▁later ▁the ▁Old ▁Sp ier ian ▁Rugby ▁Club , ▁came ▁into ▁existence ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 . ▁The ▁Gar no ck ▁Rugby ▁Club ▁came ▁into ▁existence ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁closure ▁of ▁Sp ier ' s ▁and ▁Dal ry ▁schools . ▁G . G . H . ▁John stone , ▁a ▁math s ▁teacher ▁at ▁Sp ier ' s , ▁had ▁founded ▁the ▁rugby ▁club ▁for ▁former ▁pup ils ▁and ▁continued ▁his ▁invol vement ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 3 . ▁Old ▁Sp ier ians , ▁A . F rew , ▁J . ▁H . ▁Bruce ▁Lock hart , ▁and ▁David ▁Sh ed den ▁were ▁c apped ▁for ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁The ▁ ▁' Mar sh land ' ▁( s ic ) ▁playing ▁fields ▁are ▁mainly ▁used ▁for ▁football ▁now ▁and ▁facilities ▁are ▁provided ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁large ▁metal ▁trans - ship ment ▁containers ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁car ▁park . ▁A ▁wooden ▁games ▁pav il ion ▁existed ▁here ▁in ▁the ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁school . ▁ ▁The ▁World ▁Wars ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁had ▁an ▁uno fficial ▁cad et ▁corps ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁and ▁don ated ▁money ▁to ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁Ref uge e ▁Fund ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁and ▁it ▁also ▁end owed ▁a ▁hospital ▁bed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 . ▁In ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁High ▁Field ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a