Dunfermline RFC

Scotland Dunfermline
Full nameDunfermline Rugby Football Club
UnionScottish Rugby Union
Founded1893; 133 years ago (1893)
LocationDunfermline, Scotland
GroundMcKane Park
PresidentGreg Robertson
CaptainMatthew Wilson
League(s) Men:  Scottish National League Division Four
 Women:  Scottish Women's Non-League
2025–26 Men:  Scottish National League Division Four, 8th of 9
 Women:  Scottish Women's Midlands & East One
Team kit
Official website
dunfermlinerugby.co.uk

Dunfermline Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The men's team currently plays in Scottish National League Division Four, while the women's team currently plays in Scottish Women's Non-League.

History

Established in 1893, home games are played at McKane Park.

Their strip is royal blue and white.

Honours

Men's

Sevens

  • Edinburgh Charity Sevens
    • Champions (2): 1931, 1938
  • Lanarkshire Sevens
    • Champions (2): 1969, 1974
  • Glasgow HSFP Sevens
    • Champions (1): 1929
  • St. Andrews University Sevens
    • Champions (1): 1970
  • Crieff Sevens
    • Champions (1): 1994
  • Hillfoots Sevens
    • Champions (1): 1979
  • Alloa Sevens
    • Champions (1): 1938
  • Glenrothes Sevens
    • Champions (3): 1986, 1987, 1988
  • Midlands District Sevens
    • Champions (11): 1925, 1928, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1986
  • Musselburgh Sevens
    • Champions (2): 1967, 1975
  • Kirkcaldy Sevens
    • Champions (7): 1967, 1969, 1973, 1986, 1987, 1991, 2019

Notable players

Scotland internationalists

The following former Dunfermline players have represented Scotland at full international level.

  • Scotland M. M. Henderson
  • Scotland C. H. C. Brown
  • Scotland Elliann Clarke

Notable non-Scottish players

The following is a list of notable non-Scottish international representative former Glasgow players:

Wales

North and Midlands

The following former Dunfermline players have represented North and Midlands at provincial level.

  • Scotland Tim Dunlop
  • Scotland Sid Fowler

Glasgow Warriors

The following former Dunfermline players have represented Glasgow Warriors at professional level.

Edinburgh Rugby

Notable outside of rugby

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football, p34
  2. ↑ "Edinburgh Charity Sevens". 22 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Lanarkshire Sevens". 10 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "Glasgow HSFP Sevens". 9 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "St. Andrews University Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Crieff Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Hillfoots Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "Alloa Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  9. ↑ "Glenrothes Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  10. ↑ "Midlands District Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "Musselburgh Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "Kirkcaldy Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  13. 1 2 McLaren, Bill Talking of Rugby (1991, Stanley Paul, London ISBN 0-09-173875-X)
  14. ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  15. ↑ "Strathallan and Bridgehaugh - May 1946–May 1970" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2020.
Sources
  1. Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987, ISBN 0-7137-1838-2)
  2. Jones, J.R. Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football (Robert Hale, London, 1976 ISBN 0-7091-5394-5)
  3. Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)