Lismore RFC
Scottish rugby union club, based in Edinburgh
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Lismore RFC is a rugby union side based in Edinburgh, Scotland. They were founded in 1901.[1]
| Full name | Lismore Rugby Football Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Emblem | Boar's head | ||
| Founded | 1901 | ||
| Ground(s) | Inch Park Community Sports Club, Inch Park, Cameron Toll, Edinburgh | ||
| Captain(s) | Elliot Freeman & John Jones (co-captains) | ||
| League(s) | Men: East Division 3 Women: Scottish Women's Midlands & East Two | ||
| 2024–25 | Men: East Division 3, 5th of 8 Women: Scottish Women's Midlands & East Two, 4th of 8 | ||
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The men's side play in the East Division 3, the women's side play in Scottish Women's Midlands & East Two.
History
Lismore's foundation dates back to 1901, when the Royal High School FP club was based at Jock's Lodge in the east of Edinburgh.[1] Some of the players felt that they were being excluded from RHSFP's team, so started their own club, named after Lismore Crescent nearby.[1] The club moved around several times, locating to Duddingston, and ending up in their present location in a south side clubhouse, and playing near Cameron Toll.
Milne's Bar on Rose Street, was their clubhouse around the Second World War period.[1]
They started a women's side in 1994.[1]
Lismore Sevens
The club run the Lismore Sevens tournament, featuring a men's and women's competition. The men play for the Rattery Cup.[2]
Honours
Men
- Lismore Sevens[2]
- Champions: (1) 1990
- Edinburgh Northern Sevens[3]
- Champions: (5) 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 2010
Women
- Edinburgh Northern Sevens[3]
- Champions: (1) 1999
- Penicuik Sevens
- Champions: 2024, 2025
