{{Short description|Scottish rugby union club, based in Edinburgh}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}} {{Use British English|date=January 2018}} {{Infobox rugby team | teamname = Heriot's | image = Heriot rfc logo.png | imagesize = 100 | union = SRU | founded = {{Start date and age|1890}} | location = Edinburgh, Scotland | ground = Goldenacre Sports Ground (Capacity: 3,000+<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/rugby-union|title=Rugby Union | Edinburgh News|website=www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com}}</ref>) | president = Stewart Mustard | coach = Nedo Edwards | url = https://heriotsrugbyclub.co.uk/ | league = {{color box|#DAEFF6|Men:}} {{Scottish rugby updater|Heriots}}<br/>{{color box|#DAEFF6|Women:}} {{Scottish rugby updater|WomenHeriots}} | season = {{Scottish rugby updater|Heriots2}} | position = {{color box|#DAEFF6|Men:}} {{Scottish rugby updater|Heriots3}}<br/>{{color box|#DAEFF6|Women:}} {{Scottish rugby updater|WomenHeriots3}} | pattern_la1 = _white_hoops | pattern_b1 = _whitehoops | pattern_ra1 = _white_hoops | pattern_sh1 = | pattern_so1 = _whitetop | leftarm1 = 000055 | body1 = 000055 | rightarm1 = 000055 | shorts1 = 000055 | socks1 = 000055 }} '''Heriot's Rugby Club''', formerly known as '''Heriot's FP''', is one of Scotland's senior rugby football clubs in the Scottish Rugby Union. The Men's 1st XV play in the {{Scottish rugby updater|Heriots}} and the women play in {{Scottish rugby updater|WomenHeriots}}.
Between the 2019-2020 and 2023-2024 seasons the club ran a men's semi-professional side which competed in the Super 6 league and Super Sprint competitions.
==History==
The club's home is in the Goldenacre area in Edinburgh.<ref name="Bath">Bath, p89</ref> The rugby club, founded in 1890, was originally intended for former pupils of George Heriot's School, but is now an open club, welcoming rugby players of all levels.<ref name=Bath/>
Player development starts with a highly successful Mini/Midi Section and moves onto the senior levels. The club has coaching staff that are very well respected in Scottish rugby. Heriot's Rugby club are the only Scottish club never to have been relegated from the first division.
The team had the surprising honour of having a player, Chris Fusaro, called for Scotland A for the IRB Nations Cup, in 2010. He was the only amateur player called and it was announced that he was joining Glasgow Warriors.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/scottish/8690670.stm|title=Fusaro handed Scotland A chance|date=18 May 2010|via=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>
==Current men's squad==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; font-size:90%; width:70%" |- ! colspan="100%" | Heriot's Rugby Super Series squad |- valign="top" | '''Props''' * {{flagicon|SCO}} Struan Cessford * {{flagicon|SCO}} Chris Keen * {{flagicon|SCO}} Euan McLaren * {{flagicon|SCO}} Josh Scott * {{flagicon|SCO}} Cairn Ramsay
'''Hookers''' * {{flagicon|SCO}} Cammy Fenton * {{flagicon|SCO}} Michael Liness * {{flagicon|SCO}} Duncan Hood
'''Locks''' * {{flagicon|SCO}} Jamie Campbell * {{flagicon|POL}} Ronan Seydak
||
'''Back row''' * {{flagicon|SCO}} Ben Smith * {{flagicon|SCO}} Ruairidh Leishman * {{flagicon|SCO}} Charlie Jupp * {{flagicon|SCO}} Wallace Nelson * {{flagicon|SCO}} Callum Anderson * {{flagicon|SCO}} Iain Wilson (c)
'''Scrum halves''' * {{flagicon|SCO}} Euan McAra * {{flagicon|SCO}} Fin Campbell * {{flagicon|SCO}} Sinjin Broad * {{flagicon|SCO}} Andrew Simmers
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'''Fly halves''' * {{flagicon|IRE|rugby union}} Bruce Houston * {{flagicon|WAL}} Ross Jones
'''Centres''' * {{flagicon|SCO}} Grant Hughes * {{flagicon|SCO}} Matt Davidson
'''Wings''' * {{flagicon|SCO}} Ben Evans * {{flagicon|SCO}} Lewis Wells * {{flagicon|ENG}} George Barber * {{flagicon|SCO}} Sam Pecqueur
'''Fullbacks''' * {{flagicon|SCO}} Dan King * {{flagicon|SCO}} Liam Richman
|- | colspan="100%" style="text-align:center;" | (c) denotes the team captain, '''Bold''' denotes internationally capped players. <br/> <sup>*</sup> denotes players qualified to play for Scotland on residency or dual nationality. |}
Edinburgh Rugby drafted players:
* {{flagicon|SCO}} Jack Blain * {{flagicon|SCO}} Murray McCallum
Former Heriot's Players, signed for professional teams from Heriot's: * {{flagicon|SCO}} Cam Jones - Ospreys * {{flagicon|SCO}} Cameron Hutchison - Edinburgh Rugby * {{flagicon|SCO}} Elliot Young - Exeter Chiefs * {{flagicon|SCO}} Sophie Langford - Exeter Chiefs
==Sevens tournament==
The club ran an Under 20s Sevens tournament. The teams played for the Goldenacre Cup.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/heriots-sevens/|title=Heriots Sevens|date=26 August 2022}}</ref>
==Notable players== * Andy Irvine most capped international (51 caps for Scotland, 1974, 1977, 1980 British and Irish Lions).<ref name=Bath/> * Ken Scotland (27 caps for Scotland, 1959 British and Irish Lions)<ref name=Bath/><ref name="Encycl">Jones, p44</ref> * Dan Drysdale (26 caps for Scotland, 1924 British and Irish Lions) <ref name=Bath/><ref name=Encycl/> * Jimmy Kerr<ref name=Bath/> * John Craig * Tommy Gray<ref name=Bath/> * Ian Thomson<ref name=Bath/> * Colin Blaikie<ref name=Bath/> * Ian Smith<ref name=Bath/> * Kenny Milne (39 caps for Scotland, 1993 British and Irish Lions) * David Milne<ref name=Bath/> * Bruce Douglas * Simon Taylor (56 caps for Scotland, 2001, 2005 British and Irish Lions) * John Beattie (25 Caps for Scotland, 1980, 1983, 1986 British and Irish Lions) * Jimmy Kerr * Roy Kinnear (3 caps for Scotland, 1929 British and Irish Lions) * Kelvin Hendrie * Iain Milne (44 caps for Scotland, 1983 British and Irish Lions) * Gavin Cameron * Douglas Muir * Cornell du Preez * David Kerr
==Honours==
===Men===
* Scottish Unofficial Championship ** Champions (5): 1919–20, 1922–23, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1949–50 * '''Scottish Premiership''' ** '''Champions (5): 1978–79, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2014–15, 2015-16''' ** ''Runners-Up (2): 2004–05, 2008–09'' * '''Scottish Cup''' ** '''Champions: (4) 2002–03, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2015-16''' ** ''Runners-Up: (2) 2007–08, 2018-19'' * Heriots Sevens<ref name="auto"/> ** Champions: 1951, 1956, 1957 * Langholm Sevens ** Champions (6): 1926, 1928, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1954 * Melrose Sevens ** Champions (4): 1923, 1954, 1957, 1958 * Hawick Sevens ** Champions (8): 1905, 1922, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1947, 1954, 1999 * Gala Sevens ** Champions (2): 1973, 2008 *Jed-Forest Sevens ** Champions (9): 1925, 1933, 1938, 1939, 1955, 1958, 1987, 2006, 2012 *Peebles Sevens ** Champions (7): 1951, 1953, 1958, 1964, 1978, 1983, 1985 *Selkirk Sevens ** Champions (2): 1926, 1935 *Walkerburn Sevens ** Champions (4): 1953, 1954, 1979, 1982 *Middlesex Sevens ** Champions (1): 1949 * Edinburgh Northern Sevens ** Champions (5): 1988, 1994, 1999, 2007, 2012<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scottishsevens.sport.blog/inverleith-sevens/|title=Edinburgh Northern Sevens|date=7 June 2019}}</ref> * Huddersfield Sevens ** Champions: 1951<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19510430/089/0004 |title=Register |access-date=March 17, 2023 |url-access=subscription |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref>
===Women===
*Edinburgh City Sevens<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=680159834121975&set=a.455182173286410 Winners Women's Open]</ref> ** Champions (1): 2023
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
;Sources {{refbegin}} # Bath, Richard (ed.) ''The Complete Book of Rugby'' (Seven Oaks Ltd, 1997 {{ISBN|1-86200-013-1}}) # Godwin, Terry ''Complete Who's Who of International Rugby'' (Cassell, 1987, {{ISBN|0-7137-1838-2}}) # Jones, J.R. ''Encyclopedia of Rugby Union Football'' (Robert Hale, London, 1976 {{ISBN|0-7091-5394-5}}) # Massie, Allan ''A Portrait of Scottish Rugby'' (Polygon, Edinburgh; {{ISBN|0-904919-84-6}}) {{refend}}
==External links== * {{official website}}
{{SRU premiership}} {{SRU Womens Leagues}} {{Rugby union in Edinburgh}}
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