Glasgow Hawks RFC
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| Full name | Glasgow Hawks RFC |
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| Union | Scottish Rugby Union |
| Founded | 1997 – merged 1st XVs 1866 – Glasgow Academicals FC 1982 – Glasgow High Kelvinside RFC |
| Location | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Ground(s) | Old Anniesland (Capacity: 3,500) |
| Chairman |
 Charles Afuakwah
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| Coach(es) |
Finlay Gillies, Colin Gregor, Peter Horne, Jimmy Sinclair |
| League(s) | Scottish Premiership |
| 2015–16 | 6th |
| Official website | |
| www |
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Glasgow Hawks are an amateur rugby union team in Glasgow, Scotland. They were Premiership Division One champions for three consecutive seasons from 2003–04 to 2005–06.
In Paris on 27 August 1995 a meeting of the International Rugby Board declared that professionalism was to be allowed in rugby. At that time there were differing views as to whether districts or Premier clubs in Scotland would take the game forward into the professional era and, with a number of top Glasgow players moving east, Glasgow rugby was looking extremely vulnerable.
Although some thought it highly unlikely that Glasgow Academicals (1866) and GHK (1982) might merge, during season 1996–97 Brian Simmers decided it was worth looking at. After meetings with the SRU, Dunc Paterson, Bill Watson, Jim Telfer and Bill Hogg, and meetings with senior players from both clubs, Fergus Wallace and Murray Wallace, Walter Malcolm, Cameron Little, Gordon Mackay, Charles Afuakwah, Stuart Simmers, he produced a proposal for rugby at Anniesland which created a new club, Glasgow Hawks, but retained the "founder" clubs, Glasgow Academicals and GHK. Discussions had also taken place with West of Scotland to come on board but these did not progress. However the "W" in HAWKS still remains.
This initial structure was finalised with the help of Sandy Neilson (GHK), Lorne Crerar (GHK), Richard Eadie (GHK), Graham McKnight (GA), Sandy Bannerman (GAC), David Jerdan (GHK), Kenny Hamilton (GHK), David Williams (GHK) and Hugh Barrow and it was agreed that this was preferable to a straight merger as it would maximise player numbers at Old and New Anniesland. Ownership of Glasgow Hawks RFC Limited would be one share (50%) each held by Glasgow Academicals Sports Club (now Glasgow Academical Club) and GHK (now Glasgow High School Club Ltd.). It was also agreed that Hawks 1st XV would play alternately at Old and New with the 2nd XV playing at the unused ground. (For cost and facility reasons Hawks moved entirely to Old Anniesland in 2001 and as a result of poor Old Anniesland ground conditions, Hawks 2nd XV agreed, in 2007, to play at New Anniesland).
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