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Strathendrick RFC

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Strathendrick Rugby Football Club
Full nameStrathendrick Rugby Football Club
UnionScottish Rugby Union
Nickname(s)Endrick
Founded1975; 49 years ago (1975)
LocationFintry, Scotland
Ground(s)Ruth Menzies Field, Fintry
PresidentScotland William Kay
Coach(es)New Zealand Eddie Roche
Captain(s)Scotland Stephen Taylor
League(s)West Division One
2019–20West Division One, 9th of 10
Team kit
Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/strathendrickrfc/

Strathendrick RFC is a rugby union side based in Fintry, Stirlingshire. The 1st XV play in West Division One.

History

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The club was founded in 1975.

It has a tradition of touring; and it has toured in Kansas (1992) and Toronto (2001).[1]

They have an active mini and midi set up which works closely with the local primary schools and the local high school, Balfron High School.

Ties with Aberystwyth

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The club plays an annual match with Aberystwyth RFC.

The 1987 clash when the Welsh club took its turn to visit Strathendrick was notable.

The local newspaper The Stirling Observer of 20 March 1987 noted this in the match's build-up:[2]

On Friday of this week, Strathendrick renew their association with Aberystwyth who are staying at Fintry for two days prior to the Murrayfield match. The Welsh club, captained by former England cap Mark Keyworth, are very experienced but Endrick hope to provide an entertaining contest.

However Keyworth did not play in the match, and Brian Isaac captained the Welsh side. From The Stirling Observer of 27 March 1987:[3]

The annual reunion match between Aberystwyth and Strathendrick rugby clubs took place last week. Most of the events from a memorable weekend will go unreported but Endrick's club records will proudly show Friday's 14-3 win over not inconsiderable opposition. Scott Mitchell came in for Gary Heron who sustained a rib injury in mid week.
The home side went ahead when Ken Hendry kicked a 35 yard penalty. Exchanges were fairly even until midway through the first half when Graeme Mitchell powered over for an unconverted try. In the closing minutes of the first half Endrick added a second try from a scrum. The visitors won their own ball but a mighty shove drove them off it and Robert Morrison touched down. Aberystwyth got on the scoresheet from the restart when Gary Williams kicked a 30 yard penalty. Despite a number of close calls at each end the only score in that period was another penalty from the boot of Ken Hendry.

Aberystwyth: G. Williams, M. Beechley, E. Watts, K. Phillips, K. Griffiths, T. Lewis, G. Thomas, D. Gwynne, B. Isaac (captain), E. Evans, A. Jones, H. Rees, T. Rees, G. Lewis, C. Thomas.
Strathendrick: I. Somerville, C. Kerr, G. Mitchell, K. McNeilis, R. Mair, K. Hendry, I. Ross, K. Gilgour, G. Gilfillan, R. Simpson, S. Campbell, G. Yuill, R. Telfer, R. Morrison (captain), S. Mitchell.

The referee was Mr. Ian Douglas.

Sevens

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The club runs the Strathendrick Sevens tournament.[4]

Current squad

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Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
James Wray Hooker Scotland Scotland
Duncan MacEachern Hooker Scotland Scotland
Stuart Forsyth Hooker Scotland Scotland
Tam McNeill Hooker Scotland Scotland
Michael O'Connell Prop Scotland Scotland
Gordon Yuill Prop Scotland Scotland
Conor Gibson(vc) Prop Scotland Scotland
Andrew McVean Prop Scotland Scotland
Mark Scott Prop Scotland Scotland
Gregor Harvey Prop Scotland Scotland
Aron Qvarnström Lock Sweden Sweden
Axel Qvarnström Lock Sweden Sweden
Stuart Campbell Lock Scotland Scotland
Ben Connor Lock Scotland Scotland
Sandy Duff Lock Scotland Scotland
Sandy Cuthbertson Lock Scotland Scotland
Johnny Eckersley Lock Scotland Scotland
Duncan McEwan Lock Scotland Scotland
Jamie McKechnie Lock Scotland Scotland
Murray Calderwood Flanker Scotland Scotland
Quentin Taquet Flanker France France
Bobby Holmes Flanker Scotland Scotland
Alan MacDonald Flanker Scotland Scotland
Ewan MacKay Flanker Scotland Scotland
James Ogilvie Flanker Scotland Scotland
Alan Vickers Flanker Scotland Scotland
George Gourlie Number 8 England England
Gavin Scott Number 8 Scotland Scotland
Player Position Union
Rory Doyle Scrum-half Ireland Ireland
Sam Greenock Scrum-half Scotland Scotland
Ryan Davies Scrum-half Wales Wales
Paul Ainsworth Scrum-half Scotland Scotland
Kyle Campbell (c) Fly-half Scotland Scotland
Douglas Duff Fly-half Scotland Scotland
Rory Kerr Centre Scotland Scotland
Tim Moore Centre England England
Angus North Centre Scotland Scotland
Callum Jackson Centre Scotland Scotland
Ali Campbell-Birkett Centre Scotland Scotland
Anthony Eckersley Centre Scotland Scotland
James Cuthbertson Centre Scotland Scotland
Oscar Armstrong Wing Scotland Scotland
Ben Anderson Wing Scotland Scotland
Stuart Macdonald Wing Scotland Scotland
Douglas Beaumont Wing Scotland Scotland
Will McGhee Wing Scotland Scotland
Stuart McGill Wing Scotland Scotland
Scott Ross Wing Scotland Scotland
Ruairidh McLaughlin Wing Scotland Scotland
Callum Robertson Wing Scotland Scotland
Dave Beaumont Fullback Scotland Scotland
Martin Fisher Fullback Scotland Scotland
Drew MacDonald Fullback Scotland Scotland

Notable Players – Past and Present

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  • Scotland Stewart Campbell (Former Scottish International Rugby Player 1995–1998)
  • Scotland Rory Kerr (three caps for Scotland)
  • Scotland Colin Gregor (Former Scotland's 7s Captain, most capped Scotland 7s player)

Honours

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  • Glasgow Warriors Community Hero of the Year 2022-23
    • Steven McCooey

References

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  1. ^ "History". www.strathendrickrfc.com.
  2. ^ "Register". Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Register". Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Strathendrick Sevens". 7 June 2019.