Entries by Club Captain

Fractious, Frustrated and Furious

Perthshire 7 – 17 Strathmore Unedifying spectacle on the North Inch in ill-tempered defeat. Local derbies can be keenly contested affairs and the largish crowd that came to the North Inch were not short-changed on drama. Just as kick-off loomed the drizzle came down to wet the pitch & ball and would make handling difficult […]

Draw as Perthshire Entertain Pontarddulais

Perthshire 26 – 26 Pontarddulais Classic Tour fixture returns after 3 decade absence. Not since 1993 had Pontarddulais RFC and Perthshire met. Previously there were regular matches between the 2 Clubs over a 25 year period starting on 31st January 1969. Most years the Clubs would visit one another while following the Five Nations Championship’s, […]

Perthshire take the fight to Gordonians

Perthshire 21 – 38 Gordonians Captains lead the scoring as ‘Shire stress the league leaders Recent weather has frustrated Perthshire with matches called off. For this match, the conditions were perfect and the North Inch welcomed a healthy crowd to watch an enthralling and quality display of rugby. At the away fixture, Gordonians swatted away […]

Outscored but not Overcome

Perthshire 7 – 36 Allan Glen’s Perthshire battle but unable to capitalise on opportunities. Despite the cold there was a good crowd down at the North Inch to support the 1XV in their first home match of 2023. Buoyed by a win away to Greenock last week, the Eagles were aiming to make it 2 […]

Perthshire Start 2023 with a Bang

Greenock Wanderers 15 – 37 Perthshire Eagles take their chances to secure win on the road. Bright sunshine greeted Perthshire’s arrival in Greenock where both teams were looking forward to some rugby following the pre-Christmas postponements. Perthshire were able to name a strong side and they started well, receiving kick-off and setting up a ruck where Ewen […]

Burns Night Bingo

Your Invitation to Perthshire Rugby Burns Night – Saturday 28th January 2023 Happy New Year! Perthshire Rugby invites you to join us for Burns Night Bingo at The Mexican. Doors open from 6pm with the first games played at 6:30pm. There are prizes to win and in between games there will be a few Burns […]

Plane, Bus and Ferry but Fail to Launch

Orkney 50 – 12 Perthshire Eagles travel by all means to Orkney but come away empty handed. Travelling to Orkney always produces logistical nightmares for Team Manager Mark Coupar. In December, the weather can postpone a match so there’s a lot at stake to get the transport & accommodation right. With plans set in motion […]

End-to-End with Eleven Tries

Perthshire 33 – 34 Murrayfield Wanderers Perthshire’s second half slump allows Wanderers to sneak it. A large crowd descended on the North Inch for this hotly anticipated fixture, with only a point between them in the table it was set to be a close match – and it proved to be. The support was also […]

Depleted Perthshire Struggle to Gain Form

Hillhead Jordanhill 59 – 15 Perthshire Sparks from Perthshire but injuries and unavailability hamper efforts. A depleted Perthshire headed to Hughenden to play against high flying Hillhead Jordanhill. A strong home support were there to witness what became a one-sided affair on the scoreline. First half tries from John Kelly and James Mair gave Perthshire […]

Friday Night Frights

Howe of Fife 74 – 19 Perthshire Set piece woes haunt Perthshire A large vocal crowd assembled at Duffus Park, in anticipation of decades old local derby under the floodlights. The first half lived up to the billing but by the second half, the crowd quietened as the match became a formality. Still there were […]