Ross Sutherland RFC
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Ross Sutherland RFC is a rugby union
club based in Invergordon
, in Easter Ross
in the Highlands of Scotland
. The first XV play in Caledonia League 2 North
and the 2nd XV in Caledonia League 3 NW
.
The club also runs a number of junior sides and has a well-established mini rugby
section for Primary school children.
in the early 1920’s. Shortly afterwards a Ross and Sutherland
contingent broke away to form Ross Sutherland RFC. Records begin in 1927 although the club may have been running a few years earlier. The club spent some time in Dingwall
and Strathpeffer
before coming to the Naval Grounds in Invergordon where they have one of the finest pitches in the north of Scotland and excellent facilities. The club's most famous player were Duncan Macrae
who played for Scotland and the British Lions
on the 1938 tour of South Africa
.
Ross Sutherland are proud to have started the careers of many fine players who have gone on to play high level rugby for clubs all over. Ross Sutherland consistently produce junior players year on year who represent the club at regional level as part of the SRU pathway programme to identify the talent of the future.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club based in Invergordon
Invergordon
Invergordon is a town and port in Easter Ross, in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland.-History:The town is well known for the Invergordon Mutiny of 1931. More recently it was also known for the repair of oil rigs which used to be lined up in the Cromarty Firth on which the town is situated...
, in Easter Ross
Easter Ross
Easter Ross is a loosely defined area in the east of Ross, Highland, Scotland.The name is used in the constituency name Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, which is the name of both a British House of Commons constituency and a Scottish Parliament constituency...
in the Highlands of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The first XV play in Caledonia League 2 North
Caledonia Regional Leagues (Rugby Union)
The Caledonia Regional League structure is one of three Regional Leagues operated by the Scottish Rugby Union , which play at a level below that of the National League structure. Winners of the league may progress to the National League...
and the 2nd XV in Caledonia League 3 NW
Caledonia Regional Leagues (Rugby Union)
The Caledonia Regional League structure is one of three Regional Leagues operated by the Scottish Rugby Union , which play at a level below that of the National League structure. Winners of the league may progress to the National League...
.
The club also runs a number of junior sides and has a well-established mini rugby
Mini rugby
Mini rugby also known as New Image Rugby is a form of rugby union designed to introduce the sport to children. It uses a smaller ball and pitch than standard rugby, and has nine players a side....
section for Primary school children.
History
As rugby made its way north it took hold in InvernessInverness
Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...
in the early 1920’s. Shortly afterwards a Ross and Sutherland
Sutherland
Sutherland is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic administrative county of Scotland. It is now within the Highland local government area. In Gaelic the area is referred to according to its traditional areas: Dùthaich 'IcAoidh , Asainte , and Cataibh...
contingent broke away to form Ross Sutherland RFC. Records begin in 1927 although the club may have been running a few years earlier. The club spent some time in Dingwall
Dingwall
Dingwall is a town and former royal burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has a population of 5,026. It was formerly an east-coast harbor but now lies inland. Dingwall Castle was once the biggest castle north of Stirling. On the town's present-day outskirts lies Tulloch Castle, parts...
and Strathpeffer
Strathpeffer
Strathpeffer is a village and former spa town in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland, with a population of 1,469.-Geography:It lies in a glen 5 miles west of Dingwall, with varying elevation from 200 to 400 feet above sea level...
before coming to the Naval Grounds in Invergordon where they have one of the finest pitches in the north of Scotland and excellent facilities. The club's most famous player were Duncan Macrae
Duncan Macrae (rugby player)
Duncan James Macrae was a player for the Scotland national rugby union team playing 9 games at centre between 1937 and 1939., as well as for the British Isles team- Early life and career :...
who played for Scotland and the British Lions
British Lions
British Lions may refer to:*Lions , the lion is a traditional symbol of Great Britain, although it also used as a symbol in various other cultures* British Lions , a 1978 album by former members of Mott the Hoople and Medicine Head...
on the 1938 tour of South Africa
1938 British Lions tour to South Africa
The 1938 British Isles tour to South Africa was the fourteenth tour by a British Isles team and the sixth to South Africa. The tour is retrospectively classed as one of the British Lions tours, as the Lions naming convention was not adopted until 1950....
.
Ross Sutherland are proud to have started the careers of many fine players who have gone on to play high level rugby for clubs all over. Ross Sutherland consistently produce junior players year on year who represent the club at regional level as part of the SRU pathway programme to identify the talent of the future.