Stewartry RFC
{{short description|Scottish rugby union team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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| teamname = Stewartry RFC
| union = Scottish Rugby Union
| fullname = Stewartry Rugby Football Club
| location = Castle Douglas, Scotland
| countryflag = Scotland
| founded = {{Start date and age|19th July 1970}}
| ground = Greenlaw
| president = James Picken
| director of rugby = John Muir
| coach = Sandy Currie
| Men's captain = Angus Lindsay
| Women's captain = Clare Dooley
| url = www.stewartryrugby.co.uk
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Stewartry RFC is a rugby union side based in Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.They field a Men's 1XV, Women's 1XV and 7 youth sides from S1 to S6.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/stewartryrugby?lang=en|title=Stewartry Rugby Club (@StewartryRugby) | Twitter|website=twitter.com}} They play their home games at Greenlaw.
History
There was a previous Stewartry rugby club, active in the 1920s. They played their last game in 1930.{{Cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC&dat=19700831&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|title = The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search}} They played at Kirkchrist Park.
The present club was founded in 1970.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/stewartry-rfc-celebrate-awards-success-16259671|title=Double awards delight for Stewartry|first=Stuart|last=Gillespie|date=June 7, 2019|website=dailyrecord}}
The Women's XV are known as the Stewartry Sirens. They are very successful; having won the National Plate competition on three occasions, as well as going undefeated in West Region Division 1 in 2022/23 to gain promotion into the Scottish Premiership.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/stewartry-sirens-lift-national-womens-15005057|title=National Plate joy for Sirens|first=Stephen|last=Temlett|date=May 6, 2019|website=dailyrecord}}
The Men's XV play against Annan RFC for the Chisholm Cup; the local derby match.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dgwgo.com/sport-news/annan-chisholm-cup-2019/|title=ANNAN TAKE THE CHISHOLM CUP HOME AFTER VICTORY BY ONE POINT|date=January 22, 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gallowaygazette.co.uk/sport/other-sport/stewartry-22-23-annan-blacks-miss-out-on-chisholm-cup-1-4861311|title=Stewartry 22-23 Annan: Blacks miss out on Chisholm Cup|website=www.gallowaygazette.co.uk}}
Stewartry born and bred Suzy Mckerlie-Hex amassed 13 caps for Scotland:-
Suzanne Mckerlie-Hex
Scotland Women record: 13 caps.
2011: Sp(r) E(r) It(r) Ned(r)
2012: E(r) W
2013: E(r) It(r) I(r) W(r) F(r) FIRA[Ned Sw(r)]
Stewartry Sevens
The club run the Stewartry Sevens. The Sevens tournament was founded in 1972.{{Cite web|url=https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/stewartry-sevens/|title=Stewartry Sevens|date=June 7, 2019}}
Notable former players
=Men=
==Glasgow Warriors==
The following former Stewartry players represented Glasgow Warriors.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/former-stewartry-rfc-youngster-stafford-14101398|title=McDowall added to Scotland squad|first=Galloway|last=News|date=March 7, 2019|website=dailyrecord}}
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==Scotland==
The following former Stewartry players represented Scotland.{{Cite web|url=https://www.stewartryrugby.co.uk/the-club/club-history/|title=Club History|first=Stewartry Rugby|last=Club}}
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=Women=
==Scotland==
The following former Stewartry players represented Scotland.
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Honours
=Women=
=Men=
- Glasgow Division One
- Winners: 1977-78
- National Division Five
- Winners: 1991-92
- National Division Four
- Winners: 1992-93
- Scottish National Shield
- Winners: 2022-23
- Chisholm Cup
- Winners: 2014-15
- Ardrossan Sevens
- Winners: 1994{{Cite web|url=https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/ardrossan-sevens/|title=Ardrossan Sevens|date=June 11, 2019}}
- Wigtownshire Sevens
- Winners: 1994{{Cite web|url=https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/wigtownshire-sevens/|title=Wigtownshire Sevens|date=June 7, 2019}}
- Stewartry Sevens
- Winners: 1973, 1982
=Youth=
- West Regional U16 Plate:
- Winners: 2022
References
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{{SRU West Leagues}}
{{SRU Womens Leagues}}
{{Rugby union in Dumfries and Galloway}}
{{Rugby union in Scotland}}
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