Auchterarder girls in form

Feb 25 2011 by Gordon Bannerman, Perthshire Advertiser Friday

THE Community School of Auchterarder’s U18s and U15s are celebrating progress into the quarter final of the Brewin Dolphin Scottish Girls’ Cup

The U18s will play Aberdeenshire’s Gordon Schools, whilst the U-15s have been drawn against Glenwood High School of Fife.

The quarter-final draw of the competition was announced following a national qualifying round that took place simultaneously in four different regions in Scotland.

Following its successful introduction last season, girls turned out in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Falkirk and Inverness as an increasing number of women and girls get into the oval ball game.

The winning teams from the round-robin qualifiers have proceeded to the national cup quarter-finals, losers from the cup quarter-finals will then be entered into a Shield competition (at semi-final stage) while the losers of the qualifying round-robins will be drawn in a Bowl quarter-final.

Scottish Rugby’s head of community rugby, Colin Thomson stated: “The fact that we now have a successful and robust girls’ competition is very exciting, giving girls the opportunity to play in a competitive environment and show off their skills.

“This competition can only be of benefit to girls’ rugby and I wish every team the best of luck in the quarter-finals.”