The reason for the merger was the closure of Spiers School and Dalry High School and the opening of the new Garnock Academy in Kilbirnie in 1972 [REF].
With the closure of the schools providing much of their rugby base, the former pupil sides Old Spierians and Dalry HSFP merged to form Garnock RFC; to emphasis that the new side would provide a gateway to later rugby union for the new Garnock Academy graduates.