From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

Stirling County RFC

Scottish rugby union club, based in Stirling

Summary

Scottish rugby union club, based in Stirling

Field	Value
teamname	Stirling County
image	Stirling county rfc logo.png
imagesize	100
union	SRU
fullname	Stirling County Rugby Football Club
nickname	County
founded
ground	Bridgehaugh
capacity	4,000
president	John Gibson
captain	Reyner Kennedy
coach	Eddie Pollock
url	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stirling_County_RFC
league

season
position

pattern_la1	_blackredhoops
pattern_b1	_black_white_hoops
pattern_ra1	_blackredhoops
pattern_so1	_hoops_black_white
leftarm1	ffffff
body1	ff0000
rightarm1	ffffff
shorts1	000000
socks1	ff0000

Stirling County RFC is a Scottish rugby union club based in Stirling. The club plays its home games at Bridgehaugh. It runs a number of sides. The men's side competes in the , the women's side competes in the .

Between the 2019–2020 and 2023–2024 seasons the club ran a men's professional side known as Stirling Wolves which competed in the Super 6 league and Super Sprint competitions.

History

During the season of 2004–05, Stirling County celebrated its centenary. Rugby has its origins in the town in the 1870s, resulting in the formation of Stirling HSFP in the latter part of the nineteenth century. The F.P. club joined the Scottish Rugby Union in 1904, hence the celebration of the centenary this season. In 1925, Bridge of Allan Rugby Club was founded with both clubs uniting in 1946 to form Stirling County.

While the team of 1959–60 went undefeated, it was not until the formation of the national leagues in the 1970s that Stirling had a springboard to success. Another vital factor was the creation of a strong and vibrant youth section at this time. In 1995, County achieved the unique distinction of being the first club to rise through the ranks from the depths of the seventh division and win the Scottish Championship.

Uniquely, the club played against the Barbarians at Stirling Albion F.C. home, Forthbank Stadium in 1995. The club has been prolific in producing a large number of age-group internationalists while senior internationalists who have worn County's colours include George Graham, Ally Hogg, Ian Jardine, Alastair Kellock, Kenny Logan, Kevin McKenzie, James McLaren, Grant Gilchrist, Adam Ashe, Nick Grigg Jamie Bhatti and Finn Russell.

In 2012–13, County recorded their highest league finish for 16 years, third place in RBS Premier One, and qualified for the cross-border British & Irish Cup competition for the second consecutive year.

Stirling County also has the most successful youth set-up, winning the Scottish National Youth League Cup more times than any other team,

Stirling County RFC compete in the Scottish Rugby Super Series as Stirling Wolves and represent Caledonia District in the competition. In 2023, they became the last ever winners of the FOSROC Super Series Championship, defeating the Ayrshire Bulls in the final.

Stirling County 1st XV compete in National League Division 2 while the Wolves Second XV play in West Reserve League Division 1.

Stirling County's Women's play in the top-flight BT Women's Premier League.

Current squad

Stirling Wolves Super Series Championship squad 2023:

(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:

SCO Gregor Brown
SCO Logan Trotter
SCO Max Williamson

Sevens

The club run the Stirling Sevens tournament. Teams play for the Dr. Welsh Cup. The tournament began in 1948, two years after the County side was created.

Honours

Men

Super Series (Scottish rugby union competition)
- Champions (1): 2023–24 Super Series
Stirling Sevens
- Champions (12): 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2013
Scottish Premiership
- Champions (1): 1994–95
Hawick Wanderers & PSA Sevens
- Champions (1): 1990
Lochaber Sevens
- Champions (1): 1994
Highland Sevens
- Champions (5): 1982, 1983, 1984, 1993, 1996
Arran Sevens
- Champion (2): 1994, 1996
Mull Sevens
- Champions (7): 1991, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2007, 2009, 2011
Alloa Sevens
- Champions (2): 1990, 1995
Strathendrick Sevens
- Champions (2): 1994, 1998
Glenrothes Sevens
- Champions (1): 1983
Earlston Sevens
- Champions (1): 1995
Ayr Sevens
- Champions (1): 1987
Kirkcaldy Sevens
- Champions (1): 1984
Currie Sevens
- Champions (1): 1993
Greenock Sevens
- Champions (1): 1991
Crieff Sevens
- Champions (2): 2010, 2011

Women

Mull Sevens
- Champions (2): 2014, 2015

References

link
(June 7, 2019). "Stirling Sevens".
(June 29, 2019). "Hawick Wanderers & PSA Sevens".
(June 11, 2019). "Lochaber Sevens".
(June 10, 2019). "Highland Sevens".
(10 June 2019). "Arran Sevens".
(June 8, 2019). "Mull Sevens".
(June 7, 2019). "Alloa Sevens".
(June 7, 2019). "Strathendrick Sevens".
(7 June 2019). "Glenrothes Sevens".
(June 7, 2019). "Earlston Sevens".
(June 7, 2019). "Ayr Sevens".
(June 7, 2019). "Kirkcaldy Sevens".
(June 7, 2019). "Currie Sevens".
(June 7, 2019). "Greenock Sevens".
(7 June 2019). "Crieff Sevens".

Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

rugby-union-teams-in-scotland rugby-clubs-established-in-1946 1946-establishments-in-scotland rugby-union-in-stirling-(council-area) sport-in-stirling-(city)

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about Stirling County RFC — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report