Boroughmuir RFC

Boroughmuir RFC is a rugby union club in the Scottish Rugby Union. The club's home ground is Meggetland, in southwest Edinburgh and the club plays in the Super 6, where they are known as the Boroughmuir Bears.[1]

Boroughmuir
Full nameBoroughmuir Rugby & Community Sports Club
UnionSRU
Founded1919 (1919)
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland
Ground(s)Meggetland (Capacity: 4,000)
PresidentStevie Douglas
Coach(es)Head Coach: Graham Shiel
Backs: Davy Wilson
Forwards: Alex Toolis
League(s)Super 6
2021–22Super 6, 6th of 6 (5th in Playoff)
Team kit
Official website
boroughmuirrugby.co.uk

Founded in 1919 and admitted to the SRU in 1939, it was originally restricted to former pupils of Boroughmuir High School. The badge is derived from Boroughmuir High School and they acquired it in 1913. Although it has lost that direct connection, the home ground and navy blue/emerald colours are unchanged.

The club won the Scottish unofficial club rugby championship in the 1954–55 and 1972–73 seasons. The club have the second longest number of seasons in the top division having only been relegated twice and on both occasions bouncing straight back up to the top division. The record is held by Heriots FP who have never been relegated. Boroughmuir became the first team to win the Scottish Cup "back to back" in 2001, and the first team to win it three times in 2015.

The club were awarded one of the semi pro Super Six franchises to commence season 2019/20. Former Scotland International Graham Shiel has been appointed head coach of the Super Six Squad

The club's ground (Meggetland) has recently undergone major development to turn it into one of the premier facilities in Scottish rugby. A new stand and clubhouse were built, along with new pitches for the 2nd and 3rd XV, an international standard all-weather hockey pitch and five-a-side football pitches.

Current squad
Boroughmuir Bears Super 6 squad

Props

  • England George Cave
  • Scotland Ross Dunbar
  • Scotland Marcus Goodwin
  • Scotland Andrew McWilliam
  • Scotland Martin McGinley
  • Scotland Callum Smith
  • Scotland Dan Winning

Hookers

  • Scotland Jerry Blyth-Lafferty
  • Scotland Craig McKenzie
  • Scotland Finlay Scott
  • Scotland Corey Tait
  • Scotland Zak Griffiths

Locks

Back row

  • Scotland Trystan Andrews
  • Scotland Gregor Brown
  • Scotland Tom Drennan
  • Scotland Rory Drummond
  • Scotland Mzwandile McCube
  • Scotland Craig Keddie
  • Scotland Josh King
  • Scotland Scott McGinley
  • Scotland Rhys Tait
  • Scotland Euan Muirhead

Scrum halves

Fly halves

  • New Zealand Jack Bergin
  • Czech Republic Martin Cimprich
  • England Tom Pitman

Centres

  • Scotland Greg Cannie
  • Scotland Mike Gray
  • Scotland Ronan Kerr
  • Scotland Robbie McCallum
  • Scotland Duncan Munn
  • Scotland Scott Robeson

Wings

  • Scotland Jordan Edmunds
  • Wales Joe Jenkins
  • Scotland Callum Ramm

Fullbacks

(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Scotland on residency or dual nationality.

Glasgow Warriors players drafted:

Table
2022–23 Super 6 Table
Team P W D L PF PA PD TBP LBP PTS
1Watsonians (CH) 10901338154+1849146
2Ayrshire Bulls (RU) 10901347133+2148044
3Boroughmuir Bears 10505206260-542022
4Heriot's Rugby 10307232250-183217
5Southern Knights 10208166275-1092111
6Stirling Wolves 10208139356-217109

Yellow background indicates qualification for the final.
Green background indicates semi-finalists.

(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up.

Sevens

The club run the Boroughmuir / Capital Sevens tournament.[2]

Honours
  • Scottish Premiership
    • Champions (3): 1990–91, 2002–03, 2007–08
  • Scottish National League Division One
    • Champions (2): 1999–00, 2013–14
  • Scottish Cup
    • Champions (4): 1999–00, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2014-15
    • Runners-Up (1): 1996-97
  • Capital Sevens[2]
    • Champions (2): 2010, 2012
  • Glasgow City Sevens
    • Champions (1): 2003
  • Melrose Sevens
    • Champions (2): 1963, 2002
  • Kelso Sevens
    • Champions (1): 1977
  • Langholm Sevens
    • Champions (2): 1975, 1978
  • Hawick Sevens
    • Champions (3): 1978, 1987, 2019
  • Gala Sevens
    • Champions (1): 2006
  • Peebles Sevens
    • Champions (5): 1959, 1969, 1980, 2003, 2006
  • Selkirk Sevens
    • Champions (1): 2019[3]
  • Walkerburn Sevens
    • Champions (3): 1931, 1933, 1949
  • North Berwick Sevens[4]
    • Champions (1): 2021
  • Edinburgh Charity Sevens[5]
    • Champions (1): 1970
  • Royal HSFP Sevens[5]
    • Champions (5): 1973, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1983
  • Portobello Sevens[6]
    • Champions (2): 1986, 1987
  • Caithness Sevens[7]
    • Champions (2): 1995, 1998
  • Forrester Sevens[8]
    • Champions (2): 1988, 1989
  • Alloa Sevens[9]
    • Champions (1): 1984
  • Lismore Sevens[10]
    • Champions (9): 1974, 1980, 1981, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001
  • Penicuik Sevens[11]
    • Champions (3): 1994, 1995, 1998
  • Holy Cross Sevens[12]
    • Champions (1): 1998
  • Haddington Sevens[13]
    • Champions (6): 1976, 1980, 1981, 1994, 2008, 2019
  • Glasgow Academicals Sevens[14]
    • Champions (1): 1970
  • Kilmarnock Sevens[15]
    • Champions (5): 1961, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1977
  • Musselburgh Sevens[16]
    • Champions (4): 1961, 1969, 1970, 1972
  • Kirkcaldy Sevens[17]
    • Champions (4): 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955
  • Howe of Fife Sevens[18]
    • Champions (1): 1987
  • Stirling Sevens[19]
    • Champions (2): 1951, 2011
  • Currie Sevens[20]
    • Champions (3): 1983, 1989, 1996
  • Edinburgh Northern Sevens[21]
    • Champions (1): 2011

Notable players

Famous players associated with Boroughmuir RFC:

References
  1. "Boroughmuir Bears - news from Scotland's Super6 league". The Offside Line.
  2. "Boroughmuir / Capital Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  3. @KingsOf7s (11 May 2019). "Selkirk 7s Result: Final: Boroughmuir..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. "North Berwick Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  5. "Edinburgh Charity Sevens". 22 June 2019.
  6. "Portobello Sevens". 10 June 2019.
  7. "Caithness Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  8. "Forrester Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  9. "Alloa Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  10. "Lismore Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  11. "Penicuik Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  12. "Holy Cross Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  13. "Haddington Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  14. "Glasgow Academicals Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  15. "Kilmarnock Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  16. "Musselburgh Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  17. "Kirkcaldy Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  18. "Howe of Fife Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  19. "Stirling Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  20. "Currie Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  21. "Edinburgh Northern Sevens". 7 June 2019.
Sources
  1. Massie, Allan: A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
  2. Ian Nicholson '75 Years : A History Of Boroughmuir Rugby Club'
  3. Colin Renton edinburghnews.Scotsman.com/rugby/Boroughmuir-Rugby-Club-face-oldest-foes.5804593.jp 9Nov2009
  4. Jamie Scott
  5. Craig Dawson
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