Nickname(s) | Co-Ops | |
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Founded | 1924 | |
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The Co-Optimist Rugby Club is an invitational rugby union club founded in 1924 by Jock Wemyss, the former Scottish test player, together with George St Claire Murray, a rugby enthusiast from the Watsonians club. [1]
The Co-Optimists have played against national fifteen-a-side teams including France, Ireland and Zimbabwe in the 1980s. [1] The club also has a proud record at the Hong Kong Sevens tournament, finishing as runner-up to Fiji in 1980, [2] [3] as a semi-finalist against Australia in 1981, and a quarter-finalist in 1986. [2]
The club colours are a navy blue jersey with white shorts and navy and white hooped socks. The Co-Optimist badge is a lion couchant in blue on a white background.
Many well-known international players have represented the club including: Finlay Calder, Jonathan Davies, Mike Gibson, Gavin Hastings, Scott Hastings, Andy Irvine, Dickie Jeeps, John Jeffrey, Tom Kiernan, Ian McGeechan, Doddie Weir, Tony O’Reilly and Rob Wainwright. [1]
Year | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tour |
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1979 | 14 October | South African Barbarians | Mansfield Park, Hawick | Win | 24 - 4 | Report |
1989 | 6 April | Soviet Students | Meggetland Sports Complex, Edinburgh | Win | 17 - 15 | Report |
Year | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Score | Tour |
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1980 | 12 April | Canada 7s | Hong Kong | Win | ||
1980 | 12 April | Australia 7s | Hong Kong | Win | ||
1980 | 13 April | New Zealand 7s | Hong Kong | Win | ||
1980 | 13 April | Fiji 7s | Hong Kong | Loss | 8 - 12 | Report |
1981 | 28 March | Indonesia 7s | Hong Kong | Win | 22 - 6 | Report |
1981 | 28 March | Singapore 7s | Hong Kong | Win | 22 - 4 | Report |
1981 | 29 March | Australia 7s | Hong Kong | Loss | 10 - 18 | Report |
1986 | 5 April | Papua New Guinea 7s | Hong Kong | Win | 26 - 0 | Report |
1986 | 5 April | Canada 7s | Hong Kong | Win | 14 - 8 | Report |
1986 | 6 April | French Barbarians | Hong Kong | Loss | 10 - 22 | Report |