Scotland RL

[Whippet13]

12 hours ago, fighting irish said:

Why was selection for this tournament restricted to the Utah clubs? 

Utah currently has the only junior structure in the US.

[2blackrooks]

I understand this weekend prior to the Newcastle Rochdale match Scotland A will be playing in a warm up match for their match against the Netherlands on the 14th Sept 

Not sure who their playing and why in Newcastle but great to see the local lads getting a run out on the international scene 

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/rYfm8xDUpDVnMf4o/?mibextid=WC7FNe

[welshmagpie]

4 hours ago, 2blackrooks said:

I understand this weekend prior to the Newcastle Rochdale match Scotland A will be playing in a warm up match for their match against the Netherlands on the 14th Sept 

Not sure who their playing and why in Newcastle but great to see the local lads getting a run out on the international scene 

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/rYfm8xDUpDVnMf4o/?mibextid=WC7FNe

They’re playing a north east select XIII

[2blackrooks]

Scotland A made up of players from Glasgow, Edinburgh & Forth Valley beat the North East Select 40-12 

Next stop The Netherlands 14th Sept

[2blackrooks]

The SRL name Newcastle assistant coach Adam Houston as head coach for this weekends Scotland A vs The Netherlands alongside Scotland Students team manager Andrew Lang as his assistant 

Kick off is 2pm Saturday at RC Bassets in Sassenheim

Unsure if it’s being streamed but The Netherlands usually do some kind of broadcast 

[2blackrooks]

The Netherlands take the honour in Sassemheim 34-26

Here a link to the game albeit a poor one

 

Edited September 14, 2024 by 2blackrooks

[MatthewWoody]

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION

 

FROM: ERL MEDIA DEPARTMENT

 

DATE: 16 September 2024

 

 

 

NETHERLANDS DEFEAT SCOTLAND

 

 

 

Damon Koolstra led the way for the Netherlands with two tries and five goals as they defeated Scotland 34-26 in an exciting clash at sunny Sassenheim in front of an appreciative crowd.

 

 

 

The Wests Tigers Mackay scrum half opened and closed the try scoring for the hosts and controlled the game. “It was an outstanding effort even though we gave Scotland some easy ball,” said Netherlands men’s head coach Dave Hunter. “We defended our line well and the players dug deep for each other, that’s what got us the win. We had good impact from the bench, our debutants went really well and it was the physical type of game we needed.”

 

 

 

Mitch Donnelly’s touchdowns either side of half time were also significant in the victory.

 

 

 

Scotland fielded a side exclusively of debutants as they rewarded domestic players, with fourteen born in the country and were competitive throughout. Head coach, Adam Houston, commented: “I’m proud of the effort the boys have shown all the way through and this is hopefully just the start of things.

 

 

 

“We gave full international debuts to 17 players today, the first time that has happened since game one in 199 which is fantastic, especially as they all came through our pathways. The lads are disappointed but we will regroup and move forward with renewed excitement.”

 

 

 

NETHERLANDS 34

 

Arie-Tjerk Razoux Schultz, Dimitri Haringa, Hidde Van Der Berg, Maas Van Der Reek, Mike Prins, Maurits Thomson, Damon Koolstra, Kevin Ebing, James Adams, Tom Turnock, Kees Kuikpers, Mavi Gevers, Paul Kuijpers.

 

Interchanges: Mitch Donnelly, Tom Van Bokhoven, Bonne Wilce, Edson Neves.

 

 

 

Tries - Koolstra (1, 72), P. Kuijpers (8), Donnelly (35, 43), Van der Reek (50)

 

Goals - Koolstra 5/6

 

 

 

SCOTLAND 26

 

Stephen Paton, Lee Cairney, Craig Wishart, Cameron Moir, Andrew Brown, Luke Punton, Rory Hamilton, Terry Logan, Jordan Duncan, Michael Mair, Ben Morris, Gregor Cown, Niall Hall.

 

Interchanges: John McMillan, Jamie Banks, Duncan Arthur, Peter Burns.

 

 

 

Tries - Brown (25), Duncan (29), Hall (54), Cairney (62), Arthur (78)

 

Goals - Punton 3/5

 

 

 

Referee: Louis Moreau-Réfat (France)

 

 

 

Half Time: 18-10

[MatthewWoody]

https://www.youtube.com/live/6TnBSgu8fNs?si=6MWsqf2mgdA7qKRt 

[2blackrooks]

Sunday 27th sees Scotland play Ireland in Gateshead. 
Another welcome fixture for the domestic players of both nations 

[Gomersall]

 

[Eddie]

35 minutes ago, Gomersall said:

 

Good to see the trials taking place in Scotland. 

[Damien]

33 minutes ago, Gomersall said:

 

2 in Scotland, about time. It cant be just a token gesture though. They need to actually follow this through and pick these lads and not have more trials in England where they just pick those lads instead.

[2blackrooks]

So the SRL have been busy behind the scenes recently with trials at U16 U18 and women’s 

Over 70 individuals turned to at the U16 18 level and coaching teams put in place 

Over 20 females turned up for their first ever meet up, and more planned

Club wise there were murmurs of a 4th club but as of yet nothing. Edinburgh Forth Valley and Glasgow still very active. 
Glasgow take on Chorley Panthers today in a pre season Friendly 

Teams have been busy getting sponsors onboard so here’s hoping for a successful year and keep the sport moving in the right direction 
 

Edited March 1 by 2blackrooks

[2blackrooks]

Glasgow 20-42 Chorley (ht 10-26)

Pretty decent show from the lads 

[langpark]

1 hour ago, 2blackrooks said:

Glasgow 20-42 Chorley (ht 10-26)

Pretty decent show from the lads 

What was that? Just a friendly match?

[2blackrooks]

On 02/03/2025 at 15:50, langpark said:

What was that? Just a friendly match?

Yeah, Glasgow visited Chorley last year so it was a return visit 

[2blackrooks]

Last weekend saw the Edinburgh sport big weekend where Scotlands U16 U18 met to prepare for upcoming matches 

Glasgow then met Team Colostomy uk winning 50-6. Team Colostomy then went on to play Edinburgh wheelchair team on Sunday under PDRL rules

Sunday saw U14 boys and U14 U16 girls development day with around 150 participants over the 2 days

Also Scotland U18’s will benefit from 2 new sponsors for the upcoming season from Boiler juice and ATS 

[langpark]

10 minutes ago, 2blackrooks said:

Sunday saw U14 boys and U14 U16 girls development day with around 150 participants over the 2 days

Fantastic news!  That is huge!  Hopefully the majority will come back for more.  Hopefully Scotland can put on enough activities / matches to keep them engaged as well.

[2blackrooks]

U18s just announced a 25 player squad for the upcoming 4 nations with 10 home grown boys making it. Slow but positive progress 

U14 U16 girls development day planned for 21st April at Thatto Heath 

[2blackrooks]

So the new season is nearly upon us with a new 9s event and a new team. West End Warriors join the league this year, based at Hillhead Glasgow, nothing much else known but I’ll find out, but the season begins on May 10th in Edinburgh with a 9s tournament 

17th May sees Forth Valley take on Glasgow and West End Warriors host Edinburgh 

with playoffs and grand final later in the year

Meanwhile Scotland u16’s take on a future Dons team tonight at Bentley ARLFC KO 6pm

[welshmagpie]

31 minutes ago, 2blackrooks said:

So the new season is nearly upon us with a new 9s event and a new team. West End Warriors join the league this year, based at Hillhead Glasgow, nothing much else known but I’ll find out, but the season begins on May 10th in Edinburgh with a 9s tournament 

17th May sees Forth Valley take on Glasgow and West End Warriors host Edinburgh 

with playoffs and grand final later in the year

Meanwhile Scotland u16’s take on a future Dons team tonight at Bentley ARLFC KO 6pm

Pleasing to see a new team. Hopefully all of the above is a sign that Scotland are finding their feet again and ready to grow.

[MattSantos]

4 hours ago, 2blackrooks said:

So the new season is nearly upon us with a new 9s event and a new team. West End Warriors join the league this year, based at Hillhead Glasgow, nothing much else known but I’ll find out, but the season begins on May 10th in Edinburgh with a 9s tournament 

17th May sees Forth Valley take on Glasgow and West End Warriors host Edinburgh 

with playoffs and grand final later in the year

Meanwhile Scotland u16’s take on a future Dons team tonight at Bentley ARLFC KO 6pm

My 6 year old was at a RU festival at Hillhead t'other week. A lot of teams. A lot!

Interesting to see a team there, great for me as i might get to watch a few games.

[2blackrooks]

3 hours ago, welshmagpie said:

Pleasing to see a new team. Hopefully all of the above is a sign that Scotland are finding their feet again and ready to grow.

Scotland RL seem to be taking a slow methodical approach making sure development teams are in place so hopefully more young Scots will come across codes. It’s all positive moves 

[DoubleD]

1 hour ago, 2blackrooks said:

Scotland RL seem to be taking a slow methodical approach making sure development teams are in place so hopefully more young Scots will come across codes. It’s all positive moves 

I was surprised to see a former colleague of mine, who was a staunch Scotland Union fan in the central belt, post on LI that his son, who now plays for Glasgow RL, had been chosen to represent Scotland U18s RL. He’d also secured sponsorship for the team through a related company!

Edited April 16 by DoubleD

[Damien]