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RHSFP Rugby Club History

1868 - 2002

 

Club Records

 

Topic List

 

The following topics are a variety of Club records.    Click a topic to view it, and click back to top (which can be found at the end of each topic) to return to the index of topics.

 

Barbarians

Co-optomists

International trialists

Inter-City Players

Representative Players

Leading Try scorers

Leading points scorers

Players in the Century Club

Presidents of the SRU

Club Officials and Annual Playing record

Honorary Members

Sevens Winners and Finalists

Brian Scott’s record

H.D.M.’s record

 
       

 

Barbarians

 

Many years ago, a group of players were chosen to form an elite team. They had no ground, clubhouse or subscription and membership was by invitation only. In essence, they represented a glorious concept brought to life by the vision and enthusiasm of one man, William Percy Carpmael.   Inspired by his personal playing experiences with both Blackheath and Cambridge University, his dream was to spread good fellowship amongst all rugby football players.   The dream became reality on December 27th 1890 at Friary Field, Hartlepool.    There, all things great about the game - flair, courage, spirit and passion - were encapsulated in one great team - a team they called the Barbarians.

A History of the Barbarians is to be found at www.thebarbarians.co.uk

 

The following RHSFP RFC players had the honour to represent the Barbarians.

 

W. R. GIBSON 

 

1892-93

 

HUDDERSFIELD 3/4/1893

HARTLEPOOL ROVERS 6/4/1893

CARLISLE AND  DISTRICT 31/3/1894

ROCKCLIFF 2/4/1894

J. W. SIMPSON   1893-94  

CARLISLE AND DISTRICT 31/3/1894

ROCKCLIFF 2/4/1894

E. McLAREN  1922-23

CARDIFF 31/4/1923

SWANSEA 2/4/1923

W. M. PENMAN 1939-42

EAST MIDLANDS 2/3/1039

PENARTH 7/4/1939

NEWPORT 11/4/1939

MIDLANDS 26/3/1942

T.P.L.McGLASHAN 1946-47

PENARTH 4/4/1947

NEWPORT 8/4/1947

EAST MIDLANDS 9/4/1947

J. P. FISHER 1964-65

EAST MIDLANDS 25/3/1965

LLANELLI 2/11/1965

AUSTRALIANS 28/1/1967

WASPS 19/4/1967

I. TUKALO 1987-92

NEWPORT 6/10/1987

BRISTOL 21/10/1987

NEWPORT 30/10/1990

HONG KONG SEVENS 4/4/1992

 

 

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Cooptimists

 

The Cooptimists rugby club are similar in nature to the Barbarians, but are largely drawn from Scottish Clubs.   They are currently managed by Ken McCauley, of Hawick and International refereeing fame, and in their recent match (30th December 2007) against Accies (to help Accies 150th birthday) they had intended to field a trial side for the upcoming Club international games, and although that did not come to pass it indicates the significance attached to the Cooptimists.

 

The table shows RHSFP RFC Co-Optomists players form 1934 until the late 1990's

 

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International trialists

 

International trials, in various combinations including Blues versus Whites, were used by the Scottish Rugby Union to determine selection for the International team.     There was normally a first and final trial, with the teams frequently changing some personnel at half-time.     This list shows both trials combined into one list, i.e. players shown did not necessarily play in both trials.    The total number of Club representatives was 58, the greatest number of appearances being Pringle Fisher with 12 followed by Mark Morrison with 9

Note that the Club had one or more trialists in virtually all years from 1873 until 1968.   Trials were stopped shortly before the emergence of the professional game in the mid 1990's.

 

1873   W.ST. GRANT   P.S.JUNOR   A.BUCHANAN   A.G.PETRIE   A. WOOD   M. SANDERSON

1876   G.A.SCOTT   A.G.PETRIE   R.B.MURRIE

1877   A.G.PETRIE   J.O.MORRISON   R.B.MURIE   J.V.W.RUTHERFORD

1878   A.G.PETRIE   H.M.DAVIDSON   N.T.BREWIS

1881   A.G.PETRIE   H.M.DAVIDSON

1882   J.P.VEITCH   N.WATT   J.WILSON

1883   J.P.VEITCH   J.A.MALONE

1884   J.P.VEITCH   W.McFARLANE   W.M.GOSSIP

1885   J.P.VEITCH   J.A.HORSBURGH   P.H.COSENS

1886   J.P.VEITCH   G.R.WILSON    A. DUKE

1888   G.R.WILSON   A.DUKE

1889   A.DUKE

1891   G.R.WILSON   W.R.GIBSON

1892   W.R.GIBSON   C.J.F.PAISLEY

1893   J.WELSH   R.S.DAVIDSON   J.W.SIMPSON

1894   J.W.SIMPSON   W.R.GIBSON

1894   J.W.SIMPSON   W.R.GIBSON

1895   J.W.SIMPSON   W.L.LOCKHART   M.C.MORRISON

1896   M.C.MORRISON

1898   M.C.MORRISON   J.W.SIMPSON

1899   J.W.SIMPSON   M.C.MORRISON

1900   M.C.MORRISON

1901   M.C.MORRISON

1902   M.C.MORRISON

1903   M.C.MORRISON

1904   M.C.MORRISON   G.A.SANDERSON

1905   A.ROSS

1906   G.A.SANDERSON   G.SANDERSON

1907   G.H.URQUHART   G.A.SANDERSON

1908   T. STURROCK   G.A.SANDERSON

1909   A.ROSS

1911   A.C.BROWN

1912   J.HUME   A.G.GUNN

1912   A.G.GUNN

1913   J.HUME   A.D.LAING

1914   A.D.LAING

1920   A.D.LAING   J.HUME

1920   A.D.LAING   J.HUME

1921   A.D.LAING

1922   J.HUME   E. McLAREN

1923   E. McLAREN

1924   E. McLAREN

1928   W.A.FERGUSON

1929   W.D.EMSLIE   W.A.FERGUSON

1930   W.D.EMSLIE

1931   A.PORTER

1932   D.MURRAY   G.R.GUNN   P.W.TAIT   T.S.BORTHERSTONE

1933   T.S.BORTHERSTONE   G.R.GUNN

1934   P.W.TAIT

1936   P.W.TAIT

1937   P.W.TAIT

1938   P.W.TAIT

1945   D.C.FLEMING   D.I.McLEAN

1946   T.P.L.McGLASHAN   D.I.McLEAN

1946   D.I.McLEAN

1947   T.P.L.McGLASHAN

1947   T.P.L.McGLASHAN

1949   T.P.L.McGLASHAN   E.H.HENRIKSEN

1952   L.B. MACKENZIE   I.W.NICOLL   E.H. HENRIKSEN

1953   E.H.HENRIKSEN   I.W.NICOLL

1953   T.P.L.McGLASHAN   L.B.MACKENZIE

1954   J.A.NICHOL

1954   J.A.NICHOL

1955   J.A.NICHOL

1956   J.A.NICHOL

1960   J.BLAKE

1961   J.BLAKE J.P.FISHER   G.I.GRAHAMSLAW

1962   J.P.FISHER   J.BLAKE

1963   J.P.FISHER   R.W.CAMERON

1964   J.P.FISHER

1964   J.P.FISHER

1965   J.P.FISHER   A.V.ORR

1966   J.P.FISHER   A.V.ORR

1967   J.P.FISHER

1968   H.H.PENMAN   B.LAIDLAW

19??   I TUKALO (?)

 

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Inter-City Players

 

Inter-City matches between Edinburgh and Glasgow were held from 1872-73 season until the match was taken over by the professional teams.    Mark Morrison had most appearances with 8, followed by P.W. Tait with 7, and J.P. Fisher and T.P.L. McGlashan with 5 apiece.    It is believed that the records from 1950 onwards are not complete and further information is required.

 

 

23/11/1872 P.B.JUNOR 5/12/1891 G.M.BUCHER 01/12/1913 A.D.LAING
  A. BUCHANAN   W.R.GIBSON 06/12/1919 O.P.NIMMO
  A.G.PETRIE   R.S.DAVIDSON   G.E.M. GOVAN 
  W.ST. GRANT   J. WELSH   R.J.WHEATLEY
  M. SANDERSON 17/12/1892 G.M.BUCHER   A.D.LAING
15/1/1873 P.B. JUNOR   W.R.GIBSON 04/12/1920 E.McLAREN
  A. BUCHANAN   C.H.ADAMSON   J.HUME
  A.G.PETRIE 16/12/1893 G.M.BUCHER   A.D.LAING
  A.WOOD   C.H.ADAMSON   C.F.HENRY
6/12/1873 J.S.LESLIE 1/12/1894 J.W. SIMPSON 02/12/1922 E.M.McLAREN
  A.G.PETRIE   W.R.GIBSON 01/12/1923 E.M.McLAREN
  A.BUCHANAN 7/12/1895 J.W.SIMPSON 04/12/1926 W.G.FERGSON
  J.G.ROBERTSON   F.G.BUCHER   G.BAIN
24/1/1874 J.S.LESLIE   W.L. LOCHART 14/12/1927 W.G.FERGSON
  A.G.PETRIE   A.J.Mc GREGOR 01/12/1928 G. BURNS
  A.BUCHANAN   W.C.WATSON   W.A.FERGSON
  T.L.KNOTT   M.C.MORRISON   A.PORTER
  G.F.RAYNOR   J.G.BRYDONE 21/12/1929 W.D.EMSLIE
  J.G.ROBERTSON 5/12/1896 F.G.BUCHER   W.G.FERGSON
18/12/1876 G.A.SCOTT   J.W.SIMPSON 06/12/1930 W.D.EMSLIE
  J.V.W,RUTHERFORD 4/12/1897 J.W.SIMPSON   A.PORTER
  J.G.ROBERTSON   M.C.MORRISON   G.R.GUNN
  A.G.PETRIE 3/12/1898 M.C.MORRISON 05/12/1931 D.MURRAY
  R.B.MUNRO 2/12/1899 A.ROSS   G.R.GUNN
  N.T.BREWIS   M.C. MORRISON   P.W.TAIT
2/12/1876 G.A.SCOTT 01/12/1900 M.C.MORRISON   T.S.BROTHERSTONE
  J.V.W.RUTHERFORD 07/12/1901 M.C.MORRISON 03/12/1932 G.R.GUNN
  A.G.PETRIE   R.B.VARTAN   R.C.LOGAN
  R.B.MUNRO 05/12/1902 M.C.MORRISON   T.S.BOTHERSTONE
1/12/1877 W.H.MASTERS   D. ROUGH 02/12/1933 J.PARK
  H.M. DAVIDSON 05/12/1903 M.C. MORRISON   W.D.EMSLIE
20/12/1879 A.G. PETRIE   G.A.SANDERSON   T.S.BOTHERSTONE
4/12/1880 A. G. PETRIE 03/12/1904 A. ROSS   P.W.TAIT
  H.M. DAVIDSON   G.A.SANDERSON 01/12/1934 P.W.TAIT
3/12/1881 J.P. VEITCH 02/12/1905 G.SANDERSON