What an afternoon! The weather was perfect for open and fast flowing rugby. With Auchinleck being one of only four state schools in attendance, today should have been a real test of where rugby in Auchinleck stands in the wider scheme of things.

Wellington School were first up and probably were the unluckiest, going down 41-0 in only twelve minutes of rugby, WOW! Second in the group stages was Lenzie Academy. Another strong performance saw Auchinleck win 40-5.The final group match saw Glasgow Academy lose 33-5, meaning Auchinleck Academy were in the semi-finals of the cup competition.

St Aloysius topped their group and were the semi-final opponents. In the tightest game yet for Auchinleck, St Aloysius scored first but Auchinleck showed their class and rallied to score 24 unanswered points to reach the final. The High School of Glasgow waited. Again the trend of losing the first try in the knock out stage continued which spurred on Auchinleck and in a fine display of offloading and quick hands scored 33 points with no reply. Auchinleck Academy had the mind-set of being brave in attack and aggressive in defence and the High School players had no answer to both.

Overall well deserved and well done!