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Hughenden is a multi-sports venue in the
Hyndland
Hyndland is a residential area in the West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland.
Description
Bordering Broomhill, Dowanhill, Kelvinside and Partickhill, it is an upper-middle-class neighbourhood populated mainly by professionals (many emp ...
area of
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated popul ...
, Scotland. It has been the home since 1924 of Hillhead Sports Club, a private members' club catering for
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by str ...
,
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In it ...
and
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
. Hughenden is best known as a rugby venue and is the home ground of
Hillhead Jordanhill RFC
Hillhead Jordanhill Rugby Football Club (HJRFC) is a Scottish rugby union club based in Glasgow, Scotland. HJRFC has roots going as far back as 1904 with the formation of the Hillhead Sports Club, however, the rugby club as we know it today was ...
. It was also used as the home ground of the professional
Glasgow Rugby
Glasgow Warriors are a professional rugby union side from Scotland. The team plays in the United Rugby Championship league and in the European Professional Club Rugby tournaments. In the 2014–15 season they won the Pro12 title and became t ...
team from 1996 to 2005 and again from 2006 to 2007. The main rugby ground has a capacity of 6,000.
History
Hillhead Sports Club was formed in 1902 as a private club for former pupils of
Hillhead High School
Hillhead High School is a day school in Glasgow, Scotland, on Oakfield Avenue, neighbouring the University of Glasgow.
Admissions
It is one of the largest schools in Glasgow.
History
Grammar school
Until 1972 it was a co-educational selectiv ...
, catering for various sports including football, cricket, hockey and athletics. A rugby team, Hillhead High School Former Pupils RFC (later
Hillhead RFC), was formed in 1904. Initially the club used the
Scotstoun Showgrounds before seeking to find a permanent home after the First World War, purchasing land at Hughenden in 1922. The club's new home, with its pavilion designed by W. Hunter McNab, was officially opened on 24 May 1924.
Since then Hughenden has hosted a variety of sports including hockey, cricket and tennis, although it has been most closely associated with rugby. The first major sports tournament held at the club was the West of Scotland Tennis Championship in 1925.
Due to the growing popularity of the rugby team, a grandstand was built alongside the pitch in 1934, designed by local consulting engineers FA MacDonald. The stand was built of reinforced concrete with a cantilevered roof, unusual for the time. It was first used in September 1934, for a match between Hillhead and
Glasgow Academicals
The Glasgow Academical Football Club is the third oldest rugby football club in Scotland. The club was also a founder member of the Scottish Football Union (the future SRU) in 1873.
History
Glasgow Hawks
In 1997 the decision was made to ...
.
The ground had an upgrade of their floodlights in 1977.
References
Rugby union stadiums in Scotland
Rugby union in Glasgow
Rugby league stadiums in Scotland
Sports venues in Glasgow
Sports venues completed in 1924
Cricket grounds in Scotland
Tennis venues in the United Kingdom
Glasgow Warriors
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