Gav McQuillan

A warm welcome to our annual sevens tournament and to what promises to be an enjoyable afternoon of competitive rugby. As ever it’s great to see both old and new faces turning out to bring the curtain down on our senior playing season.

We again continue with our popular tournament format, including the  second ladies centenary cup which we hope will continue to grow over the coming years

Today is not just about the rugby it’s a great opportunity to say thank you to the many sponsors, volunteers and members who have supported us this season. Both the financial contributions and importantly their time and effort is crucial  to keep things running and  to help the club grow and develop.

As a club it’s important that we continue to make progress building on our strong  foundations and traditions that make us who we are but also trying new things. As we look forward to next season I’m delighted that we will be creating the Penicuik Panthers our first all girls team. In the past after P7 our female players have had to travel further afield to continue their rugby careers so this is an important milestone for us  to be able to now have the Panthers up and running. Please spread the word as we look to grow this part of the club.

Finally good luck to all the players and officials  and fingers crossed that the infamous Penicuik weather is kind to us.

Enjoy your day

Gav

PRFC President

Tournament Rules

10 Players per Team

2 halves of 7 minutes

In the event of 2 teams on equal points in the group stages, the team who have scored the most points will take precedence

In the event of a draw in the knock-out stages the teams will contents a sudden death extra time

If you are new to 7’s and for the rest of the rules of rugby 7’s please click here https://www.world.rugby/sevens/how-to-play

Todays Referee’s,

Thank you for your assistance and can all players, coaches and supporters respect the referee’s

Simeon Dewi, Allana McLean, Lee Anne Steel, Jim McQueen, Peter Carruthers, Alastair Cockburn & Frankie Stephens

Pitch Layout

Supporter Facilities Information

Toilet and baby change facilities are located in the main clubhouse

The Main Bar within the clubhouse will be open from 11:30, drinks are permitted outside (plastic glasses only), but only into the designated area round the corner of Pitch 1

The space between pitch 1 & 2 is designated for players and officials only, please respect the players privacy.

Sponsors and hospitality guests with wristbands only will be permitted into the Nicol Gas Hospitality zone.  Food and Drink will be provided in hospitality for the duration of the rugby series from 12pm to the trophy presentations at 5:40pm.

Off pitch we are running our annual Welly Wang, alongside a kids bouncy castle.  The Brew 52 van will be parked up for fresh coffee throughout the day.

Inside the clubhouse we will be screening live Scotland v Ireland W6N action alongside all out 00’s music.

At full time everyone is welcome to join us to see in the rest of the Saturday night in party style.

Special Thanks today to

Rich Mann for arranging all the teams and the draw

Peter Middleton for the outside speaker system

Nicol Gas for the use of their Lorry

Brew 52 for the coffee

Stone Lighting for the use of the tents

Penicuik Scout Group for the use of their tents

McKenzie Skip Hire for our Waste Management

John and the Midlothian Council Parks team for maintaining our pitches for today

Frank at FM Embroidery for our Ball Squad T-Shirts

Gavin Holmes, Morag & Amy McQuillan for organizing the hospitality

James Allen for running the tombola

Andy Mitchell and Iain Mason for the BBQ

Gavin Stephens for the children’s entertainment

and all the amazing bar volunteers

Full Draw Schedule

12:20pm Pitch 1

Livingston 5

v

Thebans 10

1:20pm Pitch 2

Edin Uni Medics

v

Livingston

2:20pm Pitch 1

TheBans

v

Edin Uni Medics

Presidents Cup –

Ladies Shield –

Penicuik Bowl –

12:20pm Pitch 2

Hawick Linden 26

v

All Blackies 17

1:20pm Pitch 1

All Blackies 12

v

Earlston 33

2:20pm Pitch 2

Earlston

v

Hawick Linden

Presidents Cup –

Ladies Shield –

Penicuik Bowl –

12:40pm Pitch 1

Penicuik 7

v

Edin Uni Engineers 7

1:40pm Pitch 2

Edin Uni Engineers 33

v

Lismore 12

2:40pm Pitch 1

Lismore

v

Penicuik

Presidents Cup –

Ladies Shield –

Penicuik Bowl –

12:40pm Pitch 2

Howgate Panthers 0

v

Murrayfield Wanderers 75

1:40pm Pitch 1

Kilted Fijians 15

v

Murrayfield Wanderers 26

2:40pm Pitch 2

Howgate Panthers

v

Kilted Fijians

Presidents Cup –

Ladies Shield –

Penicuik Bowl –

12:00 Pitch 1

Dalkeith 14

v

Lismore 33

12:00 Pitch 2

Peebles Rebelles 5

v

Thebans Hydra 38

1pm Pitch 1

Lismore 52

v

Peebles Rebelles 0

1pm Pitch 2

Thebans Hydras 15

v

Dalkeith 7

2pm Pitch 1

Thebans Hydra

v

Lismore

2pm Pitch 2

Dalkeith

v

Peebles Rebelles

Centenary Cup Semi Final 1

3pm Pitch 1

1st Place

v

4th Place

Centenary Cup Semi Final 2

3pm Pitch 2

2nd

v

3rd

Centenary Cup Final

5pm Pitch 1

Winner Semi 1

v

Winner Semi 2

🏉 Introducing the new Penicuik Panthers Girls Section🏉

Calling all future rugby stars! 🌟 We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our new girls rugby section for all age groups! Whether you’re a seasoned player or brand new to the game, we want YOU to join us.

Play for the rugby club where it all started for 50 capped Scotland & Barbarian legend Sarah Law

📅 Training Sessions:

• When: Mondays & Wednesdays, starting this April

• Time: Evening sessions (exact times TBD)

Our goal is to kick off games in the 2025/26 season, and we need your enthusiasm and talent to make it happen. Let’s build an unstoppable team together!

Interested? Complete the details below or message us directly to express your interest and get all the details.

Presidents Cup

Presidents Cup Semi 1

4pm Pitch 1

Winner Group 1

v

Winner Group 3

Presidents Cup Semi 2

4pm Pitch 2

Winners Group 2

v

Winners Group 4

Penicuik Presidents Cup Final

5:20pm Pitch 1

Winner Semi 1

v

Winner Semi 2

The tournament was held on Saturday the 1st May with a 2:30pm kick off and featured 16 teams from the local area including a Penicuik B side who were called up on the morning of the event.

Both Penicuik sides never made it past the first round with the ‘A’ team losing to Holy Cross Academy (now known as Inverleith RFC) 13pts to 5 and the ‘B’ team crashing out 10-0 to local rivals Dalkeith.

Ladies Shield

Ladies Shield Semi 1

3:40pm Pitch 1

2nd Group 1

v

2nd Group 2

Ladies Shield Semi 2

3:40pm Pitch 2

2nd Group 2

v

2nd Group 4

Penicuik Ladies Shield Final

4:40pm Pitch 1

Winner Semi 1

v

Winner Semi 2

Penicuik Bowl

Penicuik Bowl Semi 1

3:20pm Pitch 1

3rd Group 1

v

3rd Group 3

Penicuik Bowl Semi 2

3:20pm Pitch 2

3rd Group 2

v

3rd Group 4

Penicuik Bowl Final

4:20pm Pitch 1

Winner Semi 1

v

Winner Semi 2