Cartha Queens Park RFC

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Cartha Queens Park
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Full nameCartha Queens Park Rugby Football Club
Union Scottish Rugby Union
Founded1974;50 years ago (1974)
Location Glasgow, Scotland
Ground(s)Dumbreck (Capacity 2,000)
PresidentAndrew Wilson
Coach(es)Peter Lavery, Wayne Evans, Kenny Brown, Jack Reid, Dan Tams
Captain(s)Stewart Hamilton
League(s) Men:  Scottish National League Division One
 Women:  Scottish Womens National One
2021–22 Men:  Scottish National League Division One, 11th of 12
 Women:  Scottish Womens Premiership, 6th of 6
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Official website
www.carthaqp.co.uk

The Cartha Queens Park Rugby Football Club is a rugby union side based in Glasgow, Scotland. It was founded in 1974, after the merger of Cartha RFC and Queens Park F.P. They play their home games at Dumbreck. The women's 1st XV are currently in the Scottish Womens National One, the men's 1st XV are currently in Scottish National League Division Three.

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History

Cartha Athletic Club was founded in 1889. The 'athletic' club played a number of sports: Cricket, Athletics, Rugby, Tennis, Hockey... the association was hence named Cartha. The rugby union section was established in 1906. In 1974 Cartha RFC and Queens Park F.P. merged to form the present day rugby union club.

The club runs four adult XVs for men and woomen catering for all abilities and levels of experience. At Dumbreck there is an impressive youth section catering for over 200 local children aged 5 to 17. [1] The club also has a senior women's side currently competing in the Scottish Women's Premier League at Premier 1 level. [2]

Current Mens 1st XV Squad

2022-23 Season

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

PlayerPositionUnion
Fraser Paul Hooker Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Mark Barrowman Prop Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Zander Kelman Prop Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Graham Williamson Lock Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Pete Barton Lock IRFU flag.svg Ireland
Ethan Paterson Lock Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Calum Dickson Flanker Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Ryan Howie Flanker Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Chris Wicks Flanker Flag of England.svg England
Grant Harman Flanker Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Miler Stewart Flanker Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Michael Robertson Number 8 Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
PlayerPositionUnion
Joe Ross Scrum-half Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Pat Nicol Scrum-half Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Wayne Burrows Fly-half IRFU flag.svg Ireland
Liam Howieson Centre Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Ewan Campbell Centre Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Alex Boyle Centre Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Ryan Flett Centre Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Josh McPhail Wing Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Sam Harrison Wing Flag of England.svg England
Tony Lopez Wing Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago
Tony Nyangweso Wing Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda
Darren Knox Fullback Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Graeme Docherty Fullback Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland

Notable former players

Former CQPRFC players include current Scottish International and Loughborough Lightning player Christine Belisle and Glasgow Warriors and Scotland stand-off Ruaridh Jackson.

Glasgow City Sevens

Cartha Queen's Park previously played host to the Glasgow City Sevens tournament at Dumbreck. This was originally known as the Cartha Sevens. The first rugby sevens tournament took place in April 1935 and continued for the following two years. After a break, for the Second World War period, the Cartha Sevens were reintroduced in 1950 and has then been played in all the subsequent years. On the merger of Cartha RFC and Queens Park F.P. in 1974 the tournament became known as the Cartha Queens Park Sevens. The Cartha Queens Park tournament was renamed to the Glasgow City Sevens Tournament in 2005.

Honours

Men

Women

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References

  1. ↑ "Cartha Queens Park Rugby Club - Youth & Minis Rugby". Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
  2. ↑ {{Cite web|url=
  3. ↑ "Mull Sevens". 8 June 2019.

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