Morgan Academy RFC

Scottish rugby union club, based in Dundee

Rugby team

Morgan Rugby Club
Official website
Full name	Morgan Academy RFC
Founded	1933
Disbanded	2021
Location	Dundee, Scotland
Ground(s)	Forfar Road
www.morganrugby.co.uk

Morgan Academy RFC was an amateur rugby union team based in Dundee, Scotland.

They competed in the Caledonia Midlands Three league until 2021 when Dundee HSFP and Morgan Academy RFC merged to create Dundee Rugby Club.^[1]

History

It was originally for the former pupils of Morgan Academy, a secondary school in Dundee. It was formed in 1933.^[2]

It was also known as Morgan Rugby Club or Morgan Dundee, having dropped the restriction on solely former academy pupils playing for the club.^[3]

Merger

The club merged with Dundee HSFP to form a new club Dundee Rugby in 2021. One of the main reasons for the merger was to consolidate rugby union club in Dundee and then attempt to get the new club into the professional Super 6 league.^[1]

Notable players

North and Midlands

The following former Morgan Academy RFC players have represented North and Midlands at provincial level.

D. Oglivie^[4]

Honours

Crieff Sevens
- Champions: 1988^[5]
Waid Academy Sevens
- Champions: 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1980, 1990^[6]
Hillfoot Sevens
- Champions: 1990^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "Introduction". www.dundeerugby.club.
^ "Morgan Academy RFC Fixtures History and Club Information". www.napit.co.uk.
^ "StackPath". www.morganrugby.co.uk.
^ "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
^ "Crieff Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ "Waid Academy F.P. Sevens". 7 June 2019.
^ "Hillfoots Sevens". 7 June 2019.