Perthshire RugbyPerthshire Rugby Midis Soar at End of 150th Season
Perthshire Rugby will end their 150th season scaling new heights. The Eagles’ 1stXV, sponsored by Tan International, secured National League Division 3 rugby next season after a brilliant performance at Caithness. Meanwhile, the club’s Midi Section (age 12-17) has secured the go ahead from Scottish Rugby for a coveted promotion for its teams to play in the Shogun Conference next season. The Shogun Conference is the top tier in youth club rugby in Scotland.
The club, recently voted Club of the Year in the Perth & Kinross Sports Awards, credits the dedication of their coaches, volunteers & players to their continued momentum. Midi Section Head, Eamon O’Brien, comments, “We’re an ambitious club, the success of our youth & senior sections in our 150thyear, reflects the years of hard work by our members & the standard of the product our volunteers deliver for players here at Perthshire across all age groups. I’d personally like to thank everyone for their efforts”.
Promotion has come at a great time for the Midi Section, “We will compete well at the Shogun Conference level” says O’Brien. “We are in a good place just now. We have skilled boys and girls coming through our junior ranks & with the addition of the new strength and conditioning facility forming part of our core training offer, from age 12- seniors, the future looks even more promising”.
In his assessment, Sam Parlane, Scottish Rugby’s Schools & Youth Operations Manager, remarked “Perthshire are clearly doing lots of really good work and measure up well against the development criteria set out”.
Successful community partnerships & support from local businesses have also played their part. “We’d like to extend our thanks to Tan International, to Midi Section sponsor, Binn Group and to the many fantastic businesses such as That Bar, BD Supplies & GS Group for their continued investment in our club. Having a sound financial platform enables us to focus on the rugby”.
Celebrations of the Club’s 150thYear will conclude on Friday 10thMay on the North Inch with President’s XV v Army in Scotland, kick off 7pm. “We’d like to invite everyone to come along, celebrate our fantastic 150th year and support Perthshire in this historic game. 150 years since we played our first ever game of rugby, against the army”.
Here’s the article as published in the Perthshire Advertiser.
