August 3rd, 2022
Lancashire Wolverines 07 – East Kilbride Pirates 34 Having secured their place in the play-offs last week, East Kilbride needed a win to also secure the NFC 1 North title, along with a home game in the first knockout round. Determined to do so, they were quickly out of the blocks in this encounter. After […]
July 26th, 2022
Yorkshire Rams 00 – East Kilbride Pirates 19 Both sides went into this game knowing that a win would secure a place in the post-season playoffs. The Rams were also using it as a Testimonial for a retiring player, but it was the Pirates who picked up all the prizes at a rain-soaked John Charles […]
July 6th, 2022
Glasgow Tigers 03 – East Kilbride Pirates 26 Last Sunday, East Kilbride travelled to Clydebank to face their nearest neighbours. On a blustery day under the flight-path for Glasgow Airport, a win was essential to maintain momentum for a place in the post-season action. EK received the ball first, but quickly had to punt. A […]
June 28th, 2022
East Kilbride Pirates 56 – Lancashire Wolverines 00 After the disappointing loss in their previous home game, it was imperative that there were no further slip-ups in the Pirates pursuit of playoff football. Despite that, EK showed definite signs of a hangover from that defeat in the early stages of this game. Indeed, it was […]
June 21st, 2022
East Kilbride Pirates 07 – Northumberland Vikings 24 East Kilbride suffered their first loss of the season and dropped to second place in the Division as a result. Having won in Newcastle earlier in the campaign, hopes were high that the Pirates could continue their unbeaten run. However, Sunday’s opponents were determined not to let […]
June 21st, 2022
East Kilbride Pirates 00 – Edinburgh Wolves 06 Saturday marked the penultimate game of an abridged campaign for the Pirates Women. What had originally been set as a 4-tournament, 8-game season, has ended up with just 5 games, and only EKP and Edinburgh making it to the conclusion. Despite having lost twice to the Wolves […]
June 7th, 2022
East Kilbride Pirates 71 – Inverclyde Goliaths 08 The Pirates’ unbeaten start to the season continued with a convincing win against Inverclyde Goliaths. Seven first-half possessions brought seven touchdowns as the home side blew their opponents away. Inverclyde kicked off and East Kilbride immediately hit the ground running. 5 carries by Dougie Meechan in a […]
May 24th, 2022
East Kilbride Pirates 38 – Glasgow Tigers 00 Both sides struggled to get into any rhythm in the early stages and the first period passed without any scoring. Early in the second, a good punt return by Christian Rubuga took the ball back to midfield. From there it needed just two carries by Dougie Meechan […]
May 18th, 2022
East Kilbride Pirates 17 – Yorkshire Rams 14 The Pirates’ first home encounter of the season saw them take on a Rams side that had scored a colossal 170 points in their first two games. A tentative first quarter ended scoreless, but EK were moving the ball forward as the game progressed into the second […]
May 4th, 2022
Inverclyde Goliaths 14 – East Kilbride Pirates 46 Having won in Newcastle the week before, East Kilbride made the shorter journey to Greenock on Sunday to face Inverclyde Goliaths. With Sam Montgomerie starting at QB, the Pirates kicked off and, after the initial exchanges, took the lead on their second drive. A 26-yard pass to […]