2nd XV manage a match and win with 13 men!

The days of social rugby seem to still be alive and well at EK. EK 2s got a rare match this weekend, away to Cumbernauld. Many regular players had signed up for Father Christmas duties (albeit rumour has it Dean Marriott just did not like the weather! What a wimp). So it was a bit of a Liquorice Allsorts formation that turned out.

Cricketer Gavin Meikle (six stones when carrying a five stone weight) reputedly played at prop [hopefully uncontested scrums] while Vice President Peter Hagerty in his 46th (a guess - it might be his 64th...?) year turned out to make up a rugby league team.

Our Facebook page suggests it was a game of 2 halves (aren't they all, asks the editor). Apparently down 17-0 down at half time, they were rallied by an inspirational team talk from David Rosie Junior, a la Rafa Benitez (which rugby team does he manage?), storming back to win 19-17.

Rosie must have been under the affluence of incohol - talking is normally hard enough for him, let alone inspirational words. Maybe he just offered everyone a drink if they won? Must have thought his money was safe, hee hee.

What a result. Well done lads, and Peter Hagerty - you are no longer a lad, as your body must be telling to today. The match winning score came from Ross (Beanz) Hynes who was sitting up the sports club all alone, looking for someone to tell that he was the hero. I can confirm that he did not buy me any drinks in order to type this.