A sport without a history is a sport without a soul

Saturday sees Annieslands version of the State of Origin clash when Accies host GHK in a match that has its roots in December 1885 the same month that the Inter City was played at Hampden Park
It is a game that has followed the generation game father followed grandfather and son followed father a real family tree of Rugby Union in Glasgow a veritable "who do you think you are"
A game that has seen dynasties in a family sense play out over 130 years Waddells ,Camerons ,Dykes Beatties, Littles ,Lows and Simmers have traversed these generations and some even traversed the famous fence between Old and New
The arrival of Hawks set out a new agenda but still the rivalry of well over a century lives on and will be played out again this weekend on a pitch called New but with a stand that is old meanwhile over the fence you have a pitch called Old but a stand that is new

Such are the quirks of ANNIESLAND

Ludere causa ludende --the game for the games sake but will the teams adhere to the old Corinthian spirit if awarded a penalty deliberately miss so as not to profit from your opponents misfortune.

This article was posted on 9-Apr-2013, 07:11 by Hugh Barrow.