Royal HSFP
Defunct Scottish rugby union club, based in Edinburgh / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Royal High School Former Pupils is a rugby union club based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Royal HSFP was a founder member of the Scottish Rugby Union, the second oldest national governing body in the world.
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Full name | Royal High School Former Players Rugby Football Club | |
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Unions | SRU | |
Founded | 1868 (original club) 2017 (reformed club) | |
Disbanded | 2003; 21 years ago (2003) (original club) (merged to form Corstorphine RFC) | |
Ground(s) | Barnton | |
League(s) | Scottish National League Division Three | |
2021–22 | East Division 1, 1st of 8 | |
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The original club was disbanded in 2003 when it merged with Corstorphine RFC but the merged club Royal High Corstorphine broke back into two clubs in 2017. These new clubs were known as Corstorphine Cougars and Barnton RFC.
Barnton RFC was the start of an attempt to revive the old Royal HSFP side.[1] The club is now known as "Royal High RFC".