Langholm Rugby Football Club are a
rugby union team founded in 1871. They play their home games at Milntown,
Langholm,
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway ( sco, Dumfries an Gallowa; gd, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands. It covers the counties of Scotland, historic counties of ...
.
The team currently play in the
East Regional League Division Two following relegation from
East Regional League Division One at the end of the 2014–15 season.
Langholm Sevens
The
Langholm Sevens tournament is hosted by the club. It held around the end of April each year and is part of the
Borders Sevens Circuit
The Borders Sevens Circuit is a series of rugby sevens tournaments held annually in the Scottish Borders. Originally the circuit consisted of 5 tournaments; Langholm Sevens being the last added in 1908. It is the oldest Sevens circuit in the world ...
. The tournament first started in 1908.
Notable former players
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Tom Scott, and president of the
Scottish Football Union from 1918 to 1920
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Billy Steele, 23 caps for ,
[Bath, p161] 1969.British and Irish Lions 1974 South Africa
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Ernie Michie, ,
British and Irish Lions,
Barbarian F.C.
The Barbarian Football Club, known as the Barbarians is a British-based invitational rugby union club. The Barbarians play in black and white hoops, though players wear socks from their own club strip. Membership is by invitation. As of 2011, p ...
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Christy Elliot, 1958
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Donald Scott, 1950
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Tommy Elliot
Tommy Elliot (born 1 March 1941) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Langholm.
Provincial career
He played for South of Scotland District.
International career
He ha ...
, 1968
* Chuck Muir, 1997
Scottish Football Union International Referee
* Ally Ratcliffe (née Little), 2000 &
Scottish Football Union Hall of Fame Inductee 2021
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Jilly McCord, 2004
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Lisa Thomson
Lisa Thomson (born 7 September 1997) is a Scottish rugby union player, who captained for Scotland Women in 2018–19. She plays for Scotland and was vice-captain for the 2021 Women's Six Nations Championship.
Club career
Thomson rose up thro ...
, 2017
Honours
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Scottish Unofficial Championship
** Champions (1): 1958-59
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Border League
The Border League, is the oldest established rugby union league in the World, having been formed in 1901. Currently known as the Booker Border League, after its sponsors, teams from all over the Scottish Borders as well as Berwick RFC from Nor ...
** Champions (1): 1958-59
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Langholm Sevens
** Champions (1): 1959
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Kelso Sevens
Kelso Sevens is an annual rugby sevens event held by Kelso RFC, in Kelso, Scotland. This was one of a group of Sevens tournaments instated after the First World War extending the original Borders Spring Circuit. The Kelso Sevens began in 1920.
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** Champions (1): 1953
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Hawick Sevens
** Champions (1): 1899
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Gala Sevens
** Champions (2): 1951, 1955
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Earlston Sevens
** Champions (1): 1954
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Selkirk Sevens
** Champions (2): 1949, 1958
* Ardrossan Sevens
** Champions (2): 1963, 1968
See also
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Langholm
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Border League
The Border League, is the oldest established rugby union league in the World, having been formed in 1901. Currently known as the Booker Border League, after its sponsors, teams from all over the Scottish Borders as well as Berwick RFC from Nor ...
*
Borders Sevens Circuit
The Borders Sevens Circuit is a series of rugby sevens tournaments held annually in the Scottish Borders. Originally the circuit consisted of 5 tournaments; Langholm Sevens being the last added in 1908. It is the oldest Sevens circuit in the world ...
References
Sources
* Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Complete Book of Rugby'' (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 )
* Godwin, Terry ''Complete Who's Who of International Rugby'' (Cassell, 1987, )
* McLaren, Bill ''Talking of Rugby'' (1991, Stanley Paul, London )
* Massie, Allan ''A Portrait of Scottish Rugby'' (Polygon, Edinburgh; )
Scottish rugby union teams
Rugby clubs established in 1871
1871 establishments in Scotland
Rugby union clubs in the Scottish Borders
Rugby union in Dumfries and Galloway
Langholm
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