Weekend Sport – Sat 27th Oct. 1st XV in Inverness

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Highland    36    Stewart’s Melville   RFC     5

A second successive defeat away from home at the hands of Highland means Highland stay in second place on 35 points from nine matches, six more than Stew Mel now in fourth place on 29 points, one point behind third place Falkirk.   Table toppers Biggar easily maintained their 100% record and  now have 43 points after defeating Preston Lodge 49-0.

This Saturday the 1sts are back at Inverleith for a home match v Howe of Fife with a 2pm kick-off.

 

 

 

Weekend Sport – Sat 20th October. Defeat for 1st XV at Dumfries

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Dumfries    41     Stewart’s Melville RFC    26

Our 1st XV headed for Dumfries with high expectations.   Only one defeat in seven matches and looking good in second place.   Such thoughts were soon dismissed when Dumfries took the lead with an early try.   Although the 1sts pulled that back to square the match again Dumfries thereafter steamed ahead building up a 41-5 lead before Stew Mel retrieved the situation somewhat with three converted tries.

Biggar still lead NL2, unbeaten with 38 points from 8 matches with our next opponents Highland now taking over second place with 30 points to our 29 with Preston Lodge close behind on 27.   Saturday’s match is up in Inverness where historically the club have found the going difficult although probably only older members remember when we last met in a league situation.

Link to Kevin Murchie’s report on Dumfries is here http://www.stewmelrugby.com/match-report-vs-dumfries-saints-20th-october-2018/

 

 

ESMS Carol Party | Friday 7 December 2018

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A beautiful evening of music, friends and Christmas cheer awaits.  Book you place for the magical Christmas Reception held on Friday 7 December 2018 in The Mar Hall, The Mary Erskine School, Ravelston Dykes 7pm.

To book your tickets please email Charles Wilson HERE

 

Weekend Sport – Sat/Sun 13th/14th Oct. Success in Rugby and Golf

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Rugby:       Stewart’s Melville RFC    22   Peebles    7

Another win for the 1st XV on Saturday, the sixth in seven games keeps them in second place in the NL2 table with 28 points, five behind leaders Biggar who maintained their 100% record.  Highland are third on 25 points and  Preston Lodge fourth with 22 points after securing a one point victory over Falkirk.

The link to the full match report is here  http://www.stewmelrugby.com/match-report-vs-peebles-rfc-13th-october-2018/

Golf:    Former pupil Grant Forrest secures playing card for main 2019 European Tour

Playing on Europe’s second tier Challenge Tour this season Grant Forrest achieved a third second place finish on Sunday in the Hainan Open played in China taking him up to seventh place in the tour rankings with two events left which with the top fifteen getting playing rights on the main tour for 2019 guarantees him that status at the season’s end.   In this event he got off to a flier with a 10 under par first round of 62 (28 for the inward half including eagles at two consecutive holes).    Ultimately he finished two shots behind the tournament winner with a 13 under par total of 275 failing to obtain the required birdie on the par 5 72nd hole which would have given him the win.

The European Challenge Tour includes events in Kenya, China and the UAE so this week’s tournament is also being played in China before the concluding event in the UAE.

Christmas Lunch | Monday 17 December 2018

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Make sure you book your place for the FP Club Christmas lunch on Monday 17 December.  Always a highlight is a visit from Santa.. What will he have to say this year?

Weekend Sport – 6th October 2018. Rugby – Big win for 1sts at GHK.

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GHK     7    Stewart’s Melville RFC    46

For once the rugby club’s senior management of President Bill McNie and Vice-President Simon Breeze had a stress free afternoon as the 1st XV strode to their biggest win of the season by 46-7 having led 22-0 at half-time.

With league leaders Biggar defeating Highland, Stew Mel rise to the heights of second place in the league table on 24 points from with five wins out of six games.   Biggar having won all six matches played lead the way with 28 points.

On Saturday the 1sts entertain Peebles at Inverleith (3pm).

A full report will be available soon on the Rugby Club website.

 

Obituary : Sir Gordon Hourston

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Please see excellent obituary in the Scotsman (8 October 2018)

Weekend Sport – Sat 29th Sept. Narrow win for 1st XV

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Stewart’s Melville RFC   24   Preston Lodge  22

Seemingly winning comfortably by 24 – 12 with just 15 minutes to go our favourites contrived to lose a couple of scores in the next five minutes to leave home spectators biting their nails and encouraging the referee to end the game.    Eventually he did so giving the 1sts a fourth win in five league wins and holding on  to third place in the league with 19 points behind top team Biggar on 24 points (our one defeat) and Highland (21 points).

Full report:   http://www.stewmelrugby.com/match-report-vs-preston-lodge-rfc-29th-september-2018/  

On Saturday the 1sts visit GHK (the original team not the Hawks) and then on Saturday 13th have a home match v Peebles (3pm).   After that its away to Dumfries and then away to Highland the following week – best look out the Air miles !