Langholm RFC
Langholm Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team founded in 1871. They play their home games at Milntown, Langholm in Dumfries and Galloway.
| Full name | Langholm Rugby Football Club |
|---|---|
| Union | Scottish Rugby Union |
| Emblem(s) | Emblem Incorporates Scottish Thistle, rugby ball and posts, 1871 the year the club was founded and part of the towns arms |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Ground(s) | Milntown |
| League(s) | East Regional League Division Two and Border League |
| Official website | |
| www | |
The team currently play in the East Regional League Division Two following relegation from East Regional League Division One at the end of the 2014–15 season.[1]
Langholm Sevens
The Langholm Sevens tournament is hosted by the club. It held around the end of April each year and is part of the Borders Sevens Circuit. The tournament first started in 1908.[2]
Notable former players
International players
- Tom Scott, Scotland and president of the Scottish Football Union from 1918–1920[3]
- Billy Steele (23 caps for Scotland[4])1969.British and Irish Lions 1974 South Africa
- Ernie Michie, Scotland, British and Irish Lions, Barbarian F.C.[5]
- Christy Elliot 1958
- Tom G Elliot 1968 Brother of Christy Elliot.
- James M.Maxwell 1957
- Donald Scott 1950
- John Goodfellow 1928
- A.S. Turk 1971
Other players
The Scottish poet Hugh MacDiarmid (real name, Christopher Grieve) also played for Langholm in his youth.
Honours
- Scottish Unofficial Championship
- Champions (1): 1958-59
- Border League
- Champions (1): 1958-59
- Langholm Sevens
- Champions (1): 1959
- Kelso Sevens
- Champions (1): 1953
- Hawick Sevens
- Champions (1): 1899
- Gala Sevens
- Champions (2): 1951, 1955
- Earlston Sevens
- Champions (1): 1954
- Selkirk Sevens
- Champions (2): 1949, 1958
See also
References
- Bath, Richard (ed.) The Complete Book of Rugby (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 ISBN 1-86200-013-1)
- Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987, ISBN 0-7137-1838-2)
- McLaren, Bill Talking of Rugby (1991, Stanley Paul, London ISBN 0-09-173875-X)
- Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ISBN 0-904919-84-6)
- "Langholm look tolife in lower league". The Southern Reporter. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- http://www.k7s.co.uk/langholm-7s/
- Godwin, p363
- Bath, p161
- McLaren, p81
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