Cartha Queens Park RFC
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| Full name | Cartha Queens Park Rugby Football Club | ||
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| Union | Scottish Rugby Union | ||
| Founded | 1974 | ||
| Location | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Ground(s) | Dumbreck (Capacity 2,000) | ||
| President | Edward Crozier | ||
| Director of Rugby | Tom Feasby | ||
| Coach(es) | Thomas Davidson Matthew Clarke | ||
| Captain(s) | Wayne Burrows | ||
| League(s) | Men: Scottish National League Division One Women: Scottish Womens Premiership | ||
| 2019–20 | Men: Scottish National League Division One, 8th of 12 Women: Scottish Womens Premiership | ||
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The Cartha Queens Park Rugby Football Club is a rugby union side based in Glasgow, Scotland. It was founded in 1974, after the merger of Cartha RFC and Queens Park F.P.. They play their home games at Dumbreck. The men's side are currently in Scottish National League Division One, the women's side are currently in the Scottish Womens Premiership.[1]
History[]
Cartha Athletic Club was founded in 1889. The 'athletic' club played a number of sports: Cricket, Athletics, Rugby, Tennis, Hockey... the association was henced named Cartha. The rugby union section was established in 1906. In 1974 Cartha RFC and Queens Park F.P. merged to form the present day rugby union club.
The club runs four adult XVs catering for all abilities and levels of experience. At Dumbreck there is an impressive youth section catering for over 200 local children aged 5 to 17.[2] The club also has a senior women's side currently competing in the Scottish Women's Premier League at Premier 1 level.[1]
Current 1st XV Squad[]
2019-20 Season
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.
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Notable former players[]
Former CQPRFC players include current Glasgow Warriors and Scotland stand-off Ruaridh Jackson.
Glasgow City Sevens[]
Cartha Queen's Park play host to the Glasgow City Sevens tournament at Dumbreck. This was originally known as the Cartha Sevens. The first rugby sevens tournament took place in April 1935 and continued for the following two years. After a break, for the Second World War period, the Cartha Sevens were reintroduced in 1950 and has then been played in all the subsequent years. On the merger of Cartha RFC and Queens Park F.P. in 1974 the tournament became known as the Cartha Queens Park Sevens. The Cartha Queens Park tournament was renamed to the Glasgow City Sevens Tournament in 2005.
Honours[]
Men[]
- BT National League 2
- Champions: 2016-17
- Glasgow City Sevens
- Champions (3): 1980, 1981, 1983
- Glasgow University Sevens
- Champions: 1984, 1985
- Helensburgh Sevens
- Champions: 1983, 1984
- Lenzie Sevens
- Champions: 1985, 1988
- Old Aloysians Sevens
- Champions: 1976
- Moray Sevens
- Champions: 1994
Women[]
- Mull Sevens[3]
- Champions: 2009, 2010, 2011
References[]
- ^ a b "Fixtures and results". Scottish Rugby Union.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 February 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Mull Sevens". 8 June 2019.
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