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| Full name | Glasgow University Rugby Football Club | |
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| Union | SRU | |
| Founded | 1869; 156 years ago (1869) | |
| Location | Glasgow,Scotland | |
| Ground | Garscube | |
| Captain | 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) | |
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Glasgow University Rugby Football Club is arugby union club at theUniversity of Glasgow inScotland. The men's side play in the university league; the women's side play in theScottish Womens Non-League.
GURFC was formed in 1869 and is one of the university's oldest student groups, predating theGlasgow 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 theScottish 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 ashambles both internally and amongst the wider student population in recent years.[7]
Glasgow University runs its own Sevens tournament. This began in 1898 with a tournament at Gilmorehill.[8]
The first GURFCScotland cap wasDuncan MacLeod in 1886.[16]
Former Glasgow University players have been President of the SRU:
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