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Aberdeenshire RFC - Wikipedia

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Aberdeenshire Mens RFC

Full name

Aberdeenshire Rugby Football Club

Nickname(s)

Shire

Founded

1875

Location

Woodside, Aberdeen, Scotland

Ground(s)

Woodside Sports Complex "The Fortress"

President

Micheal MacLugash

Coach(es)

Paul Harrow

League(s)

Caledonia Region League Division 1 (Men's)
Caledonia North One (Women's)

2023-24

3rd of 16

Team kit

Official website

www.aberdeenshirerfc.com

Aberdeenshire RFC is a rugby union club based in Woodside, Aberdeen, Scotland. The Men's team currently plays in Caledonia Region League Division 1. The Women's team currently plays in Caledonia North Regional League Division 1.

History

Aberdeenshire RFC was founded in 1875.^[1]

Aberdeenshire were early pioneers of Youth Rugby in the North East of Scotland. They were the first club in the area to establish a youth rugby team, in the 1960s.^[2]

The club has played in local and national level league structures, and has had up to three men's teams competing. The highest league position they have reached is National Two. They experienced a drop down in the leagues in 2017 following some managerial and financial difficulties. They have since recovered; so much so that they were nominated for Aberdeen Sports Club of the year in 2019, after winning the treble that season. This consisted of; winning the league, winning the regional bowl competition, and winning the national bowl competition with the final match held at Murrayfield.^[2]

Sides

The club runs a men's side, a women's side known as Aberdeenshire Quines, a mixed touch rugby side known as Aberdeenshire Leopards.^[3]

Aberdeenshire Sevens

The club runs the Aberdeenshire Sevens tournament. Sides play for the W. Wilson Robertson Trophy.^[4]

Honours

Caledonia North League Three^[5]
- Champions (1): 2018–19
Caledonia North Bowl Competition^[5]
- Champions (1): 2018–19
National Bowl Competition^[5]
- Champions (1): 2018–19
Dundee HSFP Sevens^[6]
- Champions (1): 1906
Orkney Sevens^[7]
- Champions (1): 1975
Caithness Sevens^[8]
- Champions (1): 1977
Garioch Sevens^[9]
- Champions (3): 1978, 1991, 2016
Banff Sevens^[10]
- Champions (2): 1999, 2015

Notable former players

Scotland

The following former Aberdeenshire players have represented Scotland at international level.

Ken Scotland

Gregor Sharp

North and Midlands

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

Ken Scotland

I. L. Robb^[11]

J. E. Snape^[12]

Former rugby commentator Bill McLaren also played for the club.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Roving Reporter: Aberdeenshire's resurgence is good news for North East rugby". The Offside Line. 25 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b Cryle, Ryan. "Aberdeen's Sports Awards 2019: Revitalised city rugby club nominated for prize". Eveningexpress.co.uk.
^ "Leopards Touch Rugby Club". Leopardstouch.org.
^ "Aberdeenshire Sevens". Scottishsevens.sport.blog. 9 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Nixon, Jack. "Sense of what might have been for Aberdeenshire RFC with season declared null and void". Eveningexpress.co.uk.
^ "Dundee HSFP Sevens". Scottishsevens.sport.blog. 9 June 2019.
^ "Orkney Sevens". Scottishsevens.sport.blog. 8 June 2019.
^ "Caithness Sevens". Scottishsevens.sport.blog. 7 June 2019.
^ "Garioch Sevens". Scottishsevens.sport.blog. 7 June 2019.
^ "Banff Sevens". Scottishsevens.sport.blog. 29 June 2019.
^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com.
^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". News.google.com. Retrieved 28 May 2022.

v t e Rugby union in Aberdeen
Governing body	North of Scotland District Rugby Union
URC/European Champions Cup teams	Caledonia Reds (disbanded)
National League teams	Aberdeen GSFP Gordonians RFC
Regional Leagues teams	Aberdeenshire RFC Aberdeen Taexali Aberdeen Wanderers Aberdeen Exiles Aberdeen Strollers Dyce RFC North Police Scotland RFC
College and university teams	Aberdeen University RFC Aberdeen University Medics RFC Robert Gordon University RFC North East Scotland College RFC
Women's rugby	Aberdeen University Women Robert Gordon University Women
Defunct clubs	Aberdeen Nomads Police Scotland - North East Queens Cross RFC
Stadiums and related articles	Countesswells Rubislaw Playing Fields

v t e Scottish Rugby Union Caledonia Championships 2021–22
Caledonia Region Division 1	Aberdeen Wanderers RFC Blairgowrie RFC Caithness Dunfermline RFC Ellon RFC Garioch RFC Glenrothes RFC Grangemouth Stags Hillfoots RFC Orkney RFC
Caledonia Midlands Division 2	Alloa RFC Carnoustie HSFP Dundee University Medics Harris Academicals RFC Kinross RFC Madras Rugby Panmure
Caledonia North Division 2	Aberdeenshire RFC Banff RFC Mackie Academy RFC Moray RFC North Police Scotland RFC Ross Sutherland RFC
Caledonia Midlands Division 3	Bannockburn RFC Crieff and Strathearn RFC Dundee Morgan Montrose and District RFC Rosyth Sharks Waid Academy F.P.
Caledonia North Division 3	Aberdeen University RFC Huntly RFC Kinloss RFC RAF Lossiemouth RFC Shetland RFC Stornoway RFC
Caledonia Midlands Division 4	Aberfeldy RFC Arbroath RFC Bo'ness RFC Stobswell RFC
Caledonia North Division 4	Aberdeen Taexali Aberdeen University Medics RFC Deeside RFC Dyce RFC Fraserburgh RFC Inverness Craig Dunain RFC Peterhead RFC Turriff RFC
Caledonia Midlands Non-League	Abertay University RFC Dundee University RFC Stirling University RFC University of St Andrews RFC
Caledonia North Non-League	Robert Gordon University RFC

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