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| Full name | East Kilbride Rugby Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Union | Scottish Rugby Union | |
| Founded | 1968/69; 1996 years ago (1968/69) | |
| Location | East Kilbride,Scotland | |
| Ground(s) | Torrance House | |
| President | Bruce Beggins | |
| Captain(s) | Mark Ellison | |
| League(s) | West Division One | |
| 2018–19 | West Division One, 3rd of 12 | |
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East Kilbride RFC are a rugby union side who are based in East Kilbride.
Established in 1968, their home games are played at the Torrance House ground withinCalderglen Country Park. The team currently compete in theWest Division One.
EKRFC moved to the Torrance Arena in 1971, which led to steady progress through the divisions, which finally saw them spend 3 seasons in Premier 2 and winning the BT shield.
The club run the East Kilbride Sevens.[1]
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 andIrvine RFC would play in a Sevens tournament to become the New Town Sevens Champions and the Scottish New Towns Cup.[2]
The following former East Kilbride players have representedGlasgow Warriors at professional level.
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