Academy Cup Festive Cracker
Another cracking Boxing Day match was played out at Mains Park. Click here for report and photos.
Cracking Match at Glensburgh
Linlithgow 2nds had to fight hard to scrape a come from behind 28-23 win against Grangemouth at Glensburgh on Saturday 22nd December. A big travelling support, including most of the Linlithgow 1st XV cheered on Colin Blair's men in what was a pulsating match. Click here for more photos.
Home Draw for Bell Lawrie Plate Semi-Final
Linlithgow Academy have been handed a home semi-final tie against the winner of the Kelvinside Academy v. Carrick Academy quarter-final. We will have to wait a couple of weeks to find out the opposition, as the outstanding QF is not scheduled to be played until 9th January.
Academy Cup KO 1pm
The Annual Boxing Day clash for the Academy Cup, held between the current school XV and recent former pupils, will kick off at 1pm on Wednesday 26th December. The earlier KO time is to allow time for the host of substitutions expected while still allowing the match to finish in daylight hours!!
Current school team captain Andy Blundell will welcome Stuart 'Chunk' Cunningham, last year's school team captain and this year's FP captain, to Mains Park for the annual Academy Cup clash. Both captains come to the match of the back of recent successes. Andy has just led his school team to the Semi-Finals of the national Bell Lawrie Plate competition, following a 27-17 win over Wallace HS, while 'Chunk' was voted Linlithgow 1st XV 'man-of-the-match' in the club's National League 2 win over Allan Glen's (32-5) on Saturday.
Wee Reds Party at Murrayfield
Read all about the Minis Christmas visit to see Edinburgh Rugby beat Leinster.
International Tickets for 2008
Unfortunately demand for tickets for the England match exceeds supply. The good news is that allocations for other matches will be met. Read more.
Bonus Point Win!!
Linlithgow claimed a big bonus point win with the last play of the game today (Saturday 15th December), after fine work by man-of-the-match Stuart 'Chunk' Cunningham. The 32-5 win over Allan Glen's at home, added to last week's away win at Glasgow Accies, has done a huge amount for team morale and has been achieved without a significant number of key players. What is known only too well by the coaches, but not realised by many others, is that Linlithgow has been operating for the last few weeks without a whole 'Missing XV' of players. This includes both captain and vice-captain, plus a number of other influencial players.
Well done to the fit players for their performance and well done to the walking wounded for being there to cheer on their team-mates.
Linlithgow Academy Through to National Semi-Final
Congratulations to Linlithgow Academy U18 who have qualified for the Bell Lawrie Plate Semi-Finals, following their win over Wallace HS in the quarter-final. More news to follow...
Seconds in the Spotlight
This week's match report features the 2nd XV match against Lismore. Read all about the 'Red' in the scrumcap.
U18s Shine Under Lights at Strathmore
Earlier this evening (Tuesday 27th November) Linlithgow Academy U18s progressed to the Quarter-Finals of the Bell Lawrie Plate beating a Forfar Academy / Webster High School composite XV by virtue of a superior try count (2-1) after drawing the match 14 -14. Our intrepid reporter (NC) reports that the team played really well with tries from Logan Black and Euan Murray. The match was played under the lights at Strathmore RFC in Forfar. A fuller match report will appear later on the LA Seniors page.
Linlithgow Academy U18 have been drawn at home for their Plate Quarter-Final and will play the winner of the Shetland Schools v Wallace HS tie, which is still to take place. The Quarter-Finals are scheduled to be played by 15th December.
U15s Run Comes to an end in Bell Lawrie Cup
Linlithgow Academy U15s slipped out of the Bell Lawrie Cup after a comprehensive defeat to a Madras College side that they beat comfortably earlier in the season. This disappointing result followed a series of good performances in the competition.
Linlithgow do the Double against Grangemouth
There twice the cause to celebrate at Glensburgh on Saturday (10th November) as the visiting Reds 'did the double' over near neighbours the Grangemouth Stags.
More action photos.
Fireworks Continue as Academy Light Up Bell Lawrie Plate
Someone forgot to tell the Linlithgow Academy players that Fireworks Night was 5th November, as the team turned in an explosive display to rocket to a 39-0 win over a plucky Annan Academy. Linlithgow sparkled throughout the game, scoring 7 tries without reply in a match that was contested in a fierce but fair manner.
Linlithgow turned around 19-0 up, thanks to tries from Ally Walker, John Brown and Logan Black, two converted by Andy Blundell - one from each touchline!
Four more tries were to follow in the second-half, from Peter Shepherd, 'Samson', Seb Russell-Smith and Tom Walton. Well done to Annan Academy, who kept playing with great spirit right to the end.
Linlithgow Academy now progress to the next round of the Bell Lawrie Plate, which will be drawn shortly.
The U15s Bell Lawrie Cup match will now be against Dunfermline High School and is likely to be played on Thursday 15th November at Lower Mains Park (3-30pm KO).
Early Kick-Offs from This Week
Don't get caught out! With the reversion to GMT, all senior match kick-offs have gone back to 2pm from this weekend through the rest of the winter.
Away Draw to Broughton in SHE Cup
Linlithgow have been drawn away to Broughton in the Scottish Hydro Electric Cup Round 3. The match is scheduled for Saturday 2nd February 2008.
Gold Glove for Youkilis
Kevin Youkilis of the Boston Red Sox has been selected as the first baseman on the 2007 American League Gold Glove Team, it was announced today by the Rawlings Sporting Goods Company. Youkilis becomes just the second Red Sox first baseman to ever earn a Gold Glove, joining three-time recipient George Scott (1967; 1968; 1971). The voting is conducted by American League managers and coaches.
In 2007, Youkilis became the first qualifying first baseman in American League history to compiling a 1.000 fielding percentage as he handled 1,080 total chances without an error in 135 games/124 starts. San Diego's Steve Garvey, who handled 1,319 errorless chances over 159 in 1984, is the only other qualifier ever with a 1.000 fielding percentage at first base. Youkilis' 135 consecutive errorless games in 2007 were an American League record.
Mini Tournament an Outstanding Success
Read all about a superb Mini Tournament on Sunday 7th October. Big thanks to Edinburgh Rugby's Greig Laidlaw and Craig Hamilton who came along as part of Edinburgh's community programme.
Craig Hamilton
Greig Laidlaw
Bell Lawrie Business
School 1st XV play Merchiston Castle School on Thursday 11th October at Mains Park (KO 4-30pm) in Round 2 of the Bell Lawrie Cup, the same day that the Academy U15s travel to Buckhaven HS in the same competition.
Check out all the fixtures with this link.
Website on New Server
After a couple of weeks of problems, our website has been moved to a new server and initial response times have improved dramatically.
Linlithgow Minis Pierre Cloupet with Scotland's Chris Paterson at the World Cup warm-up match vs South Africa
Two New Features
You can now view photos from the Youth Rugby Summer Camp and from senior and school pre-season matches in the photo archive, or by using this quick link.
You can see this week's scheduled fixtures on the Rugby Information page, or by using this quick link. The aim is to update this page weekly, sometime midweek.
Attention All Club Members:
Membership Renewal and Player Registration
Those still to renew their membership and players still to complete their registration will find the necessary forms on one of the player Notice Boards in the hallway outside the kitchen. If you have renewed and are still awaiting your membership book, ask at the bar - books are in the cupboard under the till.
Membership charges are:
Micro Player £10
Player U23 (ie from Minis to U23) £25**
Senior Player £50
Family (no adult player) £60
Family (with adult player) £70
Social member £35
Once again we are seeking to encourage Family membership – it represents excellent value!
** there is also a £10 travel levy for school players
Non-Playing Members
We will have forms available in the Club. For those who cannot manage along, we will post out membership renewal forms. We are trying to get the system as slick and smooth as possible.
Calendar for 2007/8
| Mon 30th July to Fri 3rd August | Youth Rugby Summer Camp |
| Sat 4th August |
Family BBQ and Pre-season v. Kinross (KO 3pm) |
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Saturday 11th August Wednesday 15th August |
Pre-season v. Trinity (KO 1pm) Pre-season v. Peebles (KO 6-45pm) |
| Sunday 19th August | Pathways Double Header |
| Saturday 25th August | First school fixture |
| Sat 25th and Sun 26th August | Registration Weekend |
| Wed 29th and Thurs 30th August | Registration cont. |
| Saturday 1st September |
First League game Players' function - "Screaming Meemies" |
| Saturday 15th September | Cheese and Wine Disco |
| Sunday 16th September | First U15 and U16 fixtures |
| Saturday 29th September | Italian Evening (World Cup match) |
| Sunday 7th October | Mini-Rugby Tournament |
| Monday 5th November | Fireworks Night |
| Saturday 1st December | St Andrews' Day Coffee Morning |
| Wednesday 26th December | Boxing Day Game & Disco |
| Friday 4th January | Annual Members' Draw |
| Friday 25th January | Burns Supper |
| Wednesday 26th March | Youth Dinner |
| Friday 18th April | Club Dinner |
| Friday 23rd May | Club AGM |
Latest News
Linlithgow Rugby Club maintains a dual website to meet members’ needs. Match reports, news items and results are held on the club’s SRU website, which can be accessed from either the link below, or by using the ‘CLUB ON SRU WEB’ button from the main menu.
- Link to News Stories and Features
Here are some of the most recent stories posted on our News pages:
o Linlithgow Minis at Forrester Tournament (14 May)
o Andy Irvine in Linlithgow to launch Youth Trust (7 May)
o Linlithgow’s Young 7 Enjoys Collecting Silverware (2 May)
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