Glasgow University RFC explained

Teamname:	Glasgow University
Fullname:	Glasgow University Rugby Football Club
Ground:	Garscube
Captain:	Euan Maguire
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Glasgow University Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. The men's side play in the university league; the women's side play in the .

History

GURFC was formed in 1869 and is one of the university's oldest student groups, predating the Glasgow University Sports Association (GUSA), to which it is now affiliated.

The team plays in black and gold, the colours of the university.

The club is a founding member of the Scottish Rugby Union and has fielded thirteen full internationalists.

In a remarkably successful 2016/17 season the 1st XV finished 1st in BUCS Scottish 1A^[1] as well as winning the BUCS Trophy.^[2] The 2nd XV finished 4th in BUCS Scottish 2A^[3] as well as reaching the final of the Scottish Conference Cup.^[4] The 3rd XV narrowly missed out on promotion coming 2nd in BUCS Scottish 4A.^[5] The club also had 7 representatives in the Scottish Students squad who defeated the Scotland U19s in February.^[6]

Involved in multiple controversial incidents, the club has been branded a shambles both internally and amongst the wider student population in recent years.^[7]

Glasgow University Sevens

Glasgow University runs its own Sevens tournament. This began in 1898 with a tournament at Gilmorehill.^[8]

Honours

Men

• Glasgow University Sevens
  • Champions: 1950, 1971
• Clydesdale Sevens
  • Champions: 1994^[9]
• Bearsden Sevens
  • Champions: 1969, 1979^[10]
• Kilmarnock Sevens
  • Champions: 1940, 1945^[11]
• Ayr Sevens
  • Champions: 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1954^[12]
• Greenock Sevens^[13]
  • Champions: 1951, 1952
• Helensburgh Sevens^[14]
  • Champions: 2013
• Tennents west reserve league division 3 north
  • Champions: 2022
• North East Sevens^[15]
  • Champions: 2019

Notable players

Men

The first GURFC cap was Duncan MacLeod in 1886.^[16]

• Hugh Stewart MacKintosh, 16 caps, 1930–32.^{[16] [17]}
• Louis Leisler Greig, and 1903 British Lions.^[18]
• Arthur Smith, 33 caps for ^[19]
• Henry Melville Napier, capped for Glasgow District while with the university, later capped internationally for in 1877-79 when at West of Scotland. Became a noted shipbuilder and founder of Napier and Miller.
• Neil Cameron
• Adam Nicol
• Alexander Stevenson
• George Robb
• Alexander Malcolm

References

Sources

• Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987,)
• Jones, J.R. Encyclopedia of Rugby Football (Robert Hale, London, 1958)
• Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh;)

External links

• Men's team at the University of Glasgow

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Notes and References

1. Web site: BUCScore - BUCS Rugby Union 2016-2017 - Scottish 1A - Men's. BUCS. 2017-05-12.
2. Web site: BUCScore - BUCS Rugby Union 2016-2017 - Trophy - Men's. BUCS. 2017-05-12.
3. Web site: BUCScore - University of Glasgow Mens 2nd Rugby Union Team. BUCS. 2017-05-12.
4. Web site: BUCScore - BUCS Rugby Union 2016-2017 - Scottish Conference Cup - Men's. BUCS. 2017-05-12.
5. Web site: BUCScore - BUCS Rugby Union 2016-2017 - Scottish 4A - Men's. BUCS. 2017-05-12.
6. Web site: Scottish Student Rugby Squad Announcement. www.scottishstudentsport.com. en-GB. 2017-05-12.
7. Web site: Fury after ex-Scots rugby star and famed fertility doctor's 'sexist remarks' at Glasgow University rugby club dinner. www.dailyrecord.co.uk/. 20 November 2019. en-GB. 2021-07-03.
8. Web site: Glasgow University Sevens. 7 June 2019.
9. Web site: Clydesdale Sevens. 7 June 2019.
10. Web site: Bearsden Sevens. 7 June 2019.
11. Web site: Kilmarnock Sevens. 7 June 2019.
12. Web site: Ayr Sevens. 7 June 2019.
13. Web site: Greenock Sevens. 7 June 2019.
14. Web site: Helensburgh Sevens. 10 June 2019.
15. Web site: North East Sevens . 8 May 2022 .
16. Jones, p42
17. Godwin, p255
18. Godwin, p173
19. Massie, pp145-147