Shawlands FP RFC

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Shawlands RFC
Full nameShawlands Rugby Football Club
Union Scottish Rugby Union
Founded1906;119 years ago (1906)
Location Glasgow, Scotland
RegionWest of Scotland
Ground(s)Dumbreck (Capacity 2,000)
President Flag of Scotland.svg Ed Crozier
Coach(es) Flag of England.svg Daniel Tams
Flag of Scotland.svg Tom Feasby
Captain(s) Flag of Scotland.svg Andrew Beverly
Flag of Scotland.svg Robert Kerr
League(s) West Division Three
2019–20 West Division Three, 6th in Conf 2
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Official website
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Shawlands RFC is an amateur rugby union side based on the south side of Glasgow and play at Dumbreck, the home of Cartha Queens Park RFC. Former Scottish Rugby Union President, Ed Crozier has played a vital role in recent years in bring the Shawlands XV back to competitive rugby, and served as the club President from 2017 to 2019, and then took on the role again in 2022.

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History

Shawlands acts as feeder club for Cartha Queens Park and train along with Cartha, under the supervision of Cartha Head Coach, Thomas Davidson, and Shawlands Head Coach, Daniel Tams.

They are currently playing in the West Division Three. The team missed out on promotion in the 15/16 season to Mull through points difference. In the 2017/18 Season, they reached the semi-final of the Western District bowl, losing out narrowly to Wigtownshire RFC, who went on to become runners up at Murrayfield for the Scottish Rugby Union Bowl 2017/18.

Their closest rivals include Hyndland RFC and Bishopton RFC, also playing in West Division Three.

Training takes place on Tuesday and Thursdays at 6:45pm, at Dumbreck.

Shawlands Sharks

They also offer an opportunity for social rugby, with the Shawlands Sharks squad. The Sharks regularly play in friendly triangular competitions with the GHA Gazelles and Whitecraigs Rhynos. They also play regular matches against East Coast social sides, Dunfermline, and Edinburgh North rugby clubs.

The Sharks have also formed a close friendship with the Clayton Bootleggers Rugby Club, from North Carolina, USA, whom they played in 2019, with the Sharks coming out victorious 12–10.

Notable former players

Glasgow District players

The following former Shawlands players have represented Glasgow District at provincial level.

  • Flag of Scotland.svg A. P. Fairlie [1]

International Caps

The following former Shawlands players have represented their countries at International Rugby level.

  • Flag of Malta.svg Benjamin Borg
  • Flag of Malta.svg Bjorn Micallef
  • Flag of Serbia.svg Istok Totic
  • Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gav Robertson

Honours

  • Bishopton Sevens
    • Champions: 2023

References

  1. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.