The Cartha Queens Park Rugby Football Club is a

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side based in

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, Scotland. It was founded in 1974, after the merger of Cartha RFC and Queens Park F.P. They play their home games at Dumbreck. The women's 1st XV are currently in the , the men's 1st XV are currently in Scottish National League Division Three.

History

Cartha Athletic Club was founded in 1889. The 'athletic' club played a number of sports: Cricket, Athletics, Rugby, Tennis, Hockey... the association was hence named Cartha. The rugby union section was established in 1906. In 1974 Cartha RFC and Queens Park F.P. merged to form the present day

club. The club runs four adult XVs for men and woomen catering for all abilities and levels of experience. At Dumbreck there is an impressive youth section catering for over 200 local children aged 5 to 17. The club also has a senior women's side currently competing in the Scottish Women's Premier League at Premier 1 level.

Current Mens 1st XV Squad

2022-23 Season

Notable former players

Former CQPRFC players include current Scottish International and Loughborough Lightning player Christine Belisle and

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and Scotland stand-off Ruaridh Jackson.

Glasgow City Sevens

Cartha Queen's Park previously played host to the Glasgow City Sevens tournament at Dumbreck. This was originally known as the Cartha Sevens. The first

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tournament took place in April 1935 and continued for the following two years. After a break, for the Second World War period, the Cartha Sevens were reintroduced in 1950 and has then been played in all the subsequent years. On the merger of Cartha RFC and Queens Park F.P. in 1974 the tournament became known as the Cartha Queens Park Sevens. The Cartha Queens Park tournament was renamed to the Glasgow City Sevens Tournament in 2005.

Honours

Men

* BT National League 2 ** Champions: 2016-17 * Glasgow City Sevens ** Champions (3): 1980, 1981, 1983 * Glasgow University Sevens ** Champions: 1984, 1985 * Helensburgh Sevens ** Champions: 1983, 1984 * Lenzie Sevens ** Champions: 1985, 1988 * Old Aloysians Sevens ** Champions: 1976 * Moray Sevens ** Champions: 1994

Women

* Mull Sevens ** Champions: 2009, 2010, 2011

References

External links

* Rugby union in Glasgow Rugby union teams in Scotland Pollokshields Rugby clubs established in 1974 1974 establishments in Scotland {{Glasgow-stub