Royal High Corstorphine RFC is a former Edinburgh rugby union club, formed from the merger of the Royal HSFP and Corstorphine RFC. The merged club was dissolved in 2017 as two clubs:- Corstorphine Cougars and Royal HSFP.
| Full name | Royal High Corstorphine Rugby Football Club |
|---|---|
| Emblem(s) | Cougar head |
| Founded | 2003 |
| Disbanded | 2017 |
| Ground(s) | Union Park & Barnton |
History edit
Royal High Corstorphine was formed in 2003 from the merger of two Edinburgh rugby union sides:- Royal HSFP and Corstorphine RFC. RHC was originally planned as a bilateral club based both in Royal HSFP's Barnton ground and Corstorphine RFC's Union Park.[1]
The club had a very successful women's side that produced several Scotland international players.
Dissolve of club edit
As time passed more and more matches were being played in Barnton; eventually the 1st XV playing in Barnton and the 2nd XV played in Union Park. This highlighted differences between the two factions on how a club should be run and the merged club was dissolved into two clubs.[2]
Honours edit
Men edit
- Edinburgh Northern Sevens[3]
- Champions : (1) 2004
Notable players edit
Men's edit
- Andrew Crammond - played for Edinburgh at under-16, under-17 and under-18 levels, and for Scotland under-18. He made his Scotland under-20 debut in Athlone in January 2014, against Ireland in the 6 Nations and scored his first try, against France, at Netherdale on 7 March 2014. Represented Scotland at the U20 World Championships in New Zealand in 2013. He currently plays for Toulon.
Scotland Women Internationals edit
- Lee Cockburn
- Sonia Cull
- Louise Dalgliesh
- Cara DiSilva
- Sarah Dixon
- Ronnie Fitzpatrick
- Tanya Griffith
- Donna Kennedy
- Alison MacDonald
- Jilly McCord
- Mags McHardy
- Louise Moffat
- Lynne Reid
- Gayle Stewart
- Mhairi Grieve
- Karen Dunbar
- Katie Dougan
The Brothers edit
From 2010 the 2nd XV have been branded as The Brothers named Marc Maiden. Under the new team name The Brothers started the 2010–11 season winning 9 out of 9 games
The 2nd XV continued as a successful outfit with the management team of Mike "Iron" Whitside and Dougie Cross.
References edit
- ^ Rutherford, Stuart (15 August 2017). "Corstorphine Cougars look to a positive future after Barnton split". The Offside Line.
- ^ "Royal High School FP looking for Cougars 'divorce'". www.scotsman.com.
- ^ "Edinburgh Northern Sevens". 7 June 2019.