# Inverleith RFC

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Not to be confused with [Leith RFC](/source/Leith_RFC).

**Inverleith Rugby Football Club** is a [rugby union](/source/Rugby_union) side currently playing in the having been promoted in the season 2012–13. They play in [Inverleith](/source/Inverleith) at Arboretum Row in the north of [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh) (adjacent to [Inverleith Sports Ground](/source/Inverleith_Sports_Ground), once the home of the [Scotland national team](/source/Scotland_national_rugby_union_team)) where their clubhouse and pitches are located on the corner of Arboretum and Ferry Road.

## History

The club has existed in its present form since 1996, when Holy Cross RFC and Ferranti RFC amalgamated but have been playing rugby on the site since the 1920s.

Inverleith have a rich touring tradition playing games home and away games against both Irish ([Parkmore RFC](/source/Parkmore_RFC)) and French (Youkies RFC) teams mirroring the [6 nations](/source/6_Nations_Championship) schedule. Inverleith also send a team to the biennial [Overton Rugby Festival](https://web.archive.org/web/20110130053446/http://www.overtonrugby.com/home.asp) in Hampshire and have enjoyed much success there, twice winning the plate. Most recently in May 2017 Inverleith embarked upon a tour to Madrid, playing [Rugby Club Alcala](/source/Rugby_Club_Alcala).

Recently the club has had upgraded both their ground and changing facilities.

## Sides

The club has 1st XV, 2nd XV, and Over 35s sides.

Training takes place at the following times:-

Tuesday 18:30–20:00 Thursday 18:30–20:00

## Honours

- East Division 3[1] - Champions (1): 2018-19

## References

1. ["Inverleith RFC – Spreading camaraderie through the magic of rugby."](http://inverleithrfc.org/). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190603032252/https://inverleithrfc.org/) 2019-06-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2026-01-15.

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