Penicuik Rugby Club is a rugby football club in the
Scottish Rugby Union
The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU; gd, Aonadh Rugbaidh na h-Alba) is the governing body of rugby union in Scotland. Styled as Scottish Rugby, it is the second oldest Rugby Union, having been founded in 1873. The SRU oversees the national league ...
, playing their home games at Public Park,
Penicuik
Penicuik ( ; sco, Penicuik; gd, Peighinn na Cuthaig) is a town and former burgh in Midlothian, Scotland, lying on the west bank of the River North Esk. It lies on the A701 midway between Edinburgh and Peebles, east of the Pentland Hills.
Nam ...
,
Midlothian
Midlothian (; gd, Meadhan Lodainn) is a historic county, registration county, lieutenancy area and one of 32 council areas of Scotland used for local government. Midlothian lies in the east- central Lowlands, bordering the City of Edinbur ...
. Season 2015–16 saw the club become league champions of
East Regional League Division Two, under the coaching duo of Mark Blair and Malcolm Clapperton. In season 2015-16 the Second XV under the coaching guidance of Richard Mann also gained promotion, to East Reserve league 2 having been runners up to Currie RFC on points.
The senior teams train on a Tuesday and Thursday evening at 7.00pm under the coaching guidance of Blair, Mann and Kretzel. During the Autumn test period and on Six Nations weekends the club welcomes touring sides to their clubhouse.
The club have had a number of representative caps most notable amongst those is
Jim Aitken
Jim Aitken (born 22 November 1947) is a British businessman and former Scotland international rugby union player. His regular playing position was Prop.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Aitken played for his hometown club Penicuik, before mo ...
, who captained the Scotland team to a Grand Slam victory in the 1984
Five Nations tournament. More recently
Sarah Law represented Scotland Women both at Sevens and Fifteens and her younger sister,
Rachel Law gained an under-20 cap in a game against Belgium Women.
Sevens tournament
The club run the Penicuik Sevens tournament. Teams play for the President's Cup. Penicuik are the current holders (2022).
Honours
*Penicuik Sevens
**Champions: 1980, 1987, 1989, 1991, 2022
*Livingston Sevens
**Champions: 1972
*Lanark Sevens
**Champions: 1971
*Old Aloysians Sevens
**Champions: 1977
References
External links
Official Penicuik RFC website
Rugby union in Midlothian
Scottish rugby union teams
Penicuik
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