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Warriston RFC

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Warriston RFC
Full nameWarriston RFC
UnionScottish Rugby Union
Founded1872
Disbanded1939; 85 years ago (1939)
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland
Ground(s)Warriston Park

Warriston RFC was a Scottish rugby union club in Edinburgh of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.[1]

Founded

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The club was in operation in season 1872- 1873; when they were originally known as Warriston Wanderers.[2]

They were then known as Warriston Football Club;[3] but by 1911 they were called Warriston Rugby Football Club.[4]

For the opening of the 1874–75 season, it was remarked by The Scotsman newspaper that the club had lost their captain G. Couper, the half-back, who was capped by Edinburgh District in 1873. Couper had moved abroad. They note that he would not easily be replaced. The club had also lost Wren, a forward. The club's new captain was to be R. C. Johnston; and the secretary would be W. P. Johnston.[5]

Decline

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By 1937–38 season it was still fielding a Sevens side.[6] In season 1938-39 it was still fielding a XV team.[7] However, there are no reports of a rugby club the following season; and it is likely that the club did not survive the Second World War.

Notable former players

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Scotland internationalists

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The following former Warriston players have represented Edinburgh District at provincial level.

  • Scotland G. Couper
  • Scotland R. Johnston
  • Scotland S. McDonald

References

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  1. ^ "Register". Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Register". Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Register". Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Register". Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Register". Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Register". Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Register". Retrieved 10 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.