East Kilbride Away

East Kilbride Away - 01/10/19

Another good turnout from the kids and parents this week took us to the relatively close East Kilbride for our first away fixture of the season.

The coaches were hopeful that some of the evasion skills which we had been concentrating on for the last couple of training sessions would be on display - the kids were not to disappoint us!

The games were high scoring and some of the tries were excellent. There were lots of sidesteps, good supporting runs and the tackling which had been covered early doors certainly hadn't been forgotten.

In the P1/2 team, the following moments stood out to the coaches:
- Noah scored a couple of excellent tries and can definitely be pleased with his days work
- Luke followed in Noah's lead, making some excellent breaks and getting his name on the score sheet on more than one occasion
- Adam, after some early confusion over the strip selection, took to the park and put in another good performance. In only his second game, Adam continues to improve and will definitely be competing with his brother on the try scoring charts soon.
- Matthew combined his tackling skills with his direct running to play a big role in the game. A great example to the more inexperienced players.
- Giulio made some excellent breaks and was more than comfortable despite this being his first season. A great game both offensively and defensively.
- Dominic played his first match and can be pleased with his debut. Despite it being his first game, he is already doing really well and can be especially pleased with his tackling.
- Greig is quickly becoming a tackling machine. Having only had a few sessions and one previous game, the fearlessness and determination is incredible. Already proved himself to be the best rugby player in his family by far.

The focus is now on next week with West at home. Hopefully we will continue to see both the individuals and teams improve as the games keep coming.

We would also would like to thank those taking photographs which have been uploaded. There were too many to get them on all the website but it's great for the kids/parents to look through.

David