THIS WEEK AT ANNAN RUGBY

FOR WEEK BEGINNING 14TH APRIL

Training is back on for all ages this week and a wee final at Murrayfield to be had!

And the 1st XV, U14 Girls, U16 Boys in action plus an EGM on Thursday.

New players welcome to any of the training going on.

No rugby experience necessary.

MONDAY

Walking Rugby. 6pm to 7pm at Violetbank

TUESDAY

Men & Women 17+ training. 7pm start at Violetbank

WEDNESDAY

U13-U16 Girls training. 6.30pm start at Violetbank
U13-U14 Boys training. 6pm start at Violetbank
U15-U16 Boys training. 7pm start at Violetbank

THURSDAY

Men & Women 17+ training. 7pm start at Violetbank

FRIDAY

P1-P7 Boys & Girls training. 6pm start at Violetbank
U14 Girls at Stewartry Rugby. 6.30pm start.

SATURDAY

1st XV home to Kilmarnock. 3pm KO
Warriors in National Plate Final v Garioch 2nds. 3.30pm KO

SUNDAY

U16 Boys home to Caernarfon U16 Boys. 12.30pm KO
Good luck to all the teams this weekend.

NATIONAL PLATE FINAL FOR THE WARRIORS

STOP PRESS: The Warriors are National Plate Winners. Winning 39-24 today. Amazing stuff! Enjoy the celebrations.

Kirsty (3T), Kayleigh (T), Mally (2C, T), Niamh (T), Jane (T)

Match Report, photos and highlights – Now Online

In the past 10 years since the formation of the Annan Warriors, the team have been promoted, won championships, been in the top division but had never been to a Murrayfield Final. Until now.

On Saturday the Annan Warriors will take to the Hive Stadium pitch at Murrayfield for the National Plate Final.

Their opponents are Garioch Ladies 2nd XV

The Warriors and Garioch have met before but this was against their 1st XV team (2 wins and 4 loses)) the Warriors have never played Garioch 2nd XV before.

After the group stages when the Warriors emerged with maximum points, a great but nervy win over Lenzie Ladies in the Semi Final is the reason why the Warriors are in the Final on Saturday.

It will a historic day for the Warriors and whatever the result, it will be a day that will live long in the memories of the players and coahces and the large number of supporters that are making the trip.

Go well Warriors, all at Annan Rugby are behind you.

3,30pm kick off.

Warriors XV team: 1 Julie Warrick2 Rhianna Parker-Clevett 3 Megan Cother 4 Hannah Paterson 5 Erin Ewing 6 Ashley Clark (c) 7 Lexie Glendinning 8 Kayleigh Warrick 9 Niamh Ross 10 Nicole Jancey 11 Kirsty Barlow 12 Malvina McGeoch (vc) 13 Lexie Steel 14 Joanne Clark 15 Jane Haren 16 Katie Morrison 17 Shirley Ewart 18 Stephanie McCracken 19 Ellie Smith 20 Ashley Cole 21 Jamie Graham 22 Tammy Allinson

1ST XV FINAL LEAGUE MATCH OF THE SEASON

STOP PRESS: Congratulations to Kilmarnock who won 63-19 today up at Violetbank to clinch the West 1 title. The Annan lads were always up against it today but did manage to score 3 tries and were unlucky not to get a few more.

That concluded the 1st XV league season for 2024/25,

Match Report – Now Online

With West 1 rugby secured  for next season quite a few matches ago it’s been a strange end of season set of matches for the 1st XV.

The team have lost their last 3 matches and will go into Saturday’s matches against Kilmarnock as massive underdogs. Kilmarnock need 1 point to secure the West 1 title but are basically Champions already unless Annan win by around 200 points and Lenzie pick up 2 bonus point wins in their last 2 matches!

The task in hand has been made even tougher as due to a large number of 1st XV regulars being unavailable for this match due to Warriors final at Murrayfield as their wives and girlfriend will be in the Warriors squad for this historic event.

With a lot of other senior players also off to the final, it will be a different look for the 1st XV in this last match of the season with potentially a number of 1st XV debutants.

A home win is probably not on the cards but the players that do take to the Violetbank pitches will, as always, give 100% for the Black and Amber.

Good luck lads.

3pm KO up at Violetbank

1st XV team: Ryan Glass (C) 2 Murray Forbes 3 Sean Armstrong 4 Frazer Hope 5 Callum Smith 6 Mason Watret 7 Ryan Armstrong 8 Ryan Hetherington 9 Aaron Carmichael 10 Fraser McMillan 11 Ewan Campbell 12 Adam Torbett 13 Aitken Render 14 Declan Ferguson 15 Lex Stevenson 16 Eben Le Vin 17 Wallace Alexander 18 Stewart Livingstone 19 Willie Grey 20 John Glendinning 21 Michael Thompson 22 Neal Coupland

YOUTH TEAMS IN ACTION

STOP PRESS: The U14 Girls combined with Wigtownshire and lost a close match against the hosts. 

The U16 lads go down 65-7 to the Caernarfon.

On Friday the U14 Girls are off to Stewartry for a Girls Rugby Festival with the hosts and other D&G Teams. 6.30pm start

While on Sunday the U16 Boys are at home hosting Welsh Touring side Caernarfon at Violetbank. 12.30pm KO

Best of luck to all the teams this weekend

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LAST WEEK: 7TH – 13TH APRIL 2025WARRIORS ARE NATIONAL PLATE WINNERS