Weekend Sport – Sat/Sun 24th/25th Nov. Rugby / Golf

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Rugby:    Aberdeen Grammar  31   Stewart’s Melville RFC  14   (National League Cup – Round 2)

 

Another long away trip for the 1st XV ended in another defeat at the hands of NL 1 side Aberdeen Grammar on Saturday ending our interest in the cup for National League teams for another year.

Link to Aberdeen Grammar’s report on the match https://www.aberdeenrugby.org.uk/aberdeen-grammar-31-stewarts-melville-14/

Saturday sees the return of league action with an important game against league leaders  Biggar at Inverleith (kick off 2pm).    The rugby club is holding a pre match lunch – contact Lindsey Geddes.

Golf:   Grant Forrest played his first event as a European Tour member in the Hong Kong Open qualifying for the weekend’s play and ultimately finishing in 36th place with a three under par total of  277 with rounds of 70,68,70,69.

 

 

Weekend Sport – 17th November – Rugby 1st XV win in Glasgow

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Rugby: Whitecraigs  22   Stewart’s Melville RFC   50

While the attention of the World was on Scotland’s efforts against South Africa at Murrayfield the 1st XV were in Glasgow notching another good result in their quest for promotion from National League 2.

Two early converted tries gave us a 14-0 lead and although the home side held their own thereafter another two scores late on earned the side an important win in maintaining their hopes for the season.

After 12 rounds of matches Biggar lead with 54 points, Highland are second on 50 points and Stew Mel in third place on 44 points.   On Saturday the 1st XV head for Aberdeen and a cup match with Grammar with the next home match being on 1st December v league leaders Biggar with a 2pm kick off.    A big support for that one would be welcome.

 

Christmas Carol Party deadline for tickets approaching

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The Christmas Reception followed by the ESMS Carol Party will take place on the Mary Erskine campus on 7 December starting at 6:00pm.  There is always a great demand for tickets from the grandparents/parents of the children taking part in the Carol Concert.  Consequently, we have to set an early deadline for applications for tickets, which is Friday, 23 November following which any tickets not required are returned to the school.  If you would like to attend please let Charles Wilson know (charles_s_wilson@btinternet) as soon as possible and tickets, priced at £15 each, will be reserved for you.  Arrangements for payment will be agreed when your application is acknowledged.

 

Weekend Sport – Sat 10th November. Rugby – 1st XV win at Falkirk

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Rugby:    Falkirk    25     Stewart’s Melville RFC    49

Congrats to the 1st XV in achieving a comprehensive win  in an early kick-off only hours after their annual shindig at Prestonfield House turning around an 18-12 deficit after half an hour’s play  (obviously took them some time to shake off the effects !)   In the context of the league table now at the half way point the other significant weekend result was unbeaten league leaders Biggar losing for the first by 10-7 to Peebles, a result which leaves them on 49 points with second placed Highland, big winners at Howe of Fife second on 45 points with Stew Mel in third place on 39 points.

A full match report will appear here.

Next Saturday it’s a visit to Whitecraigs (kick-off 1pm).

 

 

 

Weekend Sport – Sat 3rd Nov. Rugby – 1st XV return to winning ways / Golf

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Rugby:     Stewart’s Melville RFC     87     Howe of Fife    7

After two weeks on the road coupled with a couple of disappointing results the 1st XV were back on familiar territory and facing a Howe of Fife team with no bench to call on due to a catalogue of injured players which seems to affect all teams those days.   With the flow of the game going against them Howe of Fife were reduced to 13 players on the field before the first half was done and the score inevitably mounted before proceedings were brought to an early conclusion after about 70 minutes.   The result was a welcome boost to the team’s league position.  Next week its a visit to mid table Falkirk.

Kevin Murchie’s match report here  http://www.stewmelrugby.com/match-report-v-howe-of-fife-rfc-saturday-3-november-inverleith/ 

Golf:   Grant Forrest’s progress on European Golf’s Challenge Tour has been followed with interest.   A top ten finish in the tour’s final event of the season secured him seventh place in the end of season rankings and along with three other Scots in the top fifteen a place on the full European Tour next season which kicks off with five events before Christmas.   We all look forward to seeing him achieving further successes in his golf career.