September 30th, 2020
The first open training session for East Kilbride Pirates women – focused on flag initially – kicked off on Wednesday 23 September 2015 at Calderglen High School in East Kilbride, with 15 players coming along to give it ago. Pirates senior team defensive lineman Tom Lachendro was the driver behind the creation of the team […]
September 29th, 2020
This month saw the East Kilbride Pirates youth team celebrate their tenth anniversary!. The first open training session for East Kilbride Pirates youth – then referred to as the junior team – kicked off on Sunday 26 September at Duncanrig Secondary School, with 16 players of the future hitting the astroturf to start running through […]
September 12th, 2020
Another short step forward since our last look back – this time to 1995. Our 10th Anniversary kicked off with a challenge match against the LA Raiders! However, it wasn’t Al Davis’ boys who provided the opposition, but Northern Ireland’s Lurgan Area Raiders. A small visiting squad lost 14-6 before both teams went “on the […]