Jordanhill RFC
{{Short description|Defunct Scottish rugby union club, based in Glasgow}}
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{{Use British English|date=February 2017}}
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| location = Glasgow, Scotland
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| founded = 1921
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| ground = Southbrae Drive, Jordanhill
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Jordanhill Rugby Football Club was a rugby union football club based in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded as a club for the students and former students of Jordanhill College, it lasted until 1988 when it merged with Hillhead RFC to form Hillhead Jordanhill RFC.
Jordanhill College
Jordanhill College was planned in 1913 as a teacher training college. On the outbreak of the First World War, the building of the campus was delayed but Jordanhill School was completed in 1920 and the teaching college was completed in 1921.
Rugby
A rugby team, Jordanhill College RFC, was formed. The club used the campus grounds at Southbrae Drive in Jordanhill for their matches. Jordanhill College School Former Pupils RFC played their matches at Kilmardinny in Bearsden and Victoria Park, Jordanhill. The college and school teams merged in 1965.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EWxAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gaMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2043%2C2415770 Jordanhill v Gordonians 13 November 1965 match report]
Merger
The club was merged with Hillhead RFC (formerly the rugby club of the former pupils of Hillhead High School) in 1988 to form Hillhead Jordanhill RFC.
Club Honours
- Scottish Unofficial Championship
- Champions: 1969
- Glasgow City Sevens{{Cite web|url=https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/glasgow-city-sevens/|title = Cartha / Glasgow City Sevens|date = 7 June 2019}}
- Champions: 1952, 1953, 1954
- Allan Glen's Sevens{{Cite web|url=https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/allan-glens-sevens/|title=Allan Glen's Sevens|date=7 June 2019}}
- Champions: 1975, 1979
- Lenzie Sevens{{Cite web|url=https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/lenzie-sevens/|title = Lenzie Sevens|date = 9 June 2019}}
- Champions: 1969, 1973
- Hillhead HSFP Sevens{{Cite web|url=https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/hillhead-hsfp-sevens/|title = Hillhead HSFP Sevens|date = 9 June 2019}}
- Champions: 1976
- Glasgow University Sevens{{Cite web|url=https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/glasgow-university-sevens/|title = Glasgow University Sevens|date = 7 June 2019}}
- Champions: 1974
- Kilmarnock Sevens{{Cite web|url=https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/kilmarnock-sevens/|title = Kilmarnock Sevens|date = 7 June 2019}}
- Champions: 1954
- Ayr Sevens{{Cite web|url=https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/ayr-sevens/|title = Ayr Sevens|date = 7 June 2019}}
- Champions: 1982
- Hyndland Sevens{{Cite web|url=https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/hyndland-sevens/|title=Hyndland Sevens|date=1 July 2019}}
- Champions: 1969
Notable former players
=Former coaches=
- {{flagicon|Scotland}} Bill Dickinson, Scotland national rugby union coach, 1971–77.
- {{flagicon|Scotland}} Richie Dixon, Scotland national rugby union coach 1995–98, Glasgow Warriors Head Coach 1999-2002
- {{flagicon|Scotland}} Hugh Campbell, Glasgow Warriors Head Coach 2003-06
=Scotland internationalists=
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References
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External links
- [http://www.electricscotland.com/poetry/henderson/JordanhillRFC.pdf Playing Rugby for Jordanhill College Rugby Football Club 1958 - 1966 John Henderson ‘The Boot’ Remembers]
{{Rugby union in Glasgow}}
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