Heriot's Rugby Club
Heriot's Rugby Club, formerly known as Heriot's FP, is one of Scotland's senior rugby football clubs in the Scottish Rugby Union. The Men's 1st XV play in the and the women play in.
Between the 2019-2020 and 2023-2024 seasons the club ran a men's semi-professional side which competed in the Super 6 league and Super Sprint competitions.
History
The club's home is in the Goldenacre area in Edinburgh. The rugby club, founded in 1890, was originally intended for former pupils of George Heriot's School, but is now an open club, welcoming rugby players of all levels.Player development starts with a highly successful Mini/Midi Section and moves onto the senior levels. The club has coaching staff that are very well respected in Scottish rugby. Heriot's Rugby club are the only Scottish club never to have been relegated from the first division.
The team had the surprising honour of having a player, Chris Fusaro, called for Scotland A national [rugby union team|Scotland A] for the IRB Nations Cup, in 2010. He was the only amateur player called and it was announced that he was joining Glasgow Warriors.
Current men's squad
drafted players:Former Heriot's Players, signed for professional teams from Heriot's:
- Cam Jones - Ospreys
- Cameron Hutchison - Edinburgh Rugby
- Elliot Young - Exeter Chiefs
- Sophie Langford - Exeter Chiefs
Sevens tournament
The club ran an Under 20s Sevens tournament. The teams played for the Goldenacre Cup.Notable players
- Andy Irvine most capped international.
- Ken Scotland
- Dan Drysdale
- Jimmy Kerr
- John Craig
- Tommy Gray
- Ian Thomson
- Colin Blaikie
- Ian Smith
- Kenny Milne
- David Milne
- Bruce Douglas
- Simon Taylor
- John Beattie
- Jimmy Kerr
- Roy Kinnear
- Kelvin Hendrie
- Iain Milne
- Gavin Cameron
- Douglas Muir
- Cornell du Preez
- David Kerr
Honours
Men
- Scottish Unofficial Championship
- * Champions : 1919–20, 1922–23, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1949–50Scottish Premiership
- * Champions : 1978–79, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2014–15, 2015-16
- * Runners-Up : 2004–05, 2008–09Scottish Cup
- * Champions: 2002–03, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2015-16
- * Runners-Up: 2007–08, 2018-19
- Heriots Sevens
- * Champions: 1951, 1956, 1957
- Langholm Sevens
- * Champions : 1926, 1928, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1954
- Melrose Sevens
- * Champions : 1923, 1954, 1957, 1958
- Hawick Sevens
- * Champions : 1905, 1922, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1947, 1954, 1999
- Gala Sevens
- * Champions : 1973, 2008
- Jed-Forest Sevens
- * Champions : 1925, 1933, 1938, 1939, 1955, 1958, 1987, 2006, 2012
- Peebles Sevens
- * Champions : 1951, 1953, 1958, 1964, 1978, 1983, 1985
- Selkirk Sevens
- * Champions : 1926, 1935
- Walkerburn Sevens
- * Champions : 1953, 1954, 1979, 1982
- Middlesex Sevens
- * Champions : 1949
- Edinburgh Northern Sevens
- * Champions : 1988, 1994, 1999, 2007, 2012
- Huddersfield Sevens
- * Champions: 1951
Women
- Edinburgh City Sevens
- * Champions : 2023