Notable former players
Scotland internationalists
Edinburgh District players
The following former Warriston players have represented Edinburgh District at provincial level.
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| Full name | Warriston RFC |
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| Union | Scottish Rugby Union |
| Founded | 1872 |
| Disbanded | 1939 |
| Location | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Ground(s) | Warriston Park |
Warriston RFC was a Scottish rugby union club in Edinburgh of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. [1]
The club was in operation in season 1872- 1873; when they were originally known as Warriston Wanderers. [2]
They were then known as Warriston Football Club; [3] but by 1911 they were called Warriston Rugby Football Club. [4]
For the opening of the 1874–75 season, it was remarked by The Scotsman newspaper that the club had lost their captain G. Couper, the half-back, who was capped by Edinburgh District in 1873. Couper had moved abroad. They note that he would not easily be replaced. The club had also lost Wren, a forward. The club's new captain was to be R. C. Johnston; and the secretary would be W. P. Johnston. [5]
By 1937–38 season it was still fielding a Sevens side. [6] In season 1938-39 it was still fielding a XV team. [7] However, there are no reports of a rugby club the following season; and it is likely that the club did not survive the Second World War.
The following former Warriston players have represented Edinburgh District at provincial level.
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