Perthshire RFC
Full name | Perthshire Rugby Football Club | ||
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Nickname(s) | The Eagles | ||
Founded | 1868 | ||
Location | Perth, Scotland | ||
Ground(s) | North Inch | ||
President | Allan Brown | ||
Coach(es) | Graham “Smudge” Smith (head coach)[1] Calum Bruce (team manager)[1] Colette Wilson(team manager)[1] Graham Binnie (coach)[1] Sarah Hogwood(coach)[1] Craig Manson (coach)[1] Mhia Mouat(S&C coach)[1] | ||
League(s) | Scottish National League Division Three | ||
2021–22 | Scottish National League Division Three, 7th of 10 | ||
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Official website | |||
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Perthshire Rugby Football Club, formerly known as Perthshire Academicals, is a rugby union club located in the city of Perth, Scotland.
History
Founded in 1868,[2] it is one of the oldest rugby clubs in Scotland. Perthshire was a consistently successful club in the third division of the old National League in Scotland until recently. Over the seasons 2003–04, 2004–05 and 2005–06, the club gained successive promotions, reaching Scottish Premiership Division 3 for the first time in the 2006–07 season. They remained in this league until 2012–13 season when they were relegated to Caledonia Regional League 1.
Perthshire also put a lot of emphasis into coaching youth players. The club has a development team who coach the youth teams and make regular visits to schools in the area to promote rugby. Perthshire recently launched its centre of excellence, which was the first in the country.
In February 2020, the club's then-captain Adam Pattinson, 36, was killed in road accident while riding his bicycle to work (at Craigclowan Preparatory School) on the A912 Perth-to-Muirhead road.[3][4][5]
Honours
- Scottish League Championship, fourth tier
- Champions (1): 2006–07
Notable players
Perthshire has provided
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Coaching Team – Perthshire Rugby's official website
- ^ Perthshire Rugby celebrates 150 years since 1st game, Perthshire RFC, 10 January 2019
- ^ "Wife’s tribute to ‘utterly shining example of a human being’ as Perth cyclist’s funeral is held" - The Courier, 13 March 2020
- ^ "‘We shall miss him greatly’: Tributes paid to cyclist killed in Perthshire road crash" - The Courier, 28 February 2020
- ^ "‘A big man with an even bigger heart’: Tributes flood in for teacher and rugby star who died in Perthshire crash" - The Courier, 28 February 2020
External links
- Club website
- Tennent's Scottish National League 3 (Men's) – ScottishRugby.org
- Tennent's Scottish National League 3 Table – BBC Sport