Jim Ramage

Jim, 50th birthday party at Cumnock.

Mr rampage did play today for 1st xv vrs Millbrae. Happy birthday Jim.

Millbrae 26 Cumnock 8

Full report to follow. Pictures from Thomas Cunningham

Cumnock RFC senior rugby this weekend

Cumnock 1st xv are travelling to Millbrae in an Ayrshire derby.
Meet at club 12:45

Cumnock 2nd xv are travelling to Cartha 3rds. Meet at club 1:00pm.

Good luck to all our lads.

1st XV League fixtures updated

The league fixture list has been redrawn after complaints from some clubs about having 3 away games in a row. Here are the revised fixtures:

SRU results page and table

29th AUG STRATHENDRICK H
5th SEP OBAN LORNE A
12th SEP PAISLEY H
19th SEP LOCH LOMOND A
26th SEP CUMBERNAULD H
3rd OCT MILLBRAE A
10th OCT STRATHCLYDE POL H
17th OCT CLYDEBANK A
24th OCT CARRICK H
31st OCT WIGTOWNSHIRE A
21st NOV STRATHENDRICK A
5th DEC OBAN LORNE H
12th DEC PAISLEY A
19th DEC LOCH LOMOND H
9th JAN CUMBERNAULD A
16th JAN MILLBRAE H
23rd JAN STRATHCLYDE POL A
30th JAN CLYDEBANK H
20th FEB CARRICK A
27th FEB WIGTOWNSHIRE H

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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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Cumnock RFC mini fixtures as of 25/08/09

Date Home Away
06/09/09 Cumnock Kilmarnock
13/09/09 Marr Cumnock
20/09/09 Training
27/09/09 To be confirmed
04/10/09 Cumnock Strathaven
11/10/09 Training
18/10/09 Training
25/10/09 Kilmarnock Cumnock
01/11/09 Cumnock Ayr
08/11/09 To be confirmed
15/11/09 Uddingston Cumnock
22/11/09 Ardrossan Cumnock
29/11/09 Cumnock Hamilton
06/12/09
13/12/09 Cumnock Ardrossan

Indoor Training from 10/01/10 to 21/02/10, no games
28/02/10 Kilmarnock
07/03/10 Cumnock Marr
14/03/10 Cumnock Uddingston
21/03/10 Strathaven Cumnock
28/03/10 Hamilton Cumnock
04/04/10 Training
11/04/10 Training
18/04/10 To be confirmed
25/04/10 Cumnock tournament
02/05/10 Tournament to be confirmed
08/05/10 Strathaven tournament (Saturday)
16/05/10 Whitecraigs Tournament

Quiz night

Cumnock RFC is holding a quiz night.
It is incorporating "Play Your Cards Right". It is on Wednesday 28th October at 8.00pm at Cumnock RFC clubhouse.

First prize £20 (minimum)*
Second prize £10
Third prize - Bottle of Wine
*could be more depending on numbers

Only £1 per person with maximum nunber in team 6.

Come and enjoy quiz night at Cumnock RFC

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Halloween party

Cumnock Rugby Club is holding a halloween party on Saturday 31st October.

All ages are welcome and their will be games, prizes, buffet and disco.

It starts at 7pm to late and tickets are available from members of the girls team.

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Cumnock 20 Cumbernauld 31 Match Report

Cumnock faced a tough challenge when they took on Cumbernauld in their latest league fixture this weekend. The visitors finished second in the league season and are determined to improve their placing this year. For Cumnock, this was a chance to test themselves against strong opposition after their encouraging start to this season.
Unfortunately the start to this game was less than encouraging as Cumbernauld exploded out of the blocks with only some last ditch tackling preventing the visitors from crossing the try line. However, Cumbernauld were able to open the scoring with two penalties both coming from Cumnock indiscretions at the breakdown.
Despite having almost all the possession, Cumbernauld struggled to turn their dominance into points with some good wide defence from wings Alan Haynes and Gregor McMillan preventing the visitors. Cumnock almost managed to grab a try when a well placed Kyle Johnson cross kick bounced kindly for Haynes who found himself in the clear only to be called back as the referee judged the ball to have been knocked forward.

The visitors eventually managed to break through when their dangerous left winger broke through the defence and slipped the ball back inside to a supporting runner who was left with a clear run to the try line. The conversion went awry but Cumbernauld had finally made the breakthrough and with Cumnock still struggling to gain a foothold in the game as Cumbernauld’s experienced forwards made it difficult to gain any good ball. Cumbernauld quickly scored again when some good quick play moved Cumnock from side to side leaving the defensive line dangerously stretched leaving some simple hands from Cumbernauld to cross again. This time the conversion was scored and Cumbernauld were starting to sense that they could run away with this game.

However, they didn’t reckon on the fighting spirit that Cumnock have picked up this season and finally with ten minutes remaining in the half, the home side started to play some good rugby. The forwards managed to secure some good ball allowing half backs Scott Houston and Kyle Johnson to kick them into good positions and putting the visitors under pressure. Cumnock opened their account after a smart kick from Johnson and a fine chase from centres Mark Bennett and Martin Wilson resulted in a drop from the full back with Bennett gathering the loose ball and scoring under the posts. Johnson eased over the conversion. It only took a few more minutes before Bennett crossed the line again after a powerful hand-off on his opposite number took him through the defensive line. An outrageous side-step took him past the full back before he out paced the covering defence to score a characteristic solo try. Johnson again added the extras and at half time Cumnock found themselves firmly in the hunt, only four points behind despite spending much of the half under pressure.

The second half was a close fought affair with Cumbernauld continuing to dominate possession but finding it harder than the first half to break through the much more stubborn Cumnock defence. However, the powerful Cumbernauld forwards continued to cause their counterparts problems which meant that the Cumnock backs were forced to live off scraps. Cumbernauld added the first points of the half with a penalty to extend their advantage. It took until the last fifteen minutes until any further break through could be made when Cumbernauld finally managed to get the ball to their threatening winger who had been largely nullified in the second half thanks to good midfield defence from Cumnock preventing the ball from reaching him. However, the ball finally made its way out to the wing and he charged through some despairing Cumnock tackles to score in the corner.

Cumnock showed their determination again by coming back strongly, winning two penalties in quick succession which were both converted by the reliable Johnson. However, Cumbernauld had the last say when after a series of driving mauls on the Cumnock line which were repeatedly held up, their number 8 crashed over from a few yards out to complete the scoring and earn his side a bonus point for their four tries.

Despite a disappointing result, Cumnock showed a strong battling spirit, refusing to allow their much more experienced opponents the chance to dominate the match in the way they expected to.
Man of the match was Scott Houston for a good display at scrum half despite spending much of the game under pressure. Special mention also goes to Jim Ramage who stepped into the second row and used his considerable experience to give a reliable presence at set pieces and around the field.

Team: Kevin Brady, Paul Miller, Donald Hunter, Jim Ramage, Blair McMillan, Stuart Hunter, Alan Smith, David Kerr, Scott Houston, Kyle Johnson, Gregor McMillan, Mark Bennett, Martin Wilson, Alan Haynes, Conner Nisbet, Graham Hunter, Euan Cunningham, Craig McWhirter

Next week: Cumnock make a short trip to Ayr to take on Millbrae

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Cumnock RFC mini/midi Reports for 27/09/09

Primary 4

The boys had an early start today travelling to Stewartry for their annual tournament with a few regular players missing and Bailey, Blair and Matt playing their first game of rugby this was always going to be a hard day for the boys.

The team got off to a great start in their fIrst game securing a convincing victory against Moffat with Adam and Rob scoring 3 tries each and Jamie and Bailey picking up one apiece. The second game against hosts Stewartry was a tougher game ending in a draw. Rob and Adam combining well with 2 tries each. Adam also picked up the man of the match award in this game.

Lack of substitutes saw the boys tiring and losing their last two games against Ayr and eventual overall winners Dumfries with Rob, Jamie and Adam adding to their try tallies.

A good all round performance from the team, WELL DONE BOYS!

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Primary 6

Cumnock P6s had a interesting time at Stewartry turning up short handed and then having one player injured in the warm up and another in the first half of the first game.
However the remaining players rolled up their sleeves and gave a good account of themselves. They had 2 early loses against Stewartry and Dumfries followed by an impressive draw against Moffat. Adam Carballo and John Watt received man of the match awards in 2 of the games and the rest of the players acquitted themselves well as well.

News on Next week and Training

Next week the minis play Strathaven at home and players should meet at 11:30am. All players should bring sandwiches for themselves and 1 opponent. Training night is on a Wednesday and has changed to Cumnock Academy astro turf parks at 7pm for P6 and P7 players only. P3, 4 and 5s should still turn up at Cumnock Rugby Club at 6:30pm on Wednesdays.

Any player interested in starting rugby should turn up on a training night or call Morton Houston, Mini Coordinator on 07748827836

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Dont forget this is on Cumnock RFC facebook page