Lismore RFC is a rugby union side based in Edinburgh, Scotland. They were founded in 1901.[ Official site: History , retrieved 26 February 2010]
The men's side play in the , the women's side play in .
History
Lismore's foundation dates back to 1901, when the Royal High School FP club was based at Jock's Lodge in the east of Edinburgh.
[ Some of the players felt that they were being excluded from RHSFP's team, so started their own club, named after Lismore Crescent nearby.][ The club moved around several times, locating to Duddingston, and ending up in their present location in a south side clubhouse, and playing near Cameron Toll.
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Milne's Bar on Rose Street, was their clubhouse around the Second World War period.[
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They started a women's side in 1994.[
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Lismore Sevens
The club run the Lismore Sevens tournament, featuring a men's and women's competition. The men play for the Rattery Cup.
Honours
Men
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Lismore Sevens
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Edinburgh Northern Sevens
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Champions: (5) 1980, 1981, 1983, 1986, 2010
Women
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Edinburgh Northern Sevens
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Penicuik Sevens
- Sources
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Massie, Allan A Portrait of Scottish Rugby (Polygon, Edinburgh; )
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