Musselburgh RFC

Musselburgh Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Musselburgh, East Lothian, Scotland. The team play their home games at Stoneyhill and currently compete in the Scottish Premiership, the top tier of Scottish club rugby.

Musselburgh
Full nameMusselburgh Rugby Football Club
Founded15 February 1921 (15 February 1921)
LocationMusselburgh, Scotland
Ground(s)Stoneyhill
PresidentAndrew Johnston
Coach(es)Graeme Paterson
Captain(s)Michael Maltman
League(s)Scottish Premiership
2018–19Scottish National League Division One, 6th of 12
Team kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.musselburghrfc.com

Musselburgh RFC first applied to join the Edinbugh & District League in 1921 but it is believed that the town had a team for at least 20 years before that.

Musselburgh Sevens

The club runs the Musselburgh Sevens tournament.[1]

Honours
  • Musselburgh Sevens
    • Champions: 1949, 1950, 1951, 1957, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993[1]
  • Highland Sevens
    • Champions: 1956, 1958, 1963, 1978, 1979[2]
  • Preston Lodge Sevens
    • Champions: 1992, 1993[3]
  • Glasgow University Sevens
    • Champions: 1957[4]
  • Kelso Harlequins Sevens
    • Champions: 1990[5]
  • Haddington Sevens
    • Champions: 1993, 1995[6]
  • Scottish National League Division Two
    • Champions (2): 1984-85, 2014–15
  • Scottish Rugby Shield
    • Runners-Up: (1) 2011-12
  • Kelso Sevens
    • Champions (1): 1955[7]
  • Peebles Sevens
    • Champions (3): 1986, 1988, 1997[8]
  • Walkerburn Sevens
    • Champions (9): 1951, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1990, 1993, 2002, 2003[9]

Notable former players

Ireland internationalists

Glasgow Warriors players

References
  1. "Musselburgh Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  2. "Highland Sevens". 10 June 2019.
  3. "Preston Lodge Sevens". 9 June 2019.
  4. "Glasgow University Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  5. "Kelso Harlequins Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  6. "Haddington Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  7. "Kelso Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  8. "Peebles Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  9. "Walkerburn Sevens". 7 June 2019.
  10. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
  • Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)


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