Minis roll out for top tournament

Mar 20 2009 by Les Stewart, Perthshire Advertiser Friday

LAST Sunday, 14 clubs met at the North Inch to compete in the Perthshire Mini Tournament.

Just over 540 players took part in the day-long event.

The tournament, which was organised by the Rugby Development Team, consisted of four age grade competitions.

In Primary 4, Perthshire were able to field three teams but two of them missed semi-final qualification on goal difference.

The final between Madras and Currie was tied at full-time and with the “sudden death” ruling Currie emerged victors after three minutes of extra-time.

Madras reached the finals of the P5 and P7 competitions but were beaten by Boroughmuir and Currie respectively.

The Perthshire P6 squad emerged unbeaten in their league qualifications game and reached the finals after beating Dundee in the semis.

The game against Boroughmuir was a close encounter and the defences of both teams were stretched to the limit with countless attacks and counter-attacks.

Midway through the second-half, a spilled pass was pounced on by the Boroughmuir winger who scored in the corner.

The Perth team spent the next three minutes camped on their opponents’ line but they just fell short on several attempts and Boroughmuir held out for the victory.

With 88 fixtures on the day, and just over 900 tries scored, all those in attendance were treated to a feast of rugby.

Perthshire Rugby club would like to thank all those who offered their help and a special mention to those who managed to organise and pack the 600 lunches required on the day.

Thanks also to the main sponsors of the event – Campbell Dallas, who support the club Centre of Excellence,Tesco, who provided all the food for the lunches, HSBC Bank for their donation to the running costs and Campus Sports for their raffle donations.

Easter Camps

THE Perthshire Rugby Development team will be running a three-day rugby camp during the Easter Holidays.

It will take place from Monday, April 6, to Wednesday, April 8, with each session starting at 10am and finishing at 3.30pm.

The cost will be £15 per day or £35 for the full camp and all those attending will receive a rugby T-shirt.

Contact the Development Team on 077177986 or e-mail perthshirerugby@btinternet.com for additional information or an application form.

Girls’ Rugby

TRAINING continues this Sunday at the North Inch, starting at 11am and finishing at 12 noon.

All girls aged S1-S6 are very welcome and no experience is required to participate.

Those wishing to train should wear appropriate clothing and footwear.