Boroughmuir_RFC Knowpia

Boroughmuir
Full name	Boroughmuir Rugby & Community Sports Club
Union	SRU
Founded	1919; 105 years ago
Location	Edinburgh, Scotland
Ground(s)	Meggetland (Capacity: 4,000)
President	Stevie Douglas
Coach(es)	Head Coach: Graham Shiel; Backs: Davy Wilson; Forwards: Alex Toolis
League(s)	Super 6
2021–22	Super 6, 6th of 6 (5th in Playoff)
	Team kit
	Team kit
Official website
	boroughmuirrugby.co.uk

Boroughmuir RFC is a rugby union club in the Scottish Rugby Union. The club's home ground is Meggetland, in southwest Edinburgh and the club plays in the Super 6, where they are known as the Boroughmuir Bears.^[1]

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 won the Scottish unofficial club rugby championship in the 1954–55 and 1972–73 seasons. The club have the second longest number of seasons in the top division having only been relegated twice and on both occasions bouncing straight back up to the top division. The record is held by Heriots FP who have never been relegated. Boroughmuir became the first team to win the Scottish Cup "back to back" in 2001, and the first team to win it three times in 2015.

The club were awarded one of the semi pro Super Six franchises to commence season 2019/20. Former Scotland International Graham Shiel has been appointed head coach of the Super Six Squad

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.

Current squad edit

Boroughmuir Bears Super 6 squad
Props George Cave Ross Dunbar Marcus Goodwin Andrew McWilliam Martin McGinley Callum Smith Dan Winning Hookers Jerry Blyth-Lafferty Craig McKenzie Finlay Scott Corey Tait Zak Griffiths Locks Euan Ferrie Jack Fisher Will Inglis Ewan Stewart	Back row Trystan Andrews Gregor Brown Tom Drennan Rory Drummond Mzwandile McCube Craig Keddie Josh King Scott McGinley Rhys Tait Euan Muirhead Scrum halves Kaleem Barreto Murray Johnstone Kyle McGhie Ruairidh Swan	Fly halves Jack Bergin Martin Cimprich Tom Pitman Centres Greg Cannie Mike Gray Ronan Kerr Robbie McCallum Duncan Munn Scott Robeson Wings Jordan Edmunds Joe Jenkins Callum Ramm Fullbacks Tom Brown Glen Faulds
(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players. ^* denotes players qualified to play for Scotland on residency or dual nationality.

Glasgow Warriors players drafted:

Table edit

2023–24 Super Series Table

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Team

P

W

D

L

PF

PA

PD

TBP

LBP

PTS

1

Heriot's Rugby

12

10

1

478

238

+240

10

0

52

2

Ayrshire Bulls (RU)

12

9

0

3

372

211

+151

8

0

47

3

Watsonians

12

9

0

3

265

231

+34

2

0

40

4

Stirling Wolves (CH)

12

6

0

6

422

286

+136

3

2

33

5

Southern Knights

12

4

1

7

282

369

-87

2

1

27

6

Boroughmuir Bears 12 3 0 9 252 389 -137 1 0 17 7 Future XV 12 0 0 12 206 543 -337 0 3 3 Yellow background indicates qualification for the final. Green background indicates semi-finalists. (CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. Sevens edit

The club run the Boroughmuir / Capital Sevens tournament.^[2]

Honours edit

Scottish Premiership
- Champions (3): 1990–91, 2002–03, 2007–08
Scottish National League Division One
- Champions (2): 1999–00, 2013–14
Scottish Cup
- Champions (4): 1999–00, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2014-15
- Runners-Up (1): 1996-97
Capital Sevens^[2]
- Champions (2): 2010, 2012
Glasgow City Sevens
- Champions (1): 2003
Melrose Sevens
- Champions (2): 1963, 2002
Kelso Sevens
- Champions (1): 1977
Langholm Sevens
- Champions (2): 1975, 1978
Hawick Sevens
- Champions (3): 1978, 1987, 2019
Gala Sevens
- Champions (1): 2006
Peebles Sevens
- Champions (5): 1959, 1969, 1980, 2003, 2006
Selkirk Sevens
- Champions (1): 2019^[3]
Walkerburn Sevens
- Champions (3): 1931, 1933, 1949
North Berwick Sevens^[4]
- Champions (1): 2021
Edinburgh Charity Sevens^[5]
- Champions (1): 1970
Royal HSFP Sevens^[5]
- Champions (5): 1973, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1983
Portobello Sevens^[6]
- Champions (2): 1986, 1987
Caithness Sevens^[7]
- Champions (2): 1995, 1998
Forrester Sevens^[8]
- Champions (2): 1988, 1989
Alloa Sevens^[9]
- Champions (1): 1984
Lismore Sevens^[10]
- Champions (9): 1974, 1980, 1981, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001
Penicuik Sevens^[11]
- Champions (3): 1994, 1995, 1998
Holy Cross Sevens^[12]
- Champions (1): 1998
Haddington Sevens^[13]
- Champions (6): 1976, 1980, 1981, 1994, 2008, 2019
Glasgow Academicals Sevens^[14]
- Champions (1): 1970
Kilmarnock Sevens^[15]
- Champions (5): 1961, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1977
Musselburgh Sevens^[16]
- Champions (4): 1961, 1969, 1970, 1972
Kirkcaldy Sevens^[17]
- Champions (4): 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955
Howe of Fife Sevens^[18]
- Champions (1): 1987
Stirling Sevens^[19]
- Champions (2): 1951, 2011
Currie Sevens^[20]
- Champions (3): 1983, 1989, 1996
Edinburgh Northern Sevens^[21]
- Champions (1): 2011

Notable players edit

Famous players associated with Boroughmuir RFC:

Kenny Ross, the first capped Boroughmuir player, 10 Scottish caps 1961–63
Sean Lineen, Scotland International the original kilted Kiwi and former Boroughmuir coach. Current Scotland Under 20 Coach
Iain Paxton, British Lions Scotland & Barbarians forward and former Boroughmuir, Edinburgh & Scotland U-21 coach
Derek Stark, Scotland winger
Mike Blair, British Lions and Scotland scrum half
Chris Cusiter, British Lions and Scotland scrum half
Tom Palmer, England lock
Peter Wright, British Lions and Scotland prop former 1st XV head coach & BBC Radio Scotland rugby pundit
Bruce Hay, British Lions, Scotland & Barbarians Full Back & Wing, former head coach and director of rugby
Alasdair Strokosch, Scotland flanker
Norrie Rowan, Scotland & Barbarians Prop member of 1984 Grand Slam squad
Bill Watson, Scotland & Barbarians No 8, Former SRU Chief Executive and Current Boroughmuir Vice Chairman
Kevin Park, Flanker, Glasgow
Stuart Reid, Scotland No 8 and former forwards coach also played at Leeds & Narbonne
Dave Callam, Scotland No 8 and flanker
Graham Hogg, Scotland Centre and former coach
Graeme Beveridge, Scotland Scrum Half
Jim Fleming MBE, =International Referee
Peter Hoffmann (runner), former Boroughmuir High School rugby player international athlete and author
Chris Tregaskis, New Zealand Second Row
Ronnie Browne, former winger and member of folk duo The Corries
Damien Hoyland, Scotland International & Scotland 7's
Sep Visser, Wing, Dutch International, brother of Scotland International Tim Visser
Murray Buchan, Scrum Half & Team GB Olympic Half Pipe Skier 2014 & 2018 Winter Games
Ben Fisher, Former Scotland Under 20 Forwards Coach, New Zealand Rugby Performance Coach, Scotland Club International
Andy Rose, Zimbabwe International and Captain, Scotland Club International
Magnus Bradbury, Scotland International & Scotland 7's
Jake Kerr, Scotland International

References edit

^ "Boroughmuir Bears - news from Scotland's Super6 league". The Offside Line.
^ ^a ^b "Boroughmuir / Capital Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ @KingsOf7s (11 May 2019). "Selkirk 7s Result: Final: Boroughmuir..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ "North Berwick Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Edinburgh Charity Sevens". 22 June 2019.
^ "Portobello Sevens". 10 June 2019.
^ "Caithness Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ "Forrester Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ "Alloa Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ "Lismore Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ "Penicuik Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ "Holy Cross Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ "Haddington Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ "Glasgow Academicals Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ "Kilmarnock Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ "Musselburgh Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ "Kirkcaldy Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ "Howe of Fife Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ "Stirling Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ "Currie Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ "Edinburgh Northern Sevens". 7 June 2019.

Sources

Massie, Allan: A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
Ian Nicholson '75 Years : A History Of Boroughmuir Rugby Club'
Colin Renton edinburghnews.Scotsman.com/rugby/Boroughmuir-Rugby-Club-face-oldest-foes.5804593.jp 9Nov2009
Jamie Scott
Craig Dawson

External links edit

Official website
Debate goes on as new Meggetland opens doors Edinburgh Evening News, 10 November 2006.

[1] "Boroughmuir Bears - news from Scotland's Super6 league". The Offside Line.

[auto-2] "Boroughmuir / Capital Sevens". 7 June 2019.

[3] @KingsOf7s (11 May 2019). "Selkirk 7s Result: Final: Boroughmuir..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[4] "North Berwick Sevens". 7 June 2019.

[auto1-5] "Edinburgh Charity Sevens". 22 June 2019.

[6] "Portobello Sevens". 10 June 2019.

[7] "Caithness Sevens". 7 June 2019.

[8] "Forrester Sevens". 7 June 2019.

[9] "Alloa Sevens". 7 June 2019.

[10] "Lismore Sevens". 7 June 2019.

[11] "Penicuik Sevens". 7 June 2019.

[12] "Holy Cross Sevens". 7 June 2019.

[13] "Haddington Sevens". 7 June 2019.

[14] "Glasgow Academicals Sevens". 7 June 2019.

[15] "Kilmarnock Sevens". 7 June 2019.

[16] "Musselburgh Sevens". 7 June 2019.

[17] "Kirkcaldy Sevens". 7 June 2019.

[18] "Howe of Fife Sevens". 7 June 2019.

[19] "Stirling Sevens". 7 June 2019.

[20] "Currie Sevens". 7 June 2019.

[21] "Edinburgh Northern Sevens". 7 June 2019.

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