Late Phoenix Comeback Stuns Pirates
June 12th, 2025
Coventry Phoenix 28 – East Kilbride Pirates 28 A tied game is relatively rare in American Football, but for the second year in a row, these teams have finished all-square. The draw better suited Coventry and EK’s play-off hopes are no longer in their own hands. The game got off to an inauspicious start for […]
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Colonels Give Pirates Their Marching Orders
June 6th, 2025
East Kilbride Pirates 00 – Centre College Colonels 66 In what has become an annual tradition, East Kilbride played host to a visiting NCAA Division III side, this time coming from Danville, Kentucky. While this was never going to be a competitive game, it gives the Pirate players an opportunity to experience playing against a […]
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Titans Leave Pirates Feeling Small
May 23rd, 2025
Manchester Titans 36 – East Kilbride Pirates 07 A second consecutive road trip brought a second defeat for the Pirates as they fell to reigning Divisional Champs, Manchester on a warm day at Belle Vue Stadium. The home side kicked off but EK could only work the ball out to midfield before they had to […]
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Pirates Suffer Setback
May 9th, 2025
Nottingham Caesars 28 – East Kilbride Pirates 12 East Kilbride’s unbeaten start to the season came to a sudden halt with a defeat at the hands of Nottingham, a team they had beaten at home just two weeks prior. Despite this, results elsewhere see the Pirates remain at the top of the Northern Division with […]
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Pirates Feast On Big Macs For Easter
April 22nd, 2025
East Kilbride Pirates 31 – Nottingham Caesars 12 The Pirates moved to 2-0 with a win over the newly promoted, but highly fancied Nottingham side. The victory featured 3 TD’s for the McDonald brothers with Fraser pulling in 2 while Arran added a third. On a bright and warm Easter Sunday both teams took a […]
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Last Gasp Pirates
April 15th, 2025
East Kilbride Pirates 18 – Coventry Phoenix 16 EKP managed to pull off the latest of late escapes to clinch the W in their season opener on Sunday. As the Pirates kicked off their 40th Anniversary campaign, it looked for a long time that they would be starting with a loss, but a never-say-die attitude […]
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Pirates Dampen The Flames
August 16th, 2024
Tamworth Phoenix 12 – East Kilbride Pirates 36 East Kilbride ended their 204 campaign with a comfortable win over Tamworth Phoenix, the first time they had bested their old foes since 2015. After a slow start to a “rebuilding” season, following changes in both playing and coaching staff, a strong finish has seen the Pirates […]
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Pirates Apply Capital Punishment
July 25th, 2024
Edinburgh Wolves 13 – East Kilbride Pirates 28 EKP eventually won this encounter on a day when they themselves provided most of the obstacles to be overcome. The win however sees them complete the “double” over Edinburgh and go above them in the League table. Edinburgh won the toss and elected to receive the ball, […]
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Champs Wear Down Pirates’ Resistance
July 18th, 2024
East Kilbride Pirates 00 – Manchester Titans 38 The 2022 and 2023 British Champions rolled into town, and although they eventually left with a seemingly comfortable victory, it didn’t come easily for them. East Kilbride thought they had got off to a perfect start when the Titans’ returner fumbled the ball on the opening kick […]
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Old Foes Share The Spoils
June 25th, 2024
East Kilbride Pirates 21 – Tamworth Phoenix 21 Tamworth have been regular opponents for East Kilbride over the years and they arrived on this occasion with a familiar face at the helm, former Pirates’ O-Lineman Neale McMaster having been appointed as Head Coach for the Phoenix this year. EK received the opening kick off and […]
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