Langholm RFC

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Langholm RFC
Full nameLangholm Rugby Football Club
Union Scottish Rugby Union
Emblem(s)Emblem Incorporates Scottish Thistle, rugby ball and posts, 1871 the year the club was founded and part of the towns arms
Founded1871
Ground(s)Milntown
League(s) East Division 2 and Border League
2019–20 East Division 2
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Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/langholm/

Langholm Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team founded in 1871. They play their home games at Milntown, Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway.

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The team currently play in the East Regional League Division Two following relegation from East Regional League Division One at the end of the 2014–15 season. [1]

Langholm Sevens

The Langholm Sevens tournament is hosted by the club. It held around the end of April each year and is part of the Borders Sevens Circuit. The tournament first started in 1908. [2]

Notable former players

Honours

See also

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References

  1. "Langholm look tolife in lower league". The Southern Reporter . 9 July 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. "Langholm 7s | Kings of the 7s".
  3. Godwin, p363
  4. Bath, p161
  5. McLaren, p81
  6. "Ardrossan Sevens". 11 June 2019.

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