Kelvinside-West is a former

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 its m ...

team that played their home games at Balgray Playing Fields,

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, Scotland. Kelvinside-West was a short-lived

club based on the merger of

Kelvinside Academicals Kelvinside Academicals is a former rugby union team that played their home games at Balgray Playing Fields, Glasgow, Scotland. The team was founded in 1888 by former pupils of the Kelvinside Academy. The team no longer exists. In 1982 it merg ...

and West of Scotland.

History

The team was founded in 1945 after the Second World War in a bid to regroup and once again kick start

in Glasgow. The main drivers of the merger were West of Scotland who found themselves out of a home after being evicted by the

West of Scotland Cricket Club The West of Scotland Cricket Club is a cricket club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club's home ground is Hamilton Crescent, located in the Partick area of Glasgow's West End. West of Scotland, traditionally, are one of the working class cricke ...

who played at

Hamilton Crescent Hamilton Crescent is a cricket ground in the Partick area of Glasgow, Scotland, which is the home of the West of Scotland Cricket Club. Hamilton Crescent hosted the first international football match, between Scotland and England, played on 30 ...

, their old ground. In 1951–52 season both

and West of Scotland became strong enough to once again have their own teams and the merger ended.

Notable former players

Scotland internationalists

The following former Kelvinside-West players have represented

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at full international level.

Glasgow District

The following former Kelvinside-West players have represented Glasgow District at provincial level.

Honours

*Greenock Sevens ** Champions: 1948

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelvinside-West 1945 establishments in Scotland Rugby union in Glasgow Rugby union teams in Scotland Defunct rugby union clubs in Scotland Rugby union clubs disestablished in 1951