Marr RFC is a
rugby union
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team based in
Troon
Troon is a town in South Ayrshire, situated on the west coast of Ayrshire in Scotland, about north of Ayr and northwest of Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
Troon has a port with freight services and a yacht marina. Up until January 2016, P&O ope ...
,
Ayrshire,
Scotland
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. They play in the .
History
Marr play their home games at Fullarton estate and has done since early 1970s. Until then it had used the school grounds since the club's formation in the 1940s. It was originally for the former pupils of
Marr College
Marr College (Scottish Gaelic: ''Colaiste Mhàrr'') is a co-educational secondary school in Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is owned by the Marr Trust and is operated by South Ayrshire Council which was transferred to then Strathclyde Regi ...
, a
secondary school in Troon, and there is still a close affiliation between the club and local high school. They play in the distinct colours of purple, gold and green. Over the last few years Marr has had a revival mainly due to the introduction of former Scotland 'A' cap Craig Redpath as head coach and latterly Former Ayr players Paul Burke and Stephen Adair as additional coaches.
Starting with the 2010–11 season, Marr began a run of four successive league title wins which promoted the club from the sixth to the second tier of Scottish club rugby for the 2014–15 season. They were promoted in the 2016–17 season and for the 2017–18 season they will play in the Scottish Premiership.
The side topped the Scottish Premiership in season 2019–20, but the SRU declared the season null and void as it ended prematurely when the coronavirus pandemic broke out.
Sides
They currently have three senior sides competing in various leagues.
Honours
*
Glasgow City Sevens
Glasgow City Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held by Cartha Queens Park, in Dumbreck in the south side of Glasgow. The tournament was previously known as the Cartha Sevens and the Cartha Queens Park Sevens.
History
The first rugb ...
** Champions (1): 2018
* Drumpellier Sevens
** Champions: 1974
* Stirling Sevens
** Champions: 1973
* Greenock Sevens
** Champions: 2017
* Tennents National Division 1
**Champions: 2016–17, 2018–19
* Ardrossan Sevens
** Champions: 1982
* Musselburgh Sevens
** Champions: 2022
* Hamilton Sevens
** Champions: 2022
Notable former players
*
Gordon Brown
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, 30 caps for , and 8 for the
British and Irish Lions
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* Darcy Rae, Glasgow Warriors and Scotland
* Peter Brown, former captain of Scotland
* Bill Cuthbertson, Scottish international
References
;Sources
* Massie, Allan ''A Portrait of Scottish Rugby'' (Polygon, Edinburgh; )
Scottish rugby union teams
Rugby union in South Ayrshire
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