Jordanhill RFC

Jordanhill Rugby Football Club is a former rugby union football club based in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded as a club for the students and former students of Jordanhill College, it lasted until 1988 when it merged with Hillhead RFC to form Hillhead Jordanhill RFC.

Jordanhill RFC
Full nameJordanhill Rugby Football Club
UnionScottish Rugby Union
Founded1921
Disbanded1988 (1988)
LocationGlasgow, Scotland
Ground(s)Southbrae Drive, Jordanhill
Kilmardinny

Jordanhill College

Jordanhill College was planned in 1913 as a teacher training college. On the outbreak of the First World War, the building of the campus was delayed but Jordanhill School was completed in 1920 and the teaching college was completed in 1921.

Rugby

A rugby team, Jordanhill College RFC, was formed. The club used the campus grounds at Southbrae Drive in Jordanhill for their matches. Jordanhill College School FP RFC played their matches at Kilmardinny in Bearsden and Victoria Park, Jordanhill.

Jordanhill v Gordonians 13 November 1965 match report

Merger

The club was merged with Hillhead RFC (formerly the rugby club of the former pupils of Hillhead High School) in 1988 to form Hillhead Jordanhill RFC.

Club Honours
  • Scottish Unofficial Championship
    • Champions (1): 1969
  • Glasgow City Sevens[1]
    • Champions (3): 1952, 1953, 1954
  • Allan Glen's Sevens[2]
    • Champions: 1975, 1979
  • Lenzie Sevens[3]
    • Champions: 1969, 1973
  • Hillhead HSFP Sevens[4]
    • Champions: 1976
  • Glasgow University Sevens[5]
    • Champions: 1974
  • Kilmarnock Sevens[6]
    • Champions: 1954
  • Ayr Sevens[7]
    • Champions: 1982
  • Hyndland Sevens[8]
    • Champions: 1969

Notable former players

Former coaches
  • Scotland Bill Dickinson, Scotland national rugby union coach, 1971–77.
  • Scotland Richie Dixon, Scotland national rugby union coach 1995–98, Glasgow Warriors Head Coach 1999-2002
  • Scotland Hugh Campbell, Glasgow Warriors Head Coach 2003-06

Scotland internationalists

Glasgow District players

References
  1. "Cartha / Glasgow City Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  2. "Allan Glen's Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  3. "Lenzie Sevens". 9 June 2019.
  4. "Hillhead HSFP Sevens". 9 June 2019.
  5. "Glasgow University Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  6. "Kilmarnock Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  7. "Ayr Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  8. "Hyndland Sevens". 1 July 2019.
  9. MacLennan, Stuart (15 August 2023). "Scottish Rugby to award retrospective international caps". Scottish Rugby. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
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