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Nickname: Belly/Lugs Old Position: Back Row/2nd Row Favourite Player: Neil Halliday Favourite Rugby Moment: Playing for Scotland International deaf team Most Embarrassing Moment: Big losses on match days - Worst score I can remember is getting beat by some Hawick team 87-0!!
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Nickname: Bertie Old Position: Ex-Winger, Ex-Treasurer, Touch Judge, Committee Member Favourite Player: Andy Render & Tam Thorburn Favourite Rugby Moment: Winning the league with the 2nds in 2002/03 and scoring 2 tries that season! Hardly missing any training sessions for over 2 seasons-man that felt good! Most Embarrassing Moment: Where to start-breaking my arm, giving speech as treasurer using 'Emmm' every 2nd word, dropping the ball, not being able to keep up with Neil Chalmers when he broke away during a game-if I'd stuck with him I'd have scored but he is deceptively quick! Gus, I need more space here! Extra Info: I'm sure there's more people could add! But I was proof that if you train hard then the selectors will pick you and you enjoy the game a lot more as well!
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Nickname: Onny Old Position: Prop Favourite Player: Ewan Currie, Big Stuff, Smi, Boo Boo, Linton, all team mates except Bruno Favourite Rugby Moment: Playing for Annan, touring, Murrayfield 2003, not enough space to write them down Most Embarrassing Moment: Wearing a Dumfries shirt, having diarrhoea at Livingston, Smi pointed me in the direction of some bushes as the club was too far unsuspecting dog walker got quite a fright, being drawn on by Billys when blitzed, falling asleep on numerous occasions, squealing like a Buckley when I broke my leg. Extra Info: Be proud to play for Annan its a great club
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Nickname: Broon/Bruno Position: Hooker Favourite Player: Jack Thomson Favourite Rugby Moment: Drinking Gala Star's bar dry sometime in the mid eighties Most Embarrassing Moment: Losing my teeth to Graham Hogg's elbow against Tynedale (and one in Paris I don't wish to remember!) Extra Info: I'm never offside - I am that fast! Band bookings cheap(ish) for club members
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Nickname: PC, Hobbit Old Position: Hooker/Club Captain Favourite Player: Andy Render/Bob Currie Favourite Rugby Moment: Has to be winning the Bowl at Murrayfield, closely followed by my try against Stewartry in 2003. I've been told it was the best try ever scored by an Annan player! Honest. Most Embarrassing Moment: Getting a 1 match ban last year after accumulating 3 yellow cards, or, almost never scoring a try since I moved into the seniors. Extra Info: It is mans obligation to put his boneration in a woman's separation. This type of penetration will increase the population of the younger generation. Ta
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Nickname: Taggart Old Position: Second Row Favourite Player: Neal & Craig Coupland Favourite Rugby Moment: Actually getting off the ground in a lineout - think it was against Border Park in 1994 - awesome feeling. Tam was there, he saw it.(Kenny was on the wing, it ended 13 - 9 to us and the ref's name was Bob Snodgrass who incidentally also ref'd us against Creighton 2nds on December 12th 1998 - amazing facts courtesy of Tam) Most Embarrassing Moment: Getting off the ground in a lineout against Border Park in 1994, I was that shocked I dropped the ball and my confidence never really recovered. Extra Info: When I run it looks like i'm playing an invisible piano, which is strange because I own an invisible piano but can't play it!
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Nickname:Oyster Position: 2nd row/No 8 Favourite Player: Nelly Favourite Rugby Moment: Playing for Kilmarnock in a pre-season game against Irvine and being sent off for being too aggressive!! Loved it! Most Embarrassing Moment: Again playing for Kilmarnock against Dumfries came out of changeing room late and went to jump over the guide ropes on pitch caught my feet and fell flat on face and burst my nose, both teams turned round and witnessed the full event! Extra Info: Having moved from Kilmarnock to Annan, i am enjoying every minute of playing as well as socialising with the boys, there a good group of lads!
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Nickname: J, Jonno, Jonny, Crombitch, The Bearded One
Position: Prop (tight or loose) Favourite Player: Steve Kelly, Andy White, Willix Favourite Rugby Moment: Starting the 1st 'gainst Duns, winning the Annan tournament, Andys tackle against Dunbar academy under the floodlights at Violetbank, winning the bowl for the Colts last season. Most Embarrassing Moment: Dropping the ball across the try line (numerous times), breakin ma ankle, havin ma stuff auctioned off on the Kilmarnock bus. Extra Info: Never leave anything lying in the same changing room as Muff or Billy. It wont be there when u go back for it. C*nts. lol. Peace!
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Nickname: Bob Old Position: No 7 Favourite Player: Keith Hogg Favourite Rugby Moment: Winning Selkirk junior 7s 2002, and beating Langholm to relegate them Most Embarrassing Moment: Camsublang 1998 Bus trip home Extra Info: Is Olly Alcock playing at the club this New Year?
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Nickname: Bob's Fat Brother Old Position: Full Back/Center/Stand Off Favourite Player: Babe Graham Favourite Rugby Moment: Scoring 5 tries in a game for the school, don't know who we were playing or why, but I scored 5 tries, all me. Hooray Most Embarrassing Moment: First time at senior training; when everyone realised how lazy slow and unbob like I really am. Extra Info: My dad looks like Ned Flanders
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Nickname: Fish, Fisher Old Position: anywhere like! Favourite Player: Minto or Billy. You've gotta appreciate the banter on the field lads! Favourite Rugby Moment: Smashin' sum guy against Dalziel last year before k'o'ing myself! Most Embarrassing Moment: Getting totally smashed in my first ever game for the 1's against Stewartry! Extra Info: Keep going at it lads got f*%k all to worry about!
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Nickname: Upside Down Head Old Position: Prop Favourite Player: Dicey Favourite Rugby Moment: When I took a young colts team to the cumnock tens and ray fulton scored 2 of the best tries I've ever seen from a prop, including myself Most Embarrassing Moment: Getting shit on my beard one night at training at the weroc Extra Info: Fraser ya wee bastard shut the f&*k up I'm trying to type on the computer
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Nickname: Lector/Nelly or Mr Gilmour to young ones
Old Position: tight head prop and 1st in line in the bakers in the morning Favourite Player: Jim Gibb/Neil Halliday Favourite Rugby Moment: Texas tour against Austin and the training for the tour cause the crack was good everybody helping each other out!! Most Embarrassing Moment: Being sent off numerous times but the 1st time against Stewartry was the worst Extra Info: I am the pie eating king !!! Mmmm Johnstone pies !!! Carol go to the butchers!!
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Nickname: Babe, Zoom, Fat Pirate, Pieman Old Position: Inside centre/Full back Favourite Player: Neil Chalmers, Keith Hogg Favourite Rugby Moment: Beating Fortworth on the Texas Tour '97 Most Embarrassing Moment: Playing at Cartha, after dribbling the ball the full length of the field, it stuck in a puddle in-goal but I misjudged the position of the ball and dived right over it. Extra Info: Being left in St Andrews after a game and not getting home until 0800hrs in the morning, but hey I know the rules.
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Nickname: Baza Old Position: Scrum Half Favourite Player: Sean Buckley/Jevs Favourite Rugby Moment: Rugby tours to Texas, Canada and Wales Most Embarrassing Moment: Escorting Colin Warrick after his 21st birthday. Andy Render and I had to see things that no one should have to see! Extra Info: Looking for compensation from Billy Henderson. I have a sore neck from looking at him behind me at training
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Nickname: Babe Jnr Old Position: Winger Favourite Player: My pimping old man (Babe) Favourite Rugby Moment: Scoring a try from behind my own goal line, i was rapid, now i'm slower than Babe Most Embarassing Moment: Ewan Currie (18 stone version) starting on the wing; and I was left on the bench. Extra Info: Michael Jackson did not touch those kids!
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Nickname: Griff Position: Inside Centre Favourite Player: Myself or my Uncle Shaun "Dan" Griffin FavouriteRugby Moment: The cup against Cartha when I had to run a long way to score Most Embarrassing Moment: Getting the piss taken out of me by Edinburgh Accies when I had my 1st start for the 1st team on the wing coz I was useless then!! Extra Info: Call me sumtime? If you want
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Nickname: Boose not booce Old Position: Flanker/2nd row Favourite Player: Cashus!!! Favourite Rugby Moment: My first game for Annan against Langholm, everyone said we would get killed, but we won! Most Embarassing Moment: dont have one yet... Extra Info: Nah
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Nickname: Haribo Snr, I'm 40 you know!
Position: Utility, winger, 2nd raw, sub, serial comeback specialist!!! Favourite Player: Cash, Mash, Smi, Max, Goggs, Haribo Favourite Rugby Moment: Scoring my first try since May 1982 against Creighton earlier this year, being part of the victorious U15 league campaign, playing at West Park 7's while still severely under the influence. A very inebriated Bo, pishing doon his leg and onto his impromptu kilt on the bus to West Park when we went round a corner and he fell out of the on board toilet. The opening of Violetbank, as a spectator, what a grand day. Most Embarrassing Moment: Taking 23 years to get my second club try - had 2 dis-allowed in the early 90's in the same game against Dumfries 2's, they did touch the ground Rod ya blind fooka! - but they will flood in now!! Witnessing Bo falling oot the bus toilet, weapon in hand, still pishing. Traumatised for life!! Asking Damien Cronin if he fancied a game of biddly bobs in the club on the night of the grand opening, and him saying yes!!! Extra Info: Proud to be part of a fine 2nd's team and the cameraderie of the lads and the club in general. Hoping to train at least 5 times in 2006!!!
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Old Position:Utility waterboy Favourite Player: Dancer Favourite Rugby Moment: Final whistle in any sevens game I ever played. Most Embarrassing Moment: Smashing young Keith Hogg into a post at training and bruising his kidneys. Needs to learn how to run a scissors properly!! Extra Info: Has anyone seen ma gumshield. Last seen at the Weyrock about 11 years ago!!
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Nickname: Wilma Position: International Bricklayer (winger too) Favourite Player: Myself Favourite Rugby Moment: When the selection saw sense and picked me to play on the wing. I am the best winger in the club Most Embarrassing Moment: Most embarrassing moment would have to be playing on the wing and making a total arse of it. Extra Info: For all your building needs contact W HENDERSON, THE WEST WING, HENDERSON HALLS, BRYDKIRK - (when you have annoyed me enough I may come and look at the job an tell you I have a lot on but will be with you directly.)
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Nickname: Heimy Old Position: Winger Favourite Player: Babe Favourite Rugby Moment: Getting my nickname from Cash at colts training. Most Embarrassing Moment: Making my come back after buggering up my shoulder and buggering up my shoulder in the first tackle. Extra Info: Heimy Hollis King of the Jews wipes his arse with the Cumberland News! And don't you forget it.
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Nickname: Del Old Position: Prop Favourite Player: Paul Minto & Cash Favourite Rugby Moment: Playing my first full game for the 1st team when we won, resulting in the relegation of Langholm. Most Embarrassing Moment: When I played for Crichton and was put on my arse by Cash. (I had already done the same to him but I also came away with the ball!)
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Nickname: Super Ali
Position: Prop Favourite Player: Billy Favourite Rugby Moment: Playing at Murryfield winning the Scottish U16 cup with Howe of Fife - awesome! Most Embarrassing Moment: Playing at Murryfield just came on in a semi final game when I was only on 1 min and i got injured gutted
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Nickname: Blind Bashtard Old Position:Winger/Wing Forward/Ref Favourite Player: Cash/Tam/Kenny Hogg Favourite Rugby Moment: Watching Annan beating Langholm or any border team. Going to Upper Eden for some port Most Embarrassing Moment: Losing the bus keys at Paisley just after Ian Black said things can't get any worse. We had lost the game. It was pishing down. Extra Info: Don't forget when you get an old blind bashtard you to can be a ref. Remember to buy some trousers with zips on to keep your keys in.
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Nickname: Gaz Old Position: Wing and 2nd Row Favourite Player: Mark Johnson, Mike Griffen, Callum Nicholson Favourite Rugby Moment: Scoring my first ever try for Kilmarnock against Annan because Kilmarnock were short of players LOL Yeah Most Embarrassing Moment: Dropping the ball three times in a cup game for the Under 15's Extra Info: Im gaining confidence in myself and Under 15's are doing well aswell as the rest of the Annan teams
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Nickname: Pea Position: Fullback Favourite Player: Alex Dunbar FavouriteRugby Moment: Winning Selkirk 7's Most Embarrassing Moment: Puking from top step of Stewartry clubhouse after getting my 1st XV tie Extra Info: Apparently I have a really small head!!!!!
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Nickname: Hairy, Victor Old Position: Stand Off, Centre, Scrum Half, Full Back Favourite Player: Boss Hogg, The Bat Favourite Rugby Moment: The crack, the Tours, Crianlaric railway station, Kirkaldy games with the 2"s, winning, Ers' team talks, the feeling in the pit of your stomach just before kick off. Most Embarrassing Moment: Lets just say it involved lager, sit ups, vodka, tequilla, star jumps, watermelon,squats, more tequilla and more tequilla. And Sleep! Extra Info: Back in the Border League days once had post match meal in the wrong Clubhouse.
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Old Position: Stand-off, Fullback, Scrum-half, Winger, Prop Favourite Player: I love you all Favourite Rugby Moment: Making my debut for Annan firsts at home was scary! We got hammered but loved it! Beating Ellon at home last year was great. Watching Annan win at Murrayfield. (oh and the last time Scotland beat England) Most Embarrassing Moment: Hmmm - tricky - getting sent off by my dad at colts!! - that wasn't a good night! Getting tombstoned on the pitch was pretty funny! Extra Info: Beating Ayr Colts at home was a major highlight. Biggest regret - not being old enough for the tour to Ireland or old enough to play at Murrayfield!
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Nickname: No one calls me it to my face! Old Position: 10 where-else? Favourite Player: Andy Render Favourite Rugby Moment: The kangaroo court in Toronto, watching James Mason search for his teeth, watching Babe swerve that chair + Tosh + Hairy train in Dallas Most Embarrassing Moment: Being beaten on a 3 mile run by Jim Tweedie 'til a visit to the docs told me I had a collapsed lung Extra Info: Keep playing as long as you can cause it sucks watching
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Nickname: Big Stuff Old Position: 2nd Row/Prop Favourite Player: Jevs, Bob Currie & Tam Favourite Rugby Moment: Being part of the '7 in a row', any tour i've ever been on, scoring a try for Scotland U19's, any post match meal consisting of Soup, arguing with every ref, punching folk in the team talks (it was the only time I ever connected with one) Most Embarrassing Moment: Diving over to score against Haddington only to find it was the 5 meter line. Licking whipped cream from Chocolates armpits in Canada. Going for a crap in Mullingar and forgetting to lift my kilt (I cleaned it off with my roomates toothbrush - sorry) Extra Info: Enjoy every moment at training and in games, you'll miss it when it's gone. Eat plenty of soup - it encourages hair growth
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Nickname: Tosh Old Position: Back Row Favourite Player: All ex-St Columbas players Favourite Rugby Moment: The Scott Bonner side step, Pup Wylie's hydraulics, Halliday mauling, Gog's dummies, Shaun McG's left boot, A. Render's tackle v Langholm this season, the consolation try v GHK, Jim Twigg winning player of the year, Johnny L wasting Gary Waite, Scott Nichol halfing Billy H (ouch!), that night in Swansea Uplands clubroom, singing hi-ho with the bottles in the bar at the Beaches in Toronto, Hairy's bruise, Clannie's lip, that game v Heriots seconds, the selkirk colts 7 in 1981 or 2, that bar in Dallas that sold Belhaven..... Most Embarrassing Moment: Being a South supporter when the All Blacks gubbed them by 70 points in 92 or 93 Extra Info: Life is not a dress rehearsal
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Nickname: Pud Old Position: Forward Favourite Player: Paul 'PC' Carruthers Favourite Rugby Moment: The Bowl Most Embarrassing Moment: Breaking my ankle like a wee girl! Extra Info: Cannie ee tee ee
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Nickname: Err....Andy !!! Old Position: Center, Wing, Hooker, Back Row....... Favourite Player: Tam 'the bat' Favourite Rugby Moment: Murrayfield 2003 Most Embarrassing Moment: Having a brandy or two too many at Corstorphine and falling for Billy's 'there's a phone call for you' routine! Extra Info: Apparently I'm the club's fourth best hooker ever after Puj, Jack Thompson and Bruno - no bad for a centre!!
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Nickname: Emperor Rosco Old Position: In from of the mirror Favourite Player: Gary Ross Favourite Rugby Moment: So Many it's hard to choose. I really was that good. Most Embarrassing Moment: One time I missed a tackle and looked around and couldn't find anyone to blame it on. Extra Info: Once played for a full season without getting dirty.
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Nickname: Smithy Old Position: No. 8 Favourite Player: Tam - he's a legend Favourite Rugby Moment: Have to be winning the bowl at Murrayfield, great day or relegating Langholm a few seasons ago Most Embarrassing Moment: Being sent off - 30 seconds after coming off the bench. Positive ref had me and Seth mixed up Extra Info: Just returned from 2 years out after knee operation, gradually getting back to fitness and loving it
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Nickname: Startled Old Position: Winger Favourite Player: Gogs Favourite Rugby Moment: Playing with the Auld boy against Uncle Peter and the prison guards. Also the Jed game as Colts when Cash was quitting. Remember Gus? Most Embarrassing Moment: Spewing on the table in the Crawford Arms. That's probably Heughans too! Extra Info: Scored 5 tries against someone, sometime.
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Nickname: Slevery Old Position: On the Door/Prop Favourite Player: Don't Know - don't mix with them Favourite Rugby Moment: Starting a fight in every game i've ever played in Most Embarrassing Moment: Losing most of the fights I start Extra Info: I'm misunderstood. I have got a girlfriend and she is real it's just a co-incidence that none of you have ever seen her
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Nickname: Twig Old Position: 2nd Row Favourite Player: Dougie Thomson Favourite Rugby Moment: Beating Allan Glens at the Weyroc to win the first league title for Annan 2nds. Most Embarrassing Moment: Injuring Onny in the warm up before a league game against Cartha Queens Park 2nds. Extra Info: Keep playing as long as you can boys, because as somebody once said to me 'You're a long time no playing'
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Nickname: Andy, Mini Bashtard, Snowie Old Position: Stand Off Favourite Player: Don't have one Favourite Rugby Moment: Captaining Glasgow U16s, being selected for Glasgow U18s & U16s. Playing first game for the firsts against Duns........and winning!!! Most Embarrassing Moment: Getting knocked out against a shit team!! I still scored after I got knocked 4 six tho'!!! coz I'm 'ard!!
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Nickname: The Bashtard Old Position: Ex-Coach Favourite Player: Any player from Gretna Favourite Rugby Moment: Any Annan win at the moment (or try or tackle ar even winning the toss) Most Embarrassing Moment: Saying well tackled to Chocolate Extra Info: I tend to call everyone a bashtard sorry but everyone is one in Gretna
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