- London Scottish F.C.
Rugby team
teamname = London Scottish
fullname = London Scottish Football Club
nickname = The Exiles
founded = 1878
location =
country
ground = Athletic Ground
capacity = 2,000
chairman =
coach = Terry O'Connor & Nigel Rosser
league =National Division Three South
season =
position = 1st (promoted fromLondon One
url = www.londonscottish.comLondon Scottish Football Club is a
rugby union team in England. It is a member of both theRugby Football Union and theScottish Rugby Union .Formed in 1878 in MacKay's Tavern,
London , the club turned professional in 1996 and was playing in theGuinness Premiership as recently as 1997. The club was placed into administration in 1999 and a nominal merger withLondon Irish took place. The original amateur club rejoined the leagues at the bottom of the pyramid after effectively being relegated 9 divisions by theRFU . The club has since progressed back up through the divisions toNational Division Three South . The club shares the Athletic Ground with Richmond.On April 14, 2007 the club - now semi-professional and coached by Terry O'Connor and Nigel Rosser, formerly of Rosslyn Park - beat Staines 32-10 to become champions of London One and ensure promotion back to the English national leagues (National Division Three South) after a ten year absence.
London Scottish have produced more Scottish international players than any other club. Past players include
Gavin Hastings ,Damian Cronin , Mike Biggar,Alastair McHarg andKenny Logan .See also
*
Alastair McHarg - a stalwart of the club
*Mike Campbell-Lamerton
*Middlesex Sevens External links
* [http://www.londonscottish.com Official site]
* [http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/rugby.cfm?id=581572007 Exiles earn promotion in England] , The Scotsman, April 16, 2007
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