Kirkcaldy RFC

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Kirkcaldy
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Full nameKirkcaldy Rugby Football Club
Union Scottish Rugby Union
Nickname(s)The Blues [1]
Founded1873;151 years ago (1873)
Location Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Ground(s) Beveridge Park
PresidentGeorge Shields [2]
Director of RugbyColin Parsons
Coach(es)Quintan Sanft
Captain(s)Finlay Smith
Most appearancesGreg Wallace
Top scorerJohn Mitchell
League(s) Men:  Scottish National League Division Two
 Women:  Scottish Womens Midlands & East One
2021–22 Men:  Scottish National League Division Two, 10th of 12
 Women:  Scottish Womens Midlands & East One
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Official website
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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 One.

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History

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

The club hold a community sevens tournament annually, with 22 teams taking part in 2014. [4]

Their head coach, former Samoan internationalist Quintan Sanft, has been with the club since 2006. [5] [6]

Kirkcaldy Sevens

The club host the Kirkcaldy Sevens tournament. Entrants play for the Heggie Cup. [7]

Honours

Men

Women

Notable players

Scotland internationalists

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Kirkcaldy host successful rugby sevens". Fife Today . 17 April 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Heatly, Gary (30 September 2019). "Kirkcaldy coaching duo on opposite sides of World Cup divide". The Offside Line. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Kirkcaldy Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Dundee HSFP Sevens". 9 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "Crieff Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Waid Academy F.P. Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "Glenrothes Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "Midlands District Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  13. ↑ "Howe of Fife Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  14. ↑ "Stirling Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  15. ↑ "Portobello Sevens". 10 June 2019.
  16. ↑ @Scotlandteam (22 April 2017). "#BTCupFinals FT.BT Women's Bowl Final @GariochLadies 29 - 20 @kirkcaldyrugby" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  17. ↑ Barnes, David (22 April 2017). "BT Women's Bowl Final: Kirkcaldy 20-29 Garioch". The Offside Line. Retrieved 26 April 2023.

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