Saturday 5th March
Auchinleck Academy School of Rugby Under 13 team took to the field in the school’s first Saturday morning fixture to take on Carrick Academy their South Ayrshire rivals from Maybole (Mr Raby’s hometown) the weather was perfect for open running and attacking rugby which both sides played. Auchinleck came out on top with a stunning 44-28 win over turning their first every result together when Carrick were the victors in a pre-conference friendly. This shows that all the hard work and effort put in by the pupils is paying off.
Stand out performers were L. Young, J. Morrison and C. White who showed some great passing skills and attacked space at every opportunity. In the forwards K. Kong playing his first game scored two run away tries and A. Rogers tackled everything that moved in Carrick colours. L. Graham also making his debut played well and both Kong and Graham have caught the Happiness bug from Mr Raby – “Happiness is Egg Shaped”
Well done to all pupils and parents for getting out of bed early on a Saturday and for fielding 17 pupils, this is further evidence of the massive improvements made by Auchinleck Academy Rugby since August. It is hoped that Auchinleck will build up a fixture list of Saturday morning games and start competing against the established Saturday morning playing schools in the upcoming season. For all things Auchinleck Academy Rugby follow @EACAuchRugby.
