Kirkcaldy RFC
Encyclopedia
Kirkcaldy Rugby Football Club are a rugby union
side from Kirkcaldy
, Fife
, Scotland
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The team was established in 1873 and currently play in Scottish Premiership division 3. Their home games are at Beveridge Park.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
side from Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. The town lies on a shallow bay on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth; SSE of Glenrothes, ENE of Dunfermline, WSW of Dundee and NNE of Edinburgh...
, Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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The team was established in 1873 and currently play in Scottish Premiership division 3. Their home games are at Beveridge Park.
Notable players
- Bob HowieBob HowieRobert Howie was a Scottish rugby union player for and Kirkcaldy RFC.He was capped seven times for between 1912-13. He also played for Kirkcaldy RFC, and was selected for the 1924 British Isles tour to South Africa.-Family:...
, Scotland internationalist - Dave HowieDave HowieDavid Dickie Howie was a Scottish rugby union player for and Kirkcaldy RFC. He died in the First World War.He was capped seven times for between 1912–13...
, Scotland internationalist