Musselburgh RFC is very shocked and saddened to announce that our friend and former teammate Gavin Maxwell, age 52, passed away suddenly at home in Tauranga NZ last week, where Gavin moved to in the 90’s. If ever there was a quiet man who did his talking on the pitch, it was Gavin. Gavin played for the club from the minis onwards, progressing through to play scrum half for our 1st XV. Gavin also represented Scotland at age grade level. He was especially renowned for his ta

Musselburgh RFC is shocked and deeply saddened to learn of the death of Derek Paterson. Derek’s contribution to the club over more than a decade has been immeasurable as a player, member, supporter and a sponsor. His affiliation with the club was lifelong and through strong family links going back generations. Through Derek’s support, Musselburgh RFC has flourished over the last decade and simply would not be the club it is today without him. Derek was proudly recognised by

Memberships for the 2026/27 Season at Musselburgh RFC are now open. Prices remain the same as the 2025/26 season as voted at the AGM in June. Memberships are available to buy online at Fanbase. The following letter was released by the Board with all details and answers to F&Qs. ---- Our 2026-2027 season memberships are due for renewal on 1st August 2026 and we are delighted to confirm that the board has agreed there will be no fee increases this year. Last year, the club sign

Musselburgh RFC are devastated to learn the passing of John Hogg. John was a well respected and much loved member of our club for as long as I can remember. John was the regular voice of our 7's tournaments where he could be found in our old TV room holding court when running the tournaments. Our thoughts and condolences go to Kate, Lynne, Neil and Kirsty and all the other members of John's family. Details of John's funeral will be shared later.

The 2026 Annual General Meeting of Musselburgh Rugby Football Club took place on the 11th June at Stoneyhill. Ian McMillan was appointed as new President of the club, becoming the 34th person to take charge. Past President Blair Stewart will remain on the board in the role of Vice President, with John McGhee replacing Jill Irving as Treasurer and Janet Scott returning to the role of Secretary. Grant Talac remains in the role of Director of Rugby, and Alistair Scott, Graham Ja

Musselburgh RFC is delighted to announce the appointment of Ben Bisset as the club’s new Youth Development Officer. Ben takes over from Tom Foley who has moved on to pastures new after four years in the role. Ben has a background of 4 years working in rugby, firstly at professional sides Doncaster Knights and Leicester Tigers Women as a Performance Analyst before moving back to Scotland as a Development Officer for Moray RFC. During his time as a YDO at Moray Ben has been inv

Members will now have received notice of our Annual General Meeting taking place at Stoneyhill on the 11th June. Members can view the documents on our dedicated AGM section here. The section is password protected with the password provided via your email. If you have not received your email, please email secretary@musselburghrfc.club to recieve your email.

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Tickets for Scotland's home internationals in the Nations Championship are available for a limited time only from the 7th - 17th May. The tickets are available to those who purchased their membership before the 31st August 2025. Tickets will now be distributed through the Scottish Rugby Ticketing App and all members must sign up to this using the same number linked to their membership. To access the tickets, please follow the link here: https://www.eticketing.co.uk/scottishru

The following statement has been released on behalf of the Musselburgh RFC Women's Team. The Women’s Team at MRFC would like to acknowledge the recent events and the concerns that have been raised following the club dinner. We recognise that formal complaints have been submitted and support the appropriate disciplinary action being taken in relation to the speaker. The content of the speech fell below expected standards and there was a clear breach of our club’s values on the

The following statement has been released by the President on behalf of the Board of Musselburgh RFC. Musselburgh RFC would like to apologise to those who attended and were impacted by events at our recent club dinner. We particularly wish to recognise and acknowledge the hurt caused to our women’s team, who we are extremely proud of and to whom we are committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment. We apologise for the very poor judgement of the speaker which he h

We are looking to appoint an ambitious, enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to the post of Youth Development Officer who will positively contribute to Musselburgh RFC's continued success across all levels by ensuring high quality playing/coaching experiences and opportunities, with strong playing numbers, at all levels from P1 - U18 and into the Senior environment. The club has a strong relationship with Musselburgh Grammar School (School of Rugby) and Rosehill HIgh

Musselburgh 2XV were officially presented with their award for winning Arnold Clark Inter City League Division 2 last month at the last 1XV home league match of the season against Marr. Members of the 2XV Team and Staff celebrate the league win (Credit: Shona Stott) The Supers finished top of the division with ten wins from twelve games, scoring 428 points and eleven try bonus points to end the season on 55 points, nine ahead of second place Glasgow Accies 2XV, who finished o

Musselburgh RFC is deeply saddened and shocked to hear of the passing of Life Member Ross Jamieson. Ross passed away peacefully on Thursday 12 February surrounded by his family. He was 79. Following long family connections, Ross was a passionate supporter of the club throughout his lifetime both as a player and an administrator. He was a hugely popular figure around the clubhouse, quiet and unassuming but with a great sense of humour; a true gentleman. He will be very sadly

Musselburgh RFC will be entering their Women's Team into the National Bowl for the first time in it's history. After competing with Caledonian Thebans in last year's competition, it will be the first time in the club's history that they have fielded a team for a national women's cup competition under the club name. The team will begin with a home tie against well known opposition in Gala on the 22nd March, who they have faced before at Stoneyhill earlier in the season. This i

MRFC President Blair Stewart was appointed to the Scottish Rugby Board as a Custodian Director at the Scottish Rugby Annual General Meeting at Murrayfield last night. He defeated incumbent Maxine Mandistch by 80 votes to 40 for the role of Position 1 (Financial) to join Alison Milne, who was re-elected, in supporting directors David Grevemberg and Cheryl Black and Chair Professor Lorne Crerar on the board. ”It’s amazing that my professional and rugby backgrounds have converge

Musselburgh RFC are devestated to hear the passing of Brian Patterson late last week. The club sends its condolences to Brian's friends and family and will miss a man who loved spending time at the club over many years watching the games inside and at pitch side. Brian’s Funeral will be held on Wednesday 19th November, Seafield crematorium at 1pm. All are welcome

Musselburgh RFC is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Richard Carmichael. Richard passed away peacefully on Monday 27 October after a short illness and will be missed by all at the club. Along with his wife Nancy, Richard was-ever present at the club over an extended period of time, both taking active roles at the club during the 1990s. As well as being active on the general committee of the time, Richard took on the mantle of ‘official club photographer' and was alwa

At a special presentation ahead of the club’s home game against Gala, MRFC’s past Presidents gathered at the club and were presented with an official MRFC President’s Pin, a small but significant token of appreciation for their contribution to the club over the years. MRFC Presidents from over the years (TOP ROW L TO R: Colin Scott, John McGhee, Martin Gill, Jackie Lambert, Blair Stewart, Andrew Johnston, Robert Nelson, Brian Jardine, Keith Buchan BOTTOM ROW L TO R: Duncan

It is with the greatest of sadness that we report the passing of Musselburgh RFC past player, president and life member, George Innes. ...