Hawick RFC - Citizendia

Hawick

Full name

Hawick Rugby Football Club

Founded

1873

Union

Scottish Rugby Union

Location

Hawick, Scotland

Ground(s)

Mansfield Park

President

Terence Froud

League

Premiership Division One





Team colours

Official website

www.hawickrfc.co.uk

Hawick Rugby Football Club is a rugby union side, currently playing in the Premiership Division One and Border League. Hawick ( ˈhɔɪk is a town in the Scottish Borders in the south east of Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Mansfield Park is a Rugby ground in Hawick, Scotland. With a capacity of approximately 5000 It is the home of Hawick Rugby Football Club Scottish Hydro Electric Premiership Division One is one of Scotland 's national Rugby union league divisions and therefore part of the Scottish Hydro Electric Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Scottish Hydro Electric Premiership Division One is one of Scotland 's national Rugby union league divisions and therefore part of the Scottish Hydro Electric For the defunct baseball league see Border League (baseball The Border League, is the oldest established Rugby union league in the World having

The team are based in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. Hawick ( ˈhɔɪk is a town in the Scottish Borders in the south east of Scotland. The Scottish Borders, often referred to simply as the Borders, is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland.

Hawick RFC are one of the most famous rugby clubs in the world, and play their games at Mansfield Park in Hawick, Scotland. Mansfield Park is a Rugby ground in Hawick, Scotland. With a capacity of approximately 5000 It is the home of Hawick Rugby Football Club Hawick ( ˈhɔɪk is a town in the Scottish Borders in the south east of Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Hawick have always contributed a huge amount to the national side with fifty seven Hawick players having represented Scotland

1 Early history
2 Establishment of the Club
3 1945 to 1972 – Scottish Domination
4 1972 onwards
5 External links
6 See also

Early history

In October 1872, members of the Hawick and Wilton Cricket Club decided that in order to keep fit over the winter they should begin playing football. The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international Rugby union. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Winter is one of the four Seasons of Temperate zones Calculated astronomically, it begins on the Solstice and ends on the Equinox Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Both association and rugby union football were experimented with but the rugby format triumphed as it was considered "manlier and more congenial to the Border nature than the tamer association game". Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short The Scottish Borders, often referred to simply as the Borders, is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. The club was formed on December 8th 1873 and played at Buccleuch Park, the home of the cricket club. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries

However few games were played as there were not many other rugby clubs in the area, players had difficulty being released from their work, and Edinburgh sides were seldom willing to travel down to play individual club teams. The Scottish Borders, often referred to simply as the Borders, is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow.

Establishment of the Club

1885 saw the rugby players reorganised themselves as Hawick Football Club, moving to new premises at the Volunteer Park, just beyond the cricket pitch. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common New colours were adopted, dark green jerseys and stockings with white shorts, and in 1886 Hawick was admitted to membership of the Scottish Football (later Rugby) Union, only the 19th club to be admitted, the only earlier Border clubs being Gala and Melrose RFC. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gala Rugby Football Club are a Rugby union team based in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, founded in 1875, they play their home games at Melrose Rugby Football Club, located in the town of Melrose in the Scottish Borders, is one of the most famous and oldest rugby clubs in the world

In 1888 Hawick Football Club moved to its present home, Mansfield Park, at the other end of the town. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Mansfield Park is a Rugby ground in Hawick, Scotland. With a capacity of approximately 5000 It is the home of Hawick Rugby Football Club The early seasons brought keenly contested games against Edinburgh Academicals, Gala, and Watsonians, and in 1896 Hawick won their first Scottish championship. The Edinburgh Academical Football Club, also known as Edinburgh Accies or Edinburgh Acads, is a Rugby union club in Edinburgh, Scotland Gala Rugby Football Club are a Rugby union team based in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, founded in 1875, they play their home games at Watsonian Football Club is a rugby union club based in Edinburgh and part of the Scottish Rugby Union. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year

1945 to 1972 – Scottish Domination

Between 1945 and 1972 Hawick club firmly established among the leaders of Scottish rugby, winning the unofficial championship eight times, taking the Border League title fifteen times, and earning fame as sevens specialists. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the defunct baseball league see Border League (baseball The Border League, is the oldest established Rugby union league in the World having

In this period, Hugh McLeod, George Stevenson, Adam Robson, and Derrick Grant alone won 100 international caps between them, while fifteen other Greens played for their country. The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international Rugby union.

1972 onwards

The official Scottish championship began in season 1972-73 and since that time Hawick Rugby Football Club has maintained its prized place in Division One, winning the championship on twelve occasions. The proud record of winning the first Border League in 1901-02 and the first Scottish championship in 1972-73 was added to in 1995-96 when the club were also first winners of the SRU Tennents' Scottish Cup. For the defunct baseball league see Border League (baseball The Border League, is the oldest established Rugby union league in the World having Indeed, in season 2002/03, the Greens completed the treble, winning Scottish League championship, Scottish Cup and Border League championship.

Today Hawick continue to be one of Scotland’s top Rugby sides, continually challenging for honors and producing players that can compete at the highest level.

External links

Official Site: http://www.hawickrfc.co.uk/

Contents

Early history

Establishment of the Club

1945 to 1972 – Scottish Domination

1972 onwards

External links

See also