Dunfermline RFC

Full name	Dunfermline Rugby Football Club
Union	Scottish Rugby Union
Founded	1893; 132 years ago
Location	Dunfermline, Scotland
Ground(s)	McKane Park
President	Greg Robertson
Captain(s)	Matthew Wilson
League(s)	Men: Scottish National League Division Four; Women: Scottish Womens Non-League
Scottish National League Division Four	Men: Scottish National League Division Four, 3rd of 9; Women: Scottish Womens Midlands & East One
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Dunfermline Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The men's team currently plays in National Division 4, where they finished 3rd in the 2024/25 season, the women's team currently plays in Scottish Womens Non-League.

History

Established in 1893, home games are played at McKane Park.^[1]

Their strip is royal blue and white.^[1]

Honours

Men's

Caledonia Division 1
- Champions (1): 2023
Edinburgh Charity Sevens^[2]
- Champions (2): 1931, 1938
Lanarkshire Sevens^[3]
- Champions (2): 1969, 1974
Glasgow HSFP Sevens^[4]
- Champions (1): 1929
St. Andrews University Sevens^[5]
- Champions (1): 1970
Crieff Sevens^[6]
- Champions (1): 1994
Hillfoots Sevens^[7]
- Champions (1): 1979
Alloa Sevens^[8]
- Champions (1): 1938
Glenrothes Sevens^[9]
- Champions (3): 1986, 1987, 1988
Midlands District Sevens^[10]
- Champions (11): 1925, 1928, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1986
Musselburgh Sevens^[11]
- Champions (2): 1967, 1975
Kirkcaldy Sevens^[12]
- Champions (7): 1967, 1969, 1973, 1986, 1987, 1991, 2019

Notable players

Scotland internationalists

The following former Dunfermline players have represented Scotland at full international level.

Murray McCallum
L. R. Currie
Rhea Clarke

M. M. Henderson
C. H. C. Brown
Elliann Clarke

Notable non-Scottish players

The following is a list of notable non-Scottish international representative former Glasgow players:

Wales

Ronnie Boon

North and Midlands

The following former Dunfermline players have represented North and Midlands at provincial level.

Ron Glasgow

Jim Greenwood

Tim Dunlop^[14]

Sid Fowler^[15]

Glasgow Warriors

The following former Dunfermline players have represented Glasgow Warriors at professional level.

Adam Nicol

Fraser McKenzie

Edinburgh Rugby

Notable outside of rugby

Michael Woodhouse, New Zealand Member of Parliament and Deputy Leader of the House

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football, p34
^ "Edinburgh Charity Sevens". 22 June 2019.
^ "Lanarkshire Sevens". 10 June 2019.
^ "Glasgow HSFP Sevens". 9 June 2019.
^ "St. Andrews University Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ "Crieff Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ "Hillfoots Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ "Alloa Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ "Glenrothes Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ "Midlands District Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ "Musselburgh Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ "Kirkcaldy Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b McLaren, Bill Talking of Rugby (1991, Stanley Paul, London ISBN 0-09-173875-X)
^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
^ https://electricscotland.com/history/sport/rugby/bSCRFC1904-1980.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

Sources

Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987, ISBN 0-7137-1838-2)
Jones, J.R. Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football (Robert Hale, London, 1976 ISBN 0-7091-5394-5)
Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)

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[Encycl-1] Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football, p34

[2] "Edinburgh Charity Sevens". 22 June 2019.

[3] "Lanarkshire Sevens". 10 June 2019.

[4] "Glasgow HSFP Sevens". 9 June 2019.

[5] "St. Andrews University Sevens". 7 June 2019.

[6] "Crieff Sevens". 7 June 2019.

[7] "Hillfoots Sevens". 7 June 2019.

[8] "Alloa Sevens". 7 June 2019.

[9] "Glenrothes Sevens". 7 June 2019.

[10] "Midlands District Sevens". 7 June 2019.

[11] "Musselburgh Sevens". 7 June 2019.

[12] "Kirkcaldy Sevens". 7 June 2019.

[McLaren-13] McLaren, Bill Talking of Rugby (1991, Stanley Paul, London ISBN 0-09-173875-X)

[14] "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.

[15] ttps://electricscotland.com/history/sport/rugby/bSCRFC1904-1980.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}

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v t e Rugby union in Fife
Governing body	Midlands District Rugby Union
National League teams	Kirkcaldy RFC Howe of Fife RFC
Regional Leagues teams	Dunfermline RFC Glenrothes RFC Madras Rosyth Sharks Waid Academy FPRFC
College and university teams	University of St Andrews RFC Fife College RFC
Tournaments	Glenrothes Sevens Howe of Fife Sevens Kirkcaldy Sevens St. Andrews University Sevens Waid Academy F.P. Sevens
Defunct clubs	Dalgety Bay Police Scotland Fife West Fife Cupar RFC Newport RFC
Stadiums and related articles	Beveridge Park Carleton Park Duffus Park McKane Park Rosyth Park Station Park University Park Waid Park

v t e Scottish Rugby Union Caledonia Championships 2021–22
Caledonia Region Division 1	Aberdeen Wanderers RFC Blairgowrie RFC Caithness Dunfermline RFC Ellon RFC Garioch RFC Glenrothes RFC Grangemouth Stags Hillfoots RFC Orkney RFC
Caledonia Midlands Division 2	Alloa RFC Carnoustie HSFP Dundee University Medics Harris Academicals RFC Kinross RFC Madras Rugby Panmure
Caledonia North Division 2	Aberdeenshire RFC Banff RFC Mackie Academy RFC Moray RFC North Police Scotland RFC Ross Sutherland RFC
Caledonia Midlands Division 3	Bannockburn RFC Crieff and Strathearn RFC Dundee Morgan Montrose and District RFC Rosyth Sharks Waid Academy F.P.
Caledonia North Division 3	Aberdeen University RFC Huntly RFC Kinloss RFC RAF Lossiemouth RFC Shetland RFC Stornoway RFC
Caledonia Midlands Division 4	Aberfeldy RFC Arbroath RFC Bo'ness RFC Stobswell RFC
Caledonia North Division 4	Aberdeen Taexali Aberdeen University Medics RFC Deeside RFC Dyce RFC Fraserburgh RFC Inverness Craig Dunain RFC Peterhead RFC Turriff RFC
Caledonia Midlands Non-League	Abertay University RFC Dundee University RFC Stirling University RFC University of St Andrews RFC
Caledonia North Non-League	Robert Gordon University RFC

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Premiership	Biggar Corstorphine Cartha Queens Park Garioch Heriot's Hillhead Jordanhill Stirling County Watsonians
Caledonia Midlands/East	Division 1: Broughton Corstorphine 2nd XV Dundee Valkyries Grangemouth Stagettes Howe of Fife RFC Kelso RFC Strathmore RFC Division 2: Caledonian Thebans Dalkeith Dundee Valkyries 2nd XV Hillfoots Vixens Kirkcaldy Leith Livingston Lismore Perthshire
West	Division 1:Ayr Bishopton Greenock Wanderers RFC Hillhead Jordanhill 2nd XV Stewartry Wigtownshire West of Scotland Division 2: Annan Cartha Queens Park 2nd XV Hamilton Irvine Lenzie Marr Oban Lorne
Women's Non-League	Aberdeen University RFC Abertay University RFC Dundee University RFC Edinburgh Napier University RFC Edinburgh University RFC Glasgow Caledonian University RFC Heriot-Watt University RFC Queen Margaret University RFC Robert Gordon University RFC Stirling University RFC Strathclyde University RFC University of St Andrews RFC UWS RFC Liberton RFC Dunfermline RFC Lady Dicks

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