Dunfermline Rugby Football Club is a
rugby union
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club based in
Dunfermline
Dunfermline (; , ) is a city, parish, and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland, from the northern shore of the Firth of Forth. Dunfermline was the de facto capital of the Kingdom of Scotland between the 11th and 15th centuries.
The earliest ...
,
Fife
Fife ( , ; ; ) is a council areas of Scotland, council area and lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area in Scotland. A peninsula, it is bordered by the Firth of Tay to the north, the North Sea to the east, the Firth of Forth to the s ...
, Scotland. The men's team currently plays in National Division 4, where they finished 3rd in the 2024/25 season, 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.
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Honours
Men's
* Caledonia Division 1
** Champions (1): 2023
* 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
Notable players
Scotland internationalists
The following former Dunfermline players have represented Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
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
North and Midlands - and now known as Caledonia - is a select provincial amateur rugby union team that draws its players mainly from north of Scotland, roughly corresponding from around Stirling northwards.
Historically the North and Midlands ...
at provincial level.
Glasgow Warriors
The following former Dunfermline players have represented Glasgow Warriors
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at professional level.
Edinburgh Rugby
* Murray McCallum - Edinburgh Rugby
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* Fraser McKenzie - Edinburgh Rugby
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, Sale Sharks
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, Newcastle Falcons
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The club was established in 1877 as the Gosforth Football Club. Around 1882 the club merged with the Northumberland Football Cl ...
Notable outside of rugby
* Michael Woodhouse
Michael Allan Woodhouse (born 1965) is a New Zealand healthcare chief executive and former politician. He was a Member of Parliament for the National Party from 2008 to 2023.
Early years
Woodhouse was born and raised in South Dunedin, the fi ...
, New Zealand Member of Parliament and Deputy Leader of the House
See also
* Glenrothes RFC
Glenrothes RFC or "The Glens" are a rugby union club based in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland. Home matches are played at Carleton Park, Glenrothes.
History
Founded in 1965, the club recently celebrated their 50th anniversary.
Glenrothes currently ...
* Howe of Fife RFC
Howe of Fife RFC is a rugby union club based in Cupar, Fife, Scotland. It was founded in 1921, and they play in blue and white hoops.
* Kirkcaldy RFC
Kirkcaldy Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club from Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland. The men's side currently plays in and the women's side currently plays in .
History
The team was established in 1873 Home games are played at Beveridge Par ...
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
Rugby union teams in Scotland
Sport in Dunfermline
1893 establishments in Scotland
Rugby union in Fife
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