Heriot's Rugby Club

Scotland Heriot's
UnionSRU
Founded1890; 136 years ago (1890)
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland
GroundGoldenacre Sports Ground (Capacity: 3,000+)
PresidentStewart Mustard
CoachStuart Edwards
League(s) Men:  Scottish Premiership
 Women:  Scottish Women's Premiership
2025–26 Men:  Scottish Premiership, 3rd of 10
 Women:  Scottish Women's Premiership, 4th of 8
Team kit
Official website
heriotsrugbyclub.co.uk

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 Scottish Premiership and the women play in Scottish Women's Premiership.

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 Mini/Midi Section and moves on to the senior levels. Heriot's Rugby club are the only Scottish club never to have been relegated from the first division.

The team had 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.

Sevens tournament

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

Notable players

Honours

Men

Sevens

Women

References

  1. ↑ "Rugby Union | Edinburgh News". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Bath, p89
  3. ↑ "Fusaro handed Scotland A chance". 18 May 2010 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  4. 1 2 "Heriots Sevens". 26 August 2022.
  5. 1 2 Jones, p44
  6. ↑ "Edinburgh Northern Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  7. ↑ "Register". Retrieved 17 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ Winners Women's Open
Sources
  1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1-86200-013-1)
  2. Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987, ISBN 0-7137-1838-2)
  3. Jones, J.R. Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football (Robert Hale, London, 1976 ISBN 0-7091-5394-5)
  4. Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)