Cumnock Primary 7s report for 19 April

Link to Cumnock Chatboard

Cumnock 2 Strathaven 7

This was a glorious day for running rugby but it was the Strathaven team, fresh from an Easter Tournament in France that took the initiative, leaving Cumnock to play catch-up. The boys looked rusty, particularly in the first half and their handling, usually their best skill, let them down. Some poor tackling and covering let Strathaven win this desicively. Overall though Cumnock didn't play badly, with improved performances from Ross Phillips and Scott Faulds leading to a try from Ross. Cumnocks first score came from the ever eager Aiden Kerr.

Cumnock 6 Uddingston 7

Cumnock played much better against a strong team that had just drawn with Strathaven. They closed down their opponents and didn't give too much space to the stronger Uddingston runners. Again, though poor tackling let them down. Some of the Cumnock tries came from well worked set-pieces and there were some good individual runs from Gregor Aitken and Robbie McLaren ending in scores for these players. The other scores came from Jack Reilly (3) and Zack North. Man of the match fro the day was awarded to Ross Phillips who put in his best performance in a Cumnock shirt.