Royal High Corstorphine RFC

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Royal High Corstorphine RFC
Full nameRoyal High Corstorphine Rugby Football Club
Emblem(s) Cougar head
Founded2003
Disbanded2017
Ground(s)Union Park & Barnton

Royal High Corstorphine RFC is a former Edinburgh rugby union club, formed from the merger of the Royal HSFP and Corstorphine RFC. The merged club was dissolved in 2017 as two clubs:- Corstorphine Cougars and Royal HSFP.

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History

Royal High Corstorphine was formed in 2003 from the merger of two Edinburgh rugby union sides:- Royal HSFP and Corstorphine RFC. RHC was originally planned as a bilateral club based both in Royal HSFP's Barnton ground and Corstorphine RFC's Union Park. [1]

The club had a very successful women's side that produced several Scotland international players.

Dissolve of club

As time passed more and more matches were being played in Barnton; eventually the 1st XV playing in Barnton and the 2nd XV played in Union Park. This highlighted differences between the two factions on how a club should be run and the merged club was dissolved into two clubs. [2]

Honours

Men

Notable players

Men's

Scotland Women Internationals

The Brothers

From 2010 the 2nd XV have been branded as The Brothers named Marc Maiden. Under the new team name The Brothers started the 2010–11 season winning 9 out of 9 games

The 2nd XV continued as a successful outfit with the management team of Mike "Iron" Whitside and Dougie Cross.

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References

  1. Rutherford, Stuart (15 August 2017). "Corstorphine Cougars look to a positive future after Barnton split". The Offside Line.
  2. "Royal High School FP looking for Cougars 'divorce'". www.scotsman.com.
  3. "Edinburgh Northern Sevens". 7 June 2019.