Strathmore Silverbacks are a
Scottish
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rugby league team, part of Strathmore RFC, based in
Forfar,
Angus
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. They play in the
Scottish National League. Their home ground is Inchmacoble Park.
History
The ''Silverbacks'' were formed in 2015 by former rugby league professional and
Scotland A
The Scotland A team are the second national rugby union team behind the Scottish national side. The first Scotland 'A' fixture took place in 1990.
History
Unlike association football, where the main team is supposed to be the "A" team, Scotla ...
internationals David Vernon, and Stuart Gray of
Strathmore RFC
Strathmore RFC is a rugby union club based in Forfar, Scotland. The men's side currently compete in , the women's side currently compete in . The club play their home matches at Inchmacoble Park. The club also fields a rugby league team, the Str ...
. In their debut 2015 season under head coach ''Vernon'' they won the Edinburgh 9s and finished runner-up to champions
Aberdeen Warriors, even beating the champs twice, including in their last game of the season 39-32. The following season saw them once again finish runner-up to the ''Warriors'' in the league and in the Grand Final played at
Montrose they were beaten 32-48. In 2017 the Silverbacks were crowned Scottish Champions after a quality 32-30 victory over Edinburgh Eagles in Edinburgh, earning the right to represent Scotland in the 2018 Challenge Cup.
Internationals
Despite their short history the club has already produced some Scottish internationals. In September 2015 Murray Mitchell was called up to the Scotland U19s for their match against Cumbria. The following year in July three players Ewan Maguire, Jack Wilson and Darren Bell played in the Scotland U19s defeat to England U19s at
Post Office Road
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,
Featherstone. In 2017 Niall Hall was called up to the Scotland students train on squad in preparation for the end of season World Cup in
Australia
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. in November 2017 Murray Mitchell, Niall Hall and Ali Olivier were selected for the Scotland Under 23 team for the Commonwealth 9s in February 2018.
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Honours
* Edinburgh 9s (1): 2015
* Strathmore 9s Runners-Up (1): 2016
* Scotland 9s (1): 2017
*Scottish Cup Runners-Up (1): 2019
* Scottish Runners-Up (3): 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021
* Scottish Champions (2): 2017, 2019
See also
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Rugby league in Scotland
Rugby league is a comparatively minor sport in Scotland, dwarfed by the popularity of association football and rugby union, and to a lesser extent curling, ice hockey and shinty. With the introduction of rugby league into a small number schools a ...
*
List of rugby league clubs in Britain
References
External links
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{{British and Irish Rugby League links
Rugby league teams in Scotland
2015 establishments in Scotland
Rugby clubs established in 2015
Forfar
Sport in Angus, Scotland