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History

The club was originally known as Edinburgh Institution F.P. However the Edinburgh Institute college, that the

club was based on, moved its premises and was renamed Melville College in 1936. Similarly the Edinburgh Institution F.P. club was renamed on the move. The Melville College Former Pupils rugby football club thus began in 1936.

Merger

In 1973 the rugby union teams Melville College FP merged with

Stewart's College FP Stewart's College FP RFC was a Scottish rugby union club in Edinburgh. Founded The club was founded in 1875, when a match took place between the former pupils of Daniel Stewart's Hospital and George Watson's College. In 1887, the club became ...

when their two constituent colleges also merged. The new side was named Stewart's Melville RFC.

Notable former players

Edinburgh District

The following former Melville College FP players have represented Edinburgh District at provincial level.

Scotland

The following former Melville College FP players have represented

at full international level.

Honours

Peebles Sevens Peebles Sevens is an annual rugby sevens event held by Peebles RFC, in Peebles, Scotland. This was one of a group of Sevens tournaments instated after the First World War extending the original Borders Spring Circuit. The Peebles Sevens began i ...

** Champions (2): 1940, 1965 * Edinburgh Borderers Sevens ** Champions: 1973

References

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