Glasgow University RFC
"GURFC" redirects here. For the Georgetown University Rugby Football Club, see Georgetown University Rugby Football Club.
| Union | Scottish Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1869 |
| Location | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Ground(s) | Garscube |
| President | Bobby Low |
| Coach(es) | Calum Forester |
| Captain(s) | Ruaridh Cameron |
| Top scorer | Andrew Warnock |
| League(s) | BUCS Men's Scottish Conference 2A |
| 2012/13 | 1st |
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Glasgow University Rugby Football Club is a rugby team at the University of Glasgow in Scotland.
GURFC was formed in 1869 and is one of the University's oldest student groups, predating the Glasgow University Sports Association, to which it is now affiliated. The Club is a founding member of the Scottish Rugby Union and has fielded thirteen full internationalists. The 1st XV finished 3rd in the second division of the BUCS Men's Scottish Conference.[1] in the 2010–11 season and reached the Semi-Finals of the Scottish Universities Conference Cup.
The team plays in black and gold, the colours of the University, and is affiliated to the Glasgow University Sports Association (GUSA).
Notable players
The first GURFC Scotland cap was DA McLeod in 1886.[2]
- Hugh Stewart MacKintosh, 16 caps, 1930-32.[2][3]
- Louis Leisler Greig, Scotland and 1903 British Lions.[4]
- Arthur Smith, 33 caps for Scotland [5]
- Henry Melville Napier, capped for Glasgow District while with the University, later capped internationally for Scotland in 1877-79 when at West of Scotland. Became a noted shipbuilder and founder of Napier and Miller.
References
- Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987, ISBN 0-7137-1838-2)
- Jones, J.R. Encyclopedia of Rugby Football (Robert Hale, London, 1958)
- Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
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