Glenrothes RFC

Glenrothes RFC or "The Glens" are a rugby union club based in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland. Home matches are played at Carleton Park, Glenrothes.

Glenrothes

Full name	Glenrothes Rugby Football Club
Union	Scottish Rugby Union
Founded	1965; 59 years ago (1965)
Location	Glenrothes, Scotland
Ground(s)	Carleton Park
League(s)	Caledonia Division One
2019–20	Caledonia Division One, 6th of 10
Team kit
Official website
glenrothesrugby.co.uk

History

Founded in 1965, the club recently celebrated their 50th anniversary.

Glenrothes currently competes in Caledonia Regional League Division One.^[1]

Glenrothes Sevens

The club run the Glenrothes Sevens tournament.^[2]

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 East Kilbride RFC, Glenrothes RFC, Cumbernauld RFC, Livingston RFC and Irvine RFC would play in a Sevens tournament to become the New Town Sevens Champions and the Scottish New Towns Cup.^[3]

Honours

• Glenrothes Sevens^[2]
  • Champions: 1981, 1982, 1984, 1995
• Strathmore Sevens^[4]
  • Champions: 1977
• New Towns Sevens^[5]
  • Champions: 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978
• Dumbarton Sevens^[6]
  • Champions: 1991
• Waid Academy F.P. Sevens^[7]
  • Champions: 1976, 1979, 1987
• Alloa Sevens^[8]
  • Champions: 1991
• Midlands District Sevens^[9]
  • Champions: 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982
• Kirkcaldy Sevens^[10]
  • Champions: 1978, 1979, 1983
• Howe of Fife Sevens^[11]
  • Champions: 1976, 1978, 2000

Notable former players

British and Irish Lions

• Iain Paxton^[12]

Scotland internationalists

• Dave McIvor^[12]
• Iain Paxton^[12]

Caledonia Reds players

• Dave McIvor
• Jonathan Goldie

Edinburgh Rugby players

• Sean Crombie
• Dave Young

See also

• Dunfermline RFC
• Howe of Fife RFC
• Kirkcaldy RFC

References

1. "BT Caledonia League Division 1 Fixtures & Results". Scottish Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
2. "Glenrothes Sevens". 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
3. "New Towns Sevens". 13 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
4. "Strathmore Sevens". 17 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
5. "New Towns Sevens". 13 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
6. "Dumbarton Sevens". 10 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
7. "Waid Academy F.P. Sevens". 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
8. "Alloa Sevens". 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
9. "Midlands District Sevens". 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
10. "Kirkcaldy Sevens". 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
11. "Howe of Fife Sevens". 7 June 2019.
12. "Celebrating 50 years of Glenrothes Rugby Club". Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

Bibliography

1. Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)

External links

• Club website Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
• Glenrothes RFC on Facebook
• Glenrothes RFC on Twitter