Royal High Corstorphine RFC
Full nameRoyal High Corstorphine Rugby Football Club
Emblem(s)Cougar head
Founded2003
Disbanded2017
Ground(s)Union Park & Barnton

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.

History

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

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

Men

Notable players

Mens

  • 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

  • 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

The Brothers

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

  1. ↑ Rutherford, Stuart (15 August 2017). "Corstorphine Cougars look to a positive future after Barnton split". The Offside Line.
  2. ↑ "Royal High School FP looking for Cougars 'divorce'". www.scotsman.com.
  3. ↑ "Edinburgh Northern Sevens". 7 June 2019.
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