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

Cumnock Chatboard link

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.

Cumnock chatboard link

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

Cumnock chatloads link for P6 report

Dont forget this is on Cumnock RFC facebook page

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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Scottishrugby results and fixtures link

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

West Division 1 Scottish rugby website results and table

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Cumnock RFC News from 16 September

Cumnock chatboard link to this blog entry

Image by trobertc via Flickr

Here is all the news from Cumnock RFC for things happening down at Broomfield.

On the results front Cumnock 1st won 41-0 against Paisley, the match report is here

Cumnock 2nd lost to GHA Over 35 team 22-5. The match report is on this link

On the mini front, there is training this Sunday at Broomfield.

There will be a dentist technician at the club on Thursday 24th September to measure for mouthguards.

Details of time and cost (£25'ish depending on one/two colour) are on a poster in the club, you will need to add you or your childs/adults name(s) to the poster indicating whether you wish one or two colours to assist the dentist technician.

On Saturday 19th September both senior teams are playing Loch Lomond. A bus is going and is leaving Cumnock RFC at 12 noon, with the normal pick-up points.

Is anybody wanting to apply for 6 Nations Tickets, the ticket allocation sheet is available from the club, so apply for your tickets. More details at blog and chatboard

2nds lose at GHA

GHA Gazelles 22 - Cumnock 2nd XV 5

The 2XV were on the road last weekend as they travelled to Braidholm to take on the Gazelles, which is their over 35 side. After the previous week’s result the squad were confident of putting in another good team performance. It was always going to be a difficult task as the home side contained a lot of players who had played at a higher level.
The home side started well and put the younger Cumnock side under a lot of pressure with some good driving play from the forwards. The defence held out well, but the home pack were not to denied and after a series of penalties conceded close to the line, the home No 8 crashed over to open the scoring in the 7th minute. The conversion was missed, but the home side led 5-0.
The referee allocated to the match was very inexperienced and the Gazelles used this to their advantage better than Cumnock did, being continually offside. They kept the ball in the forwards and they made ground in doing so. Too often when the visitors attacked, the pass was delayed or the wrong option taken and the chance was lost. Taking the ball into contact with these big forwards was a mistake as they were able to rip the ball out and steal possession.
The game swung from end to end, as Cumnock tried to spin the ball wide to keep the ball away from the home forwards, but dropped passes or good cover defence were the order of the day.
In the 18th minute the home forwards drove the visitors over their line and the No 8 scored his second try of the day to take the score to 10-0.
Murray Philp was doing well in the line outs, taking a lot of ball, and the backs looked to run at the defence every chance they got. Andrew Watt worked extremely hard in the unaccustomed role of hooker.
There was no further scoring until the 32nd minute when GHA finally spun the ball wide and the winger went outside the cover defence to score between the posts. This try was converted to stretch the home side’s advantage to 17-0. With half time approaching, a piece of quick thinking by the visitors allowed them back into the match. The ball had been kicked out for a lineout, but Greg Hamilton took a quick throw in and the ball was passed along the line to Mick Harkin, who ignored his supporting runner and sprinted over for the try. Craig McWhirter, who had another excellent game at scrumhalf, narrowly missed the conversion.
The second half showed a marked improvement in the Cumnock performance with several players putting in strong runs, but the final pass just didn’t go to hand. The defence was excellent, with some of the tackling outstanding. Cumnock spent most of the half on the attack, but were unable to get across the line. With time running out, GHA made one of their rare forays up the pitch and scored in the last minute to take the final score to 22-5.
There was an encouraging debut at No 8 for Matt McCulloch, who showed that he will be a welcome addition to the squad.


Squad: Watt, Ramage, Harkin, Lawler, Seng, Barr, Hastings, Hamilton, M Thomson, Taylor, Black, Philp, McCulloch, McWhirter, McConochie, Wallace, S Manning, P Manning
Saturday sees the 2nds travel to Renton to take on Loch Lomond looking to win.

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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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Update onn 10th October after 12 Sept.

Hi Everyone

Only 4 weeks to go everybody. This is shaping up to be one brilliant day. First had their first league win of the season following two narrow defeats. They beat Paisley 42-0 and their average age was once again ni.ni.ni.ni.ninteeen (feels like the lead into a song). Top try scorer was Mark Bennett at 16 with 4 tries.

I need to get some money in now to underwrite the catering. I have 73 names on the list but only 20 people have paid their money. I have attached the list of who is going so far. The maximum that can go is 80 so there are still some spaces and there will be a few call offs as well. Keep spreading the word.

Cheers,

Morton

Cumnock 41 Paisley 0

Cumnock picked up their first win of the season with an emphatic victory over Paisley at Broomfield. After narrowly losing their opening two matches, the side were determined to claim their first scalp against a Paisley side that had also lost their opening fixtures.

The game started positively for Cumnock with several powerful line breaks from both Cumnock backs and forwards and it was apparent that it was a case of when the first score would come rather than if it would.
The break came when Paisley were penalised for killing the ball after a break from the back of the scrum by Number 8 David Kerr (captain). Scott Houston took an offload and continued the forward movement before Paisley’s indiscipline. Cumnock took the penalty quickly with both Donald Hunter and Craig Greer committing defenders before unselfishly feeding Mark Bennett who crashed through the remaining defence to score. Kyle Johnson kicked the conversion.

Ferocious defence from Cumnock kept Paisley on the back foot with several crunching tackles from Stuart Hunter and Alan Smith meant that Paisley were unable to make any impression on the game. Another positive was the much improved line-out with Paul Miller regularly hitting his target, giving Cumnock’s backs free rein to run at their opposite numbers. Paisley had a player sin binned for a high tackle on Johnson who used the penalty to kick Cumnock deep into Paisley territory. Another smooth line-out meant that the backs had plenty of time to run a well rehearsed move to give Bennett a clear run to the line for his second try.
Johnson added the conversion and then a penalty when another Paisley high tackle meant another Paisley yellow card.

Cumnock made use of these indiscretions to run in a spectacular long range try with centres Bennett and Haynes slicing through the defence before feeding Stuart Hunter who drew the last defender and passed to Johnson who finished the move in the corner. He then stepped up calmly to knock over the kick from the touch line which trouble many international goal kickers.

The second half began with points from the reliable boot of Johnson when excellent pressure from Cumnock’s forwards resulted in a penalty. Paisley then made the mistake of kicking off straight to Bennett who showed the individual skill that has earned him a place in the Scotland Under 18 training squad by simply running straight through the Paisley defence to score his third. Johnson easily kicked the extras.

Paisley finally started to come into the game by slowing the game down and turning the game into a dull mix of scrums and rucks in order to prevent Cumnock’s backs from continuing to run riot. Disappointingly Cumnock picked a yellow card of their own when Rab Cross was sin binned, marring an otherwise impressive return to first team rugby.

Cumnock managed another try when Bennett made another trademark solo run to score his fourth try. Johnson reliably added the extras.
The rest of the game was spent mostly tight as Paisley set about making sure that Cumnock were unable to extend their lead. However, they never looked like scoring which meant that Cumnock were able to hold onto an impressive clean sheet.

Cumnock nearly added a sixth try after an excellent move with Gregor McMillan breaking down his wing before feeding Jamie Thomson who carried the ball forward before spreading the ball wide to the opposite wing where Tony Foster squeezed into the corner to score before being called back by the Paisley touch judge for having been in touch. Cumnock continued to pressure the Paisley line until the final whistle although they were unable to force their way over.

There several outstanding performances but the man of the match had to go to Mark Bennett for his four tries and for looking dangerous every time got the ball in his hands.
This was another very positive day for the young Cumnock team and if they continue to play the kind of free flowing rugby that they played in the first half especially then it will be hard for any team in the league to deal with them.

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

Next week Cumnock are away to Loch Lomond

Thanks to David Kerr for report
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1sts v Paisley and 2nds v GHA Gazelles

On Saturday 12th September Cumnock 1sts are at home to Paisley while the 2nds are away to GHA Gazelles at Braidholm. Let the coaching team know if you are available for selection.

Jim

Glasgow Under 17 Squad

Glasgow Under 17 Training Squad
Tuesday, 08 September 2009

Glasgow U17 Training Squad –

Sessions Monday 21st & 28th September

Both sessions start at 7pm (players to arrive between 6.15 and 6.30pm)

at Hughenden.

Cumnock RFC names:-

Name
Alan Haynes
Scott Houston
Graham Hunter
Gavin Kerr

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Scottish rugby weblink

SCOTTISH NATIONAL ACADEMY UPDATE

Scottish rugby weblink

SCOTLAND UNDER-18 TRAINING SQUAD NAMED
Monday, 07 September 2009

Scotland under-18 head coach, Grant McKelvey, today announced an initial training squad of 34 players ahead of the 2009 / 2010 season.

The training squad was selected after a performance review of the players who spent a fortnight in Valladolid, Spain, on a strength, conditioning and rugby camp in July, and those invited to attend the national rugby camp at Struan, Perthshire in August.

McKelvey, said: “After working with the players in Valladolid and Struan these sessions present an excellent opportunity for us to compare and contrast the players while measuring the development of those who have been in the under-17 programme.

“For the majority this won’t present a new beginning in a new side. The sessions continue on from the work done in the under-17 sessions and the two camps – it’s a continuous development process rather than starting afresh.

“There are, of course, many other opportunities for players to gain selection into this squad. The Performance Development team will be watching a lot of rugby in Scotland as well as travelling to and gaining recommendations from our counterparts in the Exiles Performance Programme in England.”

Players will be continually assessed throughout the season before the final selection of the national under-18 Squad for the 6 Nations International Festival due to take place in Wales in April 2010.

SCOTLAND U18 TRAINING SQUAD – SEPTEMBER SESSIONS 2009

- FORWARDS -

Props
Robin Hislop (Hawick Wanderers) **
Gavin Robertson (Earlston High School /Melrose Wasps)
Alex Allen (Sedbergh School)
Struan Cessford (Dundee High Rugby)
Jo Wasinski (Hampton School)
Craig Davidson (Ayr)

Hookers
Jack McFarlane (Gourock High School / Greenock Wanderers)
George Turner (Stewart’s Melville College)
Ryan Hood (Strathallan)
Fergus Scott (Currie)

Second-rows
Fraser Wem (Hampton School / London Wasps)
Craig Ferguson (East Kilbride)
George Barnes (Chesterfield)

Back-row
Mitch Eadie (Filton College)
Malcolm Peathingy (George Watson’s College)
Andrew Nagle (Jed Thistle)
Jamie Swanson (Glasgow Academy)*
Adam de ste Criox (Firhill High School / Boroughmuir)
Lawrie Seydak (Edinburgh Academy)

- BACKS -

Scrum-halves
Murray McConnell (Lenzie Academy / West of Scotland RFC)*
Jonny Adams (Aberdeen Grammar)
James Munro (Edinburgh Academy)

Stand-offs
Fraser Gillies (Edinburgh Academy)
Finn Russell (Stirling County)

Centres
Jack Bradford (Worksop College)
Michael Crawley (Stewart’s Melville College)
Mark Bennett (Cumnock) *
Stewart Hogg (Heriot’s) **
Jack Ferguson (George Watson’s College)

Back three
Murray Beckwith (Marr College)*
Harris Jones (Merchiston Castle School)*
Aiden McCall-Haden (St Aloysius College)
Ross Inglis (Calderside Acadademy / Hamilton)
Ben Francis (Epsom College)

* Member of National Academy supported by AIS (Area Institute of Sport)
** Member of National Academy supported by Scottish Rugby

• The first two Scotland sessions will take place on Sunday 6 and Sunday 13 September.

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