Glenrothes RFC explained

Teamname:Glenrothes
Fullname:Glenrothes Rugby Football Club
Ground:Carleton Park
Url:glenrothesrugby.co.uk
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Glenrothes RFC or "The Glens" are a rugby union club based in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland. Home matches are played at Carleton Park, Glenrothes.

History

Founded in 1965, the club recently celebrated their 50th anniversary.

Glenrothes currently competes in Caledonia Regional League Division One.[1]

Glenrothes Sevens

The club run the Glenrothes Sevens tournament.[2]

New Town Sevens

This Sevens tournament was peripatetic around the new towns of Scotland:- East Kilbride, Glenrothes, Cumbernauld, Livingston and Irvine. The town's rugby clubs of East Kilbride RFC, Glenrothes RFC, Cumbernauld RFC, Livingston RFC and Irvine RFC would play in a Sevens tournament to become the New Town Sevens Champions and the Scottish New Towns Cup.[3]

Honours

Notable former players

British and Irish Lions

Scotland internationalists

Caledonia Reds players

Edinburgh Rugby players

See also

References

Bibliography
  1. Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh;)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BT Caledonia League Division 1 Fixtures & Results. Scottish Rugby Union. 22 September 2015. CaleyDiv1-fixtures201516. 24 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100556/http://www.scottishrugby.org/fixtures-results/?competition=107986. dead.
  2. Web site: Glenrothes Sevens. June 7, 2019. 31 August 2019. 6 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190706085502/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/glenrothes-sevens/. live.
  3. Web site: New Towns Sevens. 13 June 2019. 31 August 2019. 6 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190706085638/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/new-towns-sevens/. live.
  4. Web site: Strathmore Sevens. June 17, 2019. 31 August 2019. 6 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190706085600/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/strathmore-sevens/. live.
  5. Web site: New Towns Sevens. June 13, 2019. 31 August 2019. 6 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190706085638/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/new-towns-sevens/. live.
  6. Web site: Dumbarton Sevens. June 10, 2019. 31 August 2019. 6 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190706085546/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/dumbarton-sevens/. live.
  7. Web site: Waid Academy F.P. Sevens. June 7, 2019. 31 August 2019. 6 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190706085557/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/waid-academy-f-p-sevens/. live.
  8. Web site: Alloa Sevens. June 7, 2019. 31 August 2019. 6 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190706085527/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/alloa-sevens/. live.
  9. Web site: Midlands District Sevens. June 7, 2019. 31 August 2019. 6 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190706085625/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/midlands-district-sevens/. live.
  10. Web site: Kirkcaldy Sevens. June 7, 2019. 31 August 2019. 6 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190706085554/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/kirkcaldy-sevens/. live.
  11. Web site: Howe of Fife Sevens. June 7, 2019.
  12. Web site: Celebrating 50 years of Glenrothes Rugby Club. 5 February 2017. 6 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170206022133/https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/sport/celebrating-50-years-of-glenrothes-rugby-club-1-3507020. dead.