Boroughmuir RFC is a rugby union club in the Scottish Rugby Union. The club's home ground is Meggetland, in southwest Edinburgh and the club plays in the . Between the 2019-2020 and 2023-2024 seasons the club ran a men's professional side known as the Boroughmuir Bears which competed in the Super 6 league and Super Sprint competitions.

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 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 straight back up to the top division. The record is held by Heriots FP who have never been relegated. Boroughmuir became the first team to win the Scottish Cup "back to back" in 2001, and the first team to win it three times in 2015.

The club were awarded one of the semi pro Super Six franchises to commence season 2019/20. Former Scotland International Graham Shiel has been appointed head coach of the Super Six Squad

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.

Sevens

The club run the Boroughmuir / Capital Sevens tournament.

Honours

Scottish Premiership Champions (3): 1990–91, 2002–03, 2007–08 Scottish National League Division One Champions (2): 1999–00, 2013–14 Scottish Cup Champions (4): 1999–00, 2000–01, 2004–05, 2014-15 Runners-Up (1): 1996-97 Capital Sevens Champions (2): 2010, 2012 Glasgow City Sevens Champions (1): 2003 Melrose Sevens Champions (2): 1963, 2002 Kelso Sevens Champions (1): 1977 Langholm Sevens Champions (2): 1975, 1978 Hawick Sevens Champions (3): 1978, 1987, 2019 Gala Sevens Champions (1): 2006 Peebles Sevens Champions (5): 1959, 1969, 1980, 2003, 2006 Selkirk Sevens Champions (1): 2019 Walkerburn Sevens Champions (3): 1931, 1933, 1949 North Berwick Sevens Champions (1): 2021 Edinburgh Charity Sevens Champions (1): 1970 Royal HSFP Sevens Champions (5): 1973, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1983 Portobello Sevens Champions (2): 1986, 1987 Caithness Sevens Champions (2): 1995, 1998 Forrester Sevens Champions (2): 1988, 1989 Alloa Sevens Champions (1): 1984 Lismore Sevens Champions (9): 1974, 1980, 1981, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001 Penicuik Sevens Champions (3): 1994, 1995, 1998 Holy Cross Sevens Champions (1): 1998 Haddington Sevens Champions (6): 1976, 1980, 1981, 1994, 2008, 2019 Glasgow Academicals Sevens Champions (1): 1970 Kilmarnock Sevens Champions (5): 1961, 1969, 1970, 1976, 1977 Musselburgh Sevens Champions (4): 1961, 1969, 1970, 1972 Kirkcaldy Sevens Champions (4): 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955 Howe of Fife Sevens Champions (1): 1987 Stirling Sevens Champions (2): 1951, 2011 Currie Sevens Champions (3): 1983, 1989, 1996 Edinburgh Northern Sevens Champions (1): 2011

Notable players Famous Boroughmuir players with international rugby honours: Ken Ross, the first capped Boroughmuir player, 10 Scottish caps 1961–63 Sean Lineen, Scotland International the original kilted Kiwi and former Boroughmuir coach. Current Scotland Under 20 Coach Iain Paxton, British Lions Scotland & Barbarians forward and former Boroughmuir, Edinburgh & Scotland U-21 coach Derek Stark, Scotland winger Mike Blair, British Lions and Scotland scrum half Chris Cusiter, British Lions and Scotland scrum half Tom Palmer, England lock Peter Wright, British Lions and Scotland prop former 1st XV head coach & BBC Radio Scotland rugby pundit Bruce Hay, British Lions, Scotland & Barbarians Full Back & Wing, former head coach and director of rugby Alasdair Strokosch, Scotland flanker Norrie Rowan, Scotland & Barbarians Prop member of 1984 Grand Slam squad Bill Watson, Scotland & Barbarians No 8, Former SRU Chief Executive and Current Boroughmuir Vice Chairman Stuart Reid, Scotland No 8 and former forwards coach also played at Leeds & Narbonne Dave Callam, Scotland No 8 and flanker Graham Hogg, Scotland Centre and former coach Graeme Beveridge, Scotland Scrum Half Chris Tregaskis, New Zealand Second Row Damien Hoyland, Scotland International & Scotland 7's Sep Visser, Wing, Dutch International, brother of Scotland International Tim Visser

Andy Rose, Zimbabwe International and Captain, Scotland Club International Magnus Bradbury, Scotland International & Scotland 7's Jake Kerr, Scotland International

Famous former players associated with Boroughmuir RFC:-

Murray Buchan, Scrum Half & Team GB Olympic Half Pipe Skier 2014 & 2018 Winter Games Ben Fisher, Former Scotland Under 20 Forwards Coach, New Zealand Rugby Performance Coach, Scotland Club International Kevin Park, Flanker, Glasgow Jim Fleming MBE, International Referee Peter Hoffmann (runner), former Boroughmuir High School rugby player international athlete and author Ronnie Browne, former winger and member of folk duo The Corries

References

Sources

Massie, Allan: A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; ) Ian Nicholson '75 Years : A History Of Boroughmuir Rugby Club' Colin Renton edinburghnews.Scotsman.com/rugby/Boroughmuir-Rugby-Club-face-oldest-foes.5804593.jp 9Nov2009 Jamie Scott Craig Dawson

External links

Edinburgh Evening News, 10 November 2006.