Cowal RFC is a

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side based in

Dunoon Dunoon (; gd, Dùn Omhain) is the main town on the Cowal peninsula in the south of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is located on the western shore of the upper Firth of Clyde, to the south of the Holy Loch and to the north of Innellan. As wel ...

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. The club was founded in 1976. They play their home games at Dunoon Stadium.

History

The club runs a men's XV, a women's XV and junior sections. It runs a rugby festival to introduce the local primary schools to rugby. The Cowal Junior side played its first competitive match at

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on 8 March 2019. They played against

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in a half time match during the

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match. The local Rugby Development Officer works with the four main schools in Cowal RFC's catchment area and this has helped boost the junior numbers coming to the club. Famous players to play for or against Cowal. Jordan Muncie

References

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