# Hillhead RFC
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{{Short description|Defunct Scottish rugby union club, based in Glasgow}}
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{{Use British English|date=February 2017}}
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| union = [Scottish Rugby Union](/source/Scottish_Rugby_Union)
| fullname = Hillhead Rugby Football Club
| location = [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow), [Scotland](/source/Scotland)
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| founded = 1904
| disbanded = {{start date and age|1988}}
| ground = [Scotstoun Showgrounds](/source/Scotstoun_Stadium)
[Hughenden](/source/Hughenden%2C_Glasgow)
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'''Hillhead Rugby Football Club''' is a former rugby union football club based in [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow), [Scotland](/source/Scotland). Founded in 1904 as a club for former pupils of Hillhead High School, it lasted until 1988 when it merged with [Jordanhill RFC](/source/Jordanhill_RFC) to form Hillhead Jordanhill RFC.
==Foundation as a Sports Club==
Hillhead Sports Club was formed in 1902 as a private club for former pupils of [Hillhead High School](/source/Hillhead_High_School), catering for various sports including football, cricket, hockey and athletics.[{{cite web|title=History of Hillhead Sports Club|url=http://www.hillheadsportsclub.com/history/4587742197|website=Hillhead Sports Club|accessdate=18 August 2015}}]
==Rugby and Scotstoun==
A rugby team, Hillhead High School Former Pupils RFC, was formed in 1904. The club used the [Scotstoun Showgrounds](/source/Scotstoun_Stadium) as a home until 1922.
==Hughenden==
The Hillhead club sought to find a permanent home after the First World War, purchasing land at [Hughenden](/source/Hughenden%2C_Glasgow) in 1922. The club's new home, with its pavilion designed W. Hunter McNab, was officially opened on 24 May 1924.[{{cite book|last1=O'Brien|first1=Ged|title=Played in Glasgow|date=2010|publisher=Malavan Media|location=London|isbn=978-0-954744-557|pages=115–117}}]
Due to the growing popularity of the rugby team, a grandstand was built alongside the pitch in 1934, designed by local consulting engineers FA MacDonald. The stand was built of reinforced concrete with a cantilevered roof, unusual for the time. It was first used in September 1934, for a match between Hillhead and [Glasgow Academicals](/source/Glasgow_Academicals_RFC).
==Opening of the club==
In 1969, the clause restricting entry to the club to former students of Hillhead High School is removed to allow better recruitment and the club formerly becomes Hillhead RFC.
==Merger==
The club was merged with [Jordanhill RFC](/source/Jordanhill_RFC) (the rugby club of [Jordanhill College](/source/Jordanhill_College)) in 1988 to form [Hillhead Jordanhill RFC](/source/Hillhead_Jordanhill_RFC).
==Club Honours==
The club won the unofficial national title of Scotland in season 1933-34 (shared with Royal HSFP) and in season 1936-37 (shared with Watsonians).
* [Glasgow City Sevens](/source/Glasgow_City_Sevens)
** Champions (2): 1984, 1987
* [Hawick Sevens](/source/Hawick_Sevens)
** Champions (1): 1934
* [Jed-Forest Sevens](/source/Jed-Forest_Sevens)
** Champions (1): 1937
==Notable former players==
===Former coaches===
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [Bill Dickinson](/source/Bill_Dickinson), Scotland national rugby union coach, 1971–77.
===Scotland internationalists===
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* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [William Alexander Ross](/source/William_Alexander_Ross)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [Allan Cameron](/source/Allan_Cameron_(rugby_union))
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* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [W.C.W. Murdoch](/source/W.C.W._Murdoch)
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} [Iain Ross](/source/Iain_Ross)
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* {{flagicon|Scotland}} I.A.A. MacGregor
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===[Glasgow District](/source/Glasgow_District_(rugby_union)) players===
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* {{flagicon|Scotland}} R.C. Graham[{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nD5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dVkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2891%2C1028069|title=The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search|publisher=}}]
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} I.E. Dawson[{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n0VAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wIQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4002%2C574414|title=The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search|publisher=}}]
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} J.D. Niven[{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-WdAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kJQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4765%2C5294810|title=The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search|publisher=}}]
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* {{flagicon|Scotland}} K.C. Gordon[{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hUdAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vYgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5477,95244|title=The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search|publisher=}}]
* {{flagicon|Scotland}} T.E.S. Ferguson[{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qUdAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vYgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6144,4438836|title=The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search|publisher=}}]
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* {{flagicon|Scotland}} J.A. Ferguson[{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7D9AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=X1kMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6240,5142727|title=The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search|publisher=}}]
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.hjrfc.com Official site]
{{Rugby union in Scotland}}
{{Rugby union in Glasgow}}
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