Carnoustie HSFP is a
rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
club based in
Carnoustie
Carnoustie (; ) is a town and former police burgh in the subdivisions of Scotland, council area of Angus, Scotland. It is at the mouth of the Barry Burn on the North Sea coast. In the UK census 2011, 2011 census, Carnoustie had a population of ...
, Scotland. The Men's team currently plays in .
History
It was founded in 1977 as a former pupils club, though it is now an open club.
A previous Carnoustie Dalhousie rugby club dates from 1932, having their first game on 6 February 1932, but it did not survive the Second World War.
The club trains twice weekly at the
Carnoustie High School
Carnoustie High School is a comprehensive secondary school in Carnoustie, Angus, Scotland. Situated to the north of the town, the school serves Carnoustie and surrounding villages, including Barry, Monikie, Newbigging, Craigton, Muirdrum, Panbrid ...
.
It uses the Kinloch Arms Hotel in Carnoustie as its clubhouse.
The club finished top of the Midlands 2 league in the 2019–20 season, but there was no official champion due to the COVID-19 pandemic which curtailed the season. There were no fixtures in 2020–21 season for the club.
The club president Colin Murray won the
Scottish Rugby Union
The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU; ) is the Sport governing body, governing body of rugby union in Scotland. Now marketed as Scottish Rugby, it is the second-oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873. The SRU oversees the national league sys ...
's Inspiration award for Caledonia Midlands in June 2021.
Sides
Carnoustie runs various sides from Micros to Over 35s.
Carnoustie Beach rugby
The club runs a Beach rugby tournament which began in 2017. The teams are 5-a-side with 5 substitutions. There are 3 draws: Men's, Over 35s, and Women's.
Honours
* Caledonia Midlands 2
** Champions (1): 2014-15
References
{{SRU Caledonia Leagues
Rugby union in Angus, Scotland
Rugby union teams in Scotland
Carnoustie
Rugby clubs established in 1977
1977 establishments in Scotland