Perthshire Rugby has exciting plans to celebrate the end of their 150^thseason in style. The club, recently voted Club of the Year at the Perth and Kinross Sports Awards, invites the community to attend a 150^thcommemorative rugby game and fun family ceilidh on Friday 10^thMay from 7pm.

Allan Brown, Chief Executive of Perthshire Rugby comments, “We’d like to invite the community to join us to celebrate our momentous year. The evening is family friendly and free of charge. We’d like as many folks as possible to come along to the marquee opposite Bells in the North Inch & soak up the atmosphere as Perthshire President’s XV take on Army in Scotland followed by a family ceilidh to celebrate”

Perthshire Rugby 150 Years Game

 “We’d like to invite everyone to come along and support Perthshire in this historic game, 150 years since we played our first ever game of rugby, against the Scots Greys in 1869”.

To be led out by Scotland 7s Leading Try Scorer James Fleming

Perthshire President’s XV v Army in Scotland kicks off at 7pm. “We’re thrilled that our invitational Perthshire President’s XV team will be captained by Scotland 7s International  leading try-scorer & former Perthshire player, James Fleming”.

Commenting on his captaincy of the side, James Fleming, said, “I played at Perthshire from the age of 7 until I was 21. I came along to an open day as a wee boy many years ago and loved it. So it’s Perthshire I owe for making me fall in love with the game and I take any opportunity to come back to the Club & support Perthshire’s activities. I am very much looking forward to coming back and putting on the black and white again with some old team mates and good friends”.

The full side is below:

15 – James Fleming                8 – Garry Coull                       16 – Stevie Gray

14 – Matt Rae                       7 – Ross Angus                      17 – Kieran Ramsay

13 – Pete Saunders                6 – Tony Mcginness                18 – Blair Twaddle

12 – Dan Rae                        5 – Duncan Clow                    19 – James Mair

11 – Erlend Oag                     4 – Rory Mckay                      20 – Ewan MacKessack-Leitch

10 – Rory Carmichael              3 – Ewen MacDonald        21 – James McCaig

9 – Ryan Miller                       2 – Calum Croughan            22 – Matt Smith

1 – James Forester                 23 – Ben Eynon

Headline facts are:

• 12 of 23 are current 1st XV players
• 17 of 23 came through Perthshire youth Section
• 6 of 23 playing their rugby at other clubs now
• 5 of 23 recently retired including Scotland 7s leading try scorer, James Fleming

There hasn’t been a Scottish army team for a few years but Army in Scotland seem to be gathering momentum. They have a big inter forces tournament at the end of May that they’re hoping they can see off the RAF and Navy to claim the crown.

Family Ceilidh

The 150 years game will be followed by a family ceilidh. “The family ceilidh will be led by the superb Skara Ceilidh Band, a 4 piece line-up of fiddle, pipes, guitar and drums. Please come along, invite your friends and family too to join in the fun” says Brown. All proceeds from the event will go to Perthshire Rugby. “It should be a great evening, a celebration of what has been a great year for Perthshire Rugby”.

Skara Ceilidh band members tour and perform worldwide with some of the most well known bands on the Scottish music scene including, Skipinnish, Breabach, Fat-Suit, James Duncan Mackenzie and Suas. The Skara line-up includes two BBC Young Traditional Musician of the Year Finalists.

Bar and

The bar will open at 6pm in the Perth Beer Festival marquee with Inveralmond and Innis & Gunn ranges pouring alongside a dedicated craft gin bar by Strathearn Distillery. Food will be served.