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Stewart's
Melville - Today
In season 2010/11, the club's 1st XV will
play in Premier Division 2.
We are fortunate in having the best feeder
system in the country, with Stewart's Melville College continually
providing us with high calibre players.
While the club has come a long way since
the glory days of the 1980s, when its success on the Sevens
circuit culminated in victory at the prestigious Middlesex
Sevens in 1982, its current crop of talented young players
are regularly recognised at district and international level.
Its ground, Inverleith, was the venue for
Scotland’s home games between 1899 and 1925, during which
time the first match against New Zealand was played. Inverleith
still boasts some of the best playing facilities in Edinburgh.
The club currently run three XVs on a regular
basis. The 1st and 2nd XVs both play in competitive national
leagues, with the 2nd XV back in the top flight of the reserve
leagues. Below this level, we operate a 'social' 3rd XV
which provides rugby for those who just wish to play recreationally.
The club welcomes all-comers at Inverleith.
History
The club was founded in 1875, when a match
took place between the former pupils of Daniel Stewart’s
Hospital and George Watson’s College. The club took on its
present form following the merger of Daniel Stewart’s College
and Melville College in 1973.
The club has a deep tradition and history
that has affected every aspect of the game in Scotland.
Click here
to see the club's Scotland players.
The web site provides the opportunity to provide
a history of the development and achievements of the club.
For the first time, the varied and rich archives of the
club will be seen by ex players, FPs and rugby followers
on the Internet. The story of the club is told in three
distinct sections (click on headings below to view).

Stewart's
College FP RFC
The material for these sections comes from
the late Ronnie Sharp, Honorary member of the FP Club, who
produced a wonderful history of Stewart's FP to mark the
centenary of the old club.
Melville
College FP RFC
The history of Melville FP relies on the great
archives that are held in the clubhouse at Inverleith. The
web site and club are indebted to Ernie Wilkins for the
tireless work that he undertook in his role as Secretary
and Treasurer for the FP Club and for the documents and
photos that he uncovered for the web site.
Stewart's
Melville College FP RFC
The history of the combined club is now being
collated. Stewart's Melville has now been playing for 37
years and, already, the success on and off the pitch has
been outstanding. It also, however, shows how the club is
having to adapt and change to reflect the different environment
that club rugby in Scotland now operates in.
Interactive
History
Editing the documents and knowing what to
put on the web site has been very difficult. Should, however,
anyone want to see a photograph of a specific match, team
or event, or have some photos or programmes to share, please
contact the webmaster.
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