Preston Lodge Former Pupil Rugby Football Club is a

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club based in

Prestonpans Prestonpans ( gd, Baile an t-Sagairt, Scots language, Scots: ''The Pans'') is a small mining town, situated approximately eight miles east of Edinburgh, Scotland, in the Council area of East Lothian. The population as of is. It is near the si ...

in East Lothian,

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. Formed in 1929, they currently play in

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History

The club formed in 1929–30 with Dr. Boyle as its first president and originates from the roots of

Preston Lodge High School Preston Lodge High School is a six-year non-denominational school located in Prestonpans, Scotland. It serves students from Prestonpans, Port Seton, Longniddry and the surrounding areas. Primary Schools A student goes to Preston Lodge High S ...

, formed in 1924. This connection is still going strong today. The club fields teams at every age group Primary 1–7, Secondary 1–3, under-16, under-18. As well as fielding two senior XV's. The Club has formed links over the years with United Pirates – a club in New Zealand and Balmy Beach rugby club in Toronto, Canada. This has allowed for the exchange of players and coaching techniques. A number of PLRFC players have played age group rugby for Scotland and gaining many caps for their country. The most recent and successful players to do this are Scott Murray and Allan Jacobsen, both played for

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and

. Preston Lodge RFC Defeated

Dalziel RFC Dalziel Rugby Football Club, formerly known as Dalziel High School Former Pupils Rugby Club, currently has a playing and social membership hailing from Motherwell, Wishaw, Bellshill and other parts of Lanarkshire, Scotland. Historically the cl ...

To Win The SHE Bowl At Murrayfield in May 2008. PL recorded an amazing season in 2013–14, winning the East Regional Division 1 Championship remaining unbeaten throughout the whole league, winning 18 out of 18 games. They are back with a bang in 2021 with a young exuberant squad. In 2014–15 PL gained promotion for the third season running, finishing 2nd in BT National League Three and gaining automatic promotion to BT National League Two for the 2015–16 season.

Sides

Preston Lodge play at Pennypit Park in Prestonpans and are currently fielding two teams each week.

Preston Lodge Sevens

The club run the Preston Lodge Sevens tournament.

Notable players

* Allan Jacobsen * Scott Murray

Honours

* Preston Lodge Sevens ** Champions (2): 1988, 1995 *

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): 1981, 1994 *

Walkerburn Sevens Walkerburn Sevens is an annual rugby sevens event held by Walkerburn RFC, in Walkerburn, Scotland. The Walkerburn Sevens was the sixth of the Border Sevens tournaments to be instated, in 1911, after the bigger events of the Border Sevens sprin ...

** Champions (1): 1997 * Ellon Sevens ** Champions (1): 1993 * Penicuik Sevens ** Champions (7): 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1973, 1976, 2015 * Haddington Sevens ** Champions (4): 1963, 1964, 1990, 1996 * Edinburgh District Sevens ** Champions (6): 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 * Musselburgh Sevens ** Champions (1): 1989 * Kirkcaldy Sevens ** Champions (1): 1976 * North Berwick Sevens ** Champions (4): 1961, 1968, 1972, 1974

References

External links

Preston Lodge RFC
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