Livingston Rugby Football Club is a

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club based in

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. The men's side currently compete in , the women's side currently compete in .

History

Established in 1968, as Livingston and District RFC, the team was founded through a local appeal for players by Jack Nixon, a native of

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, who in the 1960s was the Youth Officer of the West Lothian County Council. Among his responsibilities was to assistance in setting up clubs and organisations for the newcomers to

. At the meeting, players from Bathgate RFC decided that amalgamating with the new Livingston side would allow them better opportunities for success and also give them a better chance of gaining a home ground, they had played previous games in Airdrie. The team play their home games at Almond Park, located in the south-east of the town at

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beside the River Almond and close to

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. In 2013, Livingston reached the RBS National Shield final and played against Marr RFC at Murrayfield, the national stadium. They lost the match 30–15. Livingston has an extensive youth section with teams ranging from Primary 1 all the way up to under-18 level. In 2019, The development Livingston Ladies team reached the National Bowl Final and played against Greenock Wanderers at Murrayfield. They lost the match 72-12. Also in 2019 the ladies team application to compete in competitive fixtures got accepted and placed in the east region league.

Livingston Sevens

The club run the Livingston Sevens tournament.

New Town Sevens

This Sevens tournament was peripatetic around the new towns of Scotland:- East Kilbride, Glenrothes, Cumbernauld, Livingston and Irvine. The town's rugby clubs of

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, Livingston RFC and

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would play in a Sevens tournament to become the New Town Sevens Champions and win the Scottish New Towns Cup.

Honours

Men's

* Livingston Sevens ** Champions (4): 1976, 1977, 1986, 1987 * New Towns Sevens ** Champions (2): 1977, 1981 * Penicuik Sevens ** Champions (1): 1988 * Edinburgh Northern Sevens ** Champions (4): 1977, 1978, 1996, 1998 * Edinburgh District Sevens ** Champions (1): 1978 * Grangemouth Cup ** Champions: 1978

Women

National Bowl finalist 2019

References

External links

Official site
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