# Garnock RFC > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Garnock_RFC > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Garnock_RFC.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garnock_RFC > Source revision: 1322357535 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Garnock Rugby Club** is an amateur [rugby union](/source/Rugby_union) club based in [Glengarnock](/source/Glengarnock) in [Scotland](/source/Scotland). They currently play in . ## History The club was formed in 1972 as the result of a merger of the [Old Spierians](/source/Old_Spierians) and Dalry High School FP clubs.[1] This was a response to the amalgamation of feeder schools [Spier's](/source/Spier's_school) and Dalry High (along with Kilbirnie Central and Beith Academy) to form [Garnock Academy](/source/Kilbirnie#Education), which happened around the same time. The Old Spierians club had been founded in the early years of the 20th century and joined the [Scottish Rugby Union](/source/Scottish_Rugby_Union) in 1911. [National league competitions](/source/Scottish_National_Leagues) were introduced in Scotland in season 1973–74 and Garnock had some initial success, being promoted to Division 3. However, this was followed by a period of decline and in 1986 they were relegated to the [Glasgow District League](/source/Scottish_Regional_Leagues). During most of this early period, the club did not have a permanent home and played matches in Beith, Dalry and Kilbirnie. In 1985, a new clubhouse and playing fields were built on the site of the former Glengarnock steelworks[2] next to [Kilbirnie Loch](/source/Kilbirnie_Loch). After only eight years, the clubhouse was condemned by the local council as being fundamentally unsound and the club had to resort to using [Portakabins](/source/Portable_building) for changing facilities. Despite this setback, the 1990s were a period of success for the club, going from National League Division 7 to National League Division 3 in consecutive seasons. In 1999, Garnock were runners-up in the national Bowl competition. Success continued into the next decade, with the team gaining promotion to Premiership Division 3, being runners-up in the Shield in 2007[3] and winning the same competition in 2008.[4] In August 2009, the club announced plans to build a new clubhouse at Lochshore.[5] In June 2021, work began at Lochshore to build a new community hub featuring a café area as well as changing facilities to be used by the rugby clubs and other groups. This opened in September 2022.[6][7][8] ## Notable players See also: Category:Garnock RFC players Centre [Ian McInroy](/source/Ian_McInroy) played for the club in the 1990s before going on to captain Scotland under-21s and win several caps for the [Scotland 7s team](/source/Scotland_national_rugby_sevens_team). Winger [David Shedden](/source/David_Shedden), who played for [Old Spierians](/source/Old_Spierians) in the 1960s, won 15 caps for [Scotland](/source/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team) while playing for [West of Scotland](/source/West_of_Scotland_F.C.). ## Honours - [**Scottish National League Division** **Four**](/source/Scottish_National_League_Division_Four) - Champions: 2023–24 - **Scottish Rugby Shield** - Winners: 2007–08 - Runners-up: 2006–07 - Arran Sevens: 2023[9] - Greenock Sevens: 2024[10] ## References 1. ["Garnock Rugby Club - Club History"](https://web.archive.org/web/20080509143840/http://www.garnock.com/history.aspx). Archived from [the original](http://www.garnock.com/history.aspx) on May 9, 2008. 1. Bath, Richard (May 7, 2000). ["Seven-year itch for a clubhouse to call home has Garnock into self"](http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20000507/ai_n13948990). *[Sunday Herald](/source/Sunday_Herald)*. Retrieved March 13, 2009. 1. Stuart, Lewis (May 7, 2007). ["Hawks swoop on cup - but where are the fans?"](http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/rugby_union/article1756609.ece). *[The Times](/source/The_Times)*. Retrieved March 13, 2009.[dead link] 1. ["Garnock 31-24 Kirkcaldy: Garnock at last find winning formula for Murrayfield final"](http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/rugby/Garnock-3124-Kirkcaldy-Garnock-at.4049752.jp). *[The Scotsman](/source/The_Scotsman)*. May 5, 2008. Retrieved March 13, 2009. 1. ["Garnock Vision - New Clubhouse Project"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110711072828/http://www.garnock.com/vision/vision.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.garnock.com/vision/vision.html) on July 11, 2011. 1. ["Construction starts on exciting new venture at Lochshore"](https://web.archive.org/web/20211004143502/https://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/news/Construction-starts-on-exciting-new-venture-at-Lochshore.aspx). *[North Ayrshire](/source/North_Ayrshire)*. June 28, 2021. Archived from [the original](https://www.north-ayrshire.gov.uk/news/Construction-starts-on-exciting-new-venture-at-Lochshore.aspx) on October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021. 1. ["New Community Hub to be built in Garnock Valley"](https://c-c-g.co.uk/new-community-hub-garnock-valley/). *CCG Construction Group*. May 5, 2021. 1. ["Lochshore Community Hub, North Ayrshire"](https://arctechmu.co.uk/project/lochshore-community-hub-north-ayrshire/). *ArcTech MU*. Retrieved 2024-06-05. 1. ["Arran Sevens"](https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/arran-sevens/). June 10, 2019. 1. ["Greenock Sevens"](https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/greenock-sevens/). June 10, 2019. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Garnock RFC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garnock_RFC) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garnock_RFC?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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