Langholm RFC
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| Full name | Langholm Rugby Football Club |
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| 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 2 and Border League |
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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 Regional East League Division 2 following relegation from Regional League East 1 at the end of the 2014-15 season. 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
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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