| Full name | Birkmyre Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | Scottish Rugby Union | |
| Founded | 1976 | |
| Location | Kilmacolm, Scotland | |
| Ground(s) | Birkmyre Park | |
| Coach(es) | Andrew Lang | |
| Captain(s) | Michael Degnan | |
| League(s) | West Division Three | |
| 2019–20 | West Division Three, 2nd in Conf 2 | |
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Birkmyre RFC is a rugby union side based in Kilmacolm, Inverclyde, Scotland. [1] The club was founded in 1976. [2] They play their home games at Birkmyre Park in Kilmacolm. [3]
The club has a large focus on attracting youth members with currently 250 junior players registered at the club. [4] Glasgow Warriors players have help train Birkmyre RFC juniors in the past. [5]
The club received the SRU's prestigious Team of the Month award in 2010; and the club president received it at Murrayfield in front of a sell-out crowd there to watch Scotland play South Africa. Birkmyre was only the second Western region club to receive that honour in its existence. The club received the award for a number of points:- its excellent disciplinary record; installing floodlights; new gym and training facilities; community work; sponsorship of local events; midi and mini sections; and its development of youth teams. [6]
Work has been undertaken to increase the drainage at the rugby pitches at Birkmyre Park. [7] [8] This has cost £400,000. [9]
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