Howe of Fife RFC is a

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club based in

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. It was founded in 1921, and they play in blue and white hoops.Club history
, retrieved 16 November 2009 The men's first XV team currently competes in , the women's XV - known as Howe Harlequins - plays in .

History

Previously, the club had two undefeated seasons in 2007 and 2008, earning them rights to promotion. The 1st XV are currently coached by Gavin Emerson. The captain is Jamie Thomson. The Howe run teams from Primary 3 level up to under-18 colts level. Many players have gone on to represent Fife, Caledonia, and Scotland at age grade level, with a handful going on to represent professional clubs. In 2007, current first XV Captain Chris Mason led the under-18 Howe of Fife squad to a unique treble winning both the school (as

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) and the Club Scottish cups as well as the Scottish schools sevens cup. A number of the players involved in that team now play for the senior side. Howe Harlequins are the 1st XV Women's team, founded in 2014. The Duffus Park-based club have barely been in existence a few years but have been making massive strides in the women's game. In 2017, they won the BT National Division 2 Championship which promoted them into National 1. With the recent changes to the women's league names, they now start the 2018 season in the Tennent's Women's National League 1. The Harlequins originally got together as a way for women to keep fit through rugby. But with a competitive spirit growing, added to a developing skillset, the side started to play matches against other teams. Since then, the Harlequins haven't looked back. President Murdo Fraser paid tribute to the side after their title win. "Our women's team have shown that anything is possible and we are all very proud of the team and what they have achieved", he said at the time. In 2017 and 2018, the club was associated with the commemorations of the Battles of the Somme and Arras, including the Eric Milroy commemorative tournament. These Franco-Scottish events gave birth in February 2018 to the creation of the

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, played every year as part of the six nations tournament.

Suspensions

In November 2017 several of the club's 1st XV men's team received 347 total weeks of suspension for incidents that took place the previous year in which a new player was

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by having a bottle inserted into their anus after a match.

Howe of Fife Sevens

The club run the Howe of Fife Sevens tournament.

Honours

Men

* Howe of Fife Sevens ** Champions: 1975, 1977, 1986, 1990, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017 * Stirling Sevens ** Champions: 1956, 1958, 1987, 2012 * Highland Sevens ** Champions: 1957 * Clarkston Sevens ** Champions: 1963 * Waid Academy F.P. Sevens ** Champions: 1957, 1958, 1960, 1968, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1996 * Moray Sevens ** Champions: 1959, 1987 * Haddington Sevens ** Champions: 2017 * Midlands District Sevens ** Champions: 1949, 1957, 1959, 1983, 1987 * Perthshire Sevens ** Champions: 2015 * Kirkcaldy Sevens ** Champions: 1950, 1956, 1957, 1982 * Hamilton Sevens ** Champions: 2013, 2014, 2015 *

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** Champions (1): 2011–12 ** Runners-up (3): 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 *

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** Champions (1): 2009–10

Women

* Dundee City Sevens ** Champions (2): 2021, 2022

Notable players and personnel

* David Rollo, 40 caps for ,

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'', published 20 December 2006 *

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/ Cammy Glasgow * Gordon Hamilton flanker, scored against in

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* Tom Pearson, president of the

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, 1988–1989 * David Whyte, 13 caps for Scotland, played for Howe during his youth. * Charlie Drummond, Scotland cap, president of the SRU 1974–1975. * Dougie McMahon, international referee 1960–1969 * John Howard Wilson, capped for Scotland in 1953. * Ian Kirkhope * HL Stewart, played

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for Scotland. * Bob Steven, *

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capped for in 2013 *

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capped for in 2014 *

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capped for Scotland A and *

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, Scotland sevens international * George Horne,

, Scotland sevens international and *

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and * Cameron Fenton,

and

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References

;Sources # Massie, Allan ''A Portrait of Scottish Rugby'' (Polygon, Edinburgh; )

External links

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