This Week @ Penicuik Rugby

We look back at a Midlothian Derby, Hear from Scotland Mascots, Edinburgh players, Christmas lit tractors and can our players finish a burger challenge??

Grab a coffee, relax and read on…

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Autumn Nations Series

Check our events page for all the live rugby activity in the Autumn months

https://penicuikrugby.org/portfolio-items/autumn-rugby-series-2024

200 Club winners – October 2024

Josh ‘in’ around

Our club development officer Josh is in and around our local schools.  Here’s what he’s been up to :-

This week, we continued our exciting rugby sessions at Roslin and Mauricewood Primary Schools.

Our main focus was on teaching the kids how to find space and move off the ball. Through a variety of engaging games and drills, we made learning fun and dynamic.

At Beeslack, we emphasized hand-eye coordination and game understanding, using games as much as possible to keep the sessions enjoyable and interactive. This marked the final week of our 6-week block with the S1-3 students, and I’m thrilled to share that next week, I have multiple sessions planned at primary schools across the local area.

We’re eager to inspire more young players to join the rugby community and experience the joy and teamwork that come with the sport!

If you’d like your child to try rugby in Penicuik’s primary schools please message Josh at do@penicuikrugby.org

Senior Rugby

Anyone watching the first 20 minutes would feel like they had returned to 1990’s Kings Park to re-watch the infamous 1996 Dalkeith Shield Fixture (photo below).

A very feisty opening 20 minutes almost saw the game abandoned from a series of nasty incidents.  Dalkeith opened the scoring with an early 3pts before Nemani danced over to make it 7-8.  Dalkeith went 8-7 ahead before Paul Hope was dismissed with his first red card of his 28yr senior career for an incident unseen by the referee.

Despite now being down to 14 men for the remainder of the game, the 2xv showed great heart and courage.  20yr old Jacob Lee made a break down the wing to release 18yr old Arran King, winning a 1v1 with the Dalkeith full back he stepped inside, survived an ankle tap and a further tackle before touching over just outside the posts to take a 12-8 lead.

2xv captain Ally McCormick then extended the lead. Alan Findlay made a line break and was tackled to the ground, however was able to release the ball and pop to McCormick who was able to cross the try line.

Veteran and former club captain Rich Moffat soon extended the Penicuik lead.  After several phases, Findlay attacked down the right wing, carrying the ball into contact, forming a ruck on the opponent’s 22. Seeing space, Moffat called for the ball from centre field and Touchstone-Hall shipped a 15m pass from the base of the ruck into Moffat’s hands. Running a good line, he sidestepped the first defender and found himself 5m from the Dalkeith tryline where he was tackled, but a powerful carry and handoff took him close to the Dalkeith try line. Using his height and at full stretch, Moffat dotted the ball down on the try line with his left hand, earning 5 points for the visitors.

Following a delay in the game due to a serious Dalkeith injury and a pitch change , given the Dalkeith 1vx had just finished their cup game to Dunbar, Stand off McCormick soon got his second of the day afternoon.  With the Dalkeith 1xv players now on the touchline the mix of young and old Penicuik 2xv players had additional pressures to deal with.  21yr Nemani took a ball midfield and after drawing his defender, freed space to off load to McCormick.  These 2 playing more and more together is definitely helping create more opportunities.

The result was sealed in the final moments when 21yr old Jacob Lee supported a break from McCabe and received the pass beating 2 Dalkeith defenders to cross over for fabulous 40-13 win.

In this spirited contest against our Midlothian neighbours Dalkeith, our team demonstrated exceptional skill and resilience, emerging victorious despite the physical challenges. Both sides played with commendable intensity, and the match was a testament to the true spirit of rugby.  This was evident in the clubhouse after the game where despite losing the match, Dalkeith showed great sportsmanship and we look forward to welcoming the Kings Park Men to Montgomery Park later in the season. 

We are proud of our players’ dedication and sportsmanship, qualities that were evident throughout the game. As always, we remain committed to upholding the integrity of the sport and fostering a sense of community and respect among all teams. 

Our recent success on the field is a reflection of our hard work and unity. We look forward to many more exciting matches and the continued support of our fans and fellow club members

Penicuik Charity Christmas Lights Parade

Our very own past president Alex Pettie and main club sponsor Murray McKenzie will be braving the December cold weather to raise money for the British Heart Foundation and Cash for Kids with an epic trip in very exposed classic tractors!

The parade of tractors will leave Eastfield Park at 6pm and travel through Penicuik showering the town with joy and festive wishes.

Please support them by cheering them on as they pass and by donating here – https://gofund.me/2dae4db3

Full route details will be shared shortly

Youth Rugby

Our new combined Lasswade/Penicuik U16 side are playing at Montgomery Park against Leith Academy with a 10:30am KO

It’s been a lot of hard work by all the coaches to bring the sides together and they all deserve a great crowd down to support the youngsters.  There is a good mix of Penicuik/Lasswade selections and will be great to see them running out together.

Penicuik/Lasswade Squad –

Mini Rugby

This weekend the games are Portobello have been cancelled and we are training at home with the normal 11am start

Edinburgh visit

On Wednesday it was great to welcome Edinburgh Rugby duo Charlie Shiel and Rob Carmichael to Montgomery Park as part of the 1872 challenge cup promotion.

The duo worked with each age group and were impressed with the skills on show, but also were blown away by how much fun all the players were having.

Edinburgh Rugby will be posting their own promotional video in the coming days, but in the meanwhile here is a short video of what went on last Wednesday evening

Join us for an unforgettable day at Murrayfield Stadium, the heart of Scottish rugby, as we cheer on Edinburgh in the thrilling 1872 Cup clash against Glasgow! 🏆

📅 Date: Saturday, 28th December  

🕒 Time: 3 PM  

🚌 **Free Coach** provided by Penicuik Rugby Club to take you to and from the game!

🎟️ Ticket Prices:  

– Adults: £31.50  

– Children: £15.50

👶 Kids in P1-3 must be accompanied by an adult, while those in P4-7 will be escorted by their team coach.

Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity! Please let your age-grade coach know if you wish to attend.

**initially tickets are for our Hunters Players P1-P7 with adults for the P1-3 section.  Once we have confirmed player numbers and there is capacity we will open up to parents of P4-7 then siblings of our Hunters Players**

Other News

Scotland Mascot

Our P6 player Layla Parry had the honour of leading out the Scotland team alongside captain Sione Tuipulotu last Saturday at Murrayfield.

It’s always Fantastic to see Penicuik Rugby members involved with International and other forms of rugby.  If your attending any Scotland or Edinburgh games, please tag us in socials or send your photos to info@penicuikrugby.org

Hear from Layla all about her day out here

Penicuik’s newest eatery ” The Cuikoo ” has launched an ultimate burger challenge.  Our newest 2xv player, James Trotter, attempted this BEFORE training last Wednesday…

Does anyone think he managed to complete??

Penicuik Food Fact Friends

We are supporting our local community throughout November by collecting donations of food.  The donation box will be in the Foyer until the end of November.

Please generously donate where you can.

History Boards

We have removed the boards from the lounge and will be fitting these elsewhere over the next few weeks

they can be viewed here – https://penicuikrugby.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/100-Years-of-Penicuik-Rugby-Club-A3.pdf

Beenie Hats

Massive thanks to Dave Robertson at https://www.betterphysiotherapy.com for hooking up all the coaching team with Beenie hats ahead of the Penicuik Winter period.

We have a further supply of Beenie Hats available on a first come basis.

These will be available during Bar opening times, starting this evening, for £15

New Playing Strips

Thanks to all our sponsors for 2024/25 and Callum at XXV, we are now awaiting delivery of our new playing strips.

Once received we will be inviting our senior players down for anew photoshoot from the excellent Nifty 50 https://nifty50photography11.mypixieset.com

In the meanwhile here's a look at the final signed off design

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