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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Stewartry 26 Cumnock S1/2 14

The S1 & 2 team undertook the long and winding journey to Castle Douglas, coming up against a fairly strong Stewartry side. Cumnock were fielding a side with several inexperienced players with two of them making their debuts. The first 20minutes were fairly even with the Stewartry boys only scoring 2 tries and unfortunately they were not countered, however it could have been worst had debutant Telbell not charged across the field to take out the opposite winger 5m from the try line. After the break Cumnock came out guns blazing with Man of the match Telbell scoring in the corner.

After some crunching tackles by big Iain, Robbie and Euan, Christopher made break and scored under the posts going on to convert his effort. In the final 20minutes Cumnock scored two great tries, another Debutant Dempster using his magic feet to pass the opposition and go over, while the other one was more of a team effort with Iain making the original impact while good support play meant George was able to stroll over the line. Unfortunately some missed tackles meant that the score line flattered the home side winning as they did 26 - 14. Auld Jim the head coach said after the game “ There has been a great improvement since the last game, and all the boys have shown a lot of potential” As noted before Man of the Match award was given to Telbell for an outstanding first game, while the eejit award was given to Callan for being sick on the bus!