Dunfermline Rugby Football Club is a

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club based in Dunfermline, Fife,

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. The men's team currently plays in , the women's team currently plays in .

History

Established in 1893, home games are played at McKane Park.''Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football'', p34 Their strip is royal blue and white.

Honours

Men's

* Edinburgh Charity Sevens ** Champions (2): 1931, 1938 * Lanarkshire Sevens ** Champions (2): 1969, 1974 * Glasgow HSFP Sevens ** Champions (1): 1929 * St. Andrews University Sevens ** Champions (1): 1970 * Crieff Sevens ** Champions (1): 1994 * Hillfoots Sevens ** Champions (1): 1979 * Alloa Sevens ** Champions (1): 1938 * Glenrothes Sevens ** Champions (3): 1986, 1987, 1988 * Midlands District Sevens ** Champions (11): 1925, 1928, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1986 * Musselburgh Sevens ** Champions (2): 1967, 1975 * Kirkcaldy Sevens ** Champions (7): 1967, 1969, 1973, 1986, 1987, 1991, 2019

Notable players

Scotland internationalists

The following former Dunfermline players have represented

at full international level.

Notable non-Scottish players

The following is a list of notable non-Scottish international representative former Glasgow players:

North and Midlands

The following former Dunfermline players have represented

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at provincial level.

Glasgow Warriors

The following former Dunfermline players have represented

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at professional level.

Edinburgh Rugby

* Murray McCallum -

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, Sale Sharks,

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Notable outside of rugby

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and Deputy Leader of the House

References

;Sources # Godwin, Terry ''Complete Who's Who of International Rugby'' (Cassell, 1987, ) # Jones, J.R. ''Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football'' (Robert Hale, London, 1976 ) # Massie, Allan ''A Portrait of Scottish Rugby'' (Polygon, Edinburgh; ) Rugby clubs established in 1893 Scottish rugby union teams Dunfermline 1893 establishments in Scotland Rugby union in Fife {{Scotland-rugbyunion-team-stub

History

Honours

Men's

Notable players

Scotland internationalists

Notable non-Scottish players

North and Midlands

Glasgow Warriors

Edinburgh Rugby

Notable outside of rugby

See also

References