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Stewart’s Melville FP
Stewart's Melville RFC is a rugby union club based in Edinburgh, Scotland. They team competes in Scottish National League Division One, the second tier of Scottish club rugby. Home matches are played at Inverleith; this was the venue for Scotland's home games between 1899 and 1925, during which time the first matches against France and New Zealand were played. History The club took on its present form following the merger of Stewart's College FP and Melville College FP in 1973 when the club became known as Stewart's Melville FP RFC. As the name suggests, many of the players in the club's history were former pupils of the Stewart's Melville College (formed in a merger of Daniel Stewart's College and Melville College) in Edinburgh. This remains the case today, although the club is now 'open' and welcomes players who did not attend the school. The 1st XV were coached by Grant MacKenzie, a P.E. teacher who worked at the school, and who died in 2008. In June 2014 the club resol ... [...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] |
Jed-Forest Sevens
Jed-Forest Sevens is an annual rugby sevens event held by Jed-Forest RFC, in Jedburgh, Scotland. The Jed-Forest Sevens was the fourth of the Border Sevens tournaments to be instated, in 1894, after the Melrose Sevens (1883), Gala Sevens (1884) and the Hawick Sevens (1885). The Jed-Forest Sevens are traditionally the last tournament of the Kings of the Sevens competition. 2022's Jed-Forest Sevens will be played on 14 May. Sports day Jed-Forest RFC] introduce a sports day in 1894 featuring rugby sevens as a way to supplement the club's income at the end of the season. Sponsorship The Sevens tournament is now sponsored by Starrett UK. It was sponsored by RJT, Mainetti and Tennents before that. Past winners 'A' sides are shown where a club had entered two sides in the tournament See also Jed-Forest RFC* Borders Sevens Circuit * Scottish Rugby Union The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU; gd, Aonadh Rugbaidh na h-Alba) is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland. Styled a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Riddell
Scott Riddell (born 5 October 1985) is the former captain of the Scotland national sevens team and competed in three Commonwealth Games and 74 competitions in the HSBC World Sevens Series as well as play in the 2009, 2013 and 2018 Sevens World Cup since making his Scotland debut in the 2009 Wellington competition. He has also represented Great Britain in the Rugby Europe Sevens Circuit. In 2014/15 season he was named in the London 7s dream team due to his world class performances. In the 2016 London Sevens, Riddell played an important part in winning Scotland’s first ever series cup as well as making getting his 50th cap for the sevens team. In the 2017 London Sevens The 2017 London Sevens was the tenth and final event of the 2016–17 World Rugby Sevens Series and the seventeenth edition of the London Sevens. The tournament was held over the weekend of 20–21 May 2017 at Twickenham in London. This was the ..., Riddell played an important part in winning Scotlands se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Forsyth
Ian William Forsyth (born 4 July 1946) is a Scottish former rugby union player who won six international caps for the Scotland national rugby union team. He played at Centre. Rugby Union career Amateur career Ian Forsyth was born on 4 July 1946 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was educated at Daniel Stewart's College and played for the school XV from 1962 to 1964, captaining the 1st XV in his last year. Forsyth made 376 appearances for Stewart's College FP and Stewart's Melville FP 1st XV, scoring 537 points including 123 tries. Provincial career He played for Edinburgh District 37 times from 1970 to 1980, scoring 14 tries and also represented the Combined Edinburgh & Glasgow Cities XV against the touring Argentinians and New Zealand All Blacks. He also played for the Co-optimists and the Barbarians International career Forsyth's debut for Scotland was against New Zealand at Murrayfield in Edinburgh on 16 December 1972. He played all four matches in the 1973 Five Nations Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douglas Wyllie
Douglas Wylie (born 20 May 1963) is a former Scotland international rugby union player and now coach. Rugby Union career Amateur career Wylie was born in Edinburgh. He captained Stewart's Melville in 1994. Provincial career He played for Edinburgh District in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. He played for Combined Scottish Districts on 1 March 1986 against South of Scotland.https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19860303&printsec=frontpage&hl=en International career He was capped by Scotland 'B' three times in the seasons between 1984 and 1985. He was capped by Scotland 'A' six times in the seasons between 1990 and 1993. He had his full senior international debut, age 21, as fly-half against Australia at Murrayfield on 8 December 1984. He went on tour with Scotland on all but one of the ten that they made since 1984. Some tours, such as the 1988 Scotland rugby union tour of Zimbabwe didn’t award full caps. His last international was agai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finlay Calder
Finlay Calder OBE (born 20 August 1957) is a Scotland international former rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career Born in Haddington, East Lothian and educated at Stewart's Melville College, Calder played at open side flanker. He played for Stewart's Melville and Heriots. Provincial career He played for Edinburgh District. He was part of the side that won the 1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship. He played for Combined Scottish Districts on 1 March 1986 against South of Scotland. International career He received 2 caps for Scotland 'B' in 1983 to 1984. His full international debut was against France in 1986. He won 34 caps representing Scotland from 1986 to 1991. His last international game was against New Zealand in the third-place play-off match in the 1991 Rugby World Cup. He captained the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia in 1989. Richard Bath wrote that :"''Calder's ability to use his drive, determination and innate kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Calder (rugby Union)
James Hamilton Calder (born 20 August 1957) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. Rugby Union career Amateur career He played club rugby for Stewart's Melville. Provincial career He played for Edinburgh District. He was part of the side that won the 1986–87 Scottish Inter-District Championship. He played for the Reds Trial side in their match against Blues Trial on 3 January 1987. He played for Combined Scottish Districts on 1 March 1986 against South of Scotland. International career He received 2 caps for Scotland 'B' in 1979 to 1980. His full international debut came in 1981 aged 21 against France. Scotland were on the receiving end of a 16–9 loss. He scored the winning try in Scotland's 21–12 victory over France at Murrayfield in 1984 which gave Scotland its first Grand Slam since 1925. In 1983 he toured New Zealand with the British & Irish Lions. Family His twin brother, Finlay Calder, also played for Scotland and captained the 1989 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Brewster
Alexander Kinloch Brewster (born 3 May 1954) is a former rugby union player who gained six caps for the Scotland national rugby union team. He played as a prop for Stewart's Melville RFC. Early life Brewster was born on 3 May 1954 in Dechmont, West Lothian. He was educated at Melville College in Edinburgh. Rugby Union career Amateur career Brewster captained Stewart’s Melville FPs. Provincial career Brewster captained Edinburgh District. He played for the Reds Trial side in their match against Blues Trial on 3 January 1987. International career Brewster's first international appearance was against England at Twickenham on 15 January 1977. This was his first as three caps as flanker. He returned to the international side in 1985 as tight head and won a further three caps, with his last cap playing against Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dougie Morgan
Douglas Waugh Morgan (9 March 1947 – 5 April 2020) was a Scotland international rugby union player. In 1977 he toured New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions The British & Irish Lions is a rugby union team selected from players eligible for the national teams of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The Lions are a test side and most often select players who have already played for their national ... and at the time played club rugby for Stewart's Melville FP. Rugby Union career Amateur career He played for Stewart's Melville.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6eY9AAAAIBAJ&sjid=i0gMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2086%2C5890908 Provincial career He was capped by Edinburgh District. International career Morgan played 21 full internationals for Scotland between 1973 and 1978 and captained the team in the 1978 Five Nations Championship. He was also capped twice by the Lions against New Zealand on the 1977 tour. After retiring as a player Morgan moved into coaching and coac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graeme Burns
Graeme George Burns (born 29 October 1971) is a Scottish rugby union coach and former player. He gained four international caps for the Scotland national rugby union team and captained the Scotland A team and Scotland 7s team. He began playing rugby in the amateur era, then went on to captain Edinburgh Rugby as a professional. Early life Burns was born on 29 October 1971 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was educated at Daniel Stewart's and Melville College. In 1990 he played for under-18 side while at Stewart's Melville RFC. Burns captain Scotland at the 1997 Rugby World Cup Sevens. His first cap for the Scotland XV came against Italy in a Five Nations at Murrayfield on 6 March 1999. His final appearance for Scotland was on tour against the United States of America at San Francisco on 22 June 2002. He was a replacement in all four of his international caps. In 2001 he captained the Scotland A side. He played his last match for Edinburgh in May 2004 before he was released by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Shiel
Graham Shiel (born 13 August 1970 in Galashiels, Scotland ) is the skills coach of the Scotland rugby 7's team. He is now retired from playing rugby, having made 18 appearances for the Scotland national rugby union team and once for the national sevens team. Rugby union Career Amateur career He played with Melrose RFC from 1988 for fifteen years winning five National Championship and five Border League titles with them. He played for the Australian amateur club Manly in 1992. He later joined Stewart's Melville. Professional career He played for Border Reivers - and then Edinburgh Rugby where he was captain from 2000 to 2002. International career Shiel's international debut was against Ireland at Murrayfield in October 1991. His last international appearance was against New Zealand at Auckland in July 2000. He represented Scotland at the Hong Kong Sevens in 1996. Shiel was also capped by the Barbarians. Coaching career He first took on a coaching role while still ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Rennie
Ross Rennie (born 29 March 1986 in Scotland) is a former rugby union player. He first played for Edinburgh Rugby and then Bristol Rugby as well as representing the Scotland national team. His position of choice is Flanker. He was called up to the Scotland squad for the 2008 Six Nations Championship. He was also selected in the Scotland squad for the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. He started his professional career at Edinburgh Rugby and, after falling out of favour under Head Coach Alan Solomons, was sent out on loan to Bristol Rugby Bristol Bears (officially Bristol Rugby Club or Bristol Rugby) are a professional rugby union club based in Bristol, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded as Bristol Football Club in 18 ... for the second half of the 2013–14 season, making the deal permanent before the 2014–15 season after a string of impressive performances in the number seven jersey. On 14 January 2015, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |