Inverleith RFC
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Inverleith Rugby Football Club is a rugby union
side currently playing in the Scottish Regional League, East 3. They play in the of north Edinburgh
where their clubhouse and pitches are located on the corner of Arboretum and Ferry Road. The club has existed in its present form since 1996, when Holy Cross RFC and Ferranti RFC amalgamated but Holy Cross have been playing rugby on the site since the 1920s.
) and French (Youkies RFC) teams mirroring the 6 nations schedule. Inverleith also send a team to the biennial Overton Rugby Festival in Hampshire and have enjoyed much success there, twice winning the plate.
Inverleith has a fine tradition of being one of the friendliest clubs in Edinburgh and are always looking for players of any ability to come down to training and to join in with the amiable atmosphere within the club. Whether old, young, passing though or starting a new life in Edinburgh they invite playing and non playing members down.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
side currently playing in the Scottish Regional League, East 3. They play in the of north Edinburgh
Edinburgh
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where their clubhouse and pitches are located on the corner of Arboretum and Ferry Road. The club has existed in its present form since 1996, when Holy Cross RFC and Ferranti RFC amalgamated but Holy Cross have been playing rugby on the site since the 1920s.
Tours
Inverleith have a rich touring tradition playing games home and away games against both Irish (Parkmore RFCParkmore RFC
Parkmore RFC is an Irish rugby team based in Terenure, Dublin. They play in Pool 3 of the Leinster Junior 4 League. The club colours are sky blue and white hoops....
) and French (Youkies RFC) teams mirroring the 6 nations schedule. Inverleith also send a team to the biennial Overton Rugby Festival in Hampshire and have enjoyed much success there, twice winning the plate.
Inverleith has a fine tradition of being one of the friendliest clubs in Edinburgh and are always looking for players of any ability to come down to training and to join in with the amiable atmosphere within the club. Whether old, young, passing though or starting a new life in Edinburgh they invite playing and non playing members down.