Kirkcaldy RFC

Kirkcaldy

Full name	Kirkcaldy Rugby Football Club
Union	Scottish Rugby Union
Nickname(s)	The Blues [1]
Founded	1873;152 years ago (1873)
Location	Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Ground(s)	Beveridge Park
President	George Shields [2]
Director of Rugby	Colin Parsons
Coach(es)	Quintan Sanft
Captain(s)	Finlay Smith
Most appearances	Gavin McKenzie (312)
Top scorer	John Mitchell (1,472)
League(s)	Men:  Scottish National League Division Two  Women:  Scottish Womens Midlands & East Two
2024–25	Men:  Scottish National League Division Two, 4th of 9  Women:  Scottish Womens Midlands & East Two, 3rd of 8
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Official website
kirkcaldyrugby.co.uk

Kirkcaldy Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club from Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. The men's side currently plays in Scottish National League Division Two ^[3] and the women's side currently plays in Scottish Womens Midlands & East Two.

History

The club was established in 1873 ^[1] Home games are played at Beveridge Park.

When league rugby began in 1973, the team was initially placed in Division 4 of the Scottish League Championship. They progressed through the divisions and eventually gained promotion to Premiership Division One at the turn of the century, ^[1] competing for two seasons in the top tier of Scottish club rugby.

Their head coach, former Samoan internationalist Quintan Sanft, has been with the club since 2006. ^{[4] [5]}

The women's team was established in the 1993–94 season. ^[6] Two matches in the 1994 Women's Rugby World Cup plate competition were played at Beveridge Park.

Kirkcaldy Sevens

The club host the annual Kirkcaldy Sevens tournament. First played in 1950, entrants compete for the Heggie Cup. ^{[7] [8]}

Honours

Men

• Scottish National League Division One
  • Runners-up: 1999–00
• Scottish National League Division Two
  • Champions (4): 1988–89, 1996–97, 2008–09, 2017–18
• Scottish Rugby Shield
  • Winners: 2001–02
  • Runners-up: 2007–08
• Kirkcaldy Sevens: 1958, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2018 ^[7]
• Dundee HSFP Sevens: 1924 ^[9]
• Crieff Sevens: 2012, 2017 ^[10]
• Waid Academy F.P. Sevens: 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1998 ^[11]
• Glenrothes Sevens: 1989, 1990, 1994 ^[12]
• Midlands District Sevens: 1927, 1956, 1970, 1993, 1995, 1996 ^[13]
• Howe of Fife Sevens: 1966 ^[14]
• Stirling Sevens: 1966, 1969, 1976 ^[15]
• Portobello Sevens: 2024 ^[16]

Women

• Scottish National League Division One
  • Champions: 2013–14
• Scottish National League
  • Champions: 2012–13
• Scottish National Plate
  • Winners: 2007–08
  • Runners-up: 2008–09
• Scottish National Bowl
  • Runners-up: 2016–17 ^{[17] [18]}
• Kirkcaldy Sevens: 2006
• Mull Sevens: 2003, 2007

Notable players

Scotland internationalists

• Bob Howie (also British Lions)
• Dave Howie
• John Hunter
• Willie Anderson ^[19]

Samoa internationalist

• Quintan Sanft

See also

• Dunfermline RFC
• Glenrothes RFC
• Howe of Fife RFC

References

1. "Meet the club: Kirkcaldy RFC". The Herald . 4 January 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
2. "AGM update". kirkcaldyrugby.co.uk (Press release). 28 May 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
3. "BT National League Division 2 Fixtures & Results". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
4. Elder, Matthew (5 September 2014). "Kirkcaldy Rugby hoping for a season of survival". Fife Free Press. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
5. Heatly, Gary (30 September 2019). "Kirkcaldy coaching duo on opposite sides of World Cup divide". The Offside Line. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
6. "Captains (Womens)". www.kirkcaldyrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
7. "Kirkcaldy Sevens". 7 June 2019.
8. "Kirkcaldy host successful rugby sevens". Fife Today . 17 April 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
9. "Dundee HSFP Sevens". 9 June 2019.
10. "Crieff Sevens". 7 June 2019.
11. "Waid Academy F.P. Sevens". 7 June 2019.
12. "Glenrothes Sevens". 7 June 2019.
13. "Midlands District Sevens". 7 June 2019.
14. "Howe of Fife Sevens". 7 June 2019.
15. "Stirling Sevens". 7 June 2019.
16. "Portobello Sevens". 10 June 2019.
17. @Scotlandteam (22 April 2017). "#BTCupFinals FT.BT Women's Bowl Final @GariochLadies 29 - 20 @kirkcaldyrugby" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
18. Barnes, David (22 April 2017). "BT Women's Bowl Final: Kirkcaldy 20-29 Garioch". The Offside Line. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
19. "Ex-Kirkcaldy rugby ace finally gets Scotland cap - 25 years after international". Fife Today. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2025.

External links

• Club website

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