Weekend Sport – Sat 16th December
Rugby
The 1st XV match with GHA predictably fell victim to the week’s frosty weather. The rugby club’s lunch hosted by Jim Calder with the SRU’s CEO Mark Dodson speaking about the part time professional super sixes competition to be introduced in season 2019-20 went ahead. The SRU anticipate having one franchised team from each of their four districts plus two others participating with the possibility of adding more franchises in the future. Each franchise would be restricted to registering a squad of 35 players in agreement with the SRU. Below the Super Sixes all rugby clubs would play league rugby on an all amateur basis. After his formal presentation questions were taken from the floor.
The next schedule match for the 1st XV is Saturday 6th January at Inverleith v Cartha Queens Park (2pm).
Weekend Sport – Sat 9th December
Rugby: Frost put paid to the 1st XV match at Raeburn Place v Edinburgh Accies on Saturday.
Weather permitting league action resumes this coming Saturday v GHA at Inverleith, kick-off 2pm. A supporters Christmas Lunch precedes the game with SRU CEO Mark Dodson giving an update on the proposed “Super Sixes” to be introduced below Pro rugby. Lunch bookings to lindseygeddes@live.com – cost £25. For lunch club members the lunch is part of their package for the season.
Weekend Sport – Sat 2nd December
Rugby: Disappointment at the 1st XVs last minute defeat by Kelso 35-30 was mitigated by picking up two league points for scoring four tries (James Ferguson, Jack Blain, Ruaridh Mitchell (2)). Two conversions by Freddie Roddick and two penalties by Gregor Porteous added up to the 30 points scored leaving us in 11th place at the halfway stage of the league.
Musselburgh inconveniently beat Gala 41-39 to move 5 points above the 1sts in 9th place but we are within 2 points of Cartha Queens Park (10th). Falkirk having lost all 11 games have only one point.
The next match is on Saturday (9th Dec) at 2pm at Raeburn Place v Edinburgh Accies who top the table with 11 wins from 11 played.
Cricket: The Cricket Club held their AGM last Tuesday evening. The main item saw the club’s name changed to “Stewart’s Melville Cricket Club”. John Archer was re-elected as President, Lawrance Reilly becomes Vice-President and Greg Ruthven remains as 1st XI captain.