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Smithycroft Secondary School is located in Riddrie, Glasgow, Scotland. In 2002 the school relocated to a new building constructed in the playing fields of the old school. The original facility was formally opened in 1967 by William Ross M.B.E MP, Secretary of State for Scotland. The Headteacher role changed after Jean Miller moved on to a higher role and in came Patrick Oberg.
Rugby The school has participated in Rugby League championships across the UK for the last 6 years. Pupils have also participated in rugby exchanges and tours to Spain, France, and Australia. A number of old Smithonians have been selected to go on to play for the Scotland Rugby team. [1]
Athletics Smithycroft has produced several national and international level athletes, most prominently Andrew Dearie and Nicky Stone. Dearie represented Scotland at the 2009 Schools International match finishing 3rd and also at the 2009 UK School Games in Cardiff Former pupil Nicky Stone also represented Scotland on behalf of the school at both the Schools International Athletics matches in 2009 and 2010 and also the 2010 UK School Games in Gateshead where he won Bronze in the boys Hammer Throw [2]
Rowing In 2009/10 Smithycroft School pupil Lauren Vidler was chosen to row for both Glasgow Schools [3] and Clydesdale Rowing Club [4] (where three pupils currently train). She has since continued Rowing at University level and currently rows for the University of Edinburgh team and Castle Semple Rowing Club during summer time. [4] [5] All of this was possible due to the support and link between Smithycroft and Scottish Rowing.
Smithycroft is now also home to The Glasgow International Volleyball Club.
Smithycroft School was recognised for Achievement in International Education in March 2009. This was due to its Comenius Project which created links with partner schools in Sweden, France, Germany, Spain, Turkey and Poland.
Student Exchanges were available to students who wished to learn at and visit any one of these schools. [6]
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Scottish Rowing (SR), formerly the Scottish Amateur Rowing Association, is the governing body for the sport of rowing in Scotland. It is responsible for promoting the sport in Scotland and also for selecting crews to send to the Home International Regatta and the Commonwealth Rowing Championships. In addition, Scottish Rowing also runs three of the major regattas of the year, Strathclyde Park Regatta, the Scottish Rowing Championships and the Scottish Indoor Rowing Championships.
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Clydesdale may refer to:
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Hamilton Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Sport plays a central role in Scottish culture. The temperate, oceanic climate has played a key part in the evolution of sport in Scotland, with all-weather sports like association football and golf dominating the national sporting consciousness. However, many other sports are played in the country, with popularity varying between sports and between regions.
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Clydesdale Harriers are an athletics club, founded in 1885. It was Scotland's first amateur open athletics club with the object of promoting amateur athletics generally and cross country running in particular.
William Paul was a Scottish footballer who played for Partick Thistle and Scotland as a centre forward.
John Shaw Thomson was a rugby union international who represented Scotland in the first international rugby match in 1871.
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Nathaniel "Nat" Muir from Salsburgh, North Lanarkshire is a Scottish retired long-distance runner. He competed at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships on ten occasions, four times as a junior from 1974 to 1977 and six times as a senior between 1978 and 1987.
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The Scottish Unofficial Championship was the top league of Scotland's best amateur rugby union clubs. The Championship was 'unofficial' as the Scottish Rugby Union held that the sport should remain amateur and at the time did not sanction competitive games between the clubs.
Kinning Park was a 19th-century sports ground in Kinning Park, Renfrewshire, Scotland, primarily used for cricket and football. It was the home of Clydesdale Cricket Club from 1849, staging a number of important matches against visiting English teams. It was also the original home of the club's football team, Clydesdale F.C. When both teams relocated to Titwood in 1876, Kinning Park was taken over by Rangers F.C., who played there until moving to the first Ibrox Park in 1887. The ground was the venue for the 1881 Scottish Cup Final between Queen's Park and Dumbarton.
The 1885 Scottish Athletics Championships were the third national athletics championships to be held in Scotland. They were held under the auspices of the Scottish Amateur Athletic Association at Westmarch Stadium, the home of St Mirren FC in Paisley, on Saturday 27 June 1885. The track was described as being in very good condition but the weather was extremely hot and fewer than one thousand spectators turned out to see David Duncan win the 1 mile for the third successive year. He was President of SAAA at the time and remains the only man to have won a Scottish national athletics championship whilst President of the organising body. Kenneth Whitton set Scottish Native and All-comers records in winning the hammer. This was thrown Scots' style, using a wooden handled hammer from a nine-foot square, wire handled hammers and the circle were not adopted until 1896.
