Langholm RFC
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| 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) | Scottish National League Division 1 and Border League |
| Official website | |
| homepages.enterprise.net/iainlogan/lrfc/ | |
Langholm Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team founded in 1871. They play their home games at Milntown, Langholm in Dumfries and Galloway.
Team team currently play in the Scottish National League Division 1 and Border League (the oldest established rugby union league in the world). Their annual Sevens are held at the end of April and 2008 saw the centenary of the tournament.
Notable former players
- Tom Scott, Scotland and president of the Scottish Football Union from 1918-20[1]
- Billy Steele (23 caps for Scotland[2])
- Ernie Michie, Scotland, British and Irish Lions, Barbarian F.C.[3]
- Christy Elliot
- Tom G Elliot Brother of Christy Elliot.
- James M.Maxwell
- Donald M.Scott
- J.W.Goodfellow
The Scottish poet Hugh MacDiarmid (real name, Christopher Grieve) also played for Langholm in his youth.
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)
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