Glenrothes RFC is a rugby union club based in Glenrothes, Fife, Scotland. Home matches are played at Carleton Park, Glenrothes.
History Founded in 1965, the club celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015.
Glenrothes currently competes in .
Glenrothes Sevens
The club run the Glenrothes Sevens tournament.
New Town Sevens
This Sevens tournament was peripatetic around the new towns of Scotland:- East Kilbride, Glenrothes, Cumbernauld, Livingston and Irvine. The town's rugby clubs of East Kilbride RFC, Glenrothes RFC, Cumbernauld RFC, Livingston RFC and Irvine RFC would play in a Sevens tournament to become the New Town Sevens Champions and the Scottish New Towns Cup.
Honours
Glenrothes Sevens Champions: 1981, 1982, 1984, 1995 Strathmore Sevens Champions: 1977 New Towns Sevens Champions: 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978 Dumbarton Sevens Champions: 1991 Waid Academy F.P. Sevens Champions: 1976, 1979, 1987 Alloa Sevens Champions: 1991 Midlands District Sevens Champions: 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982 Kirkcaldy Sevens Champions: 1978, 1979, 1983 Howe of Fife Sevens Champions: 1976, 1978, 2000
Notable former players
British and Irish Lions
Iain Paxton
Scotland internationalists
Dave McIvor Iain Paxton
Caledonia Reds players
Dave McIvor Jonathan Goldie
Edinburgh Rugby players
Sean Crombie Dave Young
See also Dunfermline RFC Howe of Fife RFC Kirkcaldy RFC
References
Bibliography
Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; )
External links Club website