Aberdeen Grammar School FP RFC, also known as Aberdeen Grammar, are an amateur
rugby union
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club based in
Aberdeen
Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...
,
Scotland
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. They currently compete in the . The club plays its home games at
Rubislaw in the city's west end.
Honours
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Scottish National League Division Two
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The division was established in it ...
**Champions (1): 1983-84
* Aberdeen University Sevens
**Champions: 1894
* Aberdeen Sevens
** Champions: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1961, 1962, 1963
* Banff Sevens
** Champions: 1993, 1995
* Ellon Sevens
** Champions: 1981, 1996
* Garioch Sevens
** Champions: 1979
* Highland Sevens
** Champions: 1950, 1955, 1986, 1988, 1995
* Howe of Fife Sevens
** Champions: 1969
* Mackie Academy F.P. Sevens
** Champions: 1977, 1982, 1986
* Moray Sevens
** Champions: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1963, 1993, 1995
* Orkney Sevens
** Champions: 1999, 2000
Notable players
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Donny Innes
Donny Innes (16 September 1917 – 21 January 2012) was a Scotland international rugby union player and a doctor who worked as a general practitioner (GP).
Early life
Innes was born on 16 September 1917 in Aberdeen Scotland. His father was a ph ...
* William Dallas "Dally" Allardice, 1947 to 1949 (8 caps)
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E.T.S Michie, the first
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen ( sco, University o' 'Aiberdeen; abbreviated as ''Aberd.'' in List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom), post-nominals; gd, Oilthigh Obar Dheathain) is a public university, public research university in Aberdeen, Sc ...
Lions
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player in the
1955 British Lions tour to South Africa
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and also in
Barbarian FC
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.
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Robbie Russell (27 caps)
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Andrew Wilson (2 caps)
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Johnnie Beattie
John William Beattie (born 21 November 1985) is a Scottish former rugby union player. A number 8, he played for Glasgow Warriors, Montpellier, Castres and Bayonne.
Background
Beattie is the son of former Scotland number 8 John Beattie and ...
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Moray Low
Moray Low (born 28 November 1984 in Torphins, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) is a retired rugby union player.
Low's position of choice is as a Prop. He is capable of playing on both sides of the scrum.
He was called up to the Scotland squad for th ...
, 2008 to 2013
A number of former players have also gone on to play professional rugby including:
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Stuart Corsar
Stuart Corsar (born 28 March 1984 in Inverurie, Scotland) is a former rugby union player for Glasgow Warriors at the Loosehead Prop position.
Corsar was a member of Glasgow Warriors Elite Development Players (Academy squad) was promoted to a f ...
- Glasgow Warriors, Rotherham Titans, Doncaster Knights
* Sean Crombie - Edinburgh Rugby
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Dave Millard - Glasgow Warriors
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Matt Taylor - Edinburgh Rugby, Border Reivers. Current coach for Glasgow Warriors and Scotland
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Ben Prescott
Ben Prescott (born 31 July 1978 in Tripoli, Libya) is a Libyan born Scottish former rugby union player for Glasgow Warriors at the Tighthead Prop position.
Amateur career
Prescott played for Aberdeen GSFP. He also played for Blackrock Colleg ...
- Glasgow Warriors, Rotherham Titans, Nottingham, Leinster, Northampton Saints, Cornish Pirates
References
* Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 )
* Godwin, Terry ''Complete Who's Who of International Rugby'' (Cassell, 1987, )
* Massie, Allan ''A Portrait of Scottish Rugby'' (Polygon, Edinburgh; )
Rugby clubs established in 1893
Sports teams in Aberdeen
Scottish rugby union teams
1893 establishments in Scotland
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