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Boroughmuir RFC

Scottish rugby union club, based in Edinburgh

Summary

Scottish rugby union club, based in Edinburgh

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teamname	Boroughmuir
image	Boroughmuir rfc logo.png
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union	SRU
fullname	Boroughmuir Rugby & Community Sports Club
location	Edinburgh, Scotland
founded
ground	Meggetland
capacity	4,000
president	Stevie Douglas
coach	Head Coach: Graham Shiel
Backs: Davy Wilson
Forwards: Alex Toolis
url	https://boroughmuirrugby.co.uk/
league
season
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Backs: Davy Wilson Forwards: Alex Toolis Boroughmuir RFC is a rugby union club in the Scottish Rugby Union. The club's home ground is Meggetland, in southwest Edinburgh and the club plays in the . Between the 2019-2020 and 2023-2024 seasons the club ran a men's professional side known as the Boroughmuir Bears which competed in the Super 6 league and Super Sprint competitions.

Founded in 1919 and admitted to the SRU in 1939, it was originally restricted to former pupils of Boroughmuir High School. The badge is derived from Boroughmuir High School and they acquired it in 1913. Although it has lost that direct connection, the home ground and navy blue/emerald colours are unchanged.

The club won the Scottish unofficial club rugby championship in the 1954–55 and 1972–73 seasons. The club have the second longest number of seasons in the top division having only been relegated twice and on both occasions bouncing straight back up to the top division. The record is held by Heriots FP who have never been relegated. Boroughmuir became the first team to win the Scottish Cup "back to back" in 2001, and the first team to win it three times in 2015.

The club were awarded one of the semi pro Super Six franchises to commence season 2019/20. Former Scotland International Graham Shiel has been appointed head coach of the Super Six Squad

The club's ground (Meggetland) has recently undergone major development to turn it into one of the premier facilities in Scottish rugby. A new stand and clubhouse were built, along with new pitches for the 2nd and 3rd XV, an international standard all-weather hockey pitch and five-a-side football pitches.

Current squad

Boroughmuir Bears Super 6 squad

(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Scotland on residency or dual nationality.

Glasgow Warriors players drafted:

Sevens

The club run the Boroughmuir / Capital Sevens tournament.

Honours

Scottish Premiership
- Champions (3): 1990–91, 2002–03, 2007–08
Scottish National League Division One
- Champions (2): 1999–00, 2013–14
Scottish Cup
- Champions (4): 1999–00, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2014-15
- Runners-Up (1): 1996-97
Capital Sevens
- Champions (2): 2010, 2012
Glasgow City Sevens
- Champions (1): 2003
Melrose Sevens
- Champions (2): 1963, 2002
Kelso Sevens
- Champions (1): 1977
Langholm Sevens
- Champions (2): 1975, 1978
Hawick Sevens
- Champions (3): 1978, 1987, 2019
Gala Sevens
- Champions (1): 2006
Peebles Sevens
- Champions (5): 1959, 1969, 1980, 2003, 2006
Selkirk Sevens
- Champions (1): 2019
Walkerburn Sevens
- Champions (3): 1931, 1933, 1949
North Berwick Sevens
- Champions (1): 2021
Edinburgh Charity Sevens
- Champions (1): 1970
Royal HSFP Sevens
- Champions (5): 1973, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1983
Portobello Sevens
- Champions (2): 1986, 1987
Caithness Sevens
- Champions (2): 1995, 1998
Forrester Sevens
- Champions (2): 1988, 1989
Alloa Sevens
- Champions (1): 1984
Lismore Sevens
- Champions (9): 1974, 1980, 1981, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001
Penicuik Sevens
- Champions (3): 1994, 1995, 1998
Holy Cross Sevens
- Champions (1): 1998
Haddington Sevens
- Champions (6): 1976, 1980, 1981, 1994, 2008, 2019
Glasgow Academicals Sevens
- Champions (1): 1970
Kilmarnock Sevens
- Champions (5): 1961, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1977
Musselburgh Sevens
- Champions (4): 1961, 1969, 1970, 1972
Kirkcaldy Sevens
- Champions (4): 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955
Howe of Fife Sevens
- Champions (1): 1987
Stirling Sevens
- Champions (2): 1951, 2011
Currie Sevens
- Champions (3): 1983, 1989, 1996
Edinburgh Northern Sevens
- Champions (1): 2011

Notable players

Famous Boroughmuir players with international rugby honours:

Scotland Ken Ross, the first capped Boroughmuir player, 10 Scottish caps 1961–63
Scotland Sean Lineen, Scotland International the original kilted Kiwi and former Boroughmuir coach. Current Scotland Under 20 Coach
Scotland Iain Paxton, British Lions Scotland & Barbarians forward and former Boroughmuir, Edinburgh & Scotland U-21 coach
Scotland Derek Stark, Scotland winger
Scotland Mike Blair, British Lions and Scotland scrum half
Scotland Chris Cusiter, British Lions and Scotland scrum half
England Tom Palmer, England lock
Scotland Peter Wright, British Lions and Scotland prop former 1st XV head coach & BBC Radio Scotland rugby pundit
Scotland Bruce Hay, British Lions, Scotland & Barbarians Full Back & Wing, former head coach and director of rugby
Scotland Alasdair Strokosch, Scotland flanker
Scotland Norrie Rowan, Scotland & Barbarians Prop member of 1984 Grand Slam squad
Scotland Bill Watson, Scotland & Barbarians No 8, Former SRU Chief Executive and Current Boroughmuir Vice Chairman
Scotland Stuart Reid, Scotland No 8 and former forwards coach also played at Leeds & Narbonne
Scotland Dave Callam, Scotland No 8 and flanker
Scotland Graham Hogg, Scotland Centre and former coach
Scotland Graeme Beveridge, Scotland Scrum Half
New Zealand Chris Tregaskis, New Zealand Second Row
Scotland Damien Hoyland, Scotland International & Scotland 7's
Netherlands Sep Visser, Wing, Dutch International, brother of Scotland International Tim Visser
Zimbabwe Andy Rose, Zimbabwe International and Captain, Scotland Club International
Scotland Magnus Bradbury, Scotland International & Scotland 7's
Scotland Jake Kerr, Scotland International

Famous former players associated with Boroughmuir RFC:-

Murray Buchan, Scrum Half & Team GB Olympic Half Pipe Skier 2014 & 2018 Winter Games
Ben Fisher, Former Scotland Under 20 Forwards Coach, New Zealand Rugby Performance Coach, Scotland Club International
Kevin Park, Flanker, Glasgow
Jim Fleming MBE, International Referee
Peter Hoffmann (runner), former Boroughmuir High School rugby player international athlete and author
Ronnie Browne, former winger and member of folk duo The Corries

References

;Sources

Massie, Allan: A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; )
Ian Nicholson '75 Years : A History Of Boroughmuir Rugby Club'
Colin Renton edinburghnews.Scotsman.com/rugby/Boroughmuir-Rugby-Club-face-oldest-foes.5804593.jp 9Nov2009
Jamie Scott
Craig Dawson

References

"Boroughmuir Bears - news from Scotland's Super6 league".
(7 June 2019). "Boroughmuir / Capital Sevens".
(11 May 2019). "Selkirk 7s Result: Final: Boroughmuir...".
(7 June 2019). "North Berwick Sevens".
(22 June 2019). "Edinburgh Charity Sevens".
(10 June 2019). "Portobello Sevens".
(7 June 2019). "Caithness Sevens".
(7 June 2019). "Forrester Sevens".
(7 June 2019). "Alloa Sevens".
(7 June 2019). "Lismore Sevens".
(7 June 2019). "Penicuik Sevens".
(7 June 2019). "Holy Cross Sevens".
(7 June 2019). "Haddington Sevens".
(7 June 2019). "Glasgow Academicals Sevens".
(7 June 2019). "Kilmarnock Sevens".
(7 June 2019). "Musselburgh Sevens".
(7 June 2019). "Kirkcaldy Sevens".
(7 June 2019). "Howe of Fife Sevens".
(7 June 2019). "Stirling Sevens".
(7 June 2019). "Currie Sevens".
(7 June 2019). "Edinburgh Northern Sevens".

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