Currie Chieftains
Over the following decades the Club has grown ; it has moved its ‘ homebase ’ from Currie to Malleny Park , Ballerno ; and it has built its reputation and standing not just amongst its local communities but across Scotland and beyond . The Club ’ s founders not only created a rugby club , they established a lasting community spirit which continues to this day .
Now , rapidly approaching the 50- year anniversary of its foundation the Club has rebranded . In the 2017-18 season all its teams , from its high-performing BT Premiership side down to its youngest Mini-sides , will be rebranded as ‘ Currie Chieftains ’, embracing a new image for the modern era but one carrying forward the strength and traditions of the past .
The Chieftains logos , motifs and tartan have skillfully been designed to honor the ‘ original 6 ’ as the Club ’ s way of saying thank you to them and their colleagues who have done so much to develop Currie Rugby Football Club over the years . Likewise , the rebranding has stayed true to the widely recognized ‘ black and amber ’ themes .
The new branding will be launched at a Grand Chieftains Summer Ball at Malleny Park on Friday , 25 August 2017 , but it is already reinvigorating interest in the Club and raising its profile throughout the region and beyond . It has captured the enthusiasm of Club members , team fans and both existing and new sponsors . It has provided a renewed drive and focus for the Club ’ s development , but it has preserved the legacy of the past .
Over the next five years Scottish club rugby is predicted to undergo a major transformation with a proposed restructuring of the SRU Leagues , which was announced by Mark Dodson the Chief Executive of the Scottish Rugby Union at its AGM on Saturday 5 August .
These proposals will present challenging choices and a difficult period of transformation change for clubs throughout Scotland . However , whatever the future holds , Currie Chieftains are looking forward not only to the Club ’ s 50 year- anniversary celebrations in 2020 but to the 50 years beyond !
“ The Chieftains logos , motifs and tartan have skillfully been designed to honor the ‘ original 6 ’ as the Club ’ s way of saying thank you to them and their colleagues who have done so much to develop Currie Rugby Football Club over the years ”
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