TRAINING TIMES
From next week S1 and above will train Tuesday and Thursday: 7.00pm-8.30pm
Please remember to wear appropriate clothes and bring gum shield/towel/change of clothes for afterwards
Separate game and further training at weekends (if applicable) will be issued by the coaches on Thursdays.
Please ask the players who attend to know your availability for that weekend
ANNAN U15 XV HOST ALLAN GLENS
Annan U15s are at home on Sunday at Violetbank against Allan Glens with a 2pm KO. All players to meet 12:45pm at 2pm KO
ANNAN U15 XV HOME TO HILLHEAD/JORDANHILL
Annan U15’s are at home on Sunday at Violetbank to Hillhead Jordanhill U15.
Players to meet at 12.45pm for a 2.00pm Kick Off.
ANNAN U15 XV HOME TO WHITECRAIGS
U15s are at home to Whitecraigs U15s on Sunday at Violetbank.
All players will be contacted by their coaches regarding meeting times.
ANNAN U15 XV AWAY TO DUMFRIES
Annan U15s are away to Dumfries on Sunday on league business.
All players will be contacted by their coaches regarding meeting times and transport.
U15 XV ON THE ROAD
Annan U15s game v Cumnock was called off. A friendly was quickly put together v Langholm.
The combined U15/U16 team were victorious 26-24.
ANNAN TIGERS OUT AND ABOUT
Annan Tigers travelled to Dumfries and played a highly competitive game in the snow, going down in a hard fought contest 7-4.
Huge credit needs to be given to both sets of players for the way they handled the conditions.
Try scorers for Annan, Euan Waugh (2), Keir Johnson, and Danny Gracie. Team from: E Murray, E Waugh, C McGlasson, F McCartney, K Johnson, JJ McKay, D Gracie and J Lamont.
The Annan coaches would once again like to thank the number of parents who turned out in support the Tigers.
U15 XV HOST KILMARNOCK
GAME IS OFF - Kilmarnock could not raise a team. Training at 1pm instead.
On Sunday the U15 XV host Kilmarnock in their first league game of the new year. Kick off is 12.00
ANNAN TIGERS TRAVELED TO LANGHOLM
Annan Tigers travelled to Langholm at the weekend to play in a round robin tournament against Langholm and Dumfries. Although Annan Tigers lost the three games, they showed plenty of commitment and spirit, and kept playing right to the end of each game. The coaching staff believe, that if Annan keeps improving the way they have shown, it is only a matter of time before these close fought losses turn into wins. The coaching staff would like to thank all the parents who turned out to support the team.
Team from, E Waugh, E Murray, A Carmichael, D Cameron, C Maglasson, E LeVin, K Johnston, F McCartney, J Brown, JJ McKay.
U18 COLTS HOST CUMBERNAULD
On Saturday the U18 Colts are at home to Cumbernauld. Kick off is 2pm
U12 TIGERS OFF TO MOFFAT
This Sunday the Tigers travel to Moffat to face the Rams meet(Moffat) 11:00am for 11:30KO (or 10:20 at Bank Street)
Team from Anderson, Carmichael, Gracie, Conghan, Graham, Johnstone, McCartney, MacKay, Murray, Waugh, Whiteside
BOTH YOUTH TEAMS AT HOME THIS SUNDAY
Annan Colts are at home this Sunday to Whitecraigs with a 2pm Kick off. Players to meet as arranged.
Annan U15s are home to Stewartry
BOTH YOUTH TEAMS TRAVEL THIS SUNDAY
Annan Colts are away to Waysiders Drumpellier Colts on Sunday. Meet at Clubhouse at 9.30am
Annan U15s are away to Ayr on Sunday. Players to meet as arranged with coaches.
12 TRAVEL TO DUMFRIES
12 players left Annan on Sunday to take on Dumfries. With 3 players provided by Dumfries the Annan Tigers competed well but paid the penalty of giving away too many penalties to go down 12-5
COLTS ARE BEATEN
The Colts are beaten 60-0 by a strong Stewartry side.
MATCH REPORTS AND SUMMARY
Annan’s Violetbank was the setting for the second Annual end of season youth tournament. With the pitches in excellent condition & the sun shining as the pitches were made ready for the start of the day the coaches and players were hopeful for some good weather to play rugby in, but as this is Scotland the hope was a slight one .
As the visiting teams from Dumfries, Stewartry, Langholm, Moffat, Newton Stewart, Cumnock, Wayside Drumpellier, Ayr arrived so did the wind – which did its best to keep the rain at bay (a welcome change from last season)
U15 TOURNAMENT
The U15 10 a side Tournament kicked off with hosts Annan taking on local rivals Dumfries.
Annan 0 v Dumfries 36 - Dumfries continued there recent good form & overcame a determined Annan team. Dumfries were able to convert pressure into points where as the home team who did very little wrong but were unable to cross the whitewash.
Cumnock 5 v Langholm 17 - Cumnock started well with some fine handling saw a good sweeping move stopped short by some determined Langholm tackling , Langholm then showed some fine attacking rugby of their own and playing similar to 7’s shipping the ball to one wing then the other before finding a gap to score , this spurred Cumnock on & they responded almost immediately from the kick off, crossing out wide. Two quick fire Langholm tries saw the contest over with Langholm through to the next round & Cumnock into the bowl .
Annan Barbarians 29 v Moffat 0 - The team made up from a mixture of players had their first game of the day & played some outstanding rugby and were far to powerful for Moffat , with scrums, rucks and handling far superior to Moffat Annan were able to run in tries almost at will progressing though to the next round.
WD 0 v Ayr 51 - Ayr stormed through the first round with an excellent display of how to find space & score tries with WD unable to offer any resistance to a exceptionally strong Ayr team .
Bowl Game 1: Annan 12 v Cumnock 24 - For Annan’s second game of the day they dug in deep and produced a very good display scoring 2 tries in the first half and turned around to have the wind in the second half all square . However the players on the pitch were unable to find time enough to kick resulting in being held in their own half for the rest of the game with Cumnock crossing the try line twice with no reply – Cumnock progressed to the final
Bowl Game 2: Moffat 12 v WD 29 - Moffat started well but faded enabling WD to progress to the final after a powerful display of running rugby.
Bowl Final: Cumnock 47 v WD 10 - The score line flatters Cumnock some what as WD pushed Cumnock hard for 10 of the 15minute game before Cumnock ran in 4 unanswered tries to take the Bowl in a good game of free flowing rugby
Cup Semi Final 1: Dumfries 29 v Langholm 0 - Dumfries, for the second time, powered past local rivals proving to be too strong in the ruck & to fast in open play showing some fine handling and off loading to move into the final without conceding a point.
Cup Semi Final 2: Annan Barbarians 0 v Ayr 39 - Ayr eased into the final after giving an excellent display of open flowing rugby breaking the gain line & off loading to deprive a strong Baba’s team of any ball.
Cup Final: Dumfries 10 v Ayr 15 - Dumfries got of to a good start scoring 2 tries in the closely contested first half taking full use of the weather to keep Ayr pined in their own 22 with some fine kicking & powerful running . The second ½ was a complete turn around with Ayr doing the exact same to Dumfries and with only seconds remaining Ayr crossed for the winning points to disappoint a very useful Dumfries team
U14 TOURNAMENT
U14 Tournament - The U14 10 a side Tournament kicked of with Hosts Annan taking on local rivals Moffat
Annan 0 v Moffat 41
Dumfries 5 v Stewartry 19
Annan Barbarians 5 v Newton Stewart 45
No 4th Game due to late call off – WD progress to semi final
1st Semi Final - Moffat 0 v Stewartry 45
2nd Semi Final - Newton Stewart 35 v WD 0
Final - Stewartry 4 v Newton Stewart 12
Bowl 1st Semi Final - Annan 0 v Dumfries 31
Bowl 2nd Semi Final - Annan Barbarians bye to Final
Bowl Final - Dumfries 17 v Annan Barbarians 0
ANNAN HOST U14 AND U15 YOUTH TOURNAMENT AT VIOLETBANK
Annan RFC Youth Section host an Under 14 and Under 15 10-aside Youth Tournament this Sunday 29th April at Violetbank with ten clubs being represented. The Under 14 tournament is made up of teams from Annan, Dumfries A, Dumfries B, Newton Stewart, Stewartry, Langholm, Moffat, and Waysiders Drumpellier. The Under 15 tournament comprises teams from Annan, Dumfries, Ardrossan Accies, Stewartry, Cumnock, Ayr, Waysiders Drumpellier and Moffat.
Both age group tournaments are straight knockouts with the losers dropping down to a Bowl Tournament and the winners progressing, via semi-finals, to the Cup Final. First games commence at 11am with the final of the Cup Competition at 2.30pm with the Bowl Final at 2.45pm for both tournaments.
Annan’s youth coaches are looking for a big turnout of supporters to support the youth teams. There will be a barbeque and soft drinks available to purchase on the day. Entrance for U18s is free with adult admission £1.
Under 15s have league fixture at Violetbank this Sunday against Cumnock/Kilmarnock U15s with a 12.30 KO
Team from: Ryan Hetherington, Callum Smith, Drew Gough, Marek Borkowski, Robert Muir, Ieuan Keir, Rory Graham. Dawid Gniba, James Ronald, Declan Ferguson, Reece Chandler, Liam Jamieson, Harry Millar, Ainsley Stott, Logan Johnstone, Joe Pagan, Cairn Wallace, Mark Leesing, Conner Clark, Steven Clark, Oliver Wagners
S2 Squad travel to GHA (Glasgow) to take part in a S2 Tournament on Sunday. Bus leaves Clubhouse at 9.30am
Annan U15s at home on Sunday to Ardrossan U15s in league.
Team from: M. Leesing, R.Graham, I.Clark, R. Heatherington, C. Smith, J. Pagen, R. Muir, L. Johnstone, D. Gniba, S. Clark, H. Miller, L. Jamieson, J. Ronald, C. Clark, R. Chandler, D. Ferguson, A. Gough, A. Stott, O. Wagner, C. Wallace.
Annan U14s away on Sunday to Dumfries U14s in a friendly.
HOME GAMES GALORE
Annan U15s take on Irvine U15s at Violetbank on Saturday with a 1.30pm KO as a curtain raiser to the Annan v Irvine game.
Annan Colts play Hamilton Colts at Violetbank on Sunday in the West Regional Cup. All players to meet at Violetbank at 12.45pm for a 2pm KO.
Squad from: Forwards: R.Glass, R Dunlop, R Martin, K McDairmant, T Jankowski, S Armstrong, L Scott, G Graham, A Gorski, K Warrick, J Sharkey, A Thomson
Backs: C Armstrong, D McTurk, J Graham, C Gibson, J Morrison, D Brown, S Muir, J Byers, M Thorburn, D McLure
Match Reps: C Warrick, J Crombie
Annan U14s play Stewartry U14s at Violetbank on Sunday with a 2pm KO. All players to meet as agreed.
U15'S TAKE ON DUMFRIES
This weekend being a Six Nations Weekend with Scotland playing France on Sunday none of Annan’s senior teams are in action.
The only game features Annan’s U15s who are playing Dumfries U15s at Park Farm on Sunday.
Players to meet at clubhouse for an 11am departure.
COLTS TAKE ON CLYDEBANK
Annan Colts are at home on Sunday when they host Clydebank at Violetbank.
Colts squad: from Forwards: R Dunlop, R Glass, R Martin, T Jankowski, K McDairmant, L Scott, G Graham, A Gorski, D Glendinning, K Warrick, J Sharkey
Backs: D McTurk, C Armstrong, R Gault, C Gibson, J Morrison, S Muir, J Byers, D Brown, M Thorburn, D McLure, J Graham
Rep: J Crombie
Meet at Violetbank at 12.45pm for a 2pm KO
COLTS TAKE ON EAST KILBRIDE AND U15'S HOST STEWARTY
Annan Colts travel to East Kilbride / Cambuslang on Sunday.
Squad from:Forwards: R Dunlop, R Glass, R Martin, T Jankowski, K McDaimant, L Scott, G Graham, A Gorski, D Glendinning, K Warrick, J Sharkey, A Thomson Backs: D McTurk, C Armstrong, R Gault, C Gibson, J Morrison, S Muir, J Byers, D Brown, M Thorburn, D McLure
Match Rep: J Crombie
Meet at Clubhouse at 10.45am for a 2pm KO
Annan U15s are at home to Stewartry U15s on Saturday with a 12 noon KO. All players meet at Violetbank at 10:45pm for a 12 noon KO.
BOTH YOUTH TEAMS ARE BEATEN
The Colts go down 34-14 to Cumbernauld in their latest league game
The U15 go down 32-17 to Marr.
ANNAN COLTS HOST CUMBERNAULD COLTS AT VIOLETBANK ON SUNDAY
Annan Colts Squad: Forwards: R Glass, R Dunlop, R Martin, T Jankowski, K McDairmant, G Graham, L Scott, D Glendinning, A Gorski, K Warrick, J Sharkey, A Thomson,
Backs: J Graham, C Armstrong, D McTurk, R Gault, C Gibson, J Morrison, S Muir, J Byers, D Brown, J Glendinning, M Thorburn, D McLure
Match Reps: C Warrick, J Crombie
Meet at Violetbank at 12:45pm for a 2pm KO
ANNAN U15S AWAY TO MARR ON SUNDAY
All players meet as arranged.
U18 COLTS TAKE ON CLYDEBANK AT VIOLETBANK
Annan Colts are at home to Clydebank on Sunday.
Forwards from:- R.Glass, R.Dunlop, R.Martin, T Jankowski, K McDairmant, D.Glendinning, G.Graham, L.Scott, A.Gorski, K.Warrick, J.Sharkey, A.Thomson
Backs From:- C.Armstrong, J.Graham, R.Gault, C.Gibson, J.Morrison, D.Brown, M.Thorburn, S.Muir, B.Millar, D.McLure, J.Glendinning
Reps:- C Warrick, J Crombie
Meet at Violetbank at 12.45pm for a 2pm KO
U15 TIGERS AT HOME TO ARDROSSAN
Annan U15s are at home to Ardrossan U15s on Sunday.
Meet at Violetbank at 12.45pm for a 2pm KO.
Annan Colts travel to East Kilbride on Sunday. Meet at Clubhouse at 11am
Forwards From:- R.Glass, R.Dunlop, R.Martin, K.McDairmant, T Jankowski, L Scott, G Graham, A Gorski, D Glendinning, K Warrick, J Sharkey, A Thomson
Backs From:- C Armstrong, J Graham, R Gault, C Gibson, J Morrison, S Muir, D Brown, J Byers, M Thorburn, B Millar, D McLure,
Annan U14s and U12s travel to Newton Stewart on Sunday. Meet at Clubhouse at 10.30am
COLTS, U15'S AND MINIS IN ACTION
Annan Colts take on Allan Glens Colts on Saturday at Violetbank with a 2pm KO
Annan Colts Squad:
Forwards from:- R.Glass, R.Dunlop, R.Martin, T Jankowski, K McDairmant, D.Glendinning, G.Graham, L.Scott, A.Gorski, K.Warrick, J.Sharkey, A.Thomson
Backs From:- C.Armstrong, J.Graham, R.Gault, C.Gibson, J.Morrison, D.Brown, J.Byers, M.Thorburn, S.Muir, B.Millar, D.McLure, J.Glendinning
Match Reps:- N Wallace, J Crombie
Meet Violetbank @ 12:45pm
Annan U15s travel to Cumnock on Sunday to take on a Cumnock/Kilmarnock U15s side.
Meet as arranged at Clubhouse at 11am
The U13's are taking on Penrith U13's arriving around 10 for 11 ko.
The Dumfries U12's (P6/7) coming down and hoping to bring some U10's (P4/5's) if we have any available,
ANNAN COLTS HOME TO CUMBERNAULD
Colts Squad for Sunday 13th November, Home to Cumbernauld k.o 14:00
Meet at Violetbank 12:45
Forwards:- R.Glass, R.Dunlop, R.Martin, K.McDairmant, T.Jankowski, L.Scott, G.Graham, D.Glendinning, K.Warrick, J.Sharkey, A.Thomson, A.Gorski
Backs:- C.Armstrong, J.Graham, R.Gault, C.Gibson, J.Morrison, S.Muir, J.Byers, D.Brown, M.Thorburn, B.Millar, D.McLure, J.Glendinning
Reps:- C.Warrick, J Crombie
ANNAN COLTS RECORD ANOTHER WIN
A superb display by the Colts gave them victory on Sunday against Cumnock/Ardrossan. A grreat performance from all the lads. Can see the improvement especially from boys who train.
Final score was Cumnock / Ardrossan 17 v Annan 36.
Tries from Johnny Byers(2), Reece Gault, Jack Graham, Callum Gibson & Kieran Warrick, plus 3 conversions from Michael Chan.
ANNAN U15 TIGERS ALSO WIN
Not to be outdone, the U15's also put on a great display, beating local rivals Stewartry 29-24 in their latest league game. Nice one!
ANNAN U14 TIGERS GO DOWN FIGHTING
The U14 Tigers go down 8 tries to 6 against Stewartry
ANNAN COLTS AWAY TO CUMNOCK THIS SUNDAY
Away to Cumnock / Ardrossan - 14:00 kick off
Meet at Clubhouse 10:45am
Squad from:- R.Glass, R.Dunlop, S.Armstrong, R.Martin, D.Glendinning, G.Graham, K.Warrick, A.Thomson, T.Jankowski, J.Sharkey, L.Scott, A.Gorski, C.Armstrong, J.Graham, B.Millar, R.Gault, C.Gibson, M.Thorburn, D.McLure, S.Muir, J.Byers, J.Morrison
Reps - C.Warrick, J Crombie
U14s AND U15s AWAY TO STEWARTRY ON SUNDAY
U4s and U15 squads are away to Stewartry on Sunday. All players to meet at Clubhouse at 11.00am
ANNAN U15’S IN CUP ACTION ON SUNDAY
Annan RFC U15’s are in Cup action in Round 1 of the West Regional U15 Cup against Cambuslang U15s at Violetbank with a 12 noon KO on Sunday.
ANNAN COLTS IN FRIENDLY ACTION ON SUNDAY AT VIOLETBANK
Annan RFC’s u18 squad have a friendly fixture on Sunday against Lenzie U18s at Violetbank with a 3pm KO.
Squad from: R Dunlop, R Glass, R Martin, K McDairmant, G Graham, L Scott, A Gorski, K Warrick, M Crombie, A Thomson, D McTurk, A Torbett, R Gault, J Graham, D Brown, J Byers, S Muir, M Thorburn
Reps:- C Warrick, J Crombie
Meet at Violetbank at 1:30pm
ANNAN U15’S WARM UP AGAINST ALLAN GLENS
Annan RFC U15’s took on Allan Glens in a pre season friendly. In a close game Allan Glens edged it 13-5.