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Kelvinside-West

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Kelvinside-West
Full nameKelvinside-West Rugby Football Club
UnionScottish Rugby Union
Founded1945
Disbanded1951; 73 years ago (1951)
LocationGlasgow, Scotland

Kelvinside-West is a former rugby union team that played their home games at Balgray Playing Fields, Glasgow, Scotland.[1]

Kelvinside-West was a short-lived rugby union club based on the merger of Kelvinside Academicals and West of Scotland.[2]

History

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The team was founded in 1945 after the Second World War in a bid to regroup and once again kick start rugby union in Glasgow.[2]

The main drivers of the merger were West of Scotland who found themselves out of a home after being evicted by the West of Scotland Cricket Club who played at Hamilton Crescent, their old ground.[3]

In 1951–52 season both Kelvinside Academicals and West of Scotland became strong enough to once again have their own teams and the merger ended.

Notable former players

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Scotland internationalists

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The following former Kelvinside-West players have represented Scotland at full international level.

The following former Kelvinside-West players have represented Glasgow District at provincial level.

  • Scotland G. C. Mackie[7]
  • Scotland S. W. Hill[4]
  • Scotland S. R. F. Miller[8]
  • Scotland A. G. M. Watt[7]

Honours

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  • Greenock Sevens
    • Champions: 1948[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Hawks at Balgray – a ground helped by 1901's sporting legacy - WestEndReport.com - WestEndReport.com".
  2. ^ a b c "Tom Neill one of the last of Kelvinside West".
  3. ^ "Once upon a time in the West - News - Glasgow Hawks RFC".
  4. ^ a b c "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  5. ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  6. ^ "Obituary: Frank Hogarth, bank manager and rugby player". 13 August 2010.
  7. ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  8. ^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
  9. ^ "Greenock Sevens". 7 June 2019.