Uddingston RFC
| Union | Scottish Rugby Union |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1906 |
| Location | Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| President |
 Mike McKeown |
| Coach(es) |
Stuart Chalmers |
| Captain(s) |
Liam Quinn |
| League(s) | West Regional League West Three |
| Official website | |
| www |
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Uddingston Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team, based in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The Club's home is at Uddingston Cricket and Sports Club, Bothwell Castle Policies, Castle Avenue, Uddingston. G71 7HJ. In addition to Senior 1st and 2nd XV teams the Club also has a thriving youth rugby section with players at every age group ranging from Primary 1 through to under-18.
The 1st XV won the West Regional League West Three title losing only one game. The team also won the RBS West Regional Bowl and were semi-finalists in the RBS National Bowl competition narrowly losing to the eventual winners.
The 6 October 1906 saw the birth of one of Lanarkshire’s oldest rugby clubs when the newly formed Uddingston Rugby Club played their first competitive fixture at Birkenshaw Park against Bearsden 2nd XV. The result, a 21 - 8 victory for Uddingston, known as "the Villagers", put them on the rugby map and their opening season went on to be more successful than they could have hoped. Within 12 months playing numbers had risen and a 2nd XV was established. Guided through the early years by Club President John Walker, and ably assisted by Honorary President, ex-Scottish internationalist, GT Neilson, Uddingston were quick to establish themselves on the fixture lists of some of the country’s well respected clubs.
By their second season Uddingston were regular opponents for the second XV’s of West of Scotland, Glasgow Accies, Glasgow High School FP and Kelvinside Accies. During those first seasons notable results were achieved with the likes of Craigielea, Glasgow High School FP, Bishopbriggs, Lenzie and Bellahouston Accies all failing to defeat the newcomers. Following such a promising start, and having established themselves on the ‘circuit’, the Great War brought matters to a temporary halt with play not resuming until 1922 when the Club were members of the West District Union League. It was during this time that A.E. Harris, T.A. Chambers and R.W. Langrish, later to gain 4 caps for Scotland, were involved on the playing side for Uddingston and normal service was quickly resumed. The mid to late 1920s were possibly the most successful period for the Club, winning the league outright and coming second on a number of occasions. With quality right across the park Uddingston supplied the backbone of the Junior District XV for several seasons, eight players in one match alone, and it is reported that a crowd of 5,000 turned out to watch them in a match against Whitecraigs at Deaconbank.
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