Glasgow University RFC

"GURFC" redirects here. For the Georgetown University Rugby Football Club, see Georgetown University Rugby Football Club.

Glasgow University Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. The men's side play in the university league; the women's side play in the Scottish Womens Non-League.

Glasgow University

Full name	Glasgow University Rugby Football Club
Union	SRU
Founded	1869; 156 years ago (1869)
Location	Glasgow, Scotland
Ground(s)	Garscube
Captain(s)	Andy Gillespie
League(s)	Men:  West Non League  Women:  Scottish Womens Non-League
2019–20	Men:  West Division Non League  Women:  Scottish Womens West Three, 7th of 7 (relegated)
Team kit

History

GURFC was formed in 1869 and is one of the university's oldest student groups, predating the Glasgow University Sports Association (GUSA), to which it is now affiliated.

The team plays in black and gold, the colours of the university.

The club is a founding member of the Scottish Rugby Union and has fielded thirteen full internationalists.

In a remarkably successful 2016/17 season the 1st XV finished 1st in BUCS Scottish 1A^[1] as well as winning the BUCS Trophy.^[2] The 2nd XV finished 4th in BUCS Scottish 2A^[3] as well as reaching the final of the Scottish Conference Cup.^[4] The 3rd XV narrowly missed out on promotion coming 2nd in BUCS Scottish 4A.^[5] The club also had 7 representatives in the Scottish Students squad who defeated the Scotland U19s in February.^[6]

Involved in multiple controversial incidents, the club has been branded a shambles both internally and amongst the wider student population in recent years.^[7]

Glasgow University Sevens

Glasgow University runs its own Sevens tournament. This began in 1898 with a tournament at Gilmorehill.^[8]

Honours

Men

• Glasgow University Sevens
  • Champions: 1950, 1971
• Clydesdale Sevens
  • Champions: 1994^[9]
• Bearsden Sevens
  • Champions: 1969, 1979^[10]
• Kilmarnock Sevens
  • Champions: 1940, 1945^[11]
• Ayr Sevens
  • Champions: 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1954^[12]
• Greenock Sevens^[13]
  • Champions: 1951, 1952
• Helensburgh Sevens^[14]
  • Champions: 2013
• Tennents west reserve league division 3 north
  • Champions: 2022
• North East Sevens^[15]
  • Champions: 2019

Notable players

Men

The first GURFC Scotland cap was Duncan MacLeod in 1886.^[16]

• Hugh MacKintosh, 16 caps, 1930–32.^[16][17]
• Louis Leisler Greig, Scotland and 1903 British Lions.^[18]
• Arthur Smith, 33 caps for Scotland ^[19]
• Henry Melville Napier, capped for Glasgow District while with the university, later capped internationally for Scotland in 1877-79 when at West of Scotland. Became a noted shipbuilder and founder of Napier and Miller.
• Neil Cameron
• Adam Nicol
• Alexander Stevenson
• George Robb
• Alexander Malcolm

SRU presidents

Former Glasgow University players have been President of the SRU:

• 1888–89 Robert Bruce Young