Dunfermline RFC

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Dunfermline
Full nameDunfermline Rugby Football Club
UnionScottish Rugby Union
Founded1893; 133 years ago (1893)
LocationDunfermline, Scotland
GroundMcKane Park
PresidentGreg Robertson
CaptainMatthew Wilson
League(s) Men:  Scottish National League Division Four
 Women:  Scottish Womens Non-League
Scottish National League Division Four Men:  Scottish National League Division Four, 3rd of 9
 Women:  Scottish Womens Midlands & East One
Official website
dunfermlinerugby.co.uk

Dunfermline Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The men's team currently plays in National Division 4, where they finished 3rd in the 2024/25 season, the women's team currently plays in Scottish Womens Non-League.

History

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Established in 1893, home games are played at McKane Park.[1]

Their strip is royal blue and white.[1]

Honours

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Men's

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  • Caledonia Division 1
    • Champions (1): 2023
  • Edinburgh Charity Sevens[2]
    • Champions (2): 1931, 1938
  • Lanarkshire Sevens[3]
    • Champions (2): 1969, 1974
  • Glasgow HSFP Sevens[4]
    • Champions (1): 1929
  • St. Andrews University Sevens[5]
    • Champions (1): 1970
  • Crieff Sevens[6]
    • Champions (1): 1994
  • Hillfoots Sevens[7]
    • Champions (1): 1979
  • Alloa Sevens[8]
    • Champions (1): 1938
  • Glenrothes Sevens[9]
    • Champions (3): 1986, 1987, 1988
  • Midlands District Sevens[10]
    • Champions (11): 1925, 1928, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1986
  • Musselburgh Sevens[11]
    • Champions (2): 1967, 1975
  • Kirkcaldy Sevens[12]
    • Champions (7): 1967, 1969, 1973, 1986, 1987, 1991, 2019

Notable players

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Scotland internationalists

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The following former Dunfermline players have represented Scotland at full international level.

Notable non-Scottish players

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The following is a list of notable non-Scottish international representative former Glasgow players:

Wales

North and Midlands

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The following former Dunfermline players have represented North and Midlands at provincial level.

Glasgow Warriors

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The following former Dunfermline players have represented Glasgow Warriors at professional level.

Edinburgh Rugby

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Notable outside of rugby

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See also

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References

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Sources
  1. Godwin, Terry Complete Who's Who of International Rugby (Cassell, 1987, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
  2. Jones, J.R. Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football (Robert Hale, London, 1976 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)
  3. Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).)