Highlands 2nd XV also known as the Raptors currently play in Caledonia Division 2 Northwest after successfully winning Caledonia North 3 in 2015/16. This was the side's second promotion in two years, after winning Caledonia League Division 4 North the year before. During the 2010-11 season the Highland raptors became champions in the Caledonia Division 2 Northwest league although they could not be considered for promotion due to them playing as a second XV side. Due to this, Moray RFC progressed to the play-off stage for a chance at promotion to Caledonia Division 1 in which they triumphed over Aberdeen Wanderers. The Raptors however still got the chance to become Division 2 champions by playing Aberdeen Wanderers, a game in which they also achieved success.
2015/16: 1st Xv Caledonia Shield Champions, 2nd Xv Caledonia Division 3 North Champions, Andrew Findlater - Caledonia Leagues Player of the Season, Stevie Rutledge - Scottish Rugby Try of the Season, London Irish mini festival shield winners 2014/15: 2nd XV Caledonia League Division 4 Winners, 1st XV 2nd place in Caledonia League 1 2013/14: 1st XV Caledonia North Division 2 Winners - undefeated season, 1st XV Caledonia Bowl Winners, 1st XV National Bowl Winners, Rory Cross - National Bowl Final Man of the Match,
Rugby development in Inverness
Highland RFC have been celebrating recently as they announced the appointment of a jointly funded development officer enabling the club to more actively grow rugby across all ages. The Canal Park Club demonstrated their commitment to the game, and the revised development structure, when they teamed up with Scottish Rugby and the Highland Council to fund the new post which brings thousands of pounds of investment into rugby in the area. Development Officers are dedicated to recruiting and retaining rugby players, coaches, referees and volunteers in and around their local communities working continuously to create links between schools and clubs to maximise the opportunities to play rugby in their area. Their efforts were rewarded in the 2010-11 season when they were given the SRU club of the month award for November.
The rugby club's ground, Canal Park, has been their home since their founding in 1922. Following their surgance into higher levels of Rugby, their ground was upgraded in 2017 from grass to a 4G pitch, and the club house majorly improved upon. In 2020, local football club Clachnacuddin F.C., were put into a temporary groundshare agreement after a fire at their ground, Grant Street Park, on Christmas Eve 2019, in order to keep the Highland League running smoothly. On Clachnacuddin's opening game at Canal Park against Fort William F.C., they drew a crowd of approximately 700, which was a significant improvement on their usual attendance at Grant Street, however, Fort William won the game 1–0. It was used for a second time against Forres Mechanics F.C., in which Clachnacuddin lost 3–2. The ground is often used by the youth and reserve teams of Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
