Ross Sutherland RFC explained

Teamname:Ross Sutherland RFC
Fullname:Ross Sutherland Rugby Football Club
Nickname:The Stags (First XV)
Founded:1923
President: Stephan Walker
Captain: Andrew Mair
Coach: David Kennedy
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Url:www.pitchero.com/clubs/rosssutherlandrfc

Ross Sutherland RFC is a rugby union club based in Invergordon, in Easter Ross in the Highlands of Scotland. The first XV play in .

The club also runs a number of junior sides and has a well-established mini rugby section for Primary school children.

History

As rugby made its way north it took hold in Inverness in the early 1920s. Shortly afterwards a Ross and Sutherland contingent broke away to form Ross Sutherland RFC. Records begin in 1927 although the club may have been running a few years earlier. The club spent some time in Dingwall and Strathpeffer before coming to the Naval Grounds in Invergordon where they have one of the finest pitches in the north of Scotland and excellent facilities. The club's most famous player were Duncan Macrae who played for Scotland and the British Lions on the 1938 tour of South Africa.[1] Ross Sutherland nominates players to represent the club at regional level as part of the SRU pathway programme yearly.

In 2017/18 Ross Sutherland won the National bowl at Murrayfield Stadium. After previously winning the Caledonian Regional Bowl.

Notable players

North and Midlands

George Forth

Luke Mackenzie

Bear from the dale

Bald

The following former Madras College F.P. players have represented North and Midlands at provincial level.

  • S. Mackenzie[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://news.bbc.co.u/sport2/hi/rugby_union/international/4428407.stm
  2. Web site: The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.