RUGBY TRAINING
New players with any or no experience are always welcome.
Just turn up or contact one of the coaches or team managers (details on the various team links below)
You know you want to!
Our current training schedule is as follows.
WALKING RUGBY – ALL AGES: Monday at the Violetbank – 6pm to 7pm
U6-U12 BOYS/GIRLS: Sunday at Violetbank – 10am to 11am – OCTOBER BREAK
U13-U14 GIRLS: Wednesday at Violetbank – 6.30pm to 8pm– OCTOBER BREAK
U13-U14 BOYS: Thursday at Violetbank – 6.30pm to 8pm– OCTOBER BREAK
U15-U16 GIRLS: Wednesday at Violetbank – 6.30pm to 8pm– OCTOBER BREAK
U15-U16 BOYS: Thursday at Violetbank – 6.30pm to 8pm– OCTOBER BREAK
U17-U18 GIRLS: Tuesday at Annan & Thursday at Dumfries – 7pm to 8.30pm
U17-U18 BOYS: Tuesday & Thursday at Violetbank – 7pm to 8.30pm
SENIOR WOMEN: Tuesday & Thursday at Violetbank – 7pm to 8.30pm
SENIOR MEN: Tuesday & Thursday at Violetbank – 7pm to 8.30pm
Click on an individual team name for more details.
Ground Address: Violetbank, Annan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, UK, DG12 5NY
Other Addresses: The Everholm, DG12 5AA / Galabank, DG12 5DQ / Gretna FC, DG16 5AP
New players are always wanted and welcome at Annan Rugby
RUGBY MATCHES
1ST XV IN BACK MATCH ON THE ROAD
The 1st XV are back in action as they are on the road once again for a West 1 league match on Saturday
Even this early in the season, it’s a classic 10-pointer, with opponents Greenock below Annan at the bottom of the West 1 league; a win for Annan could potentially move Annan 7 points clear of Greenock, but conversely a win for the hosts and they could go 3 points clear of Annan and leave Annan at the bottom of the West 1 table.
So all to play for and the players and coaches will be hoping to build on the win last time out against East Kilbride.
This match will be Annan’s 5th away match in 7 games! The team do finally have a home match the following Saturday against West 1 newcomers Cumbernauld
2pm kick-off
2ND XV IN DERBY MATCH
While also on Saturday, the Annan and Dumfries 2nd XV’s will fight it out for league points, bragging rights, but more importantly, for the A.A. MacPherson Memorial Trophy.
The A.A. MacPherson Memorial Trophy is in memory of Alex “Mac” MacPherson, who was Annan Rugby Club President in 1983-1984 and an Annan Rugby mainstay for many a year.
The trophy is a 2 legged affair, with the return leg at Violetbank in the new year.
Annan will be hoping to get their first win of the season, but a derby match against the Saints is always tough.
3pm kick-off
THE WARRIORS IN NATIONAL SHIELD ACTION
The Warriors are back at Violetbank on Sunday as they welcome Hillhead Jordanhill 2nd XV to Violetbank for the 2nd time this season.
This time its for the 1st match of the National Shield.
The teams met last month in the league when the Warriors won, but the Warriors have since lost 2 matches in the league and know they will need to find the form that gained them that win again if they want to have a winning start in the National Shield
The National Shield group has 4 teams, and after Sunday’s match, the team will face Lochaber and Aberdeenshire Quins, both at home and away. Plus Hillhead on the road.
For the record, if Warriors Ashley Clark plays on Sunday, Ashley will become only the 3rd Warrior to reach 100 appearances for the team. Top effort Ashley,
2pm kick-off
Best of luck to all the teams this weekend.
