East Kilbride RFC

East Kilbride RFC are a rugby union side who are based in East Kilbride.

East Kilbride RFC
Full nameEast Kilbride Rugby Football Club
UnionScottish Rugby Union
Founded1968/69 (1968/69)
LocationEast Kilbride, Scotland
Ground(s)Torrance House
PresidentBruce Beggins
Captain(s)Mark Ellison
League(s)West Division One
2018–19West Division One, 3rd of 12
Team kit

History

Established in 1968, their home games are played at Torrance House. The team currently compete in the West Division One and play all their home games at the Magnificent Torrance House Arena, up at Calderglen.

EKRFC moved to the Torrance Arena in 1971, which led to steady progress through the divisions, which finally saw them spend 3 seasons in Premier 2 and winning the BT shield.

East Kilbride Sevens

The club run the East Kilbride Sevens.[1]

New Town Sevens

This Sevens tournament was peripatetic around the new towns of Scotland:- East Kilbride, Glenrothes, Cumbernauld, Livingston and Irvine. The town's rugby clubs of East Kilbride RFC, Glenrothes RFC, Cumbernauld RFC, Livingston RFC and Irvine RFC would play in a Sevens tournament to become the New Town Sevens Champions and the Scottish New Towns Cup.[2]

Notable players

Glasgow Warriors

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

Honours
  • West Region Shield
    • Champions (1): 2019
  • Glasgow City Sevens
    • Champions (1): 1998[3]
  • New Towns Sevens
    • Champions (1): 1975, 1982[4]
  • East Kilbride Sevens
    • Champions (1): 1985[1]
  • Lanarkshire Sevens
    • Champions (1): 1987[5]
  • Helensburgh Sevens
    • Champions: 1976, 1978, 1980, 1985[6]
  • Hamilton Sevens
    • Champions: 1986[7]
  • Cambuslang Sevens[8]
    • Champions: 1989

References
  1. "East Kilbride Sevens". 11 June 2019.
  2. "New Towns Sevens". 13 June 2019.
  3. "Cartha / Glasgow City Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  4. "New Towns Sevens". 13 June 2019.
  5. "Lanarkshire Sevens". 10 June 2019.
  6. "Helensburgh Sevens". 10 June 2019.
  7. "Hamilton Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  8. "Cambuslang Sevens". 10 June 2019.


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