Orkney RFC 1st XV remain in Tennent's National League Division 3 following the restructure which saw the introduction of a new National Division 4 and are joined from Division 2 by Hamilton Bulls, Preston Lodge, Dumfries Saints, Boroughmuir and Cartha Queens Park. The men's first league match is on Saturday 2nd September away against West of Scotland, while the Dragons travel up to Shetland for their first League game.
The U13/14s also get underway the same weekend with a trip to Thurso to play Caithness & Shetland The club calendar has been updated with the new fixtures including map links to away clubs if you would like to come along and cheer on the teams. These are also listed on the fixtures page along with a list of Scotland's Six Nations, Autumn International & Rugby World Cup match kick off times & locations.
Orkney RFC retained the Orkney Builders (Contractors) Ltd Sevens title for the 4th time in a row at Pickaquoy on Saturday, 29 April beating first time army visitors 3 Scots, who were a welcome addition to the tournament. The full time score was 31-12 in an entertaining final.
The Women’s winners were Caithness A, defeating Orkney Dragons 19-0, but unfortunately they had to leave for their boat home before the presentations. Elsewhere, the Ale Stars secured the Plate, defeating Grangemouth Stags 24-19 after extra time in a thrilling final The Bowl - contested by third placed teams - went to Neeps & Tatties and the Scrumbags were awarded the Pail after successfully managing to lose all their games! Cady Dunoon was nominated Women's Player of the tournament, the Grangemouth Anniversary Quaich for young player of the tournament was awarded to James Donohoe, while the Keith Hutchison Memorial Trophy for best Orkney RFC player of the tournament went to Scott Rendall. Orkney RFC would like to thank Stephen Kemp from Orkney Builders (Contractor's) Ltd for their ongoing sponsorship; all the visiting teams who travelled up; all the volunteers & referees who make the day a success and the supporters for their much needed vocal support! See the Sevens Page for all the scores on the day & previous winners. The draws for the 7s have been made and are available on the Sevens Page and the scores will be uploaded periodically throughout the afternoon. If you aren't able to make it along to Picky today, George 'Rohallion' Brown will be streaming some of the games on his YouTube channel
Contact John Cairns rdo@orkneyrfc.co.uk for more info.
Sign up using the following Eventbrite links: Rookies- eventbrite.co.uk/e/596774286957 Minis- eventbrite.co.uk/e/596943483027
(*) Don’t worry, knowledge will be provided - a course will be set up to accommodate numbers.
Please contact John Cairns (O7584 167834 / E-Mail) or Garry Coltherd (O7745 331178 / E-Mail) if this is something you would be interested in - we require referees for all age groups. So, C’mon … Referee … Give it a go!
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