Dunfermline RFC

Dunfermline

Full name	Dunfermline Rugby Football Club
Union	Scottish Rugby Union
Founded	1893;132 years ago (1893)
Location	Dunfermline, Scotland
Ground(s)	McKane Park
President	Greg Robertson
Captain(s)	Matthew Wilson
League(s)	Men:  Scottish National League Division Four  Women:  Scottish Womens Non-League
Scottish National League Division Four	Men:  Scottish National League Division Four, 3rd of 9  Women:  Scottish Womens Midlands & East One
Team kit
Official website
dunfermlinerugby.co.uk

Dunfermline Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The men's team currently plays in National Division 4, where they finished 3rd in the 2024/25 season, the women's team currently plays in Scottish Womens Non-League.

History

Established in 1893, home games are played at McKane Park. ^[1]

Their strip is royal blue and white. ^[1]

Honours

Men's

• Caledonia Division 1
  • Champions (1): 2023
• Edinburgh Charity Sevens ^[2]
  • Champions (2): 1931, 1938
• Lanarkshire Sevens ^[3]
  • Champions (2): 1969, 1974
• Glasgow HSFP Sevens ^[4]
  • Champions (1): 1929
• St. Andrews University Sevens ^[5]
  • Champions (1): 1970
• Crieff Sevens ^[6]
  • Champions (1): 1994
• Hillfoots Sevens ^[7]
  • Champions (1): 1979
• Alloa Sevens ^[8]
  • Champions (1): 1938
• Glenrothes Sevens ^[9]
  • Champions (3): 1986, 1987, 1988
• Midlands District Sevens ^[10]
  • Champions (11): 1925, 1928, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1986
• Musselburgh Sevens ^[11]
  • Champions (2): 1967, 1975
• Kirkcaldy Sevens ^[12]
  • Champions (7): 1967, 1969, 1973, 1986, 1987, 1991, 2019

Notable players

Scotland internationalists

The following former Dunfermline players have represented Scotland at full international level.

Jim Greenwood [1] Harry Lind [1] [13] F. L. Osler

Ron Glasgow Alfred Wilson [13] Gus Black

Murray McCallum L. R. Currie Rhea Clarke

M. M. Henderson C. H. C. Brown Elliann Clarke

Notable non-Scottish players

The following is a list of notable non-Scottish international representative former Glasgow players:

Wales Ronnie Boon

North and Midlands

The following former Dunfermline players have represented North and Midlands at provincial level.

Ron Glasgow

Jim Greenwood

Tim Dunlop [14]

Sid Fowler [15]

Glasgow Warriors

The following former Dunfermline players have represented Glasgow Warriors at professional level.

Adam Nicol

Fraser McKenzie

Edinburgh Rugby

• Murray McCallum - Edinburgh Rugby
• Fraser McKenzie - Edinburgh Rugby, Sale Sharks, Newcastle Falcons

Notable outside of rugby

• Michael Woodhouse, New Zealand Member of Parliament and Deputy Leader of the House

See also

• Glenrothes RFC
• Howe of Fife RFC
• Kirkcaldy RFC

References

1. Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football, p34
2. "Edinburgh Charity Sevens". 22 June 2019.
3. "Lanarkshire Sevens". 10 June 2019.
4. "Glasgow HSFP Sevens". 9 June 2019.
5. "St. Andrews University Sevens". 7 June 2019.
6. "Crieff Sevens". 7 June 2019.
7. "Hillfoots Sevens". 7 June 2019.
8. "Alloa Sevens". 7 June 2019.
9. "Glenrothes Sevens". 7 June 2019.
10. "Midlands District Sevens". 7 June 2019.
11. "Musselburgh Sevens". 7 June 2019.
12. "Kirkcaldy Sevens". 7 June 2019.
13. McLaren, Bill Talking of Rugby (1991, Stanley Paul, London ISBN   0-09-173875-X)
14. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
15. https://electricscotland.com/history/sport/rugby/bSCRFC1904-1980.pdf ^{[ bare URL PDF ]}

Sources

1. Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987, ISBN   0-7137-1838-2)
2. Jones, J.R. Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football (Robert Hale, London, 1976 ISBN   0-7091-5394-5)
3. Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN   0-904919-84-6)