Glenrothes RFC

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| union = Scottish Rugby Union

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| ground = Carleton Park

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Glenrothes RFC or "The Glens" are a rugby union club based in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland. Home matches are played at Carleton Park, Glenrothes.

History

Founded in 1965, the club recently celebrated their 50th anniversary.

Glenrothes currently competes in Caledonia Regional League Division One.{{cite web|title=BT Caledonia League Division 1 Fixtures & Results|url=http://www.scottishrugby.org/fixtures-results/?competition=107986|website=Scottish Rugby Union|accessdate=22 September 2015|ref=CaleyDiv1-fixtures201516|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100556/http://www.scottishrugby.org/fixtures-results/?competition=107986|url-status=dead}}

Glenrothes Sevens

The club run the Glenrothes Sevens tournament.{{Cite web|url=https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/glenrothes-sevens/|title=Glenrothes Sevens|date=June 7, 2019|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=6 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706085502/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/glenrothes-sevens/|url-status=live}}

New Town Sevens

This Sevens tournament was peripatetic around the new towns of Scotland:- East Kilbride, Glenrothes, Cumbernauld, Livingston and Irvine. The town's rugby clubs of East Kilbride RFC, Glenrothes RFC, Cumbernauld RFC, Livingston RFC and Irvine RFC would play in a Sevens tournament to become the New Town Sevens Champions and the Scottish New Towns Cup.{{Cite web|url=https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/new-towns-sevens/|title=New Towns Sevens|date=13 June 2019|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=6 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706085638/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/new-towns-sevens/|url-status=live}}

Honours

Glenrothes Sevens
Champions: 1981, 1982, 1984, 1995
Strathmore Sevens{{Cite web|url=https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/strathmore-sevens/|title=Strathmore Sevens|date=June 17, 2019|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=6 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706085600/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/strathmore-sevens/|url-status=live}}
Champions: 1977
New Towns Sevens{{Cite web|url=https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/new-towns-sevens/|title=New Towns Sevens|date=June 13, 2019|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=6 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706085638/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/new-towns-sevens/|url-status=live}}
Champions: 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978
Dumbarton Sevens{{Cite web|url=https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/dumbarton-sevens/|title=Dumbarton Sevens|date=June 10, 2019|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=6 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706085546/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/dumbarton-sevens/|url-status=live}}
Champions: 1991
Waid Academy F.P. Sevens{{Cite web|url=https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/waid-academy-f-p-sevens/|title=Waid Academy F.P. Sevens|date=June 7, 2019|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=6 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706085557/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/waid-academy-f-p-sevens/|url-status=live}}
Champions: 1976, 1979, 1987
Alloa Sevens{{Cite web|url=https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/alloa-sevens/|title=Alloa Sevens|date=June 7, 2019|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=6 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706085527/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/alloa-sevens/|url-status=live}}
Champions: 1991
Midlands District Sevens{{Cite web|url=https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/midlands-district-sevens/|title=Midlands District Sevens|date=June 7, 2019|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=6 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706085625/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/midlands-district-sevens/|url-status=live}}
Champions: 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982
Kirkcaldy Sevens{{Cite web|url=https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/kirkcaldy-sevens/|title=Kirkcaldy Sevens|date=June 7, 2019|access-date=31 August 2019|archive-date=6 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190706085554/https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/kirkcaldy-sevens/|url-status=live}}
Champions: 1978, 1979, 1983
Howe of Fife Sevens{{Cite web|url=https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/howe-of-fife-sevens/|title=Howe of Fife Sevens|date=June 7, 2019}}
Champions: 1976, 1978, 2000

Notable former players

=British and Irish Lions=

{{flagicon|SCO}} Iain Paxton{{cite web|url=http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/sport/celebrating-50-years-of-glenrothes-rugby-club-1-3507020|title=Celebrating 50 years of Glenrothes Rugby Club|publisher=|access-date=5 February 2017|archive-date=6 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206022133/https://www.fifetoday.co.uk/sport/celebrating-50-years-of-glenrothes-rugby-club-1-3507020|url-status=dead}}

=Scotland internationalists=

{{flagicon|SCO}} Dave McIvor
{{flagicon|SCO}} Iain Paxton

=Caledonia Reds players=

{{flagicon|SCO}} Dave McIvor
{{flagicon|SCO}} Jonathan Goldie

=Edinburgh Rugby players=

{{flagicon|SCO}} Sean Crombie
{{flagicon|SCO}} Dave Young

References

;Bibliography

Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; {{ISBN|0-904919-84-6}})

External links

[http://glenrothesrugby.co.uk/ Club website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304224940/http://glenrothesrugby.co.uk/ |date=4 March 2016 }}
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Category:Rugby union teams in Scotland

Category:Rugby union in Fife

Category:Rugby clubs established in 1965

Category:1965 establishments in Scotland

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