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Forrester RFC

Forrester RFC is a rugby union football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, located at South Gyle Access in Edinburgh. They play in the East Division 2, one of three Scottish Regional Leagues operated by the Scottish Rugby Union.

Forrester Former Pupils Rugby Football Club and Sports Association was founded in 1964 by ex-pupils of Forrester High School.

Previously, the majority of school rugby players joined Corstorphine Rugby Club because there were no other choices. Fred Langstaff (English Teacher) and Peter Blyth (English Teacher) decided that there were enough good former pupils to start an FP club.

Drew Elliott and his younger brother Kenny Elliott were the first to be asked to join, along with a few other talented rugby players.

The first few years saw Forrester FP playing the Edinburgh fringe rugby teams, who wanted nothing more than to enjoy rugby.

In 1971, Forrester made the semi-finals of the Edinburgh Knockout competition at Murrayfield, where they were defeated by The Bruce Hay-led Liberton.

Most of the team's after-training tea drinking occurred in The Oak in Corstorphine, until the maître decided that rugby players were no better than football players. The next few years saw Forrester FP Rugby Club in The Dorlin Hotel, St. John's Road, Edinburgh (no longer operating).

The club has participated in the Edinburgh and District League and has found success in a number of Rugby Sevens tournaments including the now-defunct Edinburgh and District trophy, in 1976.

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