Heriot's Rugby Club, formerly known as Heriot's FP, is one of Scotland's senior

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, whose part-timeprofessional team, Heriot's Rugby play in FOSROC with the Men's 1st XV playing in the Men's Scottish Premiership. The women play in . The club's

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is in the Goldenacre area in

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.Bath, p89 The rugby club, founded in 1890, was originally intended for former pupils of George Heriot's School, but is now an open club, welcoming rugby players of all levels. Player development starts with a highly successful Mini/Midi Section and moves onto the senior levels. The club has coaching staff that are very well respected in Scottish rugby. Heriot's Rugby club are the only Scottish club never to have been relegated from the first division. The team had the surprising honour of having a player, Chris Fusaro, called for Scotland A for the IRB Nations Cup, in 2010. He was the only amateur player called and it was announced that he was joining

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Current men's squad

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drafted players: * Jack Blain * Murray McCallum Former Heriot's Players, signed for professional teams from Heriot's: * Cam Jones - Ospreys * Cameron Hutchison - Edinburgh Rugby * Elliot Young - Exeter Chiefs * Sophie Langford - Exeter Chiefs

Table

Sevens tournament

The club ran an Under 20s Sevens tournament. The teams played for the Goldenacre Cup.

Notable players

* Andy Irvine most capped internationalist (51 caps for Scotland, 1974, 1977, 1980 British and Irish Lions). * Ken Scotland (27 caps for Scotland, 1959 British and Irish Lions)Jones, p44 * Dan Drysdale (26 caps for Scotland, 1924 British and Irish Lions) * Jimmy Kerr * John Craig * Tommy Gray * Ian Thomson * Colin Blaikie *

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* Kenny Milne (39 caps for Scotland, 1993 British and Irish Lions) * David Milne * Bruce Douglas * Simon Taylor (56 caps for Scotland, 2001, 2005 British and Irish Lions) * John Beattie (25 Caps for Scotland, 1980, 1983, 1986 British and Irish Lions) * Jimmy Kerr *

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(3 caps for Scotland, 1929 British and Irish Lions) * Kelvin Hendrie * Iain Milne (44 caps for Scotland, 1983 British and Irish Lions) * Gavin Cameron * Douglas Muir * Cornell du Preez * David Kerr

Honours

Men

Scottish Unofficial Championship The Scottish Unofficial Championship was the top league of Scotland's best amateur rugby union clubs. The Championship was 'unofficial' as the Scottish Rugby Union held that the sport should remain amateur and at the time did not sanction competi ...

** Champions (5): 1919–20, 1922–23, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1949–50 *

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** Champions (5): 1978–79, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2014–15, 2015-16 ** ''Runners-Up (2): 2004–05, 2008–09'' *

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, ** Champions: 1951, 1956, 1957 * Langholm Sevens ** Champions (6): 1926, 1928, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1954 *

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** Champions (4): 1923, 1954, 1957, 1958 * Hawick Sevens ** Champions (8): 1905, 1922, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1947, 1954, 1999 * Gala Sevens ** Champions (2): 1973, 2008 * Jed-Forest Sevens ** Champions (9): 1925, 1933, 1938, 1939, 1955, 1958, 1987, 2006, 2012 * Peebles Sevens ** Champions (7): 1951, 1953, 1958, 1964, 1978, 1983, 1985 * Selkirk Sevens ** Champions (2): 1926, 1935 * Walkerburn Sevens ** Champions (4): 1953, 1954, 1979, 1982 *

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** Champions (1): 1949 * Edinburgh Northern Sevens ** Champions (5): 1988, 1994, 1999, 2007, 2012 * Huddersfield Sevens ** Champions: 1951

Women

*Edinburgh City SevensWinners Women's Open
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References

;Sources # Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Complete Book of Rugby'' (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ) # 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; )

External links

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