Cumnock 20 Cumbernauld 31

Cumnock 1st xv seniors lost 20 points to 31 today against Cumbernauld in West Division. Match Report to follow:

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Players - Saturday 26th September

Both sides are at broomfield on Saturday with the 1st XV hosting Cumbernauld and the 2nd XV meeting Paisley. Both games kick off at 3pm. Meet times are as follows:

1st XV meet 1.30pm

2nd XV meet 2pm

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Come Along And Give Rugby A Try

Sunday saw a training day at Cumnock Rugby Club minis in preparation for their trip to Castle Douglas to play Stewartry next Sunday. Players should meet at Cumnock Rugby Club at 9:45am. There will be 1 bus + parents cars making the trip. Players should come prepared with proper clothing in case of bad weather.

Cumnock Minis are also recruiting new players at present between P3 and P7. All new players are welcome and will be coached by SRU trained coaches. The ethos at Cumnock is that every player gets game time no matter their ability or experience. Nobody is left to watch all the games from the touchline. Stewart Birrell the P7 coach said, “we are keen for all players to come along and take part. Boys and girls play in mixed teams and we make sure everyone who wants game time gets it. It is all about taking part and not just picking the best team all the time, after all a new player who is struggling just now may be a star in a few years once the develop.

We currently have 2 SRU trained SVQ coaches delivering sessions in local primaries. They are focusing on P4s just now but will soon be delivering sessions to P5 –P7s. keep your ears open and if you son or daughter has attended these sessions and has enjoyed them why not bring them along to Cumnock RFC to have a go. We have players from all the local villages and it is great to see how they all get on so well.”

Cumnock also has training sessions at 6:30pm on Wednesdays at Cumnock RFC and of course everyone is welcome. For further information please contact:

Morton Houston
Cumnock RFC Mini Coordinator
ardwell@zetnet.co.uk
01290 552987
07748827836

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Loch Lomond 26 – 23 Cumnock

Cumnock narrowly missed out against Loch Lomond despite spending much of the game on the back foot. The team made the trip to Bonhill on a high after last weeks comprehensive defeat of Paisley and hoped to build on this against a Lomond side that had had a similar start to the season as Cumnock.

However it was evident from the kick off that Loch Lomond were equally determined and showed their strength straight from the kick off by winning a penalty which was converted to give them an early three point lead.

Lomond continued to pressure Cumnock and were narrowly prevented from adding a try thanks to a last gasp tackle from Tony Foster. However, against the run of play it was Cumnock who grabbed the first try of the game when a hopeful Cumnock kick ahead was dropped by the Lomond full back and a grateful Mark Bennett picked up the loose ball to score under the posts. Kyle Johnson added the conversion and Cumnock unexpectedly had a lead in the game.

It was not to last though when Lomond’s outside centre burst through some flimsy Cumnock tackles to score giving them the lead again. Loch Lomond continued to dominate possession as their experienced forwards used every opportunity to slow ball down preventing Cumnock from playing their preferred style of free flowing rugby. Despite this some desperate defence meant that Lomond only managed to add a penalty to their tally which was cancelled out by a brace from Johnson meaning that at half time the scores were level at thirteen apiece.

The second half began much as the first had gone with Lomond dominating possession although it is credit to the young Cumnock side that the defence, despite several wobbly moments, held firm with several good tackles from wide men Martin Wilson and Gregor McMillan keeping Lomond out. Also impressive was Matt McCullough making his debut for the 1st XV and putting in hard shift, putting his body on the line to tidy up loose ball. Lomond added another penalty before the unflappable Johnson pegged back the advantage with another penalty of his own.

Cumnock almost picked up another try of their own when Johnson spotted Alan Haynes in space on his wing and cross-kicked to him. The ball evaded Haynes by inches, denying Cumnock from scoring a spectacular try.

On the whole though Lomond continued to exert pressure on Cumnock and spent a long spell camped on the Nock try line. They eventually broke through for the try when, after several attempts, they managed to push a maul over. They added the conversion and then a penalty to pull themselves ten points clear with only five minutes remaining. However, Cumnock’s fighting spirit showed itself again when Bennett scored his second after chipping the ball ahead and then stripping the ball off the full back. Johnson added the extras but time was against Cumnock and they were unable to make any more inroads into Lomond’s lead.

Overall this was a disappointing game for Cumnock as they allowed themselves to be bullied by the larger and more experienced Lomond side. However, they could take some solace from a bonus point for finishing within seven points of the winners. It was encouraging to see that Cumnock have become a hard team to beat because, by rights, with the possession that they had Lomond could have won this game a lot more comfortably than they did.

Man of the match was Kyle Johnson for an impressive display of defence against considerably larger opposition as well as for his imperious kicking which kept Cumnock in the hunt.

Team: Craig Greer, Paul Miller, Donald Hunter, Kevin Brady, Euan Cunningham, Alan Smith, David Kerr, Jamie Thomson, Scott Houston, Kyle Johnson, Gregor McMillan, Mark Bennett, Martin Wilson, Tony Foster, Conner Nisbet, Graham Hunter, Matt McCullough, Alan Haynes


Next Saturday the 1st XV return to Broomfield to take on Cumbernauld

Thanks to David Kerr for Report

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