Hutchesons' GSFP
Full name | Hutchesons' Grammar School Former Pupils Rugby Football Club | |
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Union | Scottish Rugby Union | |
Founded | 1923 | |
Disbanded | 1990 | |
Location | Glasgow, Scotland | |
Region | Glasgow | |
Ground(s) | Auldhouse | |
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Hutchesons' GSFP RFC was an amateur rugby union club in Glasgow, Scotland. The club no longer exists. In 1990, they merged with rivals Old Aloysians RFC to form Hutchesons Aloysians.
History[]
Hutchesons' GSFP was formed in 1923, by former pupils of the school's rugby side. They, too, played out of Auldhouse at Eastwood, south of Glasgow near Thornliebank; which was Hutchesons' Grammar School's sports ground.[1]
The Former Pupil side was admitted as a full member of the Scottish Rugby Union in 1937. They remained a 'closed side' only open to former 'Hutchie' pupils until 1971, when they decided to widen their catchment and become an 'open side' admitting all suitable players.[1] Hutchesons' GSFP entered the new National League set up in the 1973-74 at 2nd Division level.[1]
Merger[]
It was noted at the end of season 1989-90 that Hutchesons and Old Aloysians were considering a merger. This was not without its detractors as The Glasgow Herald then noted: 'Some of the old boys of both Hutchie and Wally Dishes - as the Jesuit College in Garnethill was often less than affectionately known - are already convinced it is a bad idea.'[2][3]
The SRU chief at the time, a former President of Hutchesons GSFP RFC, Jimmy McNeil, declared himself neutral on the merger.[2] This was taken as tacit acceptance and the merger went through by 57 votes to 8 on Thursday 24 May 1990 at a Hutchesons GSFP EGM.[4]
The Old Aloysians members had already approved the merger.[5]
The new club Hutchesons Aloysians would take Hutchesons' GSFP's place in the league in Division 4 of the McEwan's National League for the coming 1990-91 season.[5]
The Hutchesons' GSFP last games that season were at the Allan Glen's Sevens tournament in May 1990.[6]
Honours[]
- Renfrewshire Cup winners 1987-88, 1988-89[7]
Notable former players[]
Scotland internationalist[]
The following former Hutchesons' GSFP player has represented Scotland at full international level.
Notable non-Scottish players[]
The following is a list of notable non-Scottish international representative former Hutchesons' GSFP players:
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Glasgow District[]
The following former Hutchesons' GSFP players have represented Glasgow District at provincial level.
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References[]
- ^ a b c "GHA Rugby Club - Official Website - History". Gharugby.co.uk.
- ^ a b "No Headline Present". Heraldscotland.com.
- ^ "Non-sectarian". Heraldscotland.com.
- ^ "Italian trippers". Heraldscotland.com.
- ^ a b "No Headline Present". Heraldscotland.com.
- ^ "Rugby". Heraldscotland.com.
- ^ "Hutchesons' title". Heraldscotland.com.
- ^ "Richard Campbell Allan". En.espn.co.uk.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "McCall returns for South as McIlroy is forced to drop out". Herladscotland.com.
- ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Murdo Culver
Coordinates: 55°48′50″N 4°18′36″W / 55.813933°N 4.309912°W
- Rugby clubs established in 1923
- Scottish rugby union teams
- Rugby union in Glasgow
- 1923 establishments in Scotland
- Defunct Scottish rugby union clubs
- Sports clubs disestablished in 1990
- 1990 disestablishments in Scotland
- Rugby union clubs disestablished in 1990