Bishopton RFC

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Bishopton RFC
Full nameBishopton Rugby Football Club
UnionScottish Rugby Union
Founded1994; 28 years ago (1994)
LocationBishopton, Scotland
Ground(s)Holmpark
League(s) Men:  West Division Three
 Women:  Scottish Womens West One
2019–20 Men:  West Division Three, 3rd in Conf 2
 Women:  Scottish Womens West One

Bishopton RFC is a rugby union side based in Bishopton, Renfrewshire, Scotland.[1] The men's side currently play in West Division Three; the women's side currently play in Scottish Womens West One.

History[]

The club was founded in 1994.[2]

They play their home games at Holmpark, formerly the Royal Ordnance Factory playing fields.[3] The club's crest reflects that Ordnance history.[4]

Bishopton Community Trust received a cheque for £300,000 from British Aerospace to help develop the sporting infrastructure at Bishopton including the Bishopton rugby clubhouse and pitches.[5] The club are now looking to develop a 3G pitch.[6] The club has built new clubhouse facilities.[7]

The rugby club has its own tartan, which was designed to celebrate the club's Silver anniversary.[8]

Sides[]

The club runs two senior XV men's sides; and junior sides for boys and girls.[3][9] The club has also launched a women's side.[10][11]

Notable former players[]

  • Scotland Matthew Seymour - deceased former player. A crowd-funder campaign to get the club a defibrillator raised over £1400 to allow its purchase.[12] A memorial fund has been set-up in his name.[13][14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bishopton RFC (Holmpark, Bishopton)". www.list.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Bishopton Rugby Club – Bishopton.Online". www.bishopton.online.
  3. ^ a b "Bishopton Rugby Club". Bishopton Rugby Club.
  4. ^ "Bishopton Rugby Club (@BishoptonRFC) | Twitter". twitter.com.
  5. ^ "Bishopton Community Trust". BAE Systems | United Kingdom.
  6. ^ "Head Coach - Bishopton Rugby Club". staging.sportscotland.org.uk.
  7. ^ Behan, Paul (October 12, 2011). "RUGBY: Bishopton take heart from league defeat". dailyrecord.
  8. ^ "Tartan Details - The Scottish Register of Tartans". www.tartanregister.gov.uk.
  9. ^ "Rugbytots Erskine & Bishopton. Kids Rugby in Erskine on Class4Kids". Class4Kids.
  10. ^ Harper, Gavin (May 3, 2018). "Women's rugby going down a storm at Bishopton".
  11. ^ "Bishopton Ladies Rugby – Age 17+ years". Bishopton Rugby Club. August 7, 2019.
  12. ^ "Help raise £1200 to enable the purchase of a Powerheart G5 Defibrillator for Bishopton Rugby Club". JustGiving.
  13. ^ "In memory of Matthew Seymour".
  14. ^ "Sudden death of rugby star". The Gazette.
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