Union Scottish Rugby Union 2015–16 5th Ground Meggetland Sports Complex League Scottish Premiership | President Bill Noble Founded 1919 Location Edinburgh, United Kingdom | |
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Full name Boroughmuir Rugby & Community Sports Club Coach(es) Peter Wright Head Coach Johnny Ells Backs Neil Wood Front Row | ||
Boroughmuir RFC is a rugby union football club in the Scottish Rugby Union. Founded in 1919 and admitted to the SRU in 1939, it was originally restricted to former pupils of Boroughmuir High School. The badge is derived from Boroughmuir High School and they acquired it in 1913. Although it has lost that direct connection, the home ground and navy blue/emerald colours are unchanged.The club's home ground is Meggetland, in southwest Edinburgh and the club plays in the Scottish Premiership. The club won the Scottish unofficial club rugby championship in the 1954–55 and 1972–73 seasons. The club have the second longest number of seasons in the top division having only been relegated twice and on both occasions bouncing strait back up to the top division. The record is held by Heriots FP who have never been relegated.
Recent honours include Premiership champions in 1990–91, 2002–03 and 2007–08, cup winners in 2000, 2001, 2005 (making history by becoming the first team to win the trophy 'back to back', and then the first team to win it three times) and 2015. Melrose Sevens winners in 1963, 1975 and 2002.
The club's ground (Meggetland) has recently undergone major development to turn it into one of the premier facilities in Scottish rugby. A new stand and clubhouse were built, along with new pitches for the 2nd and 3rd XV, an international standard all-weather hockey pitch and five-a-side football pitches.
