Strathclyde University RFC
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| Full name | Strathclyde University Rugby Football Club | ||
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| Location | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Ground(s) | Stepps Playing Fields, Stepps, North Lanarkshire | ||
| President | Dr. Bruce Ellend | ||
| Coach | P I Steaker | ||
| Captain | Shet Eyta | ||
| League(s) | Men: West Non League Women: Scottish Womens Non-League | ||
| 2019–20 | Men: West Division Non League Women: Scottish Womens Non-League | ||
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Strathclyde University RFC is a rugby union club based in Glasgow, Scotland. The club operates a men's team[1] and a women's team.[2] Both currently play in British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) [1][2] leagues.
The both sides play an annual varsity match against Glasgow University RFC .
Both the men's side and women's side teamed up with Glasgow Warriors to promote student rugby in 2019 in a one-year deal.[3] This deal was later extended to 2022[4] and has since been renewed until at least the summer of 2029[5].
The university's Director of Rugby is Gary Strain, who had two spells at Glasgow Warriors as a player, and later helped out the Warriors as a scrum coach during the pandemic in the 2020–21 season. Strain commented on the deal:[4]
The partnership and the rugby programme gives students the opportunity to train more like elite athletes, with much more professional sessions. Our new Strathclyde Sport facility has a fantastic gym with top quality strength and conditioning coaches who work hand in hand with me, so it lets the students improve as athletes. There's now a team of three coaches under me for the men's section and a head coach for the women, with 140 students in total and the eventual goal is to be the number one University in Scotland for rugby. There is a great culture of making friends and team sports is proven to have great benefits for health and mental wellbeing. Being a member of the team also hopefully makes university more of an enjoyable experience.