Bill McLaren recalls being chosen for a Scottish XV against the British Army for a game at Murrayfield on 15 February 1947, which contained two RHSFP players: T.P.L. Barnton RFC is an attempt to revive the Royal HSFP club.

The Royal High School moved to its current site at Barnton in 1968, vacating the Old Royal High School buildings. The RHS Cricket Club was formed in 1861. [5] The Royal High School was last inspected by HMIE in April 2007.[6]. The Royal High School armorial bearings derive from the shield of the city arms, and antedate the Act of Parliament on the subject in 1672. VIDEO LINK TO: S1 2020/2021 MEMORIAL DOOR CEREMONY The Royal High School is one of the oldest schools in Scotland and we are very proud of our history. [4] These clubs were pioneered by former and attending pupils, who originally played their games together. Three former pupils became Lord Chancellor of England, Lords Wedderburn, Erskine and Brougham, another, Archibald Campbell Tait, became Archbishop of Canterbury and a third, William Dalrymple, became Archbishop of York. It serves 1,200 pupils drawn from four feeder primaries in the north-west of the city: Blackhall, Clermiston, Cramond and Davidson's Mains. The description reads: 'Sable, a castle triple towered and embattled argent, masoned of the first, windows and doors open gules set upon a rock proper. Consequently, attendance by the mathematician John Napier (1550–1617) and the philosopher David Hume (1711–1776) is unconfirmed and may be legend. These new clubs were known as Corstorphine Cougars and Barnton RFC.

That Act of Council in 1851, which freed our Saturdays, should be held in high esteem by all our athletes, for it is the Magna Carta of our Cricket and Football Clubs. Their vine motif is the Christian symbol of life. The Royal High School (Edinburgh) Former Pupil Club. Thomas Alexander Erskine (1732 – 1781) was a musician & composer, and in more modern times the bass player with rock band The Darkness, Frankie Poullain, was also a former pupil. It is an important tool in the battle against COVID-19 and we would encourage all eligible members of the school community to install the app on their iOS and Android phones. [14] The GC recipient (posthumous) was Douglas Ford. Stevenson’s “Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde”. The Jock's Lodge site is now the Royal High Primary, and is no longer associated with the secondary school. [10], Royal HSFP hosted its first rugby sevens tournament in 1920.[11]. The author, a pupil from 1779 to 1783, reminisces wistfully about the bicker, or traditional mass brawl, humorously likened to a Homeric battle, fought in the streets of Edinburgh between pupils from different social classes.[73]. It also shows the current crop of students just how special they are.”, This website and its associated newspaper are members of Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). The wartime volumes contain many letters from former pupils serving at the front. Pupils wear uniform within school and at official functions where they represent the school. The club merged with Corstorphine RFC in 2003 to form Royal High Corstorphine RFC. It has a strong sense of history, but prides itself on being very much a school of the 21st Century. Pauline Walker, rector, said: “It’s really huge. [45] The RHS Athletic Club was formed in 1920. [49] The competitive scheme proved popular with pupils and teachers and has since been expanded to encompass a wide variety of games, sports and other extracurricular activities, held throughout the year.

The following former Royal HSFP players have represented Edinburgh District at provincial level. It felt like it was a privilege.

[46] The RHS Bike Club was formed in 2011. [8] Angus Buchanan of Royal High School FP, was the first person to score a try in international rugby.

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