Aberdeen Grammar School FP RFC, also known as Aberdeen Grammar, are an amateur

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. They currently compete in the . The club plays its home games at Rubislaw in the city's west end.

Honours

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**Champions (1): 1983-84 * Aberdeen University Sevens **Champions: 1894 * Aberdeen Sevens ** Champions: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1961, 1962, 1963 * Banff Sevens ** Champions: 1993, 1995 * Ellon Sevens ** Champions: 1981, 1996 * Garioch Sevens ** Champions: 1979 * Highland Sevens ** Champions: 1950, 1955, 1986, 1988, 1995 * Howe of Fife Sevens ** Champions: 1969 * Mackie Academy F.P. Sevens ** Champions: 1977, 1982, 1986 * Moray Sevens ** Champions: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1963, 1993, 1995 * Orkney Sevens ** Champions: 1999, 2000

Notable players

* Donny Innes * William Dallas "Dally" Allardice, 1947 to 1949 (8 caps) * E.T.S Michie, the first

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* Moray Low, 2008 to 2013 A number of former players have also gone on to play professional rugby including: * Stuart Corsar - Glasgow Warriors, Rotherham Titans, Doncaster Knights * Sean Crombie - Edinburgh Rugby * Dave Millard - Glasgow Warriors * Matt Taylor - Edinburgh Rugby, Border Reivers. Current coach for Glasgow Warriors and Scotland * Ben Prescott - Glasgow Warriors, Rotherham Titans, Nottingham, Leinster, Northampton Saints, Cornish Pirates

References

* Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Scotland Rugby Miscellany'' (Vision Sports Publishing Ltd, 2007 ) * Godwin, Terry ''Complete Who's Who of International Rugby'' (Cassell, 1987, ) * Massie, Allan ''A Portrait of Scottish Rugby'' (Polygon, Edinburgh; ) Rugby clubs established in 1893 Sports teams in Aberdeen Scottish rugby union teams 1893 establishments in Scotland {{scotland-rugbyunion-team-stub