Dunfermline Rugby Football Club is a

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club based in Dunfermline,

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. The men's team currently plays in , the women's team currently plays in .

History

Established in 1893, home games are played at McKane Park.''Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football'', p34 Their strip is royal blue and white.

Honours

Men's

* Edinburgh Charity Sevens ** Champions (2): 1931, 1938 * Lanarkshire Sevens ** Champions (2): 1969, 1974 * Glasgow HSFP Sevens ** Champions (1): 1929 * St. Andrews University Sevens ** Champions (1): 1970 * Crieff Sevens ** Champions (1): 1994 * Hillfoots Sevens ** Champions (1): 1979 * Alloa Sevens ** Champions (1): 1938 * Glenrothes Sevens ** Champions (3): 1986, 1987, 1988 * Midlands District Sevens ** Champions (11): 1925, 1928, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1986 * Musselburgh Sevens ** Champions (2): 1967, 1975 * Kirkcaldy Sevens ** Champions (7): 1967, 1969, 1973, 1986, 1987, 1991, 2019

Notable players

Scotland internationalists

The following former Dunfermline players have represented

at full international level.

Notable non-Scottish players

The following is a list of notable non-Scottish international representative former Glasgow players:

North and Midlands

The following former Dunfermline players have represented North and Midlands at provincial level.

Glasgow Warriors

The following former Dunfermline players have represented Glasgow Warriors at professional level.

Edinburgh Rugby

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- Edinburgh Rugby * Fraser McKenzie - Edinburgh Rugby, Sale Sharks, Newcastle Falcons

Notable outside of rugby

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and Deputy Leader of the House

References

;Sources # Godwin, Terry ''Complete Who's Who of International Rugby'' (Cassell, 1987, ) # Jones, J.R. ''Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football'' (Robert Hale, London, 1976 ) # Massie, Allan ''A Portrait of Scottish Rugby'' (Polygon, Edinburgh; ) Rugby clubs established in 1893 Scottish rugby union teams Dunfermline 1893 establishments in Scotland Rugby union in Fife {{Scotland-rugbyunion-team-stub