Peterhead Rugby Football Club is a

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Peterhead Peterhead (; gd, Ceann Phàdraig, sco, Peterheid ) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's biggest settlement (the city of Aberdeen itself not being a part of the district), with a population of 18,537 at the 2011 Census. ...

, Aberdeenshire.

History

Peterhead RFC was started in 1984 in the Scottish town of Peterhead and is one of the youngest clubs in the North-East of

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Current status

Currently plays in the .

Location

Peterhead play at the Lord Catto playing fields, near to the Balmoor stadium of Peterhead F.C., and have a capacity for about 400 standing spectators.

References

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