Co-Optimist Rugby Club

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.

The Co-Optimists have played against national fifteen-a-side teams including, and  in the 1980s. The club also has a proud record at the Hong Kong Sevens tournament, finishing as runner-up to Fiji in 1980, as a semi-finalist against Australia in 1981, and a quarter-finalist in 1986.

Club colours and emblem
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.

Notable players
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.

Honours

 * Melrose Sevens
 * Champions (1): 1993
 * Langholm Sevens
 * Champions (1): 1936
 * Jed-Forest Sevens
 * Champions (1): 1940
 * Selkirk Sevens
 * Champions (4): 1937, 1938, 1947, 1975
 * Edinburgh Charity Sevens
 * Champions (2): 1939, 1960
 * Edinburgh Borderers Sevens
 * Champions (1): 1925
 * Glasgow High Kelvinside Sevens
 * Champions (1): 1984