Livingston RFC
Livingston Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland. The men's side currently compete in East Division 2, the women's side currently compete in Scottish Womens Midlands & East One.
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| Full name | Livingston Rugby Football Club | ||
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| Founded | 1968 | ||
| Ground(s) | Almond Park | ||
| President | Lee Anne Steel | ||
| Coach(es) | Graham Ferrier and Graham Steel | ||
| Captain(s) | Kerr Anderson | ||
| League(s) | Men: East Division 2 Women: Scottish Womens Midlands & East One | ||
| 2019–20 | Men: East Division 2 Women: Scottish Womens Midlands & East One | ||
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| Official website | |||
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History
Established in 1968, as Livingston and District RFC, the team was founded through a local appeal for players by Jack Nixon, a native of Langholm, who in the 1960s was the Youth Officer of the West Lothian County Council. Among his responsibilities was to assistance in setting up clubs and organisations for the newcomers to Livingston. At the meeting, players from Bathgate RFC decided that amalgamating with the new Livingston side would allow them better opportunities for success and also give them a better chance of gaining a home ground, they had played previous games in Airdrie.
The team play their home games at Almond Park, located in the south-east of the town at Craigshill beside the River Almond and close to Mid Calder.
In 2013, Livingston reached the RBS National Shield final and played against Marr RFC at Murrayfield, the national stadium. They lost the match 30–15.
Livingston has an extensive youth section with teams ranging from Primary 1 all the way up to under-18 level.
In 2019, The development Livingston Ladies team reached the National Bowl Final and played against Greenock Wanderers at Murrayfield. They lost the match 72-12. Also in 2019 the ladies team application to compete in competitive fixtures got accepted and placed in the east region league.
Livingston Sevens
The club run the Livingston Sevens tournament.[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 win the Scottish New Towns Cup.[2]
Honours
Men's
Women
National Bowl finalist 2019
References
- "Livingston Sevens". 5 July 2019.
- "New Towns Sevens". 13 June 2019.
- "New Towns Sevens". 13 June 2019.
- "Penicuik Sevens". 7 June 2019.
- "Edinburgh Northern Sevens". 7 June 2019.
- "Edinburgh District Sevens". 7 June 2019.