Heriot's Rugby Club

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Heriot's Rugby Club
Heriot's Rugby Club (emblem).jpg
UnionScottish Rugby Union
Founded1890; 132 years ago (1890)
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland
Ground(s)Goldenacre Sports Ground (Capacity: 3,000+[1])
PresidentIain Duckworth
Coach(es)Phil Smith
League(s) Men:  Super 6
 Women:  Scottish Womens Premiership
2019–20 Men:  Super 6, 5th of 6
 Women:  Scottish Womens 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 Men's 1st XV play in the FOSROC Super 6. The women play in Scottish Womens Premiership

The club's home is in the Goldenacre area 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 players of all levels.[2]

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 IRB Nations Cup, in 2010. He was the only amateur player called and it was announced that he was joining Glasgow Warriors.[3]

Current men's squad[]

Heriot's Rugby Super 6 squad

Props

  • France Martin Bouab
  • Scotland Struan Cessford
  • Scotland Dan Gamble
  • Scotland Chris Keen
  • Scotland Andrew Nimmo
  • Scotland Josh Scott

Hookers

  • Scotland Ali Johnston
  • Scotland Michael Liness

Locks

  • Scotland Charlie Jupp
  • Scotland Ruairidh Leishman
  • Scotland Callum Marshall
  • Scotland Ronan Seydak
  • Scotland Neil Sinclair

Back row

Scrum halves

Fly halves

Centres

  • Scotland Robbie Chalmers
  • Scotland Cammy Hutchison
  • Scotland Ross Jones
  • Scotland Robert Kay
  • Scotland Scott King
  • Scotland Scott Robeson
  • England James Spencer

Wings

  • Scotland James Couper
  • Scotland Rory McMichael

Fullbacks

  • Scotland Harry Paterson
(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Scotland on residency or dual nationality.

Edinburgh Rugby players drafted:

Table[]

2021–22 Super 6 Table · · · discuss
Team P W D L PF PA PD TBP LBP PTS
1 Southern Knights (RU) 10 7 1 2 268 173 +95 6 0 36
2 Ayrshire Bulls (CH) 10 6 0 4 268 183 +85 6 1 31
3 Watsonians (3rd) 10 5 0 5 251 224 +27 5 3 28
4 Stirling County (4th) 10 4 1 5 205 266 -51 3 3 24
5 Heriot's Rugby (6th) 10 4 0 7 177 246 -69 2 2 20
6 Boroughmuir Bears (5th) 10 3 0 7 178 255 -77 0 2 14

Yellow background indicates qualification for the final.
Green background indicates teams that will play-off home and away for 3th and 4th position.
Plain background indicates teams that will play-off home and away for 5th and 6th position.
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (3rd) Won 3rd place play-off
(4th) Lost 3rd place play-off (5th) Won 5th place play-off (6th) Lost 5th place play-off.

Notable players[]

Honours[]

  • Scottish Unofficial Championship
    • Champions (5): 1919-20, 1922–23, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1949–50
  • Scottish Premiership
    • Champions (5): 1978-79, 1998–99, 1999-00, 2014–15, 2015-16
    • Runners-Up (2): 2004-05, 2008–09
  • Scottish Cup
    • Champions: (4) 2002-03, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2015-16
    • Runners-Up: (1) 2007-08
  • Langholm Sevens
    • Champions (6): 1926, 1928, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1954
  • Melrose Sevens
    • Champions (4): 1923, 1954, 1957, 1958
  • Hawick Sevens
    • Champions (8): 1905, 1922, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1947, 1954, 1999
  • Gala Sevens
    • Champions (2): 1973, 2008
  • Jed-Forest Sevens
    • Champions (9): 1925, 1933, 1938, 1939, 1955, 1958, 1987, 2006, 2012
  • Peebles Sevens
    • Champions (7): 1951, 1953, 1958, 1964, 1978, 1983, 1985
  • Selkirk Sevens
    • Champions (2): 1926, 1935
  • Walkerburn Sevens
    • Champions (4): 1953, 1954, 1979, 1982
  • Middlesex Sevens
    • Champions (1): 1949
  • Edinburgh Northern Sevens
    • Champions (5): 1988, 1994, 1999, 2007, 2012[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Rugby Union | Edinburgh News". www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Bath, p89
  3. ^ "Fusaro handed Scotland A chance". 18 May 2010 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  4. ^ a b Jones, p44
  5. ^ "Edinburgh Northern Sevens". 7 June 2019.
Sources
  1. Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1-86200-013-1)
  2. Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987, ISBN 0-7137-1838-2)
  3. Jones, J.R. Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football (Robert Hale, London, 1976 ISBN 0-7091-5394-5)
  4. Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)

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