The first rugby club from Dumfries to be admitted to the SRU was Dumfries Rangers in 1876–77. The club re-emerged in 1901 as Dumfries (without the 'Rangers') and after a lapse was re-admitted to the SRU in 1923 as Dumfries RFC.
The club played at Downfield until 1939 and then at Marchfield and Summerhill. Then came a major turning point in 1953 when the club negotiated a deal to play at Park Farm.
The name Dumfries Saints was adopted to reflect the link to Saint Michael and the town crest which has always been used by the club.
Dumfries Sevensedit
The club run the Dumfries Sevens. Teams play for the Dumfries Challenge Cup.[1]
dumfries, rugby, club, dumfries, saints, rugby, union, club, based, dumfries, scotland, team, currently, plays, scottish, national, league, division, third, tier, scottish, club, rugby, dumfries, saintsfull, namedumfries, saints, rugby, football, clubfounded19. Dumfries Saints RFC is a rugby union club based in Dumfries Scotland The team currently plays in Scottish National League Division Two the third tier of Scottish club rugby Dumfries SaintsFull nameDumfries Saints Rugby Football ClubFounded1901 123 years ago 1901 LocationDumfries ScotlandGround s Park FarmLeague s Scottish National League Division Two2021 22Scottish National League Division Two 3rd of 12Team kitOfficial websitewww wbr dumfriessaintsrugby wbr co wbr uk Contents 1 History 2 Dumfries Sevens 3 Honours 4 Notable former players 4 1 Scotland internationalists 5 References 6 External linksHistory editThe first rugby club from Dumfries to be admitted to the SRU was Dumfries Rangers in 1876 77 The club re emerged in 1901 as Dumfries without the Rangers and after a lapse was re admitted to the SRU in 1923 as Dumfries RFC The club played at Downfield until 1939 and then at Marchfield and Summerhill Then came a major turning point in 1953 when the club negotiated a deal to play at Park Farm The name Dumfries Saints was adopted to reflect the link to Saint Michael and the town crest which has always been used by the club Dumfries Sevens editThe club run the Dumfries Sevens Teams play for the Dumfries Challenge Cup 1 Honours editScottish National League Division Three Champions 1 2016 17 Newton Stewart Sevens 2 Champions 1 2009 Irvine Sevens 3 Champions 1 1981 Cumnock Sevens 4 Champions 1 1989 Stewartry Sevens 5 Champions 7 1979 1980 1983 1985 1986 1987 1990 Wigtownshire Sevens 6 Champions 8 1959 1961 1962 1963 1964 1980 1982 2015Notable former players editScotland internationalists edit The following former Dumfries Saints players have represented Scotland at full international level nbsp Scott Steele nbsp Stafford McDowallReferences edit Dumfries Sevens 10 June 2019 Newton Stewart Sevens 11 June 2019 Irvine Sevens 11 June 2019 Cumnock Sevens 7 June 2019 Stewartry Sevens 7 June 2019 Wigtownshire Sevens 7 June 2019 External links editOfficial website nbsp nbsp This Scottish rugby union team article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dumfries Rugby Club amp oldid 1201201968, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
