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{{Short description|Scottish rugby union club, based in Langholm}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox rugby team | clubname = Langholm RFC
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| fullname = ''Langholm Rugby Football Club''
| emblem = Emblem Incorporates [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Thistle]], rugby ball and posts, 1871 the year the club was founded and part of the towns arms
| colours = Red
| union = [[Scottish Rugby Union]]
| founded = 1871
| sport = [[Rugby union]]
| league = {{Scottish rugby updater|Langholm}} and [[Border League]]
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| ground = Milntown
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'''Langholm Rugby Football Club''' are a [[rugby union]] team founded in 1871. They play their home games at Milntown, [[Langholm]], [[Dumfries and Galloway]].

The team currently play in the [[East Regional Leagues (Rugby Union)|East Regional League Division One]]  <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/sport/rugby/langholm-look-to-life-in-lower-league-1-3825821 |title=Langholm look tolife in lower league |work=[[Southern Reporter (newspaper)|The Southern Reporter]] |date=9 July 2015 |accessdate=3 February 2018}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.k7s.co.uk/langholm-7s/|title=Langholm 7s &#124; Kings of the 7s}}</ref>

==Notable former players==
* [[Tom Scott (rugby union, born 1875)|Tom Scott]], {{nrut|Scotland}} and president of the [[Scottish Rugby Union|Scottish Football Union]] from 1918 to 1920<ref>Godwin, p363</ref>
* [[William Steele (rugby union)|Billy Steele]], 23 caps for {{nrut|Scotland}},<ref name=Bath>Bath, p161</ref> 1969.British and Irish Lions 1974 South Africa
* [[Ernie Michie]], {{nrut|Scotland}}, [[British and Irish Lions]], [[Barbarian F.C.]]<ref>McLaren, p81</ref>
* [[Christy Elliot]], 1958
* [[Donald Scott (rugby union)|Donald Scott]], 1950
* [[Tommy Elliot]], 1968
* Chuck Muir, 1997 [[Scottish Rugby Union|Scottish Football Union]] International Referee
* Ally Ratcliffe (née Little), 2000 & [[Scottish Rugby Union|Scottish Football Union]] Hall of Fame Inductee 2021
* [[Jilly McCord]], 2004
* [[Lisa Thomson]], 2017

==Honours==

* [[Scottish Unofficial Championship]]
** Champions (1): 1958-59
* [[Border League]]
** Champions (1): 1958-59
* [[Langholm Sevens]]
** Champions (1): 1959
* [[Kelso Sevens]]
** Champions (1): 1953
* [[Hawick Sevens]]
** Champions (1): 1899
* [[Gala Sevens]]
** Champions (2): 1951, 1955
* [[Earlston Sevens]]
** Champions (1): 1954
* [[Selkirk Sevens]]
** Champions (2): 1949, 1958
* Ardrossan Sevens<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/ardrossan-sevens/|title=Ardrossan Sevens|date=June 11, 2019}}</ref>
** Champions (2): 1963, 1968

==See also==

* [[Langholm]]
* [[Border League]]
* [[Borders Sevens Circuit]]

==References==
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===Sources===
* Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Complete Book of Rugby'' (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 {{ISBN|1-86200-013-1}})
* Godwin, Terry ''Complete Who's Who of International Rugby'' (Cassell, 1987,  {{ISBN|0-7137-1838-2}})
* McLaren, Bill ''Talking of Rugby'' (1991, Stanley Paul, London {{ISBN|0-09-173875-X}})
* Massie, Allan ''A Portrait of Scottish Rugby'' (Polygon, Edinburgh; {{ISBN|0-904919-84-6}})

{{Rugby union in Dumfries and Galloway}}
{{SRU East Leagues}}
{{Border league}}
{{Rugby union in the Borders}}

[[Category:Rugby union teams in Scotland]]
[[Category:Rugby clubs established in 1871]]
[[Category:1871 establishments in Scotland]]
[[Category:Rugby union in Dumfries and Galloway]]
[[Category:Langholm]]


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