Stirling County RFC is a Scottish rugby union club based in

Stirling Stirling (; sco, Stirlin; gd, Sruighlea ) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh. The market town, surrounded by rich farmland, grew up connecting the royal citadel, the medieval old town with its me ...

. The club plays its home games at

Bridgehaugh Bridgehaugh Park is a rugby union ground in Stirling, Scotland, with a capacity of approximately 4,000. It is the home of Stirling County RFC, who currently play in the Scottish Premiership. Location It is situated in a meander of the River ...

. It runs a number of sides. The professional men's side competes in the as the Stirling Wolves, the women's side competes in the .

History

During the season of 2004–05, Stirling County celebrated its centenary. Rugby has its origins in the town in the 1870s, resulting in the formation of Stirling HSFP in the latter part of the nineteenth century. The F.P. club joined the

Scottish Rugby Union The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU; gd, Aonadh Rugbaidh na h-Alba) is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland. Styled as Scottish Rugby, it is the second oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873. The SRU oversees the national league s ...

in 1904, hence the celebration of the centenary this season. In 1925, Bridge of Allan Rugby Club was founded with both clubs uniting in 1946 to form Stirling County. While the team of 1959–60 went undefeated, it was not until the formation of the national leagues in the 1970s that Stirling had a springboard to success. Another vital factor was the creation of a strong and vibrant youth section at this time. In 1995, County achieved the unique distinction of being the first club to rise through the ranks from the depths of the seventh division and win the Scottish Championship. Uniquely, the club played against the Barbarians at Stirling Albion F.C. home, Forthbank Stadium in 1995. The club has been prolific in producing a large number of age-group internationalists while senior internationalists who have worn County's colours include George Graham,

Allister Hogg Allister Hogg (born 20 January 1983 in Stirling, Scotland) is a Scottish rugby union footballer who plays at either flanker or number eight formerly for Scotland and vice-captain for Newcastle Falcons. Early life He attended Stirling High Scho ...

, Ian Jardine,

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Kenny Logan Kenneth McKerrow Logan (born 3 April 1972) is a retired Scottish rugby union player who played wing for Stirling County RFC and Glasgow District at amateur level; Glasgow Warriors, Wasps RFC and London Scottish at professional level; and ...

, Kevin McKenzie,

James McLaren James "Jim / Fritz / Jock" Gerard McLaren (born 28 June 1972) is a Scottish dual-code international rugby league and rugby union footballer. He played representative level rugby league (RL) for the Scotland national rugby league team, and at cl ...

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Adam Ashe Adam Ashe (born 24 July 1993 in Glasgow) is a former Scotland international rugby union player and now rugby union coach. He is the Assistant Coach for the Stirling Wolves. He previously played for the LA Giltinis of Major League Rugby in the ...

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Jamie Bhatti and

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. In 2012–13, County recorded their highest league finish for 16 years, third place in RBS Premier One, and qualified for the cross-border British & Irish Cup competition for the second consecutive year. Stirling County also has the most successful youth set-up, winning the Scottish National Youth League Cup more times than any other team, Stirling County RFC Squad compete in the Scottish Rugby Super 6 Competition Stirling County's Wolves XV compete in National League Division 1 while the Wolves Second XV play in West Reserve League Division 1. Stirling County's Women's play in the top-flight BT Women's Premier League.

Current squad

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* Bruce Flockhart * Andrew Davidson *

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Table

Sevens

The club run the Stirling Sevens tournament. Teams play for the Dr. Welsh Cup. The tournament began in 1948, two years after the County side was created.

Honours

Men

* Stirling Sevens ** Champions (12): 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2013 *

Scottish Premiership The Scottish Premiership, known as the cinch Premiership for sponsorship reasons, is the top division of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL), the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland. The Scottish ...

** Champions (1): 1994-95 * Hawick Wanderers & PSA Sevens ** Champions (1): 1990 * Lochaber Sevens ** Champions (1): 1994 * Highland Sevens ** Champions (5): 1982, 1983, 1984, 1993, 1996 * Arran Sevens ** Champion (2): 1994, 1996 * Mull Sevens ** Champions (7): 1991, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2009, 2011 * Alloa Sevens ** Champions (2): 1990, 1995 * Strathendrick Sevens ** Champions (2): 1994, 1998 * Glenrothes Sevens ** Champions (1): 1983 *

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

** Champions (1): 1995 * Ayr Sevens ** Champions (1): 1987 * Kirkcaldy Sevens ** Champions (1): 1984 * Currie Sevens ** Champions (1): 1993 * Greenock Sevens ** Champions (1): 1991 * Crieff Sevens ** Champions (2): 2010, 2011

Women

* Mull Sevens ** Champions (2): 2014, 2015

External links

* Official Site
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References

{{Rugby union in Scotland Scottish rugby union teams Rugby clubs established in 1946 1946 establishments in Scotland Rugby union in Stirling