Heriot's Rugby Club

Union

Scottish Rugby Union

Founded

1890

Location

Edinburgh, Scotland

Ground(s)

Goldenacre (Capacity: 3,000+^[1])

President

Donald Gray

Coach(es)

Phil Smith

League(s)

Scottish Premiership

1st kit

2nd kit

Official website

www.heriotsrugbyclub.co.uk

Heriot's Rugby Club, also known as Heriot's FP, is one of Scotland's senior rugby football clubs in the Scottish Rugby Union, whose 1st XV play in the Scottish Premiership. The club's home is Goldenacre in Edinburgh.^[2] The rugby club, founded in 1890, was originally intended for former pupils of George Heriot's School, but is now an open club, welcoming rugby fans of all levels.^[2]

The club had a very successful season in 2008–09, winning the Scottish Cup and coming in as runners up in Scottish Premier 1 league, qualifying for the new British and Irish Cup. The club's second and third senior squads were also very successful, winning their respective leagues.

Player development starts with a highly successful Mini/Midi Section and moves onto the senior levels. The club has coaching staff that are very well respected in Scottish rugby. Heriot's Rugby club are the only Scottish club never to have been relegated from the first division.

The team had the surprising honour of having a player, Chris Fusaro, called for Scotland A for the recent IRB Nations Cup, in 2010. He was the only amateur player called and it was announced that he was joining Glasgow Warriors.^[3]

Notable players

Andy Irvine most capped internationalist (51 caps for Scotland).^[2]
Ken Scotland (27 caps)^[2]^[4]
Dan Drysdale(26 caps) ^[2]^[4]
Jimmy Kerr^[2]
Tommy Gray^[2]
Ian Thomson^[2]
Colin Baikie^[2]
Ian Smith ^[2]
Kenny Milne (39 caps for Scotland)
David Milne^[2]
Bruce Douglas
Simon Taylor
John Beattie
Jimmy Kerr
Roy Muir Kinnear
Kelvin Hendrie
Iain Milne
Gavin Cameron

Achievements

Scottish Premiership Division One Winners 1979, 1999, 2000; Runners-Up 2005, 2009
Scottish Cup Winners 2003, 2009, 2014; Runners-Up 2008
Middlesex Sevens Winners 1949

References

Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1-86200-013-1)
Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987, ISBN 0-7137-1838-2)
Jones, J.R. Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football (Robert Hale, London, 1976 ISBN 0-7091-5394-5)
Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)

↑ http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/rugby/latest/barbarians-lined-up-to-play-at-goldenacre-1-3632846
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Bath, p89
↑ Chris Fusaro of Heriot's handed Scotland A chance, BBC News
1 2 Jones, p44

External links

Heriot's Rugby Club Official Site

Scottish Rugby Union Club Championships 2015–16

BT Premiership	Ayr Boroughmuir Currie Gala Glasgow Hawks Hawick Heriot's Melrose Selkirk Stirling County

BT National League 1	Aberdeen Grammar Dundee HSFP Edinburgh Academicals GHA Howe of Fife Kelso Jed-Forest Marr Musselburgh Peebles Stewart's Melville FP Watsonians

BT National League 2	Aberdeenshire Ardrossan Academicals Biggar Cartha Queens Park Falkirk Greenock Wanderers Hamilton Hillhead/Jordanhill Kirkcaldy Lasswade Preston Lodge Whitecraigs

BT National League 3	Berwick Dalziel Dumfries East Kilbride GHK Haddington Irvine Livingston Orkney Perthshire RHC West of Scotland

Rugby union in Scotland

Governing body

Scottish Rugby Union

National teams

Men's	Men's A B Scotland Club XV U-21 U-20 U-19 U-18 U-17 U-16 7's British and Irish Lions

Women's	Women's 7's

Competitions

International	World Cup Six Nations Rugby World Cup Sevens Sevens World Series Commonwealth Games Sevens Grand Prix Series

Professional Club	Pro12 European Rugby Champions Cup European Rugby Challenge Cup

Amateur Club	Scottish League Championship Premiership National League: Division 1, Division 2, Division 3 Regional Leagues - Caledonia, East, West Border League Scottish Cup

Junior rugby	Age-grade Championships: (U20, U18, U16), Schools Competitions, Club Youth Competitions, Borders Competitions, Scottish Rugby Schools' Cup

Defunct	Heineken Cup European Challenge Cup Grampian Alliance League Highland Alliance League SuperCup Championship League A and B

Professional teams

See also

Rugby union in Edinburgh

Governing body	Scottish Rugby Union (Edinburgh and District Rugby Union)

Pro 12/Heineken Cup teams	Edinburgh Rugby (Reivers/Gunners)

Premiership teams	Boroughmuir RFC Currie RFC Edinburgh Academicals RFC Heriot's Rugby Club Stewart's Melville RFC Watsonians RFC

National Leagues teams	RHC Cougars RFC Murrayfield Wanderers RFC

Regional Leagues teams	Edinburgh Northern RFC Forrester RFC Inverleith RFC Leith RFC Lismore RFC Portobello RFC Trinity Academicals RFC

College and University teams	Edinburgh University RFC (3 XVs) Heriot-Watt University RFC Moray House RFC Napier University RFC Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh RFC Royal Dick Veterinary College RFC

Women's Rugby	1994 Women's Rugby World Cup Edinburgh University WRFC QMU WRFC

Defunct clubs	Fettesian-Lorettonian Club Merchistonian FC

Stadiums and related articles	Murrayfield Stadium Scotland Sevens Raeburn Place Goldenacre Inverleith Caledonian Thebans RFC

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