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Moray House Rugby Football Club came into existence in season 1946-47 as the rather cumbersomely entitled Moray House School Former Pupils R.F.C. and was a sub-section of Moray House School Former Pupils Club. In the main it was formed by ex-pupils returning from the forces, presumably British, at the end of the Second World War. During it’s early years the club led a somewhat nomadic existence playing at Prestonfield and Union Park, Corstorphine, before finally settling down at Prestonfield when the ground became available due to the efforts of the first president of the club Dr. Sutherland a lecturer at Moray House College.
In the late 1950’s the school was closed and the club’s principal source of players was cut off. In attempt to remedy this the club became an open one and the Former Pupils tag was deleted from the club name. Thus the Moray House R.F.C. legend was born.
In the 1980’s Moray House College was forced by the education authorities to put Prestonfield up for sale and the team became homeless.The ground is still unused and lies overgrown and vandalised despite our attempts to regain it.
We are now playing at, and are well looked after by the Jack Kane Centre at Niddrie. Our organisation is good and we claim to be one of the more social sides in Edinburgh. We meet after our Saturday Games and our Tuesday training nights in the Koko’s bar where our sponsors provide the after-match caviar and chips.
We also fulfil our District responsibilities by providing our fair share of referees and the Edinburgh District Rugby Union XV Team Secretary. The Club President (Dinosaur) was on the Edinburgh Committee for 21 years and for about 15 of those a full Edinburgh XV Selector.
As a club we have enjoyed a good season in 2009/10. But like most clubs we are very much in need of players to enable us to run 2 XV’s with success. So, if you live in the Edinburgh area and want to play rugby, want to learn to play rugby or you have played at a higher level and are looking to put something back into the game please get in touch.
In the late 1950’s the school was closed and the club’s principal source of players was cut off. In attempt to remedy this the club became an open one and the Former Pupils tag was deleted from the club name. Thus the Moray House R.F.C. legend was born.
In the 1980’s Moray House College was forced by the education authorities to put Prestonfield up for sale and the team became homeless.The ground is still unused and lies overgrown and vandalised despite our attempts to regain it.
We are now playing at, and are well looked after by the Jack Kane Centre at Niddrie. Our organisation is good and we claim to be one of the more social sides in Edinburgh. We meet after our Saturday Games and our Tuesday training nights in the Koko’s bar where our sponsors provide the after-match caviar and chips.
We also fulfil our District responsibilities by providing our fair share of referees and the Edinburgh District Rugby Union XV Team Secretary. The Club President (Dinosaur) was on the Edinburgh Committee for 21 years and for about 15 of those a full Edinburgh XV Selector.
As a club we have enjoyed a good season in 2009/10. But like most clubs we are very much in need of players to enable us to run 2 XV’s with success. So, if you live in the Edinburgh area and want to play rugby, want to learn to play rugby or you have played at a higher level and are looking to put something back into the game please get in touch.