Perthshire RFC

Perthshire Rugby Football Club, formerly known as Perthshire Academicals, is a rugby union club located in the city of Perth, Scotland.

Perthshire RFC
Full namePerthshire Rugby Football Club
Nickname(s)The Eagles
Founded1868
LocationPerth, Scotland
Ground(s)North Inch
PresidentAllan Brown
Coach(es)Graham “Smudge” Smith (head coach)[1]
Calum Bruce (team manager)[1]
Colette Wilson(team manager)[1]
Graham Binnie (coach)[1]
Sarah Hogwood(coach)[1]
Craig Manson (coach)[1]
Mhia Mouat(S&C coach)[1]
League(s)Scottish National League Division Three
2021–22Scottish National League Division Three, 7th of 10
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.perthshire-rfc.co.uk

History

Founded in 1868,[2] it is one of the oldest rugby clubs in Scotland. Perthshire was a consistently successful club in the third division of the old National League in Scotland until recently. Over the seasons 2003–04, 2004–05 and 2005–06, the club gained successive promotions, reaching Scottish Premiership Division 3 for the first time in the 2006–07 season. They remained in this league until 2012–13 season when they were relegated to Caledonia Regional League 1.

Perthshire also put a lot of emphasis into coaching youth players. The club has a development team who coach the youth teams and make regular visits to schools in the area to promote rugby. Perthshire recently launched its centre of excellence, which was the first in the country.

In February 2020, the club's then-captain Adam Pattinson, 36, was killed in road accident while riding his bicycle to work (at Craigclowan Preparatory School) on the A912 Perth-to-Muirhead road.[3][4][5]

The pitches on the North Inch

Honours

Notable players

Perthshire has provided Scottish internationalist with the first being Dr R W Irvine and Dr Charles Reid during the 1880s. Welsh captain J A G William played for the club in the early 1950s. Jimmy Greenwood was the club's last international cap. He toured South Africa with the British and Irish Lions in 1955. In more recent times Perthshire has provided the Scotland Sevens team with one of their Top Try Scorers. James Fleming played for Perthshire from the age of 7 up until the age of 21. During his time with Perth he picked up the award for Premier 3 Player of the Season in 2008/09. Fleming was a member of the 12-man squad who lifted the London 7s Cup in 2015, where he exhibited is admirable turn of pace and power to score Scotland's first try in 27–26 win over South Africa in the tournament climax. He currently has amassed 555 points for Scotland.

References
  1. Coaching Team – Perthshire Rugby's official website
  2. Perthshire Rugby celebrates 150 years since 1st game, Perthshire RFC, 10 January 2019
  3. "Wife’s tribute to ‘utterly shining example of a human being’ as Perth cyclist’s funeral is held" - The Courier, 13 March 2020
  4. "‘We shall miss him greatly’: Tributes paid to cyclist killed in Perthshire road crash" - The Courier, 28 February 2020
  5. "‘A big man with an even bigger heart’: Tributes flood in for teacher and rugby star who died in Perthshire crash" - The Courier, 28 February 2020
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