Strathendrick RFC

Strathendrick Rugby Football Club

Full name	Strathendrick Rugby Football Club
Union	Scottish Rugby Union
Nickname(s)	Endrick
Founded	1975; 49 years ago (1975)
Location	Fintry, Scotland
Ground(s)	Ruth Menzies Field, Fintry
President	William Kay
Coach(es)	Eddie Roche
Captain(s)	Stephen Taylor
League(s)	West Division One
2019–20	West Division One, 9th of 10
Team kit
Official website
www.pitchero.com/clubs/strathendrickrfc/

Strathendrick RFC is a rugby union side based in Fintry, Stirlingshire. The 1st XV play in West Division One.

History

The club was founded in 1975.

It has a tradition of touring; and it has toured in Kansas (1992) and Toronto (2001).^[1]

They have an active mini and midi set up which works closely with the local primary schools and the local high school, Balfron High School.

Ties with Aberystwyth

The club plays an annual match with Aberystwyth RFC.

The 1987 clash when the Welsh club took its turn to visit Strathendrick was notable.

The local newspaper The Stirling Observer of 20 March 1987 noted this in the match's build-up:^[2]

On Friday of this week, Strathendrick renew their association with Aberystwyth who are staying at Fintry for two days prior to the Murrayfield match. The Welsh club, captained by former England cap Mark Keyworth, are very experienced but Endrick hope to provide an entertaining contest.

However Keyworth did not play in the match, and Brian Isaac captained the Welsh side. From The Stirling Observer of 27 March 1987:^[3]

The annual reunion match between Aberystwyth and Strathendrick rugby clubs took place last week. Most of the events from a memorable weekend will go unreported but Endrick's club records will proudly show Friday's 14-3 win over not inconsiderable opposition. Scott Mitchell came in for Gary Heron who sustained a rib injury in mid week.
The home side went ahead when Ken Hendry kicked a 35 yard penalty. Exchanges were fairly even until midway through the first half when Graeme Mitchell powered over for an unconverted try. In the closing minutes of the first half Endrick added a second try from a scrum. The visitors won their own ball but a mighty shove drove them off it and Robert Morrison touched down. Aberystwyth got on the scoresheet from the restart when Gary Williams kicked a 30 yard penalty. Despite a number of close calls at each end the only score in that period was another penalty from the boot of Ken Hendry.

Aberystwyth: G. Williams, M. Beechley, E. Watts, K. Phillips, K. Griffiths, T. Lewis, G. Thomas, D. Gwynne, B. Isaac (captain), E. Evans, A. Jones, H. Rees, T. Rees, G. Lewis, C. Thomas.
Strathendrick: I. Somerville, C. Kerr, G. Mitchell, K. McNeilis, R. Mair, K. Hendry, I. Ross, K. Gilgour, G. Gilfillan, R. Simpson, S. Campbell, G. Yuill, R. Telfer, R. Morrison (captain), S. Mitchell.

The referee was Mr. Ian Douglas.

Sevens

The club runs the Strathendrick Sevens tournament.^[4]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union James Wray Hooker Scotland Duncan MacEachern Hooker Scotland Stuart Forsyth Hooker Scotland Tam McNeill Hooker Scotland Michael O'Connell Prop Scotland Gordon Yuill Prop Scotland Conor Gibson(vc) Prop Scotland Andrew McVean Prop Scotland Mark Scott Prop Scotland Gregor Harvey Prop Scotland Aron Qvarnström Lock Sweden Axel Qvarnström Lock Sweden Stuart Campbell Lock Scotland Ben Connor Lock Scotland Sandy Duff Lock Scotland Sandy Cuthbertson Lock Scotland Johnny Eckersley Lock Scotland Duncan McEwan Lock Scotland Jamie McKechnie Lock Scotland Murray Calderwood Flanker Scotland Quentin Taquet Flanker France Bobby Holmes Flanker Scotland Alan MacDonald Flanker Scotland Ewan MacKay Flanker Scotland James Ogilvie Flanker Scotland Alan Vickers Flanker Scotland George Gourlie Number 8 England Gavin Scott Number 8 Scotland

Player Position Union Rory Doyle Scrum-half Ireland Sam Greenock Scrum-half Scotland Ryan Davies Scrum-half Wales Paul Ainsworth Scrum-half Scotland Kyle Campbell (c) Fly-half Scotland Douglas Duff Fly-half Scotland Rory Kerr Centre Scotland Tim Moore Centre England Angus North Centre Scotland Callum Jackson Centre Scotland Ali Campbell-Birkett Centre Scotland Anthony Eckersley Centre Scotland James Cuthbertson Centre Scotland Oscar Armstrong Wing Scotland Ben Anderson Wing Scotland Stuart Macdonald Wing Scotland Douglas Beaumont Wing Scotland Will McGhee Wing Scotland Stuart McGill Wing Scotland Scott Ross Wing Scotland Ruairidh McLaughlin Wing Scotland Callum Robertson Wing Scotland Dave Beaumont Fullback Scotland Martin Fisher Fullback Scotland Drew MacDonald Fullback Scotland

Notable Players – Past and Present

• Stewart Campbell (Former Scottish International Rugby Player 1995–1998)
• Rory Kerr (three caps for Scotland)
• Colin Gregor (Former Scotland's 7s Captain, most capped Scotland 7s player)

Honours

• Glasgow Warriors Community Hero of the Year 2022-23
  • Steven McCooey

References

1. "History". www.strathendrickrfc.com.
2. "Register". Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Register". Retrieved 19 July 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Strathendrick Sevens". 7 June 2019.