Whitecraigs Rugby Football Club is a
rugby union
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club based in
Newton Mearns
Newton Mearns ( sco, The Mearns; gd, Baile Ùr na Maoirne ) is a suburban town and the largest settlement in East Renfrewshire, Scotland. It lies southwest of Glasgow City Centre on the main road to Ayrshire, above sea level. It has a populat ...
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East Renfrewshire
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,
Scotland
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. The team competes in
Scottish National League Division Two
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The division was established in it ...
, the third tier of Scottish club rugby.
Whitecraigs formerly played its rugby in
Deaconsbank
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Honours
* Dumbarton Sevens
** Champions: (2) 1985, 1995
Notable players
These players played at a professional level.
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Jon Welsh
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Glasgow Warriors
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Newcastle Falcons
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and
Scotland
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Ed Kalman
Ed Kalman (born 7 December 1982) is a former Scottish rugby union internationalist, who played for Glasgow Warriors in the Pro12. He played as a prop; both at tighthead and loosehead.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Having moved to Scotland ...
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Border Reivers
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Glasgow Warriors
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and
Scotland
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Steve Swindall
Steve Swindall (born 11 December 1982 in Scotland) is a Scottish former rugby union footballer who played for Glasgow Warriors. He played internationally for the Scotland 'A' side.
Club career
Swindall came through the amateur ranks playi ...
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Glasgow Warriors
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Rotherham Titans
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and
Scotland 'A'
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John Shaw -
Glasgow Warriors
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and
Scotland A
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Ryan Moffat
Ryan Moffat is a Scottish rugby union footballer. He plays at Centre.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Moffat played for Whitecraigs, where he won big accolades in his debut season. He then moved on to Glasgow Hawks. where he won back to b ...
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Glasgow Warriors
Glasgow Warriors are a professional rugby union side from Scotland. The team plays in the United Rugby Championship league and in the European Professional Club Rugby tournaments. In the 2014–15 season they won the Pro12 title and became t ...
These players are now coaches:
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Kenny Murray
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Glasgow Warriors
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Asst. Coach
References
External links
Whitecraigs RFC
1928 establishments in Scotland
Rugby union in East Renfrewshire
Scottish rugby union teams
Newton Mearns
Rugby clubs established in 1928
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