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Jordanhill RFC

Defunct Scottish rugby union club, based in Glasgow

Summary

Defunct Scottish rugby union club, based in Glasgow

FieldValue
teamnameJordanhill RFC
unionScottish Rugby Union
fullnameJordanhill Rugby Football Club
locationGlasgow, Scotland
countryflagScotland
founded1921
disbanded
groundSouthbrae Drive, Jordanhill
Kilmardinny

Kilmardinny | |}} Jordanhill Rugby Football Club was a rugby union football club based in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded as a club for the students and former students of Jordanhill College, it lasted until 1988 when it merged with Hillhead RFC to form Hillhead Jordanhill RFC.

Jordanhill College

Jordanhill College was planned in 1913 as a teacher training college. On the outbreak of the First World War, the building of the campus was delayed but Jordanhill School was completed in 1920 and the teaching college was completed in 1921.

Rugby

A rugby team, Jordanhill College RFC, was formed. The club used the campus grounds at Southbrae Drive in Jordanhill for their matches. Jordanhill College School Former Pupils RFC played their matches at Kilmardinny in Bearsden and Victoria Park, Jordanhill. The college and school teams merged in 1965.

Merger

The club was merged with Hillhead RFC (formerly the rugby club of the former pupils of Hillhead High School) in 1988 to form Hillhead Jordanhill RFC.

Club Honours

  • Scottish Unofficial Championship
    • Champions: 1969
  • Glasgow City Sevens
    • Champions: 1952, 1953, 1954
  • Allan Glen's Sevens
    • Champions: 1975, 1979
  • Lenzie Sevens
    • Champions: 1969, 1973
  • Hillhead HSFP Sevens
    • Champions: 1976
  • Glasgow University Sevens
    • Champions: 1974
  • Kilmarnock Sevens
    • Champions: 1954
  • Ayr Sevens
    • Champions: 1982
  • Hyndland Sevens
    • Champions: 1969

Notable former players

Former coaches

  • Scotland Bill Dickinson, Scotland national rugby union coach, 1971–77.
  • Scotland Richie Dixon, Scotland national rugby union coach 1995–98, Glasgow Warriors Head Coach 1999-2002
  • Scotland Hugh Campbell, Glasgow Warriors Head Coach 2003-06

Scotland internationalists

[[Glasgow District (rugby union)|Glasgow District]] players

References

References

  1. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EWxAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gaMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2043%2C2415770 Jordanhill v Gordonians 13 November 1965 match report]
  2. (7 June 2019). "Cartha / Glasgow City Sevens".
  3. (7 June 2019). "Allan Glen's Sevens".
  4. (9 June 2019). "Lenzie Sevens".
  5. (9 June 2019). "Hillhead HSFP Sevens".
  6. (7 June 2019). "Glasgow University Sevens".
  7. (7 June 2019). "Kilmarnock Sevens".
  8. (7 June 2019). "Ayr Sevens".
  9. (1 July 2019). "Hyndland Sevens".
  10. MacLennan, Stuart. (2023-08-15). "Scottish Rugby to award retrospective international caps".
  11. (26 October 2023). "Scottish Rugby to award another 18 retrospective caps including former Scotland head coach".
  12. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  13. "News".
  14. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  15. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  16. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  17. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  18. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
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