Heriot's Rugby Club

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox rugby team Heriot's Rugby Club, formerly known as Heriot's FP, is one of Scotland's senior rugby football clubs in the Scottish Rugby Union. The Men's 1st XV play in the Template:Scottish rugby updater and the women play in Template:Scottish rugby updater.

Between the 2019-2020 and 2023-2024 seasons the club ran a men's semi-professional side which competed in the Super 6 league and Super Sprint competitions.

History

The club's home is in the Goldenacre area in Edinburgh. The rugby club, founded in 1890, was originally intended for former pupils of George Heriot's School, but is now an open club, welcoming rugby players of all levels.

Player development starts with a highly successful Mini/Midi Section and moves onto the senior levels. The club has coaching staff that are very well respected in Scottish rugby. Heriot's Rugby club are the only Scottish club never to have been relegated from the first division.

The team had the surprising honour of having a player, Chris Fusaro, called for Scotland A for the IRB Nations Cup, in 2010. He was the only amateur player called and it was announced that he was joining Glasgow Warriors.

Current men's squad

Heriot's Rugby Super Series squad
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(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players. * denotes players qualified to play for Scotland on residency or dual nationality.

Edinburgh Rugby drafted players:

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• Template:Flagicon Murray McCallum

Former Heriot's Players, signed for professional teams from Heriot's:

• Template:Flagicon Cam Jones - Ospreys
• Template:Flagicon Cameron Hutchison - Edinburgh Rugby
• Template:Flagicon Elliot Young - Exeter Chiefs
• Template:Flagicon Sophie Langford - Exeter Chiefs

Sevens tournament

The club ran an Under 20s Sevens tournament. The teams played for the Goldenacre Cup.

Notable players

• Andy Irvine most capped internationalist (51 caps for Scotland, 1974, 1977, 1980 British and Irish Lions).
• Ken Scotland (27 caps for Scotland, 1959 British and Irish Lions)
• Dan Drysdale (26 caps for Scotland, 1924 British and Irish Lions)
• Jimmy Kerr
• John Craig
• Tommy Gray
• Ian Thomson
• Colin Blaikie
• Ian Smith
• Kenny Milne (39 caps for Scotland, 1993 British and Irish Lions)
• David Milne
• Bruce Douglas
• Simon Taylor (56 caps for Scotland, 2001, 2005 British and Irish Lions)
• John Beattie (25 Caps for Scotland, 1980, 1983, 1986 British and Irish Lions)
• Jimmy Kerr
• Roy Kinnear (3 caps for Scotland, 1929 British and Irish Lions)
• Kelvin Hendrie
• Iain Milne (44 caps for Scotland, 1983 British and Irish Lions)
• Gavin Cameron
• Douglas Muir
• Cornell du Preez
• David Kerr

Honours

Men

• Scottish Unofficial Championship
  • Champions (5): 1919–20, 1922–23, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1949–50
• Scottish Premiership
  • Champions (5): 1978–79, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2014–15, 2015-16
  • Runners-Up (2): 2004–05, 2008–09
• Scottish Cup
  • Champions: (4) 2002–03, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2015-16
  • Runners-Up: (2) 2007–08, 2018-19
• Heriots Sevens
  • Champions: 1951, 1956, 1957
• Langholm Sevens
  • Champions (6): 1926, 1928, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1954
• Melrose Sevens
  • Champions (4): 1923, 1954, 1957, 1958
• Hawick Sevens
  • Champions (8): 1905, 1922, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1947, 1954, 1999
• Gala Sevens
  • Champions (2): 1973, 2008
• Jed-Forest Sevens
  • Champions (9): 1925, 1933, 1938, 1939, 1955, 1958, 1987, 2006, 2012
• Peebles Sevens
  • Champions (7): 1951, 1953, 1958, 1964, 1978, 1983, 1985
• Selkirk Sevens
  • Champions (2): 1926, 1935
• Walkerburn Sevens
  • Champions (4): 1953, 1954, 1979, 1982
• Middlesex Sevens
  • Champions (1): 1949
• Edinburgh Northern Sevens
  • Champions (5): 1988, 1994, 1999, 2007, 2012
• Huddersfield Sevens
  • Champions: 1951

Women

• Edinburgh City Sevens
  • Champions (1): 2023

References

Sources

1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 Template:ISBN)
2. Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987, Template:ISBN)
3. Jones, J.R. Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football (Robert Hale, London, 1976 Template:ISBN)
4. Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; Template:ISBN)

External links

• Template:Official website