Kirkcaldy RFC

Kirkcaldy Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club from Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland.

Kirkcaldy
Full nameKirkcaldy Rugby Football Club
UnionScottish Rugby Union
Nickname(s)The Blues[1]
Founded1873 (1873)
LocationKirkcaldy, Scotland
Ground(s)Beveridge Park
PresidentGraeme Hannah
Director of RugbyColin George
Coach(es)Quintan Sanft
Captain(s)Josh Laird
Most appearancesGreg Wallace
Top scorerJohn Mitchell
League(s)Scottish National League Division Two
2018–19Scottish National League Division One, 12th of 12 (relegated)
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
kirkcaldyrugby.co.uk

History

The team was established in 1873[1] and currently plays in BT National League Division 1, the second level of club rugby in Scotland.[2] Home games are played at Beveridge Park.

The club hold a community sevens tournament annually, with 22 teams taking part in 2014. [3]

Their Samoan head coach, Quintan Sanft, has been with the club since 2005.[4]

Kirkcaldy Sevens

The club host the Kirkcaldy Sevens tournament. Entrants play for the Heggie Cup.[5]

Honours

Men
  • Scottish National League Division One
    • Runners-Up: 1999-00
  • Scottish National League Division Two
    • Champions (4): 1988-89, 1996-97, 2008-09, 2017-18
  • Scottish Rugby Shield
    • Winners: 2001-02
    • Runners-Up: 2007-08
  • Kirkcaldy Sevens[5]
    • Champions: 1989, 1990
  • Dundee HSFP Sevens[6]
    • Champions: 1924
  • Crieff Sevens[7]
    • Champions: 2012, 2017
  • Waid Academy F.P. Sevens[8]
    • Champions: 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1998
  • Glenrothes Sevens[9]
    • Champions: 1989, 1990, 1994
  • Midlands District Sevens[10]
    • Champions: 1927, 1956, 1970, 1993, 1995, 1996
  • Howe of Fife Sevens[11]
    • Champions: 1966
  • Stirling Sevens[12]
    • Champions: 1966

Women
  • Mull Sevens
    • Champions: 2003, 2007

Notable players

See also

References
  1. "Meet the club: Kirkcaldy RFC". The Herald. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  2. "BT National League Division 2 Fixtures & Results". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  3. "Kirkcaldy host successful rugby sevens". Fife Today. 17 April 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
  4. Elder, Matthew (5 September 2014). "Kirkcaldy Rugby hoping for a season of survival". Fife Free Press. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  5. "Kirkcaldy Sevens". June 7, 2019.
  6. "Dundee HSFP Sevens". June 9, 2019.
  7. "Crieff Sevens". June 7, 2019.
  8. "Waid Academy F.P. Sevens". June 7, 2019.
  9. "Glenrothes Sevens". June 7, 2019.
  10. "Midlands District Sevens". June 7, 2019.
  11. "Howe of Fife Sevens". June 7, 2019.
  12. "Stirling Sevens". June 7, 2019.

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