Boroughmuir RFC

Boroughmuir
Full name Boroughmuir Rugby & Community Sports Club
Union Scottish Rugby Union
Founded 1919 (1919)
Location Edinburgh, Scotland
Ground(s) Meggetland (Capacity: 3,000)
President Scotland Bill Noble
Coach(es) Scotland Bruce Aitchison,Ben Fisher,Steve Bates
League(s) Scottish Premier
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.boroughmuirsports.co.uk

Boroughmuir RFC is a rugby union football club in the Scottish Rugby Union. Founded in 1919 and admitted to the SRU in 1939, it was originally restricted to former pupils of Boroughmuir High School. The badge is derived from Boroughmuir High School and they acquired it in 1913. Although it has lost that direct connection, the home ground and navy blue/emerald colours are unchanged.The club's home ground is Meggetland, in southwest Edinburgh and the club plays in the Scottish Premiership. The club won the Scottish unofficial club rugby championship in the 1954–55 and 1972–73 seasons. Recent honours include Premiership champions in 1990–91, 2002–03 and 2007–08, cup winners in 2000, 2001, 2005 (making history by becoming the first team to win the trophy 'back to back', and then the first team to win it three times) and 2015. Melrose Sevens winners in 1963, 1975 and 2002.

The club's ground (Meggetland) has recently undergone major development to turn it into one of the premier facilities in Scottish rugby. A new stand and clubhouse were built, along with new pitches for the 2nd and 3rd XV, an international standard all-weather hockey pitch and five-a-side football pitches.


See also

Famous players associated with Boroughmuir RFC:

The club currently has an excellent set of coaching staff and a very talented set of players.

Current well known players include

Current Head Coaches;

1st XV * Bruce Aichison, former Gala RFC player and former coach of Watsonians and Murrayfield Wanderers.

2nd XV

3rd XV

Under 18

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