Aberdeenshire RFC is a

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club based in

Woodside, Aberdeen Woodside is an area of Aberdeen. It came into existence as a quoad sacra parish within the parish of Old Machar in 1834, under an act of The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, General Assembly of the Church of Scotland of 31 May 1834 (IX ...

, Scotland. The Men's team currently plays in Caledonia Region League Division 1. The Women's team currently plays in Caledonia North Regional League Division 1.

History

Aberdeenshire RFC was founded in 1875. Aberdeenshire were early pioneers of Youth Rugby in the North East of Scotland. They were the first club in the area to establish a youth rugby team, in the 1960s. The club has played in local and national level league structures, and has had up to three men's teams competing. The highest league position they have reached is National Two. They experienced a drop down in the leagues in 2017 following some managerial and financial difficulties. They have since recovered; so much so that they were nominated for Aberdeen Sports Club of the year in 2019, after winning the treble that season. This consisted of; winning the league, winning the regional bowl competition, and winning the national bowl competition with the final match held at Murrayfield.

Sides

The club runs a men's side, a women's side known as Aberdeenshire Quines, a mixed touch rugby side known as Aberdeenshire Leopards and a youth team.

Aberdeenshire Sevens

The club runs the Aberdeenshire Sevens tournament. Sides play for the W. Wilson Robertson Trophy.

Honours

* Caledonia North League Three ** Champions (1): 2018–19 * Caledonia North Bowl Competition ** Champions (1): 2018–19 * National Bowl Competition ** Champions (1): 2018–19 * Dundee HSFP Sevens ** Champions (1): 1906 * Orkney Sevens ** Champions (1): 1975 * Caithness Sevens ** Champions (1): 1977 * Garioch Sevens ** Champions (3): 1978, 1991, 2016 * Banff Sevens ** Champions (2): 1999, 2015

Notable former players

Scotland

The following former Aberdeenshire players have represented Scotland at international level.

North and Midlands

The following former Aberdeenshire players have represented

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at provincial level. Former rugby commentator

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also played for the club.

References

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