Kelvinside Academicals RFC
| Full name | Kelvinside Academicals Rugby Football Club |
|---|---|
| Union | Scottish Rugby Union |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Disbanded | 1982 |
| Location | Glasgow, Scotland |
Kelvinside Academicals are a former rugby union team that played their home games at Balgray Playing Fields, Glasgow, Scotland.
The team was founded in 1888 by former pupils of the Kelvinside Academy. The team no longer exists.
In 1982 it merged with Glasgow HSFP - the rugby team of another school; the High School of Glasgow - to form a rugby club called Glasgow High Kelvinside.
In 1997, Glasgow High Kelvinside merged with Glasgow Academicals to form Glasgow Hawks. Both GHK and Academicals survived the merger as spin-offs from the Hawks.
History
Founded in 1888, Kelvinside Academy Former Pupils formed a rugby club.
Throughout the 1890s they were noted for a fast open style of play.[1]
The club played at various locations in the Anniesland area until the early years of the Twentieth Century.[2]
Notable former players
Scotland internationalists
The following former Kelvinside Accies players have represented Scotland at full international level.
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Glasgow District
The following former Kelvinside Accies players have represented Glasgow District at provincial level.
References
- ↑ "The Story of Scottish Rugby". electricscotland.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
- ↑ "Glasgow Hawks RFC - Club History & Archive".
- ↑ Glasgow District v Edinburgh District, December 1955 match programme
- 1 2 3 "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
- 1 2 3 4 5 "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
- ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
- ↑ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
- ↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S25RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MzQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=2019%2C6360043