A NEW women's rugby team celebrated two victories just weeks after forming. The Helensburgh Bear Maidens, established only four weeks ago, triumphed in two out of three matches against seasoned teams at the Kilmarnock Rugby Festival over the weekend. After narrowly losing to Lenzie, they overcame Kilmarnock with a 20-10 victory, followed by a 20-15 win against Dalziel. The squad included players Amy Goodchild, Emma Sellars, Katherine McGuigan, Payton Snow, Stacey Loader, Farr

Helensburgh Rugby Club’s newly formed over-30s tag team rounded off a brilliant first season at Edinburgh Tag Fest on Saturday! Formed only in April, the team headed to Inch Park for their first-ever tournament, joining more than 32 teams from across the UK and Europe. Six fast-paced games followed, with Helensburgh competing well throughout and producing some outstanding defensive performances. Stuart Corbett-Dick, Frank McIntyre and Paul O’Donnell helped make defence a real

What a fantastic start for our new Helensburgh Women’s Rugby Team, with 16 women joining us for our first training session yesterday! 💚💛 A brilliant afternoon of rugby, plenty of laughs and, most importantly, the beginning of something new for women’s rugby at Helensburgh. 👏 A huge well done to everyone who came along and got involved. Whether you’ve played rugby before or picked up a rugby ball for the first time today, everyone is welcome. 📅 NEXT TRAINING SESSION Saturd

By Youth Convener Mark Bone Huge congratulations are due to Struan Smith, from our successful U16 squad, who has made it all the way through to be selected as a Scotland Rugby National Talent Pathway Player for the coming season, which means he is now a member of the Scotland U17 squad. This makes him the latest male member of the club to be selected for one of the national age grade squads, and he follows in the footsteps of Anne Young and Lucy MacRae, and is testament to th

LOMOND HELENSBURGH U16s 31 – 12 ARDROSSAN ACCIES Credit:Robin Smith Duchesswood Grit Sends Helensburgh to Another Final 🌧️ 💪❄️ The Lomond Helensburgh boys are no strangers to rough weather, but even by local standards Duchesswood served up a proper test on Sunday. The raised pitch was a picture of water and mud, the sort of afternoon where the wind bites the hands and the ground seems determined to keep the ball for itself. Many a hard Helensburgh battle has been fought on

Helensburgh Rugby Club is proud to celebrate the achievements of three of our under-16 players who have been selected for the Glasgow Warriors U16 Regional Squad. Struan Smith, William Mathis and Hugh Agostinelli (Shuggy) have successfully progressed through the Scottish Rugby Union player pathway, a process that began around fifteen months ago when clubs across the west of Scotland nominated their most promising young players. The initial stage saw around 200 boys from a

Helensburgh Cricket and Rugby Club was delighted to welcome Argyll and Bute MP Brendan O’Hara, Councillor Ian MacQuire and Scottish Rugby Union Regional Manager Stewart Milne to the Club for a visit focused on sustainability, community impact and youth development. The visit provided an opportunity to outline the significant progress the Club has made in reducing its environmental impact. Through the Scottish Gas Energy for Tomorrow crowdfunding appeal, supported by Team GB,

Helensburgh Lomond U16s v Morrison’s Academy Crieff Strathern Murrayfield | Edinburgh by Robin Smith The U16S final before Christmas was postponed due to the elements, leaving this team 7 weeks without a match. But there were no excuses; January’s four icy, wind-bitten training sessions stripped away rust and forged grit, unity, and purpose. What reward did they receive? Murrayfield basked in rare Edinburgh sunshine, the pitch pristine and inviting, the stage was set for the

U16s head to Murryfield

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