Strathendrick RFC

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Strathendrick Rugby Football Club
Full nameStrathendrick Rugby Football Club
Union Scottish Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Endrick
Founded1975;49 years ago (1975)
Location Fintry, Scotland
Ground(s)Ruth Menzies Field, Fintry
President Flag of Scotland.svg William Kay
Coach(es) Flag of New Zealand.svg Eddie Roche
Captain(s) Flag of Scotland.svg Stephen Taylor
League(s) West Division One
2019–20 West Division One, 9th of 10
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Official website
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Strathendrick RFC is a rugby union side based in Fintry, Stirlingshire. The 1st XV play in West Division One.

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History

The club was founded in 1975.

It has a tradition of touring; and it has toured in Kansas (1992) and Toronto (2001). [1]

They have an active mini and midi set up which works closely with the local primary schools and the local high school, Balfron High School.

Ties with Aberystwyth

The club plays an annual match with Aberystwyth RFC.

The 1987 clash when the Welsh club took its turn to visit Strathendrick was notable.

The local newspaper The Stirling Observer of 20 March 1987 noted this in the match's build-up: [2]

On Friday of this week, Strathendrick renew their association with Aberystwyth who are staying at Fintry for two days prior to the Murrayfield match. The Welsh club, captained by former England cap Mark Keyworth, are very experienced but Endrick hope to provide an entertaining contest.

However Keyworth did not play in the match, and Brian Isaac captained the Welsh side. From The Stirling Observer of 27 March 1987: [3]

The annual reunion match between Aberystwyth and Strathendrick rugby clubs took place last week. Most of the events from a memorable weekend will go unreported but Endrick's club records will proudly show Friday's 14-3 win over not inconsiderable opposition. Scott Mitchell came in for Gary Heron who sustained a rib injury in mid week.
The home side went ahead when Ken Hendry kicked a 35 yard penalty. Exchanges were fairly even until midway through the first half when Graeme Mitchell powered over for an unconverted try. In the closing minutes of the first half Endrick added a second try from a scrum. The visitors won their own ball but a mighty shove drove them off it and Robert Morrison touched down. Aberystwyth got on the scoresheet from the restart when Gary Williams kicked a 30 yard penalty. Despite a number of close calls at each end the only score in that period was another penalty from the boot of Ken Hendry.

Aberystwyth: G. Williams, M. Beechley, E. Watts, K. Phillips, K. Griffiths, T. Lewis, G. Thomas, D. Gwynne, B. Isaac (captain), E. Evans, A. Jones, H. Rees, T. Rees, G. Lewis, C. Thomas.
Strathendrick: I. Somerville, C. Kerr, G. Mitchell, K. McNeilis, R. Mair, K. Hendry, I. Ross, K. Gilgour, G. Gilfillan, R. Simpson, S. Campbell, G. Yuill, R. Telfer, R. Morrison (captain), S. Mitchell.

The referee was Mr. Ian Douglas.

Sevens

The club runs the Strathendrick Sevens tournament. [4]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

PlayerPositionUnion
James Wray Hooker Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Duncan MacEachern Hooker Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Stuart Forsyth Hooker Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Tam McNeill Hooker Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Michael O'Connell Prop Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Gordon Yuill Prop Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Conor Gibson(vc) Prop Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Andrew McVean Prop Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Mark Scott Prop Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Gregor Harvey Prop Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Aron Qvarnström Lock Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Axel Qvarnström Lock Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden
Stuart Campbell Lock Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Ben Connor Lock Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Sandy Duff Lock Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Sandy Cuthbertson Lock Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Johnny Eckersley Lock Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Duncan McEwan Lock Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Jamie McKechnie Lock Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Murray Calderwood Flanker Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Quentin Taquet Flanker Flag of France.svg France
Bobby Holmes Flanker Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Alan MacDonald Flanker Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Ewan MacKay Flanker Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
James Ogilvie Flanker Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Alan Vickers Flanker Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
George Gourlie Number 8 Flag of England.svg England
Gavin Scott Number 8 Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
PlayerPositionUnion
Rory Doyle Scrum-half IRFU flag.svg Ireland
Sam Greenock Scrum-half Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Ryan Davies Scrum-half Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales
Paul Ainsworth Scrum-half Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Kyle Campbell (c) Fly-half Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Douglas Duff Fly-half Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Rory Kerr Centre Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Tim Moore Centre Flag of England.svg England
Angus North Centre Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Callum Jackson Centre Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Ali Campbell-Birkett Centre Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Anthony Eckersley Centre Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
James Cuthbertson Centre Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Oscar Armstrong Wing Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Ben Anderson Wing Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Stuart Macdonald Wing Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Douglas Beaumont Wing Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Will McGhee Wing Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Stuart McGill Wing Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Scott Ross Wing Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Ruairidh McLaughlin Wing Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Callum Robertson Wing Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Dave Beaumont Fullback Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Martin Fisher Fullback Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland
Drew MacDonald Fullback Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland

Notable Players – Past and Present

Honours

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References

  1. "History". www.strathendrickrfc.com.
  2. "Register" . Retrieved 19 July 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Register" . Retrieved 19 July 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Strathendrick Sevens". 7 June 2019.