Entries by Senior Section Head

Bonus Point the Reward in Last Game of 2023

Whitecraigs 40 – 27 Perthshire Wind and penalties hamper ‘Shire on the road. Although Whitecraigs sat third in the table before Saturdays match, Perthshire travelled down with confidence after a convincing win against Ross High and were looking to avenge a tight defeat against Whitecraigs earlier in the season. Despite leaving Perthshire in relative calm, […]

Wind, Rain and Tries

Perthshire 51 – 22 Ross High Despite the dark & wet, ‘Shire shine with 8 try victory. The frost had thawed but the weather was wet. Not appealing conditions for the players nor the few hardy souls who came to watch. However, these spectators were rewarded with the best performance of the season from Perthshire. […]

Ground Down but not Out

Strathmore 31 – 15 Perthshire Perthshire defend & defend but can’t resist the pressure. Perthshire entered Inchmacoble Park knowing they would face not only the 15 men of Strathmore on the pitch but their vocal supporters from Forfarshire assembled to watch the local derby. It did not start well, Perthshire with the kick off, going […]

Bombed in the South

Stewartry 52 – 8 Perthshire Atrocious conditions and disorganisation hurt ‘Shire. Perthshire made their longest trip of the season down to deepest Kirkcudbrightshire to face Stewartry. In stark contrast to the warm September afternoon when they met on the North Inch, the conditions were very wet, windy and not amenable to free flowing rugby. The […]

A Single Point of Difference

Perthshire 28 – 27 Murrayfield Wanderers ‘Shire survive late fightback to regain the Adam Pattinson Memorial Cup. After the storms of recent weeks the rain paused and the sun shone on the North Inch. In still, bright conditions the second half of the league fixtures began. Perthshire frustrated sit second from bottom as they have […]

Out of Position? No Problem!

Leith  Women 19 – 36 Perthshire Women Players adapt in re-jigged line up to dismisseth Leith. The rain finally stopped for long enough to allow this much postponed fixture to go ahead on a sunny Edinburgh afternoon. Perthshire fielded a new look squad with 6 players starting out of position due to injuries, illness and unavailability. […]

Fight Back, but Held Back

Perthshire 27 – 30 North Berwick ‘Shire haul themselves into lead but stumble in the dying minutes. Last week’s chastening defeat on the road hurt and the squad trained well and in good numbers for their return to the North Inch after weeks of flooding & waterlogging. The 1XV pitch still under water the Town […]

A Day to Forget for Perthshire

Garnock 95 – 14 Perthshire Perthshire struggle to hold back the flood. Due to the terribly wet weather rendering the North Inch unplayable for a month, it was 4 week’s since the 1XV had played a match. Unavailability within the Senior Section and a few of late call-offs due to flooding left Perthshire staring at […]

Flurry in a Hurry

RVDC Ladies 26 – 98 Perthshire Women Try heavy second half sees ‘Shire pull away and rack up a big score. Due to a mixture of rest weeks and adverse weather conditions, Perthshire’s Women returned to competitive rugby after a 4 week break. This time playing away to Royal Dick Veterinary College Ladies RFC. The […]

Rugby at 100mph!

Crieff & Strathearn 24 – 22 Perthshire Eagles Late rally fails to overcome second half dip. In total contrast to last weekend’s rain and flooding, Saturday was a windy yet bright sunny day. The newly christened Eagles (formerly 2XV) under Coach Craig Manson had a full squad of regular, new and returning players to pull […]