Jordanhill Rugby Football Club was a rugby union football club based in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded as a club for the students and former students of Jordanhill College, it lasted until 1988 when it merged with Hillhead RFC to form Hillhead Jordanhill RFC.
Jordanhill College Jordanhill College was planned in 1913 as a teacher training college. On the outbreak of the First World War, the building of the campus was delayed but Jordanhill School was completed in 1920 and the teaching college was completed in 1921.
Rugby A rugby team, Jordanhill College RFC, was formed. The club used the campus grounds at Southbrae Drive in Jordanhill for their matches. Jordanhill College School Former Pupils RFC played their matches at Kilmardinny in Bearsden and Victoria Park, Jordanhill. The college and school teams merged in 1965.Jordanhill v Gordonians 13 November 1965 match report
Merger The club was merged with Hillhead RFC (formerly the rugby club of the former pupils of Hillhead High School) in 1988 to form Hillhead Jordanhill RFC.
Club Honours Scottish Unofficial Championship Champions: 1969 Glasgow City Sevens Champions: 1952, 1953, 1954 Allan Glen's Sevens Champions: 1975, 1979 Lenzie Sevens Champions: 1969, 1973 Hillhead HSFP Sevens Champions: 1976 Glasgow University Sevens Champions: 1974 Kilmarnock Sevens Champions: 1954 Ayr Sevens Champions: 1982 Hyndland Sevens Champions: 1969
Notable former players
Former coaches Bill Dickinson, Scotland national rugby union coach, 1971–77. Richie Dixon, Scotland national rugby union coach 1995–98, Glasgow Warriors Head Coach 1999-2002 Hugh Campbell, Glasgow Warriors Head Coach 2003-06
Scotland internationalists
Ron Glasgow Ian McLauchlan Gordon Strachan Jim Carswell Richie Dixon
Glasgow District players
J.H. Roxburgh J. MacLauchlan I. MacLauchlan Jim Carswell I. Cosgrove Richie Dixon C.S. Bisset P. Gallacher D.L. Turner W.J. Laurie J. Buchanan A.D. Armstrong Hugh Campbell Wes Wyroslawski B.A. Rankin J. Henderson J. Douglas
References
External links Playing Rugby for Jordanhill College Rugby Football Club 1958 - 1966 John Henderson ‘The Boot’ Remembers