Melville College FP

Defunct Scottish rugby union club, based in Edinburgh

Rugby team

Melville College Former Pupils
Full name	Melville College Former Pupils Rugby Football Club
Founded	1936
Disbanded	1973; 51 years ago (1973)
Ground(s)	Ferryfield

Melville College Former Pupils is a former rugby union side in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[1]

History

The club was originally known as Edinburgh Institution F.P. However the Edinburgh Institute college, that the rugby union club was based on, moved its premises and was renamed Melville College in 1936.

Similarly the Edinburgh Institution F.P. club was renamed on the move. The Melville College Former Pupils rugby football club thus began in 1936.

Merger

In 1973 the rugby union teams Melville College FP merged with Stewart's College FP when their two constituent colleges also merged.^[2]

The new side was named Stewart's Melville RFC.^[3]

Notable former players

Edinburgh District

The following former Melville College FP players have represented Edinburgh District at provincial level.

D.W. Morgan^[4]

R. A. Small^[5]

Scotland

The following former Melville College FP players have represented Scotland at full international level.

Bobby Clark

Honours

Peebles Sevens
- Champions (2): 1940, 1965
Edinburgh Borderers Sevens
- Champions: 1973

References

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^ "Rugby following in football's footsteps". www.scotsman.com.
^ "Contenders limber up to be SRU president". www.scotsman.com.
^ "6 of the best: Some classic inter-city derbies from through the years". 23 December 2017.
^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 20 December 2023.