Weekend Sport – Sat 22nd Sept. Rugby – Another win for 1sts

Lasswade  13   Stewart’s Melville RFC   17

A narrow away at Lasswade took the 1sts up to fourth place on 14 points in National League 2 after four matches in the current campaign.   Biggar lead the way on 19 points followed by Highland on 16 and Peebles on 15.

Match report here  http://www.stewmelrugby.com/match-report-vs-lasswade-rfc-saturday-22nd-september-2018/

Next up is Saturday’s home match v Preston Lodge, 3 pm kick-off.

 

Weekend Sport – Saturday 15th Sept. Rugby – Big win for 1st XV

Stewart’s Melville RFC     40    Glasgow Academicals    15

The 1st XV recorded a resounding win against Accies, promoted from the District Leagues last season after initially going 10-0 down.    With two wins on the board now the club look forward to the coming matches with more confidence and hopefully a continuation of results like this.

The full report is available on the rugby club website http://www.stewmelrugby.com/match-report-vs-glasgow-accies-saturday-15th-september-2018/ .

 

 

Report on FP Club Dinner : Friday 7 September 2018

Report on the Annual Dinner: 7 September 2018

Sixty members and guests sat down to an excellent 3-course meal prepared by our in-house caterers, following pre-dinner drinks in the bar.

Colin Rigby, an SRU Council Member and Former Pupil, very kindly agreed – at the last minute – to fill the gap left by our main speaker who called-off unexpectedly the week before. Colin spoke eloquently on Agenda 3, the formation of the Franchises, better known as the Super-6 and why the SRU see this as the way forward for Scottish Rugby at all levels.  Colin went on to explain how this new structure will impact on school and club rugby and the Super-6 themselves for the foreseeable future.  He also gave examples of how clubs are taking steps to meet the challenges that will face them following implementation of the new structure in season 2019/20 e.g. closer collaboration between SMC RFC and Heriots RFC, which will see more ‘nails’ on the pitch at Inverleith.

Linda Moule, the new ESMS Principal, replied on behalf of the school encompassing, for our benefit, a resume of her career to date. During her speech, amongst other things, she brought us up-to-date on the academic achievements of both schools viz-a-vis the 2018 examination results, progress on the current developments on the Queensferry Road estate and the threats facing independent schools if certain Government policies are implemented.

Jack Mainland replied on behalf of the Club, emphasising the importance of the part the affiliated sports clubs play in the well-being of the Club.

Ross Johnston, SMC Head Boy, gave a very articulate and interesting speech on his ‘Perspective of life at SMC’; how the school had shaped him as a person over the years from P1 to S6.

John Archer proposed the Toast to the Guests, which was graciously replied to by Rob Heatly, Watsonian Club President. Bob Young brought the official proceedings to a close by giving the Vote of Thanks.

After saying their ‘Good-byes’ to those that had to leave early(ish), the remainder of the company repaired to the bar for a chat and ‘one-for-the-road’. All-in-all, a good time was had by everyone.

Weekend Sport – Sat 8th September. Rugby – 1st XV at Biggar

Biggar    32    Stewart’s Melville RFC    3

Following an opening win against Whitecraigs the 1sts headed to Biggar for the second match of the league season in National 2.   In seasons past Biggar has rarely proved a happy hunting ground and so it proved once again.    Playing with a following wind the first half was relatively even and no points scored in the first quarter.  After 25 minutes Biggar took the lead with a penalty and before half-time added a try to lead 8-0.    Five minutes into the second half a Stew Mel penalty reduced the deficit to 8-3.   This remained the score into the final quarter when things turned in Biggar’s favour with the home side finding ways to penetrate the Stew Mel defence adding four tries and converting two without reply to take the score line to a decisive 32-3.

A full report and other rugby news can be found at http://www.stewmelrugby.com/match-report-v-biggar-rfc-saturday-8-september-2018/ .

Saturday sees the 1sts at home to newly promoted Glasgow Academicals at 3pm.

 

 

Weekend Sport – Sat 1st September. Rugby – opening league win for 1st XV

Stewart’s Melville RFC     27     Whitecraigs     21

The 1st XV started life in National League 2 with a match against one of the few clubs we hadn’t met before in league rugby.   Ultimately we held on to secure a bonus point win in a game of fluctuating fortunes after the visitors kicked a penalty for an early lead after which two tries had us in a 12-7 lead before the visitors got ahead again with converted try.  Thereafter two home tries put us ahead 24-13 and looking good for the points but another try by the visitors reduced the deficit before an exchange of penalties finished the scoring.    Nice to start off with a win in what should be a very competitive league.

A full report will appear at http://www.stewmelrugby.com 

Next up is a visit to old rivals Biggar.