S1 update for Sunday 15 November

Dumfries(A)15/11/09 - ....Update

The S1's travel to Dumfries this w/e looking to roll over their good form from last w/e. Travel details to be confirmed - so watch this space! (the pitchero site s1 news).


Dont forget the match reports appear on pitchero site (its very user friendly) just look for senior, junior or mini to find what your looking for.

Girls rugby news

Cumnock RFC Girls team is travelling to Murrayfield Has Been Changed to PERTH this Sunday 8th November

The 10s tournament being run the Scottish Rugby is open to all teams in the north and south catchment area.

Good luck Mark and girls.

Stephen Taylor, Ayrshire Womens Rugby Co-ordinator is organising a Girls rugby Cluster Festival for all the girls throughout Ayrshire on Sunday 15th November. The venue is Broomfield, Cumnock RFC, Auchinleck Road, Cumnock. The likely Kick Off time will be 1pm and it will run until around 3pm.

Please come down at enjoy the festival.

For any queries call Stephen on 07840640049


Dont forget to check our new pitchero for all Cumnock RFC girls team news and fixtures

Saturday 14th November - Food Night

Cumnock RFC Mini/Midi section are holding another of the food nights, this time it's Italian and looks to be another great night of great food and banter down at the club.

Tickets are £15 each and are available from mini/midi coaches.

Come support your club and enjoy this great night.

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Uddingston 14 Cumnock s1 8

S1 Level:
Uddingston 14 - Cumnock Cougars 8
 
After an
extended lay off the Cumnock S1' faced a trip to Uddingston determined to
produce a performance to get their season on track again. With difficult
conditions both teams started well but is was the hosts that put the vital first
score on the board after a break down the Cumnock flank coupled with some
less than convincing tackling. Although caught a little cold Cumnock buckled
down to task and some incisive running from speed merchants Gavin Whyte and Euan
Hendry saw Cumnock deep in "Uddy" territory for phase after phase however a
score remained elusive and Uddingstons' scrambling defence managed to hold out
to the whistle.
 
At the break
the coaches were pleased and encouraged the team to keep their composure but
stressed the work rate from the forwards needed to
improve.
 
The middle
game of the session produced more of the same with both teams fairly evenly
matched. It was the hosts who took full advantage of some Cumnock mistakes to
post two unanswered tries. There was a feeling on the touchline that the
performances from forwards Ross Phillips, Callan Gordon, Robbie McLaren and
Scott Faulds were starting to reap rewards and that more of the same in the last
game would bear fruit.
 
With the
momentum starting to swing towards Cumnock the team were looking to rescue some
pride and avoid the whitewash. At last the potential of this team started to
show with attack after attack forcing the majority of this last stanza to be
played deep in Uddingston territory. The forwards started to win  good
ball allowing Aiden Kerr and Jack Reilly to drive the team up the park form
the half back position building the platform for some Cumnock scores. A quick
tap from a short penalty by Aiden Kerr  and a rampaging charge from
Callan Gordon leaving a trail of Uddingston

defenders in his wake saw both crash
over for scores. With both kicks converted by Reilly this was the
performance the coaches had been looking for although too late to rescue the
match.
 
The coaches
were very positive and are now looking for the team to carry this performance
forward to their next game, at home to Stewartry, on Sunday 1st November (KO
1400)

Cumnock RFC s1 and under 15 2009 - 2010 fixtures

S1 fixtures

Date Home Away
06/09/09 Kilmarnock Cumnock
13/09/09 To be confirmed
20/09/09 Ardrossan Cumnock
27/09/09 Cumnock Marr s1/2
04/10/09 Dumfries Cumnock
11/10/09 and 18/10/09 Training
25/10/09 Uddingston Cumnock
01/11/09 Cumnock Stewartry
29/11/09 Cumnock Strathaven
06/12/09 Cumnock Dumfries

17/01/10 Cumnock Kilmarnock
07/02/10 Marr s1/2 Cumnock
14/02/10 Training
28/02/10 Stewartry Cumnock
14/03/10 Cumnock Uddingston
21/03/10 Cumnock Ardrossan
04/04/10 and 11/04/10 Training
18/04/10 Cumnock Ayr
25/04/10 Cumnock Festival
16/05/10 Cumnock Strathaven
23/05/10 Awards Day (provisional)
30/05/10 and 31/05/10 IRB 7s

Under 15 Fixtures

Date Home Away
06/09/09 Cumnock Paisley
13/09/09 Annan Cumnock
27/09/09 Kilmarnock Cumnock
04/10/09 Ayr or Kilmarnock vrs Cumnock
11/10/09 Cumnock Irvine
18/10/09 Strathaven Cumnock
25/10/09 Cup
01/11/09 Paisley Cumnock
08/11/09 Cumnock Annan
15/11/10 Cumnock Kilmarnock
22/11/09 Irvine Cumnock
29/11/09 Cup
06/12/09 Cumnock Strathaven
13/12/09 Stand by
20/12/09 Cup

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Mini/Midi Reports for 13/09/09

P6

Cumnock Primary 6s had 2 tough games against neighbours, Marr on Sunday. Starting off with a few regulars missing meant that they were always up against it against a strong Marr side.

The fist game saw Cumnock go down 8 – 2 with tries for Scott Teece and John Watt. As the game went on Cumnock got stronger and started passing the ball really well, especially Tyler Wallace and Kory Galloway but a few missed tackles cost them dear. John Watt and Sean Houston tackled their hearts out and Scott Teece had some big runs up the middle of the park.

In the second game Cumnock ran out of steam and ended up loosing 5-1. New player Adam Carballo however had a great time with tackle after tackle against bigger opponents and he rounded everything off with a great try. Lucy Watt was also the fore with some great passing throughout both games. A second try for Scott Teece was well deserved both for him and the team.

Next week the team trains on Wednesday at 6:30pm at Broomfield and trains on Sunday (time to be confirmed). Any new players are welcome. For more information call Morton Houston on 07748827836

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New Mini Midi Season Rolls Into Gear

Mini Midi section will start Sunday training/games from 30th onwards. In addition P6/7 will continue to train at 1830 on Wednesday evenings at the club.

S1 - Full training commences this week with sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 1900 from now on.

U15 - Training commences on Thursday 27th at 1900 from now on until further notice.

2009-2010 Player registrations for the Mini Midi section will take place at the club this Sunday (30th) at noon. Players for all age groups should attend with a parent/guardian to complete their registration form along with a subscrption payment for the season (£10), A training session for all age groups will follow once registrations are complete.

It is important that you speak to or call your coach to advise if you cannot attend.

Cumnock Chronicle Report

Training 9th and 18th June

There is a fitness session at the club at 7pm - 8:15 tomorrow night (tuesday). This is for all boys going to Perpignan and any seniors who want to attend.

On Thursday the 18th there is a speed session being taken by Paul Tyler, Head Coach of GHA. He will use the Perpignan boys and the seniors. All coaches are invited along to pick up speed techniques to use on their teams through the summer.

This is a 6:30 start and will last for 2 hours.

Article from Houstie on chatboard

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IRB 7s

We will be running a bus to the IRB 7’s again this year. Tickets will be allocated on a first come first serve basis and demand always outstrips supply so get your skates on. This event gets the kids and the old yins up close and personal with some of their heroes. I have attached some pictures from last year to give a flavour.

Let Kevan Aitken know how many tickets you need as well as getting the cash to him a soon as we confirm prices.

EDIT:- I hope everyone that is going has fun Saturday and Sunday, any details from Sunday I will post (hopefully including pics).

Tommy.

Player of the Year Awards

It's that time of year again. Nomination forms are now available behind the bar for you to vote for the various awards. The categories are:

Player of the year
2nd XV player of the year
Most improved player
Young Player of the year (U21)
Most deserving Player

If you can't get down to the club, then contact Jim Morton in order to cast your votes. The awards will be presented on Sunday 24th May after the 1st XV v U17 game.

As we should all know the Under 17s and playing the 1st team next Sunday 24th May. It is ofcourse still the the Mini/midi awards day. tickets are £6 for adults and £3 for children.

There is some unfortunate people that need to be at the club for 9am. The marquee we used at the mini festival will be there again. There is going to be a BBQ and a tuck shop. There is some of you that are at Kilmarnock this weekend and Whitecraigs. So that we can order enough food we need to know this weekend for many tickets are sold, so that we can buy enough burgers, so buy your tickets this weekend.

So help us all out and get the tickets sold.
(thank you coaches/parents and everyone else)

Tommy (Webmaster for mini/midi officially (seeing as that me on that committee as well) and senior section of Cumnock Rugby Club.

Social events in Cumnock Rugby Club in April and May

The following are the social events being run in the club for the month of April/May (more details will follow).



under 17s vs 1st Cumnock team, Awards Day 24th May

Come along and support them.

Mini festival inlcuding reports

Picture of winning Primary 5 Cumnock team
P7 Coaches - Jim Faulds, Kevan Aitken, Danny McLaren
Winning Cumnock P7 team

This was a festival that was scheduled for last October but was cancelled due to inclement weather. However this did not diminish the quality of the rugby on show and produced two age group winners for Cumnock.

Over 160 primary school players from P3 to P7 competed against teams from Ardrossan, Dumfries and Kilmarnock in the quest for silverware.

The format used for these young players has been pioneered by Cumnock Rugby Club to promotes the use of the players skills as the mechanism to win the tournament and rather than the team who scores the most. “We tried to focus on encouraging the core skills that players of these age groups should be displaying” said Harry Reilly, one of the Festival Organisers. “Too many times we see teams at these age groups focussing on winning a tournament/festival rather than focusing on the basic skills that produce high quality players for the future”. These coaching principles are certainly showing results as Cumnock had four players selected for U16 Glasgow Warriors Squad which won the Inter District Championship today.

Primary 7 reports for Cumnock Mini Festival

Cumnock 8 Ardrossan 3

Cumnock were fired up for this game, closing down Ardrossan right from the start. Once Gregor Aitken got the first score after some great team interplay the result was never in any doubt. The midweek training session paid off with the forwards using their new move to pentetrate the Ardrossan defence again and again and by the interval Cumnock were 5-0 ahead. Some slackplay and poor defending let Ardrossan in for three scores, but Cumnock replied with three fine tries of their own. Man of the match for Cumnock was selected by the Ardrossan coach and was Andrew Harkiss who had put in a powerful performance in the centre of the pack. Cumnock scores came from Gregor Aitken (2), Jack Reilly (3), Taylor Howie and Aiden Kerr (2).

Cumnock 5 Kilmarnock 4

This was a terrific game played with great determination by both teams. The skill levels demonstrated by both teams were of an extremley high level and the crowd was treated to a wonderful game of rugby. Kilmarnock opened the scoring but Cumnock dug deep and responded quickly with a great move leading to a try for Jack Reilly. Both teams traded scores until Cumnock opened up a two point lead. After that the result wasn't in doubt and Cumnock held out for a fantastic win over their old rivals. Scores came from Jack Reilly, Taylor Howie, Andrew Harkiss, Zack North and Connor McSevenney. Special mention must be made of Man of the Match, Scott Faulds, who works away in the game, winning and securing ball for his team.

The P7 team were overall winners of the Festival and the coaching team of Kevan Aitken, Euan Kerr, Harry Reilly and Danny McLaren won the P7 coaches award for the way that they coached their players on the day, assisted by Jim Faulds. The Players Player of the day was Andrew Harkiss.

Cumnock P5 Match Reports

The Cumnock P5 team put in a great performance on Sunday at the clubs annual mini festival. The club were hosting teams from Ardrossan, Dumfries and Kilmarnock . The day produced 3 thrilling games of rugby at P5 level with the Cumnock team stepping up to the mark and securing victory in all of their games. Man of the match awards going to Sean Houston, Jack McSeveney and John Watt. The team also went on to win the overall award for their age group. This was a real recognition of the team's performance as this award is based on the team's execution of the core skills (running, tackling and support play) and not on game results. The P5 team which put in such a great performance were Calum Bell, Kory Galloway, Lucy Watt, Sean Houson, Tyler Wallace, John Watt, Calum Hendrie, Jack McSeveney and Rory Nimmo. Congratulations P5, you all put in a superb performance today.

Cumnock P3/4 Match Reports

Cumnock 11 – 12 Ardrossan

Cumnock kicked off their tournament against a dangerous Ardrossan team.

Unfortunately it took the side a few minutes to realise this and they quickly found themselves three scores down. After this slow start however Cumnock fought back with two quick-fire tries from Owen Young and from then on both sides scored freely with some tremendous attacking and support play from both sides.

Cumnock’s much improved support play was the most impressive aspect of this performance with breaks made by Alex Houston and Adam Watt ably followed up by Rob Drummond and Ross Watson Indeed it was noticeable that Cumnock’s overall team play was much better than that of Ardrossan whose man of the match scored ten of his sides tries in an impressive individual display.

Cumnock’s man of the match as selected by the Ardrossan coach was Austin McBirnie who put in probably his best performance of the season so far and had a hand in every move of the match, despite somehow not managing to score himself!

The rest of the scores came from Owen Young (7), Alex Houston (2) and Craig Sloan (2) and despite the result Cumnock could take a lot from this game as their attacking play was much better than in recent weeks.



Cumnock 4 – 10 Kilmarnock

This local derby was the sides other game of the day and they were confident of another competitive display following their impressive form in the opening game.

However the traditional Cumnock slow start was in action once more and the powerful runners of the Kilmarnock side took advantage of this score five tries before half time. Only one long range try from broken play by Adam Watt came in Cumnock’s favour.

The side rallied after a reminder at half time about the importance of tackling the opposition and they came flying out of the blocks for the second half with some excellent tackling by Ross Watson and Rob Drummond. This seemed to rattle Kilmarnock and it allowed Cumnock to run in tries from Owen Young, Alex Houston and another from Adam Watt.

Unfortunately this fight back was short lived as Kilmarnock ran in another five tries without reply as Cumnock’s defence seemed to go to sleep. The man of the match for this game was Adam Watt for his two tries and a tenacious defensive effort that many of his team mates could learn a lot from.

Ultimately this was mixed weekend for the P3/4s though several positive aspects such as an impressive attacking performance with some spectacular individual moments from several players means that this team can be very positive about its future.

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Credit to Fiona and Harry for the reports and pics.

Harry (and the rest of us) wishes to thank everybody who helped out Sunday.

Cumnock Primary 7s report for 19 April

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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.

Glasgow Under 16s vs Edinburgh Under 16s

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GLASGOW SCRAMBLE TO LATE VICTORY OVER EDINBURGH
Glasgow U16’s played Edinburgh U16’s on Easter Sunday at Stirling County Rugby Club on a sunny Easter Sunday. Both sides showed good intent to move the ball around in the early stages with Glasgow having the brighter start with a close chance when Bennett broke through the midfield, an excellent cover tackle form the Edinburgh full back stopped the attack on the try line. Glasgow’s pressure was rewarded as Bennett slotted over two penalties to make it 6-0. Edinburgh fought their way back into the match, playing with great width – Glasgow’s defence was stretched out wide and Ryan Gray crashed over for Edinburgh’s first try. Half time: Glasgow 6 – 5 Edinburgh Edinburgh continued setting the pace straight from the restart stretching Glasgow’s defence from touchline to touchline. Only terrific scramble defence and errors from Edinburgh kept the score the same. Glasgow rarely escaped from their half, but on both occasions that they did Bennett converted two penalties. Again Edinburgh exerted terrific pressure and great work from Templeton, Beckwith and Goodrich held the attack inches from the line. Eventually Edinburgh forced a try through Glasgow’s drift defence - Jamie Farndale crossing over (Sam Hidalgo-Clyne converting) to level the scores 12 all. Edinburgh were straight on the attack from the restart and looked to be closing out the match when Glasgow broke out their half. From a penalty, Bennett broke through the midfield and out ran the cover defence to score under the posts (Bennett converting) with 5 minutes left. With minutes to go Edinburgh stretched Glasgow’s defence, but a loose pass was snatched by Beckwith and some fantastic offloading to Robbie Ferguson and David Scott let the substitute stand off score under the posts (Scott converting his try) in the final minute. Some great defensive effort and clinical finishing made the final score: Glasgow 26 – 12 Edinburgh. Glasgow U16 Team:R. Hughes, Goodrich, Beckwith, Bennett, G. Ferguson, R. Ferguson, Houston, McQuade, McMillan, Barr, K. Hughes, Templeton, Graham, Singh, Vernell. Subs: Agnew (for Barr), Campbell (for McMillan), Mulligan (for Graham), Cubie (for Singh), Barnett (for Vernell), Scott (for R. Ferguson), Haynes (for G. Ferguson).

Cumnock Girls Team

Congratulations to the girls team who have made it through to the semi-final of the U18 cup after a hard fought victory over Ayr. They now travel to Aberdeenshire to meet Aboyne. According to coach Mark Linden, it was an excellent game of rugby and the Cumnock team were worthy winners. The final score was 10-29 in favour of the girls in Red and Black.

In the semi final the Cumnock Rugby Club Girls Under 18s team play Aboyne/Banchory Academy in Aberdeenshire on Sunday 12 April.

Anyone wanting to come along and add their support are more than welcome.
We have arranged a coach and for a small fee will be charged.
All welcome. For details contact Mark Linden.

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Unfortunately the Girls lost 34-19. The aboyne team had a couple of quick players. The Girls played really well. Thanks to Una for the update.

Perpignan Fundraising Ceilidh

Cumnock RFC Mini/Midi Section:-
Perpignan Fundraising
Ceilidh

Venue:- Cumnock Town Hall
Saturday 2nd May 2009

To raise funds to send CRFC Junior players to the Glasgow Thistles Training Camp at Perpignan, France.

Tickets priced at £12.00 and are available from Morton Houston (552987) or Stewart Bennett (426327), Harry, Gordon amongst others. They are already selling quickly following last years fantastic night.

Glasgow Under 16s - 22 Caledonia Under 16s - 16

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Match report Glasgow U16 v Caledonia U16
Monday, 23 March 2009
Glasgow U16’s pull together to play sumptuous final 30

Glasgow U16’s pulled together to perform an excellent spell of rugby in the final 30 minutes of their match versus Caledonia U16’s at Selkirk RFC on Sunday 22nd March. Things did not look good as Glasgow played into a strong wind and were pinned well inside their half by Caledonia’s kicking strategy and dominant pack through the first half. Penalties by Caledonia’s kicker made the score 6-0 (12 & 22 minutes) and only breaks by Beckwith, Ferguson and Bennett relieved the pressure from Glasgow’s 22. The wind hindered Glasgow’s attempt to escape their own half and only their strong defence around the breakdown kept Caledonia from scoring a try. Glasgow’s excellent defensive effort looked like talking them into half time without conceding a try but with the last play Caledonia crossed the white line. Caledonia again gained excellent field position and from a catch and drive from the lineout drove in towards the posts. Clean ball allowed them to attack the blindside and passed to their winger who easily outflanked the cover defence to run in from 20 metres.

Half time – Glasgow 0 – Caledonia 11

Caledonia came out strongly and from a lineout on Glasgow’s 22 they drove twice into the midfield before easily passing the ball through the hands and scoring in the corner after only 4 minutes. A 16-0 lead however did not look to daunting as the strong wind continued to drive down the length of the pitch. The try spurned the Glasgow forward pack on and suddenly they dominated the scrum, lineout and breakdown, finally releasing the backs with go forward ball. Caledonia made a mistake behind their scrum just inside their half and from the turnover Glasgow spread the ball wide to Beckwith who sprinted past 3 defenders to score in the corner (8 minutes). Soon after the restart Caledonia were awarded a scrum – again Glasgow pressure resulted in a ball against the head. A good pick up and drive from replacement No. 8, Templeton, and quick ruck ball released Bennett through the center of midfield and he easily stepped the full back and scored under the posts (13minutes). Scott converted to make it Glasgow 12 – Caledonia 16.

As the match entered the last 20 minutes Glasgow exerted pressure through intelligent kicking from Scott and Bennett. Winning the ball, again from turn over ball strong runs from Beckwith, Hughes, Steele and the impressive Bennett left a gap around the breakdown for scrum half Steele to dive over from close range (22minutes). David Scott converted. Caledonia tried and tried to break out of their half with some good breaks and forward drives but their continuity let them down and Glasgow continually pinned their opponents back in their half. A penalty for going off their feet at the ruck meant that Scott stepped up to make the score Glasgow 22 – Caledonia 16 (30 minutes). The match finished with Caledonia battling to get out of their half against a buoyant Glasgow team.

Final score - Glasgow 22 – Caledonia 16
Team:-
Position Name School - Club
1 Joe McQuade St. Aloysius College – Hamilton RFC
2 Ross Campbell Irvine Royal Academy – Marress RFC
3 Jonathan Agnew Boclair Academy - Hillhead/Jordanhill RFC
4 Kris Hughes Calderglen High School - Cambuslang RFC
5 Adam Barnett Mearns Castle High School - GHA RFC
6 Jamie Graham Dumfries Academy - Dumfries RFC
7 Murray Cubie High School of Glasgow
8 Michael Vernell St. Aloysius College – Allan Glens RFC

9 Scott Houston Auchinleck Academy - Cumnock RFC
10 Robbie Ferguson Wellington School – Ayr RFC
11 Sam Goodrich River of Life School - Dumfries RFC
12 Alan Haynes Auchinleck Academy - Cumnock RFC
13 Mark Bennett (c) St. Joseph’s Academy - Cumnock RFC
14 Gavin Kerr Ayr Academy - Cumnock RFC
15 Murray Beckwith Marr College

Primary 7 reports

primary 7 reports for 22/03/09

This is one of the toughest weekends that this P7 face all season with a double header against Ayr and GHA at Millbrae . Both these teams have won a number of tournaments so far this season so the task ahead for the Cougars could not be underestimated.

Ayr 8 Cumnock 1

The Ayr team came out of the traps fast and furious with Cumnock allowing the hosts to score at will. By half time the score was sitting at 5-0 and some plain speaking from the coaches ensued. Cumnock buckled down to the task in the second half with a significant improvement producing some excellent phases of play and a resulting score by Euan Hendrie. This step up in performance disrupted the flow of the Ayr side placing pressure on them when in possession and limiting their opportunities.


GHA 9 Cumnock 1

The Cumnock side did not carry forward the improved performance from the first game and retreated into their shells again for the first half. GHA turned over Cumnock ball at will then followed by some slick handling to their wide men produced a host of scores. By the half time whistle GHA had built a commanding 5-0 lead and it was time for the coaches to “earn their corn” again. It was pointed out that time and time again a Cougars player would make good yards however seldom was there a supporting player to help him out. This would need to change in second half if any improvement was to be seen. From the restart Cumnock looked like a different team with each and every player making a contribution. Whilst GHA did touchdown another four times they had to produce their very best as Cumnock controlled significant parts of the second half. The Cumnock score was the result of a good phase of team play which drove towards the GHA line and only a series of penalty incidents delaying the seemingly inevitable score. Ultimately the referee had no choice but the award a penalty try in favour of Cumnock due to the persistent fouling by their opponents, this was truly a team score.

The stand out man of the match on the day was Jack Reilly with driving runs, crunching tackling and some excellent distribution contributing to a first class overall performance. In conclusion the coaches were disappointed that the hard work carried out on the training ground over the past few weeks had not been put into practice and if this team are to step up to the next level they must start to work together.

Primary 6 reports for 22/03/09

Cumnock P6 at Ayr

Ayr A 5 Cumnock 0

Ayr B 1 Cumnock 5

GHA 0 Cumnock 1

Cumnock P6’s took a revitalised squad down to Ayr on Sunday with 6 new players who had never played a full game of rugby before to play two strong teams in Ayr and GHA. In the first game Cumnock played Ayr A, one of only two teams to have beaten them on grass this season. Cumnock matched Ayr in tight first half only to loose their way a bit in the in the second half, however it was a much improved performance. Cumnock immediately got revenge by beating Ayr B and then GHA in a tight game.

All in all the coaches were delighted with all the players, the more experienced boys and Rachael played to their usual high standard but the all the new boys showed great determination and got stuck in. It cant be emphasised enough how good these results are against two strong rugby teams whilst playing with up to three players who have never played before, the coaches have high hopes for the remainder of the season.

Primary 5 report for 22/03/09

Cumnock visited Millbrae today for 3 thrilling games of rugby

The team got off to a slow start in their first game against Ayr and were 5-2 down at half time. After the break the team found their form and pulled the game back for a final result of 10-10. After a short break the team took to the field against a well drilled GHA team. The Cumnock team never really found their form and were beaten 6-1 in this game. The final game against another GHA team saw better rugby from the Cumnock team and were unfortunate to lose this game 4-2 . The Cumnock try scorers today were Sean Houston and Scott Teece support play coming from Tyler Wallace, Brandon Stewart, Lucy Watt, Calum Bell, John Watt, Louise Vietch and Calum Hendrie