Saturday 18
Aug 07, Blairgowrie played hosts to Kinross RFC in a friendly
match at the J J Coupar Park with the pitch in remarkable condition
despite the torrential rain the previous evening.
The earlier
part of the game proved to be fairly evenly contested with Blairgowrie
leading at the interval 6 - 5 thanks to two well taken penalties
from Stephen Souter. Shortly after the restart Blairgowrie increased
their lead with a try from Alan Clarke after a good pick up by
captain Kev Brown who fed the ball to Tim Watson to allow Alan
to score under the posts - converted by Stephen Souter.
From this
point on Kinross raised their game putting the home side under
long periods of pressure but some excellent defensive play by
the Blairgowrie squad prevented the visitors from adding to their
earlier try. With Stephen Souter adding a further two penalties
the game ended Blairgowrie 19 Kinross 5.
This was a
good workout for the Blairgowrie squad with everyone showing good
commitment throughout the game with signs that the hard work that
has been put into recent training sessions by coaches Ian Robertson
and Peter Ireland is coming to fruition.
Following
the match thanks were relayed to Kinross for a good hard game
with the Man of the Match awards as follows; Alan Clarke - 3 points,
Peter Duncan - 2 points and Fraser Bissett - 1 point.
Team: James Buchanan, Alan Guild, Tim Watson, Gordon Black, Alan
Clarke, Ewen Morrison, Duncan Campbell, Kev Brown (Capt), Stuart
Charnock, Gavin Wynd, Fraser Bissett, Peter Duncan, Michael Black,
Ben Wilson, Stephen Souter, James Larsen, Mikey Todd, Jackie Cockburn.
There will be no match this Saturday but it is hoped that another
friendly can be arranged for Saturday 1st September before the
first League game of the season against Carnoustie at the J J
Coupar Park on Saturday 8th September.
Training continues
on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7.00 at the J J Coupar Park. New
players welcome.
