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Rugby training starts for Dumfries Saints

TRAINING starts on Tuesda July 7 for all Dumfries Saints senior players. Read

Japanese experience for rugby players

FORMER Annan RFC players Andrew White and Alex Dunbar flew back from The IRB Junior World Championships in Japan this week after helping Scotland’s Under 20 team to finish ninth overall – one place higher than last year. Read

Rugby: Annan RFC hold annual awards

ANNAN RFC presented their annual awards at the club’s annual ceilidh on Saturday, June 6, at Annan Academy. Read

Awards for Moffat minis

THERE was a very good turnout for the event of the year, or certainly one of the noisier events of the year, as the disco was at full volume at the Buccleuch Arms Hotel. Read

Accolade for Dumfries RFC

CELEBRATIONS of Dumfries RFC’s sixth successive league promotion were boosted this week by the £1,000 Scottish Hydro Electric’s last club of the month award for the season. Read

International call-ups for former Annan players

FORMER Annan RFC players Andrew White and Alex Dunbar have been selected for the Scotland U20 squad to take part in the IRB Junior World Championship 2009 in Japan which starts next month. Read

De Luca at the double

LOCKERBIE star Nick De Luca led a fightback for his Edinburgh side which saw them finish second in the Magners League. Read

Derby match brings protracted season to an end

NEARLY two months after the scheduled completion of their fixtures, Annan and Dumfries played out the final scenario of their Scottish Hydro Electric Division One campaigns in an interesting local derby at Violetbank. Read

Moffat Rams end season in style

THE MOFFAT Rams played some of their best rugby of the season in probably the worst weather of the season. Read

Kingholm scrape a draw

JOHN Pagan & Son Kingholm escaped with a draw from their first fixture against a strong Moorcroft (Renfrew) outfit at a bright and breezy Kingholm Park last Saturday, largely thanks to a gutsy batting performance from all-rounder Kenny Wilson. Read

Nervouse finish for Annan

ANNAN travelled up to Cambuslang knowing that this was likely to be a make or break game for the season, and in the first half the nerves certainly showed. Read

Emphatic win for Rams

URGED on by yet another impressive crowd, the Rams took a few minutes to settle before the inspired boot of Michael Lockhart bisected the posts to give an early lead. Read

Sensational sixth promotion for Saints

DESPITE not having a game at the weekend, Dumfries Saints promotion to the Premiership was confirmed when Langholm, the only side with a mathematical possibility of catching them, lost at East Kilbride. Read

Saints miss out on Murrayfield

THIS National Shield semi final kicked off in bright sunshine at Park Farm, a big crowd had gathered to cheer on the Saints and a good number of Peebles supporters had made the trip. Read

Saints into semi final clash

PLAYING in excellent conditions and on a hard pitch, the Saints faced a quarter final cup tie against a team they had already beaten twice in the league.more

Saints young sevens head to Selkirk

SAINTS sent two very young sevens to Selkirk at the weekend for their annual tournament with both captains being the old men of the party aged only 24.more

Moffat on the bonus trail again

SATURDAY was a perfect day for running rugby – blue sky, sunshine and a dry pitch.more

Youth beats experience

In weather that was more like the middle of summer than the first match of the season, youth triumphed over experience in last Saturday's Homecoming match at Nunholm.more

Annan battle to last gasp draw

ANNAN travelled to Torrance House on Saturday to take on East Kilbride, one place above them in Division 1 of the S.H.E. National Leagues.more

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