Langholm RFC

Langholm Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team founded in 1871. They play their home games at Milntown, Langholm in Dumfries and Galloway.

The 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])1969.British and Irish Lions 1974 South Africa
• Ernie Michie, Scotland, British and Irish Lions, Barbarian F.C.^[3]
• Christy Elliot1958
• Tom G Elliot 1968 Brother of Christy Elliot.
• James M.Maxwell1957
• Donald M.Scott1950
• John Goodfellow1928
• A.S. Turk 1971

The Scottish poet Hugh MacDiarmid (real name, Christopher Grieve) also played for Langholm in his youth.

See also

• Langholm
• Border League
• Borders Sevens Circuit

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)

1. ↑ Godwin, p363
2. ↑ Bath, p161
3. ↑ McLaren, p81