| Full name | Cowal Rugby Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Union | Scottish Rugby Union | |
| Founded | 1976 | |
| Location | Dunoon, Scotland | |
| Ground(s) | Dunoon Stadium | |
| League(s) | West Division Three | |
| 2019–10 | West Non-League, promoted | |
| ||
Cowal RFC is a rugby union side based in Dunoon, Scotland. [1] The club was founded in 1976. [2] They play their home games at Dunoon Stadium. [3]
The club runs a men's XV, a women's XV and junior sections. [4]
It runs a rugby festival to introduce the local primary schools to rugby. [5]
The Cowal Junior side played its first competitive match at Scotstoun Stadium on 8 March 2019. They played against Moffat RFC in a half time match during the Women's Six Nations Championship Scotland v Wales match. [6]
The local Rugby Development Officer works with the four main schools in Cowal RFC's catchment area and this has helped boost the junior numbers coming to the club. [7]
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