Heriot's Rugby Club, also known as Heriot's FP, is one of Scotland's senior
rugby football
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clubs in the
Scottish Rugby Union
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, whose Men's 1st XV play in the FOSROC . The women play in
The club's
home
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Edinburgh
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.Bath, p89 The rugby club, founded in 1890, was originally intended for former pupils of
George Heriot's School
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, but is now an open club, welcoming rugby players of all levels.
Player development starts with a highly successful Mini/Midi Section and moves onto the senior levels. The club has coaching staff that are very well respected in Scottish rugby. Heriot's Rugby club are the only Scottish club never to have been relegated from the first division.
The team had the surprising honour of having a player, Chris Fusaro, called for
Scotland A
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History
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for the IRB Nations Cup, in 2010. He was the only amateur player called and it was announced that he was joining
Glasgow Warriors
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Jack Blain
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Rugby Union career
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Murray McCallum
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Table
Sevens tournament
The club ran an Under 20s Sevens tournament. The teams played for the Goldenacre Cup.
Notable players
* Andy Irvine most capped internationalist (51 caps for Scotland, 1974, 1977, 1980 British and Irish Lions).
* Ken Scotland (27 caps for Scotland, 1959 British and Irish Lions)Jones, p44
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Dan Drysdale
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Rugby union career Amateur career
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Ian Smith
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* Kenny Milne (39 caps for Scotland, 1993 British and Irish Lions)
* David Milne
* Bruce Douglas
* Simon Taylor (56 caps for Scotland, 2001, 2005 British and Irish Lions)
* John Beattie (25 Caps for Scotland, 1980, 1983, 1986 British and Irish Lions)
* Jimmy Kerr
* Roy Kinnear (3 caps for Scotland, 1929 British and Irish Lions)
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Kelvin Hendrie
Kelvin Gladstone Peter Hendrie (2 July 1898 – December ) was a Scottish international rugby union player, who played for and the Lions.Bath, p118
He played at No. 8 for Heriot's FP. He was capped for Scotland three times and was on the 1924 Br ...
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Iain Milne
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Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh, he played prop ...
Scottish Premiership
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Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,
** Champions: 1951, 1956, 1957
* Langholm Sevens
** Champions (6): 1926, 1928, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1954
* Melrose Sevens
** Champions (4): 1923, 1954, 1957, 1958
* Hawick Sevens
** Champions (8): 1905, 1922, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1947, 1954, 1999
* Gala Sevens
** Champions (2): 1973, 2008
* Jed-Forest Sevens
** Champions (9): 1925, 1933, 1938, 1939, 1955, 1958, 1987, 2006, 2012
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Peebles Sevens
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;Sources
# Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Complete Book of Rugby'' (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 )
# Godwin, Terry ''Complete Who's Who of International Rugby'' (Cassell, 1987, )
# Jones, J.R. ''Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football'' (Robert Hale, London, 1976 )
# Massie, Allan ''A Portrait of Scottish Rugby'' (Polygon, Edinburgh; )