Dunfermline Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. The men's team currently plays in , while 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.

Honours

Men's Scottish Unofficial Championship Champions (1 + 1 shared): 1930–31, 1932-33 (with Hawick) Scottish National League Division 1 (fourth tier) Champions: 2001-02 Scottish National League Division 2 (fifth tier) Champions: 2000-01 Caledonia Region League Division 1 Champions: 2022-23 Scottish Rugby Shield Winners: 2011–12 Sevens 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 Champions (7): 1967, 1969, 1973, 1986, 1987, 1991, 2019

Notable players

Scotland internationalists

The following former Dunfermline players have represented Scotland at full international level. Jim Greenwood Harry LindMcLaren, Bill Talking of Rugby (1991, Stanley Paul, London ) F. L. Osler Ron Glasgow Alfred Wilson Gus Black Murray McCallum L. R. Currie Rhea Clarke M. M. Henderson C. H. C. Brown Elliann Clarke

Notable non-Scottish players

The following is a list of notable non-Scottish international representative former Glasgow players:

Wales Ronnie Boon

North and Midlands

The following former Dunfermline players have represented North and Midlands at provincial level. Ron Glasgow Jim Greenwood Tim Dunlop Sid Fowler

Glasgow Warriors

The following former Dunfermline players have represented Glasgow Warriors at professional level. Adam Nicol Fraser McKenzie

Edinburgh Rugby

Murray McCallum - Edinburgh Rugby Fraser McKenzie - Edinburgh Rugby, Sale Sharks, Newcastle Falcons

Notable outside of rugby

Michael Woodhouse, New Zealand Member of Parliament and Deputy Leader of the House

See also Glenrothes RFC Howe of Fife RFC Kirkcaldy RFC

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; )