Jordanhill RFC
| Full name | Jordanhill Rugby Football Club |
|---|---|
| Union | Scottish Rugby Union |
| Founded | 1921 |
| Disbanded | 1988 |
| Location | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Ground(s) | Southbrae Drive, Jordanhill Kilmardinny |
Jordanhill Rugby Football Club was a rugby union football club based in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded as a club for the students and former students of Jordanhill College, it lasted until 1988 when it merged with Hillhead RFC to form Hillhead Jordanhill RFC.
Jordanhill College
[edit | edit source]Jordanhill College was planned in 1913 as a teacher training college. On the outbreak of the First World War, the building of the campus was delayed but Jordanhill School was completed in 1920 and the teaching college was completed in 1921.
Rugby
[edit | edit source]A rugby team, Jordanhill College RFC, was formed. The club used the campus grounds at Southbrae Drive in Jordanhill for their matches. Jordanhill College School Former Pupils RFC played their matches at Kilmardinny in Bearsden and Victoria Park, Jordanhill. The college and school teams merged in 1965.[1]
Merger
[edit | edit source]The club was merged with Hillhead RFC (formerly the rugby club of the former pupils of Hillhead High School) in 1988 to form Hillhead Jordanhill RFC.
Club Honours
[edit | edit source]- Scottish Unofficial Championship
- Champions: 1969
- Glasgow City Sevens[2]
- Champions: 1952, 1953, 1954
- Allan Glen's Sevens[3]
- Champions: 1975, 1979
- Lenzie Sevens[4]
- Champions: 1969, 1973
- Hillhead HSFP Sevens[5]
- Champions: 1976
- Glasgow University Sevens[6]
- Champions: 1974
- Kilmarnock Sevens[7]
- Champions: 1954
- Ayr Sevens[8]
- Champions: 1982
- Hyndland Sevens[9]
- Champions: 1969
Notable former players
[edit | edit source]Former coaches
[edit | edit source]- Scotland Bill Dickinson, Scotland national rugby union coach, 1971–77.
- Scotland Richie Dixon, Scotland national rugby union coach 1995–98, Glasgow Warriors Head Coach 1999-2002
- Scotland Hugh Campbell, Glasgow Warriors Head Coach 2003-06
Scotland internationalists
[edit | edit source]Glasgow District players
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Jordanhill v Gordonians 13 November 1965 match report
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