Weekend Sport – Sat 24th March – Rugby, Hockey

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Rugby:    Stewart’s Melville    10     Gala     15

Stew Mel cross for their 2nd try

Stew Mel on the charge

On Saturday we hosted a Gala team who had provided us with one of our three league wins this season.   On this occasion and 7-5 up at half-time the visitors always seemed to have the measure this time around although the opportunity to snatch an equalising try arose just before the final whistle.

Pre match lunch with guests Gregor Townsend and Roger Baird

Prior to the match with Gala a capacity attendance was privileged to attend a Q&A session with Scotland coach and ex Gala player Gregor Townsend led by Jim Calder.   In a revealing chat among other things Gregor told us what goes on in the coaches glass box at Murrayfield during international matches and also how he prepared Scotland for the second half v England in the recent match when they were already 22-6 ahead at half-time (pretty much leave well alone !).   Roger Baird, formerly of Kelso, Scotland and the British Lions entertained the gathering prior to the Q&A with a rendering of “dirty Gala” and an insight to a team meeting with legendary Scottish and Lions coach Jim Telfer.

Hockey:  While all this excitement was going on at Inverleith the Ladies 1s hockey team were at Tweedbank playing out a 3-3 draw with Fjordis Reivers.

Golf Club Dinner

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The Annual Golf Club dinner took place in the clubhouse on Friday 23rd March.   Over seventy members and guests enjoyed the evening chaired by captain Adam Preedy.   Jim Robertson was a thoroughly entertaining guest speaker with stories from his work as a Procurator Fiscal throughout Scotland.

Weekend Sport – Sat 17th March. Rugby, Hockey, Golf.

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Rugby:   Selkirk   28   Stewarts Melville RFC    5

A disappointing outcome for the 1st XV who were pretty much in the last chance saloon as regards avoiding relegation from NL1 at the end of the season.    This Saturday sees a home game v Gala (3pm) with Scottish coach Gregor Townsend a guest speaker at the pre match lunch.

Hockey:    Pride of place this week goes to the school’s Under 18 and under 15 teams who both retained Scottish Hockey’s schools cups which SMC won last year – the under 18s defeated Hutchesons 4-2 and the under 15s George Watsons 3-2 in Friday evening’s finals.   Congratulations to both teams.

In senior hockey both the mens and ladies teams continued their good post winter break form, the Mens 1s winning 3-0 v Stirling University and the Ladies 1s defeating Granite City 4-0.  In 10 team leagues the Mens team are in 4th place in NL3 and the Ladies in 3rd place in NL2.

Golf:  The FP Golf Club have a busy weekend coming – Friday is the annual dinner and prize giving night and Sunday sees the start of the new golf season with the Spring Outing at Crail.

 

Weekend Sport – Sat 10th March

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Rugby:  Stewart’s Melville RFC   17  GHA  31

It was something of a surprise that Saturday’s game took place at all.   Conditions were as bad as any seen previously for a match at Inverleith.   Visitors GHA adapted to the weather rather better to start with and opened up a 19 point lead before Stew Mel emerged from the mud to pull one back (above) before half-time (5-19), Ruaridh Stewart getting the touch down.  The second half was a more even affair with both sides adding twelve points – unfortunately for all their efforts Stew Mel finished up without any league points on a day when rivals Musselburgh collected five from their visit to Aberdeen.   Selkirk away on Saturday (3pm).

Hockey:  ESM Mens 1s recorded another big win – their second following the resumption post the winter break – defeating Greenock 5 -0.   The Ladies 1st team match with St Andrews University was a victim of the weather.