Glenrothes RFC

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Glenrothes
Full nameGlenrothes Rugby Football Club
Union Scottish Rugby Union
Founded1965;59 years ago (1965)
Location Glenrothes, Scotland
Ground(s)Carleton Park
League(s) Caledonia Division One
2019–20 Caledonia Division One, 6th of 10
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Official website
glenrothesrugby.co.uk

Glenrothes RFC or "The Glens" are a rugby union club based in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland. Home matches are played at Carleton Park, Glenrothes.

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History

Founded in 1965, the club recently celebrated their 50th anniversary.

Glenrothes currently competes in Caledonia Regional League Division One. [1]

Glenrothes Sevens

The club run the Glenrothes Sevens tournament. [2]

New Town Sevens

This Sevens tournament was peripatetic around the new towns of Scotland:- East Kilbride, Glenrothes, Cumbernauld, Livingston and Irvine. The town's rugby clubs of East Kilbride RFC, Glenrothes RFC, Cumbernauld RFC, Livingston RFC and Irvine RFC would play in a Sevens tournament to become the New Town Sevens Champions and the Scottish New Towns Cup. [3]

Honours

Notable former players

British and Irish Lions

Scotland internationalists

Caledonia Reds players

Edinburgh Rugby players

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "BT Caledonia League Division 1 Fixtures & Results". Scottish Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Glenrothes Sevens". 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "New Towns Sevens". 13 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Strathmore Sevens". 17 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "New Towns Sevens". 13 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  6. ↑ "Dumbarton Sevens". 10 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  7. ↑ "Waid Academy F.P. Sevens". 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  8. ↑ "Alloa Sevens". 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "Midlands District Sevens". 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  10. ↑ "Kirkcaldy Sevens". 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  11. ↑ "Howe of Fife Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  12. 1 2 3 "Celebrating 50 years of Glenrothes Rugby Club". Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
Bibliography
  1. Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN   0-904919-84-6)


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