In the first post war season the club, despite these losses, quickly regrouped and was immediately recognised with the selection of full back George Thom for all four games of the international championship.

Playing strength quickly restored, Kirkcaldy regained its former status as a leading club in the District and won the Midlands League three times in the 1920's. The club also participated in the first ever sevens tournament north of the Forth in Dundee and emerged as winners.

The leading player of this period was Robert Howie, younger brother of David.Like his brother, Robert Howie won seven caps for Scotland, including the opening match at Murrayfield against England in 1925 when Scotland won the Grand Slam for the first time. Howie also took part in the British Lions tour of South Africa in 1924 playing in all the four test matches. After his playing days were over he served the club in various roles, including the presidency from 1936.

Before the official SRU Championship started in 1973 Kirkcaldy's fixture list had changed little since the 1920's. Fixtures in the main were against other Midlands clubs and the second teams of the major Edinburgh sides. Occasionally there would be a fixture with a Borders junior team or a similar one from Glasgow. Playing standards were not particularly high but enthusiasm for the game at a social level increased and a third team came into being in the 1930's.