http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/rugby/ Latest from the online edition en-gb Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:31:50 +0000 Copyright (C) 2010 Clyde and Forth Press Ltd http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/feeds/ 20 http://www.clydeandforthmedia.co.uk/furniture/lc_logo_500x75.png http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/rugby/ WITH both sides unable to play Premier League matches on Saturday due to unplayable pitches, this presented an opportunity to replay the Border League match cancelled in early January again due to the pitch being unplayable. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/21/396235-melrose-dominate/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/21/396235-melrose-dominate/ Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:00:05 +0000 Sport North Berwick kicked off with the considerable advantage of a strong wind towards their Dunbar hosts' clubhouse. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/21/396234-left-dunstruck/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2010/01/21/396234-left-dunstruck/ Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:00:05 +0000 Sport After two weeks of inactivity Dunbar started this game intent on taking the game to Portobello. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/394995-halftime-collapse/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/394995-halftime-collapse/ Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:00:05 +0000 Sport Preston Lodge made the trip north to Inverness to play Highland RFC on Saturday but returned empty handed after a scrappy performance which had initially showed promise. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/395000-solid-beginning-turns-sour-for-pl/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/395000-solid-beginning-turns-sour-for-pl/ Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:00:00 +0000 Sport After a couple of days of heavy rain, Haddington took to a very wet and slippy Neilson Park pitch, having made one change from last week's fine win over Aberdeen - Rhodri Thomas replacing Mike Leggett on the wing. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/394997-scarlets-sink-to-home-defeat/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/394997-scarlets-sink-to-home-defeat/ Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:00:00 +0000 Sport Ross High put in a hard shift at Tillicoultry on Saturday, showing lots of courage and determination. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/394994-high-lead-from-the-front-in-deserved-away-win/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/12/10/394994-high-lead-from-the-front-in-deserved-away-win/ Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:00:00 +0000 Sport A DEPLETED Haddington handed out four debuts on Saturday for a daunting away fixture at Hawick - 43 players have already played for the 1st XV this season. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/12/394017-hamstrung-haddington-humbled-by-hawick/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/12/394017-hamstrung-haddington-humbled-by-hawick/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:00:05 +0000 Sport GLEN'S full-back McKeown racheted up the pressure on Ross High with two fine tries in the first half of this rather one-sided encounter on Saturday. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/12/394023-new-low-for-high/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/12/394023-new-low-for-high/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:00:00 +0000 Sport AFTER last week's home win over Ardrossan, Musselburgh were seeking to continue their winning ways away to Glasgow opponents Cartha Queens Park. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/12/394022-burgh-back-to-winning-ways/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/12/394022-burgh-back-to-winning-ways/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:00:00 +0000 Sport Dunbar had lost three games in a row prior to this match and were desperate to stop the rot with a convincing win against strugglers Broughton. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/12/394020-dunbar-end-three-game-losing-streak/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/12/394020-dunbar-end-three-game-losing-streak/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:00:00 +0000 Sport DESPITE a gutsy PL performance, there was no stopping the Accies side who now lie third in the table. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/12/394019-preston-rooted-to-bottom/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/12/394019-preston-rooted-to-bottom/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:00:00 +0000 Sport EARLSTON arrived at Recreation Park hoping to knock the East League 1 leaders off their perch. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/12/394018-nb-still-in-the-chase/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/11/12/394018-nb-still-in-the-chase/ Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:00:00 +0000 Sport PRESTON Lodge conceded too many penalties and allowed Waysiders to take the points in a vital National League Division 2 match at the Pennypit. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/29/393488-pl-blindsided-by-waysiders/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/29/393488-pl-blindsided-by-waysiders/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:00:05 +0000 Sport The Scarlets secured a much-needed third win of the season at Poynder Park on Saturday with a spirited performance. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/29/393484-scarlets-go-third-in-border-raid/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/29/393484-scarlets-go-third-in-border-raid/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:00:00 +0000 Sport KICKING up the slope the High forwards looked to be in fine fettle and applied sufficient pressure to go ahead by three points, courtesy of a converted penalty by stand-off Steven McDonald. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/29/393482-spoils-shared-with-final-high-flourish/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/29/393482-spoils-shared-with-final-high-flourish/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:00:00 +0000 Sport As Patterson kicked off for Burgh, fluid play was hampered by a string of handling errors - mainly due to the very slippery ball which soon bore the appearance of a bar of wet soap. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/29/393481-ayrshire-outfit-prevent-burgh-scoring-single-point/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/29/393481-ayrshire-outfit-prevent-burgh-scoring-single-point/ Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:00:00 +0000 Sport With only one win apiece this season in National League Division 2, both PL and Cambuslang were hopeful of bringing home the points from this must win game for both sides and it was the home side who came out on top by scoring three converted tries out of the top drawer. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/15/392972-pl-fluency-wins-out/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/15/392972-pl-fluency-wins-out/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:00:05 +0000 Sport HAVING lost home and away to Quins last season, and following the loss last week to Dunbar, the travelling support knew that only a top performance would bring the points home from Winton Park. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/15/392974-away-day-lifts-nb/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/15/392974-away-day-lifts-nb/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:00:00 +0000 Sport The game was spoiled by innumberable errors, but following the first cohesive move of the game, Dumfries opened the scoring. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/15/392973-careless-burgh-joint-bottom/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/15/392973-careless-burgh-joint-bottom/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:00:00 +0000 Sport Ross High came flying out of the blocks on Saturday and scored within minutes when stand-off Dean Jones hoisted a high ball which was mis-fielded by a Trinity defender straight into the arms of winger Michael Patterson who sped in to score a converted try. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/15/392970-high-clinch-win-with-sterling-first-half-showing/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/15/392970-high-clinch-win-with-sterling-first-half-showing/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:00:00 +0000 Sport WITHIN five minutes of kick-off, the Scarlets had squandered two missed kicks to touch and conceded posession via a knock-on - which seemed to set the tone for a difficult afternoon. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/15/392969-unlikely-hero-secures-lastgasp-haddington-glory/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/10/15/392969-unlikely-hero-secures-lastgasp-haddington-glory/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:00:00 +0000 Sport Haddington finally got their season underway at Mckane Park on Saturday with an excellent win over Dunfermline. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/09/24/392227-scarlets-bag-seasons-first-win/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/09/24/392227-scarlets-bag-seasons-first-win/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:00:00 +0000 Sport PRESTON Lodge found the form that had eluded them since the start of this campaign to secure their first league win of the season. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/09/24/392231-pl-secure-seasons-first-victory/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/09/24/392231-pl-secure-seasons-first-victory/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:00:00 +0000 Sport Musselburgh contrived to lose this game after being in control for about an hour and a likely home win degenerated into a paltry single bonus point. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/09/24/392230-lastditch-win-for-morgan-after-burgh-sag/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/09/24/392230-lastditch-win-for-morgan-after-burgh-sag/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:00:00 +0000 Sport PORTOBELLO clawed back an early deficit to leave Dunbar with a bonus point to show for a performance that deserved more. http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/09/24/392229-dunbar-rue-second-half-wobble/ http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/sport/roundup/articles/2009/09/24/392229-dunbar-rue-second-half-wobble/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:00:00 +0000 Sport