Royal High Corstorphine RFC explained

Clubname:	Royal High Corstorphine RFC
Fullname:	Royal High Corstorphine Rugby Football Club
Emblem:	Cougar head
Colours:	Black with light blue trim
Founded:	2003
Disbanded:	2017
Ground:	Union Park & Barnton

Royal High Corstorphine RFC is a former Edinburgh rugby union club, formed from the merger of the Royal HSFP and Corstorphine RFC. The merged club was dissolved in 2017 as two clubs:- Corstorphine Cougars and Royal HSFP.

History

Royal High Corstorphine was formed in 2003 from the merger of two Edinburgh rugby union sides:- Royal HSFP and Corstorphine RFC. RHC was originally planned as a bilateral club based both in Royal HSFP's Barnton ground and Corstorphine RFC's Union Park.^[1]

The club had a very successful women's side that produced several Scotland international players.

Dissolve of club

As time passed more and more matches were being played in Barnton; eventually the 1st XV playing in Barnton and the 2nd XV played in Union Park. This highlighted differences between the two factions on how a club should be run and the merged club was dissolved into two clubs.^[2]

Honours

Men

• Edinburgh Northern Sevens^[3]
  • Champions : (1) 2004

Notable players

Men's

• Andrew Crammond - played for Edinburgh at under-16, under-17 and under-18 levels, and for Scotland under-18. He made his Scotland under-20 debut in Athlone in January 2014, against Ireland in the 6 Nations and scored his first try, against France, at Netherdale on 7 March 2014. Represented Scotland at the U20 World Championships in New Zealand in 2013. He currently plays for Toulon.

Scotland Women Internationals

• Lee Cockburn
• Sonia Cull
• Louise Dalgliesh
• Cara DiSilva
• Sarah Dixon
• Ronnie Fitzpatrick
• Tanya Griffith
• Donna Kennedy
• Alison MacDonald
• Jilly McCord
• Mags McHardy
• Louise Moffat
• Lynne Reid
• Gayle Stewart
• Mhairi Grieve
• Karen Dunbar
• Katie Dougan

The Brothers

From 2010 the 2nd XV have been branded as The Brothers named Marc Maiden. Under the new team name The Brothers started the 2010–11 season winning 9 out of 9 games

The 2nd XV continued as a successful outfit with the management team of Mike "Iron" Whitside and Dougie Cross.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Corstorphine Cougars look to a positive future after Barnton split. Stuart. Rutherford. 15 August 2017. The Offside Line.
2. Web site: Royal High School FP looking for Cougars 'divorce'. www.scotsman.com.
3. Web site: Edinburgh Northern Sevens. 7 June 2019.