Birkmyre Rugby Club continues to build successfully at both senior, and now junior levels. The club will soon be celebrating its 50th anniversary since its formation in 1976. In the last 2 season we have been able to recruit a younger player profile with the average age of our 1st XV squad in the region of 24 years. They now play in West Regional Division 2 having been promoted on 2024 and are looking to start up a 2nd XV. There is a thriving mini section who are very competitive with their age group opponents at the best clubs in Scotland. We have also developed a partnership programme with St Columba’s school to support boys transitioning into secondary school rugby.

Our ambition is to continue to make a significant contribution to the social life of Kilmacolm, Bridge of Weir, Brookfield, Houston and Kilbarchan, and we are actively seeking to recruit players old and young and involve families from Inverclyde and Renfrewshire. We are lucky to have players who’ve joined us from Glasgow and further afield and we welcome all comers to Kilmacolm.

We have a number of members supporting the development of youth rugby at the club, with over 100 junior members at present. We are growing these numbers again post covid and we also support coaching development at local schools and hope to continue this in future. The current players and committee look forward to a steady stream of skilled ‘new boys’ into the first team over the next few years as a result of this often unrecognised coaching effort from parents and players alike.

Birkmyre tours are becoming legendary around Ireland and beyond, so social membership is still a great idea for those who’ve realised that weekly play is now beyond them (yet it’s amazing how persuasive our touring committee can be in ensuring that all tourists turn out for at least a short while during the rest period from celebratory activity). In 2025, over 70 “bears” travelled to Paris for Super Saturday and also managed to play a Parisian Barbarians side on the Friday night. We would tell you more but “what happens on tour stays on tour”