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Birkmyre RFC
Full nameBirkmyre Rugby Football Club
Union Scottish Rugby Union
Founded1976; 48 years ago (1976)
Location Kilmacolm, Scotland
Ground(s)Birkmyre Park
Coach(es)Andrew Lang
Captain(s)Michael Degnan
League(s) West Division Three
2019–20 West Division Three, 2nd in Conf 2
Team kit

Birkmyre RFC is a rugby union side based in Kilmacolm, Inverclyde, Scotland. [1] The club was founded in 1976. [2] They play their home games at Birkmyre Park in Kilmacolm. [3]

History

The club has a large focus on attracting youth members with currently 250 junior players registered at the club. [4] Glasgow Warriors players have help train Birkmyre RFC juniors in the past. [5]

The club received the SRU's prestigious Team of the Month award in 2010; and the club president received it at Murrayfield in front of a sell-out crowd there to watch Scotland play South Africa. Birkmyre was only the second Western region club to receive that honour in its existence. The club received the award for a number of points:- its excellent disciplinary record; installing floodlights; new gym and training facilities; community work; sponsorship of local events; midi and mini sections; and its development of youth teams. [6]

Work has been undertaken to increase the drainage at the rugby pitches at Birkmyre Park. [7] [8] This has cost £400,000. [9]

Notable former players

Men

  • Scotland Stephen Speirs - victim of the Bali Bombing in 2002. [10]

Women

  • Scotland Siobhan McMillan [11]

Honours

  • Clydesdale Sevens
    • Champions: 1995 [12]
  • Strathendrick Sevens
    • Champions: 1986 [13]

References

  1. ^ "Birkmyre Rugby Club (Broomknowe Road, Kilmacolm)". www.list.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Birkmyre Rugby Club (@BirkmyreRFC) | Twitter". twitter.com.
  3. ^ "How to get to Birkmyre Park Rugby Club in Kilmacolm by Bus or Train | Moovit". moovitapp.com.
  4. ^ "Information - Birkmyre Rugby Club". www.pitchero.com.
  5. ^ "Kids' rugby coaching with Warriors stars". Greenock Telegraph. 7 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Rugby club receive SRU honour". Greenock Telegraph. 7 December 2010.
  7. ^ "Inverclyde Council | Planning Permission Granted for Kilmacolm Park Drainage System". www.inverclyde.gov.uk. 19 June 2017.
  8. ^ Now, Inverclyde. "WORK To Start On Kilmacolm Park Drainage System". www.inverclydenow.com.
  9. ^ "Inverclyde Council | Pitch Perfect - New Drainage System for Kilmacolm Park". www.inverclyde.gov.uk. 29 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Farewell tributes for victim of Bali bomb". HeraldScotland. 16 November 2002.
  11. ^ https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-scotlands-siobhan-mcmillan-in-action-against-wales-a-in-the-rugby-107819074.html
  12. ^ "Clydesdale Sevens". June 7, 2019.
  13. ^ "Strathendrick Sevens". June 7, 2019.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Birkmyre RFC
Full nameBirkmyre Rugby Football Club
Union Scottish Rugby Union
Founded1976; 48 years ago (1976)
Location Kilmacolm, Scotland
Ground(s)Birkmyre Park
Coach(es)Andrew Lang
Captain(s)Michael Degnan
League(s) West Division Three
2019–20 West Division Three, 2nd in Conf 2
Team kit

Birkmyre RFC is a rugby union side based in Kilmacolm, Inverclyde, Scotland. [1] The club was founded in 1976. [2] They play their home games at Birkmyre Park in Kilmacolm. [3]

History

The club has a large focus on attracting youth members with currently 250 junior players registered at the club. [4] Glasgow Warriors players have help train Birkmyre RFC juniors in the past. [5]

The club received the SRU's prestigious Team of the Month award in 2010; and the club president received it at Murrayfield in front of a sell-out crowd there to watch Scotland play South Africa. Birkmyre was only the second Western region club to receive that honour in its existence. The club received the award for a number of points:- its excellent disciplinary record; installing floodlights; new gym and training facilities; community work; sponsorship of local events; midi and mini sections; and its development of youth teams. [6]

Work has been undertaken to increase the drainage at the rugby pitches at Birkmyre Park. [7] [8] This has cost £400,000. [9]

Notable former players

Men

  • Scotland Stephen Speirs - victim of the Bali Bombing in 2002. [10]

Women

  • Scotland Siobhan McMillan [11]

Honours

  • Clydesdale Sevens
    • Champions: 1995 [12]
  • Strathendrick Sevens
    • Champions: 1986 [13]

References

  1. ^ "Birkmyre Rugby Club (Broomknowe Road, Kilmacolm)". www.list.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Birkmyre Rugby Club (@BirkmyreRFC) | Twitter". twitter.com.
  3. ^ "How to get to Birkmyre Park Rugby Club in Kilmacolm by Bus or Train | Moovit". moovitapp.com.
  4. ^ "Information - Birkmyre Rugby Club". www.pitchero.com.
  5. ^ "Kids' rugby coaching with Warriors stars". Greenock Telegraph. 7 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Rugby club receive SRU honour". Greenock Telegraph. 7 December 2010.
  7. ^ "Inverclyde Council | Planning Permission Granted for Kilmacolm Park Drainage System". www.inverclyde.gov.uk. 19 June 2017.
  8. ^ Now, Inverclyde. "WORK To Start On Kilmacolm Park Drainage System". www.inverclydenow.com.
  9. ^ "Inverclyde Council | Pitch Perfect - New Drainage System for Kilmacolm Park". www.inverclyde.gov.uk. 29 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Farewell tributes for victim of Bali bomb". HeraldScotland. 16 November 2002.
  11. ^ https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-scotlands-siobhan-mcmillan-in-action-against-wales-a-in-the-rugby-107819074.html
  12. ^ "Clydesdale Sevens". June 7, 2019.
  13. ^ "Strathendrick Sevens". June 7, 2019.

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