June 14th, 2017
We’re delighted to share the news that investment management firm Baillie Gifford have donated £1,000 to our East Kilbride Pirates Women’s team through their small awards sponsorship scheme for staff members. EKPW team member Karyn McIntosh, a client administrator with the firm, flagged the opportunity last month, allowing the club to submit an application for […]
June 13th, 2017
Chorley Buccaneers 00 – East Kilbride Pirates 20 The Junior Pirates continued their unbeaten start to the season with a comfortable win in what was being called the “Swashbuckle Bowl”. It was the visitors who got off to the perfect start. Jack Cochrane fielded the opening kick off and returned it fully 75 yards for […]
June 6th, 2017
Lancashire Wolverines 19 – East Kilbride Pirates 37 It was back to League business for the Pirates on Sunday when they travelled to Blackburn to take on the Wolverines. Early exchanges were tentative and the first period passed without any scoring. Lancashire began the second quarter with the ball, but despite moving into EK territory, […]
May 22nd, 2017
For the third successive year, East Kilbride Pirates played host to a touring NCAA Division III college team. This year’s visitors were the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags from California. The tourists kicked off and immediately pinned the Pirates inside their own 10-yard line. From there EK gained just 6 yards before having to punt. It subsequently took […]
May 17th, 2017
Highland Wildcats 12 – East Kilbride Pirates 26 Following the forfeit by their opponents of the opening fixture, the Junior Pirates finally got the season under way with a trip to face old rivals the Highland Wildcats. The Wildcats won the toss and unusually chose to kick-off, a decision that would return to haunt them […]
May 8th, 2017
Edinburgh Wolves 15 – East Kilbride Pirates 20 A hard-fought, come from behind victory saw the Pirates maintain their unbeaten start to the League campaign. Having already drawn with the Wolves last month, a close encounter was always on the cards. The first quarter saw the sides trading field position throughout, with the home side […]
May 1st, 2017
East Kilbride Pirates 21 – Sheffield Giants 6 After drawing the opening game of the season against Edinburgh, the Pirates were keen to get a win under their belts when they faced Sheffield Giants on Sunday. The Giants, having rebranded from their previous incarnation as the Sheffield Predators, were also looking for a win, having […]
May 1st, 2017
Members of the Pirates women’s team had a busy Sunday fundraising for the team, for the new Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Bellahouston Park, and helping the GB Lions women’s campaign to raise money to compete in the World Championships in Canada in June. On Sunday morning EKPW players Gill McNicoll, Zoe Hatfield […]
April 24th, 2017
Following a review and planning session, the Pirates are pleased to announce a change to the structure of the club’s women’s programme. The change sees the existing women’s team split out into distinct flag and contact football teams under the leadership of separate Head Coaches. The move is designed to ensure both strands of women’s […]
April 10th, 2017
East Kilbride Pirates 26 – Edinburgh Wolves 26 The newly promoted Edinburgh Wolves provided Scottish opposition for the Pirates for the first time since August 2013 and the home side came perilously close to losing their 20 year old unbeaten record against other Scottish sides. Edinburgh kicked off and immediately forced EK to go 3-and-out. […]