Happy times - Gilbert alongside sisters Beth, Janet and brother, Tommy. Full time score Selkirk RFC 20 - Edinburgh Accies 24 Selkirk missing the connection to ball cost them the win in the second half. 21h Official MISSING FEMALE - JESSIE LECKIE There are concerns for the 87 year-old, who lives in Corstorphine. Edinburgh Accies: V Hart; K Gossman, R Kent, M Wallace, L Wells; B Appleson, B Afshar; C Imrie, F McAslan, C Lacour, E McVie, R Thompson , T Drennan, J Sole, R Campbell. Ewan Ashman (Sale Sharks) 6 caps. 64 Public School FP teams. Academy XI wearing white shirts with narrow blue stripes in the 1860s. When given the same opportunity just minutes later, following a brilliant turnover by Gregor Nelson, Currie stuck the ball in the corner and reverted to doing what they do best. Shepherd's drawing of the Edinburgh Academy in 1828 shows two boys holding cricket bats, one of whom was William Moncreiff, who joined the school on its opening day and founded the Grange Cricket Club in 1832. EDINBURGH ACCIES produced a whirlwind second-half performance to inflict yet more pain on a youthful Musselburgh side, with winger Kerr Gossman bagging four tries as the capital side ran riot. 6 Jan 2023 Cherry and Haining back for Zebre Parma clash. Share this: Twitter; Facebook; dailyrecord.co.uk January 14, 2023 1 min read. There was no escaping the fact that both sides came into the sixth weekend of the Premiership season enjoying vastly differing form so far. Click here to view the latest league and cup fixtures and results for all Edinburgh Accies teams. JB Neill, RJ Marshall, G McClung, S Coughtrie, JK Millar, MTR Marwick, MJ Sands, JDL Fairburn. An extended overview of the Club's history can be downloaded by clicking on the button below. In 2018, Cosh won the Championship batting award, as the leading Scottish qualified player, becoming the first batsman to win the Division 1 and Championship awards in successive years. The Halford Hewitt has been described as 'the greatest of all truly amateur tournaments'. If we can impose our game on teams, were going to be in pretty good shape come February-March. In 1974 the Club won the Scottish Cup for the first time. In 1854, the Edinburgh Academyacquired a playing field at Raeburn Place,Stockbridge, and Edinburgh Accies was founded the following year. Developed by Macron To continue to use this website you first need to accept the use of cookies. The monogram of the Academical Cricket Club (ACC) symbolise the cricket activities of both the Academy and the Academicals, as the club was originally intended for both boys and Old Boys. Britain's oldest (and the world's second oldest) rugby club. Terms and ConditionsPrivacy PolicyClub PoliciesFAQs. The committee is keen to increase the number of Academicals involved as members of the club, in Edinburgh, London and worldwide. Player-of-the-Match: If this was unit of the match, it would go to the entire Marr front five and it is harsh to single one player out. The major event in our calendar. In 1974, the club won the Scottish Cup for the first time. Fucking right roon ye's. Those rich b*****ds just decide to "manufacture" artificial snow which only compounds the problem of climate change. Accies most celebrated player of the 1950s and 1960s was J.M. Dates. Accies last won in 2019. Accies used the second half wind to maintain the pressure on Currie with a series of attacking line-outs. Trinity Academicals RFC, nicknamed "Trinity" or "Trinity Accies" is a rugby union club based in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, originally for the former pupils of Trinity Academy, Edinburgh. The club regularly fields three teams and is also involved with Broughton and Trinity Accies in the Edinburgh BATs initiative, a community amateur sports club providing youth rugby across northern Edinburgh. Stevenson was one of the great lob bowlers, and his notes were included in an MCC booklet "Instructions to Cricket Coaches at Lord's". Since then, Edinburgh Accies have fielded many notable players. Subs: G Ratcliff, C Black, A Wood, B Grainger, R Walsh Referee: David Young Scorers - GHA: Tries: Johnston, Pacha, McCutcheon; Cons: Hyde 2; Pens: Hyde 2. EDINBURGH ACCIES bounced back after last weekends shorthanded shellacking at Malleny Park to snatch this one at the very death. Moffat has a first-class average of 169, a score he made in the 2002 varsity match against Oxford University. With the clock ticking into the final five minutes, Loomes did kick a penalty, eventually, when he could have thrown the ball over the posts, and those three points seemed to breathe belief back into his struggling side who kept their best till last. The tinkling of rain on the Braidholm stands tin roof grew into a clatter, and both sides struggled to hold on to the ball. DJ Marshall, JA Simson, T McClung, JH Marshall (Captain), JC Walker, AF Gardiner, KW Paterson-Brown. There was still time for Lewis Wells to become the third Accies player to lose possession in the act of scoring, and Appleson will be forgiven for attempting a cheeky chip over the top in his own 22, which led to the consolation score for McCutcheon. Josh Bayliss (Bath Rugby) 3 caps. He also played first-class cricket for Kent and Warwickshire. Academical cricket ceased during World War I, resuming in 1919. List of Edinburgh Academical C.C. There will also be a minutes silence in memory of Gilbert before the 1st XV league match versus Heriots at Raeburn Place at 3pm on Saturday, 22nd October. In 1886, Stevenson took five wickets in five balls for the Academy, and repeated this feat for Accies in 1894. The home side were not helped by losing their best back in the first half. Never afraid to innovate, the club is especially proud to have developed the world's first rugby memories club, details of all our activities are available through our new website. 6 Jan 2023 Cell C Sharks now on sale! Accies win 11-matches in a row and achieve promotion to the Championship in 2017. Our aim is to create a springboard for athletes with the potential and ambition to represent their country. Other notable professionals during this period include Nehemiah Perry who played four Tests and 21 One Day Internationals for the West Indies and Peter Steindl who played for Scotland. Edinburgh Academical Cricket Club, generally known as Edinburgh Accies or Accies, is a cricket club founded in 1855 and based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The club was formed in 1857 and is the oldest surviving football club of any code in Scotland,[1] and the second oldest rugby union club in continuous existence in the world, behind Dublin University Football Club (founded 1854). GHA:L Bardelli; F Johnston, C Hyde, K Dixon, A Caqusau; G Drummond, G Baird; A Pacha, A Falconer, M Fox, A Kerr, S Callaghan, W Graham, D Ewing, L McCutcheon. GHAs tails went further when they won a penalty for offside well within Hydes range it was in the Accies half but they decided to go for the corner. Molotov. GALLERY . Nehemiah Perry is embraced by Brian Lara after bowling Mark Waugh for 67 in 1999. Terms and ConditionsPrivacy PolicyClub PoliciesFAQs. First half we didnt hit the ground running, we were pretty passive in what we were doing, and didnt kick very well, said GHAs head coach Trevor Carmichael. What disappoints me is the number of points that we left out there.. Edinburgh EH5 2DW Players contact: Gregor Wood on 07854 101408; Non Playing Contact: Lindsey Geddes on 07717 048665; With information on. Gilbert, in partnership with his brother, Tommy, was a successful farmer and potato merchant, with farmland across East Lothian and the Borders. Featured News United Kingdom Hamilton 0, Queen's Park 2: Wasteful Accies fall into Spiders' trap. The first recorded cricket match appeared in The Courant,17 April 1855. The Pavilion, 1901, with stable and score-box on right. The club have approximately 225 mini rugby players registered with a developing colts team run under the auspices of the BATS, a set-up which also embraces the Broughton and Trinity Accies youth . The Edinburgh Academical Football Club (EAFC) is the oldest rugby club in Scotland and the second oldest in the World. Britain's oldest (and the world's second oldest) rugby club. seasons, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edinburgh_Academical_Cricket_Club&oldid=1100522670, Edinburgh Academical CC 1854 - 2004 (2005). Cosh 119, and former Academy captain Max Banks 142, scored a club and Championship record opening partnership of 258 against Freuchie in 2018. In season 200910 the club's 1st XV was relegated to Scottish Premier Division 2 after they lost to Heriot's FP in the last game of the season and on the same day Watsonian's beat Melrose. We dabbled in and out of the game for 60 minutes and then, in the last 20 minutes, we actually turned up! Second oldest in the world. We knew how tough it would be and that GHA would keep coming back at us, so we just needed to keep that distance of a couple of scores, so Im delighted with the win. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. The club is the oldest Old Boys cricket club in Scotland. Subs: G Ratcliff, C Black, A Wood, B Grainger, R Walsh. Hibernian . The "New" Edinburgh Academy by T.H. Accies forwards fronted up pretty well, winning four set-scrum penalties overall, just to put down a marker, but they lost three line-outs in the first half alone which could have cost them on another day. A GLORIOUS evening in Stockbridge and a magnificent occasion, with Edinburgh Accies celebrating their 150th birthday by welcoming the Barbarians to their famous Raeburn Place home for a match. . Andrew Cosh, club captain 2015-present,is the grandson of former Scotland captain Major S.H. It was with great sadness that we learnt of the death of Gilbert McClung on Friday 7th October, a fine man, player, past president, and life-long supporter of the Club. An extended overview of the Clubs history can be downloaded by clicking on the button below. Published: 1914, Edinburgh by T. & A. Constable for the Edinburgh Academical Club. Scotland squad for the 2023 Guinness Six Nations. The following former Edinburgh Academical players have represented the British and Irish Lions. Edinburgh Accies Netball Club | 177 followers on LinkedIn. As others have said, he was incredibly welcoming to newcomers to Raeburn Place and made both Jane and I feel at home from the very first day we arrived. Past captain, Scotland internationalist and Honorary Life Member, Jeremy Richardson, said Gilbert was a top man in all walks of life. Never miss a kick. Team Announcement. Also, best wishes to Cole Imrie and well played the Edinburgh Accies medical staff, who withdrew the loosehead from the field instantly when he suffered a head injury. My Team : Hamilton Academical Share; Posted 10 hours ago (edited) . One of the most prolific was Steve Spoljaric, who played First Grade cricket in Australia, and during his tenure for Edinburgh Accies, from 1999 to 2005, he scored 4092 runs at an average of 66, and took 148 wickets. Of course, the old guys were roped into playing some touch rugby with the kids and afterwards we all had a lovely lunch together on the beach. Founded in 1855, the Edinburgh Academical Cricket Club (EACC or Accies) is one of Scotland's oldest and finest cricket clubs. The New Field Pavilion is renovated in 2017 to include eight changing rooms. Balfour-Melville captained the Academy in 1871, and went on to captain Scotland, defeating Australia in 1872 at the age of 18. Loomes did the rest. Daniel Rixon, son of Steve Rixon, Chennai Super Kings and Australian National Team coach, took all 10 wickets against Gala in 2011. The Raeburn Place Foundation is currently involved in redeveloping the ground to reinstate cricket, and transform Raeburn Place into a sporting destination worthy of its heritage. Our dedicated team of journalists, photographers and business minds bring their talents and enthusiasm to our unrivalled coverage of the game. Edinburgh Academical Cricket Club, generally known as Edinburgh Accies, is a cricket club founded in 1855 and based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Clubs name omits rugby from its title as its formation predates the split in rugby and association (soccer) rules which occurred in the 1860s. Sign up to stay updated about the latest news, events and more about Edinburgh Accies. Gilbert passed away almost 2 years to the day after his brother, Tommy. *We will make every effort to allocate players in line with submitted preference. WELCOME TO EDINBURGH ACCIES SUPPORT Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy Club Policies FAQs CONTACT Info@edinburghaccies.com STAY UPDATED Sign up to stay updated about the latest news, events and more about Edinburgh Accies. Edinburgh Academy register (1824-1914): a record of all those who have entered the school since its foundation in 1824. Newcastle United kid was impressed with Accies, but says finishing let them down, Lucas de Bolle made his Scottish Championship debut in the 2-0 defeat at home to Queen's Park Centenary Match, 6th Oct 1957 - Academicals (24) vs. International XV (12), Gilbert (middle row, third from the right) played in the now legendary Centenary Match against a very strong International XV captained by fellow Accie, Douglas Elliot and including such greats as Tony OReilly, Ken Scotland, Clem Thomas, Jean Prat etc. All you need to know about watching Edinburgh Rugby in the 2021/22 United Rugby Championship and EPCR Champions Cup - in the UK and abroad. Visiting lock Stewart saw yellow and just minutes later centre Max Wallace made good use of the powerplay to score Accies second try wide on the left. Hawick RFC is an open Club and welcomes all players who would wish to play in the famous green jersey and any person who would like to be involved in any way. The club played a match against the Barbarians in April 2008 to mark the club's 150th anniversary. In the 1860s cricket shirts were brightened up by coloured shirts, with the Academy XI wearing white shirts with narrow blue stripes. Hamilton Accies . 9 September 2022 - May 2023. Sign up to stay updated about the latest news, events and more about Edinburgh Accies. The Edinburgh Academical Football Club, also known as Edinburgh Accies, is a rugby union club in Edinburgh, Scotland.The club is currently a member of the Scottish Premiership, the top tier of Scottish club rugby.Its home ground is Raeburn Place, in Stockbridge, Edinburgh.The team is coached by Iain Berthinussen. Despite a couple of big defensive plays which stopped Accies as they looked to close the game off Pacha winning a turnover penalty and Walker Graham thumping McVie to cause a knock-on the second placed side were not to be denied. In recent history, EACC played the EAFC to celebrate the clubs 160th anniversary in 2015 with an inaugural Twenty20. . We managed the yellow card not too badly and then we got into their 22 on a couple of occasions but we were not really able to capitalise on that, especially in the second half. For the U18s, it was FOSROC Academy finals day on Sunday. arranges social gatherings for its members, including an annual black tie dinner. New to the freelancing journalistic world as of August 2019, Iain has previously written for The Scottish Rugby Blog since 2017, covering matches for Glasgow Warriors, Scotland and opinion pieces. Indeed, the family connection with the BRC continues to this day, with son, Colin, and nephew, Fraser, both stalwarts of the club the McClung sporting legacy continues! Curries forwards were quicker round the corner than the opposition which resulted in mismatch after mismatch as Accies slight midfield was tasked with stopping several of the visiting teams bigger behemoths on the charge. Two Townsend conversions gave Currie a 14-5 advantage at the break and they seemed certain to extend that lead when scrum-half Christie made a break but looked to his right when all the support was on his left. Allan who won 60 caps for Scotland between 1953 and 1972. Currie Chieftains v Edinburgh Accies 26 March 2022 curriechieftains 696 views 8 months ago Currie Chieftains v Edinburgh Accies 19 11 22 curriechieftains 251 views 7 days ago Wicked Lester. J.M. Falkirk . After the war, both brothers returned to Edinburgh where they attended Dalhousie Castle Prep School, Edinburgh Academy and finally Sedbergh, before following each other down to read Agriculture at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, a year apart. I will always remember that day fondly. Accies were handed a golden opportunity to extend their lead with the sheds calling, only to see the kick to touch go dead, and it was GHA who ended the half on a Halloween-relevant note, with Chris Hyde knocking over an absolutely monstrous penalty from just short of GHAs own 10 metre line, bringing the home side within two scores at 8-20. Accies took next to no time in opening the scoring, Robbie Kent waltzing through some lacklustre tackling in midfield to set Accies on their way, and Euan McVie finished off from close range within a minute of kick-off. The clubs Centenary was celebrated in 1954 including a two-day match against the MCC, and a Centenary Dinner, where the Toast of 'The Field' was proposed by Alec Douglas-Home. LEWIS STUART @ Balgray. When visiting our website just "add to home screen" on iPhone, iPad or Android. ACCIES won this match by five tries to two but despite the convincing score they made heavy weather of it on an afternoon that saw all the seasons, wind, rain and sun in pretty much equal measure. Edinburgh Accies: H Paterson; F Lindsay, R Kent, M Wallace, L Wells; J Loomes (Capt), B Afshar; C Imre, F McAslan, C Lacour, C Bain, S Whittaker, T Drennan, M Crowther, R Campbell. Saracens Women Team celebrates winning final score of 31/28 to . Stevenson, defeated Gloucestershire (including W.G. The following (not previously listed above) former Edinburgh Academical players have represented Scotland at full international level in rugby union. The 1960s with J. M. Allan as captain led the Club to its first ever international tour to Ireland in 1963, with the venture repeated the following year, and an overseas tour to Canada in 1969. They even bought a family house at Maidens which was shared between the families and from which they worked for a couple months each year. Sign up to stay updated about the latest news, events and more about Edinburgh Accies. Raeburn Place from Inverleith pond with the Edinburgh Skyline. The club is the oldest Old Boys cricket club in Scotland. Come join and support the Hamilton Accies today! One of the players currently not fully professional is goalkeeper Charlotte Parker-Smith. We also play in the Scottish Cup, Masterton Trophy and a . We ask for 250 (reduced to 150 for the rest of this season) per player with all funds going towards the provision of rugby and meeting our goal of having 3 teams representing Edinburgh Accies throughout the season - last year physio/medical and team travel alone cost over 250 per playing member. Past captain and current EAFC president, Simon Burns, said Both Gilbert and Tommy could not have been more welcoming when I joined the club in the 80s and were steeped in all things RP. [3] A book was also published that had been commissioned to celebrate the club's 150th anniversary, The Accies: The Cradle of Scottish Rugby.[4]. He was 88. A number of Edinburgh Academicals have represented Scotland at both rugby and cricket, these include: Henry Stevenson, T. R. Marshall, L.M. Cosh, centre, went on to captain Scotland and won 42 caps between 1950 - 1959. Can also often be heard on their podcast flapping his gums about the oval-ball (technically, its ellipsoidal) game and being pedantic. Edinburgh Accies: Broad (60mins). The league structure was reformed in 1975 into 3 main divisions, with the club going open the following year allowing non-former pupils of the Edinburgh Academy to join. 1st XV vs Stewarts Melville FPs (Home) - Sat 20th Aug. Edinburgh Accies have accepted invitations to the below tournaments in this seasons Kings of the 7s: Please contact us if you have any questions and we would recommend following our social media platforms for regular match reports, pre-match lunches and events information (tickets for which will also be published to the events section of our online Shop). By The Newsroom 31st Oct . Thank you to the team at Carnival Freedom and our mentor Liked by Martyna Popko. Accies reached the Plate Final in 2018. Marshall as the best Academical batsman before 1900. From the restart the now fired-up home team kept possession, and they moved inexorably towards the Currie line. Edinburgh Accies have accepted invitations to the below tournaments in this season's Kings of the 7s: Peebles 7s - Sat 6th Aug. Hawick 7s . L.M. If you would like more information on joining the club, please emailedinburghacciesgolf@gmail.com. The monogram is still used on 1st Academical XI caps, and badges. Marshall went on to play for the MCC and Scotland. Official website for Musselburgh Rugby Football Club, East Lothian's Premiership club. Look at these amazing self portraits from one of our little visitors! News. The Chieftains made a positive start to the second period and looked to have scored, but the ball was dropped on the line. Honorary Life Member, ex-Scotland captain and Lion, David Sole, reiterated Simons words I was very sorry to hear of Gilberts death. It was the highest score by a cricketer playing their first match for Cambridge University since Test batsman Hubert Doggart made a double hundred in 1948. At one stage, Dario Ewing produced a great chop tackle on Max Wallace in the Accies 22, and seconds later GHA winger Fergus Johnston spilled as he tried to slice through the middle of the Accies line. | Accies Netball is the first performance club in netball in Scotland. This link will divert you to the Club Rugby section of the Scottish Rugby website. Francis joined the Academy as a pupil but Alexander had already left school and was studying law at Edinburgh University. Other professionals during this period include Nehemiah Perry who played 4 Tests and 21 One Day Internationals for the West Indies and Peter Steindl who played for Scotland. The Academical Field at Raeburn Place was purchased by the Edinburgh Academy in 1854, and has several unique claims to fame - the first school playing field (of its kind) in Scotland, the oldest private cricket ground in Edinburgh and one of the oldest in Scotland, the "cradle of Rugby Football" in Scotland, being the scene of the first International Football Match and Scotland's 'home ground' for 24 years.
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