland international rugby union player.Bath, p140 Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for Dunfermline, and Gordonians, as well as Jordanhill and Haddington. Allan Massie stated: :''"It was his misfortune to play for unfashionable clubs: Jordanhill College, Gordonians and Dunfermline. I have no doubt that had he played for Hawick or Gala or one of the big city clubs he would have represented his country more often.''"Massie, p187 Provincial career He was to represent two district sides. He played 21 times for North and Midlands and 6 times for Glasgow District. International career He was capped ten times between 1962 and 1965 for . Allan Massie considers that: :''"Ron Glasgow was the most under-capped Scottish forward, winning only ten caps between 1962 and 1965... Glasgow's performance at Cardiff n 1962alone should have ensured him of a long reign at open-side wing-forward.''Massie, p187 Glasgow's try was the first Scottish o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guinness World Records
''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a reference book published annually, listing world records both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. The brainchild of Sir Hugh Beaver, the book was co-founded by twin brothers Norris and Ross McWhirter in Fleet Street, London, in August 1955. The first edition topped the best-seller list in the United Kingdom by Christmas 1955. The following year the book was launched internationally, and as of the 2022 edition, it is now in its 67th year of publication, published in 100 countries and 23 languages, and maintains over 53,000 records in its database. The international franchise has extended beyond print to include television series and museums. The popularity of the franchise has resulted in ''Guinness World Records'' becoming the primary international authority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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