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| Full name | Deeside Rugby Football Club | |
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| Founded | 1977 | |
| Location | Banchory, Scotland | |
| Ground(s) | Woodend Playing Fields | |
| President | Bruce Strachan | |
| Coach(es) | Alan Williams | |
| Captain(s) | Andy Wilson | |
| League(s) | Caledonia North 2 | |
| 2022-23 | Caledonia North 3, 5th of 12 | |
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| Official website | ||
| www | ||
Deeside RFC is a rugby union club based in Banchory, Scotland. The Men's team currently plays in Caledonia North 2.
The club began as Aboyne RFC; but they moved to Banchory in 2011, when 4 new rugby pitches were built. [1] The Deeside name was then adopted to reflect the new catchment area. [2]
The club installed new floodlights in 2014. [3]
The club became a registered charity in February 2017. [4] They have the Scottish Charity Number: SCO47171. [5]
It applied to the council to build a clubhouse in 2019. [6]
The club takes in Primary 1 to adults, and has around 500 players attending in all ages, male and female. [7]
The club runs the Deeside Sevens. It is one leg of the 'Kings of the North' tournament. [8]
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