From the Dundee Evening Telegraph of 24 September 1879:[1] The annual meeting the Arbroath Rugby Football Club was held in the George Hotel on Monday evening, when the following office-bearers were elected :—Peter Mitchell, Captain ; James Napier, Lieutenant; David Bruce, Secretary and Treasurer, Street; and Alexander Greig, Alexander M'Gregor, James Kinnimont, and William Dickson, members of Committee.

The move has been instigated by School former and present pupils, but is intended to widen the scope to include all who are interested.

There was a notice of another meeting at the start of the 1948–49 season, as reported by the Arbroath Herald and Advertiser for the Montrose Burghs of Friday 3 September 1948.

[2] meeting of the recently formed Arbroath Rugby Club is to be held in the High School on Monday first at 7.30 p.m. A number of attractive fixtures have been offered and the Committee is anxious to make final arrangements.

The organisers feel that if the response is not enthusiastic the project may have to abandoned it would be unfair to the opposing clubs to arrange fixtures which they would not be in position to fulfil.