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BOXING DAY 2005
New Anniesland
Glasgow Academicals V Glasgow Accies Exiles XV
2:00pm Kick-off
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Glasgow Accies 2nd XV vs Glasgow Accies Exiles 2nd XV
Chairman\'s Welcome
On behalf of the Glasgow Academical Club I welcome you to New Anniesland today for the annual match against the Glasgow Accies Exiles XV. I hope that you had a most enjoyable Christmas and that 2006 will prove to be a happy, healthy and successful year.
The rugby year to date has seen some mixed success in terms of results and we currently lie in 5th position in the league. We still have hopes of promotion as we are beginning to play some attractive attacking rugby and confidence is growing. This is a young and experimental side with a number of players having to learn to play in a new position particularly in the front row.
The Boxing Day fixture is one of the most eagerly awaited games of the year. It is the one occasion when members of the Club, who play their rugby away from New Anniesland, can demonstrate how much they have learned since they were last here.
There are a number of players currently in the Hawks 1st XV and we congratulate them on back to back Scottish Championships and their excellent start to defending the championship this year. The win last Saturday at Ayr was a notable achievement.
Today we welcome home from New Zealand Bill Howie who will referee today’s game and congratulate him on his recent marriage to Cushla who is in Scotland to meet Bill’s relatives and friends who were unable to travel to New Zealand for the wedding.
2006 is to be a touring year for Accies. Firstly in March we will be playing in Rome against HDI Capitolina’s Development XV before going on the see the Italy v Scotland 6 Nations International. In May the Stags and 2ndXV have organised a tour to Poland. There are still places available for players. Contact David Gourlay if you are interested. If you would like to support the tours financially please buy a ticket for the ‘200 Club’ from any of the players. The price is £20 per share and there are still 11 draws to go.
The Club is always in need of funds and if you are in a position to purchase an advertising board for the perimeter of the ground please ask me for details
Finally our thanks go to our sponsors, Vodka Wodka and Gibson’s Pension and Investments, your support is greatly appreciated by the Club.
I hope you enjoy the game today and I look forward to meeting you in the Clubhouse later and hopefully at the Disco tonight starting at 7pm
John Taylor
Chairman
New Anniesland Boxing Night Disco
Tonight in the Clubhouse from 7PM. Tickets £6 ( £3 for students). Pay at the door.
Teams
Glasgow Academicals
1st Xv
Glasgow Accies Exiles
1st XV
Ross Chassells
Dougie Horner
13 Jonathan Adams
12 Al Smith
11 Craig Wright
Scott Chassells
9 Ali McLaren
1 Andy McBride
Matteo Giovanazzi
Chris Dunn
4 Colin Malcolm
5 Fraser McIlwraith
6 Stevie Winters
7 Colin Tennant
8 Steve Begley
Replacements
16 Ramsay Wilson
Graeme Lusk
Chas Afuakwah
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19
Kenneth Thomson Army
Stuart Low Hawks
Ricky Munday Sandhurst
Stuart Smith Hawks
Stuart Ker Murrayfield
Murray Strang Hawks
Richard McKnight Hawks
Alan Perrie Accies
Matt Smith Hawks
Andy Lawson London Scot
Ross Campbell Ed. Univ
Jamie Robertson Murrayfield
Todd Cairns Murrayfield
Paul Allan Hillhead/ Jor
Cammy Wilson London Scot
Kenneth Thomson Army
Garry Smith Aberdeen U.
Robert McLeod Newcastle U.
Adam Howie Murrayfield
Match Referee : Bill Howie (New Zealand)
Dinner and Music at New Anniesland
The final event of the New Anniesland Centenary year will take place in the Clubhouse on Friday 17th February 2006. It will take the form of a Soiree with Dinner followed by a programme of music organised by Robin Hopkins. All the artistes are members of the Club. Tickets will be available in the New Year. You can book early by speaking to Robin or Al Graham.
This article was originally posted on 23-Dec-2005, 14:35 by Hugh Barrow.
Last updated by Hugh Barrow on 23-Dec-2005, 14:38.
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