May 11th, 2016
Welcome to the next edition of Senior Stories, where each week writer Nicky Smith introduces one of our third year or ‘senior’ members of our junior squad. This week we picked one of our unsung heroes of the offensive line to be centre stage. The O line tend to not get the credit they deserve […]
May 8th, 2016
East Kilbride Pirates 37 Coventry Jets 0 The Pirates got back to winning ways after their humiliation at the hands of Tamworth just six days earlier, with a comfortable win against a depleted Coventry side on Saturday. The Jets travelled north with a small squad and their lack of numbers was to tell as the […]
May 6th, 2016
Andrew Prentice was one of the few bright spots on Sunday as the Pirates fell to their first regular season home loss in years. Building on a strong outing against Lancashire, Prentice, a rookie, scored EK’s only points of the day in the first quarter. Prentice is pictured here dragging a Tamworth defender into the […]
May 6th, 2016
American football is the ultimate team sport; it requires the whole team to be on the same page every play and for everyone to do their job on that play, otherwise there is little chance for success. Some people however, do their job and then a little bit more. These cherry-on-toppers stand out from the […]
May 3rd, 2016
Welcome to the first edition of our new series Senior Stories, where each week writer Nicky Smith introduces one of our third year or ‘senior’ members of our junior squad. The career of a Junior player is a short one as they can only take part between the ages of 16 and 19. This year […]
May 3rd, 2016
East Kilbride Pirates 7 Tamworth Phoenix 55 East Kilbride not only gave up their eight year old unbeaten home League record, but suffered an embarrassing defeat at the hands of their closest rivals. Tamworth simply outplayed the Pirates in every phase of the game and have put themselves in the driving seat for the race […]
May 3rd, 2016
East Kilbride Pirates 36 Newcastle Vikings 12 EKP juniors set out to build on their week one win over Highland Wildcats as they faced Newcastle Vikings on Sunday. However, it was the visitors who were first to show, as they took the lead on a 39-yard fumble recovery and return by Ben Evans. The extra […]
April 30th, 2016
You can now keep up to date with news and information about the East Kilbride Pirates on the move on your phone or tablet, thanks to our new app. Available for both iOS and Android, the app includes information for all our teams and will also let you sign up for notifications so we can […]
April 26th, 2016
Highland Wildcats 8 East Kilbride Pirates 24 The Junior Pirates kicked off their 2016 campaign with a trip to Inverness where they faced current champions Highland Wildcats. East Kilbride have recruited well during the o ff-season, practicing hard as they prepare to mount a challenge this year, and were looking for an early indicator of […]
April 25th, 2016
Last weekend saw the Hamilton Buccaneers play host to the first Youth Tournament of the 2016 Season. The visitors to the Palace Grounds were reigning champions Highland Wildcats, Edinburgh Wolves and near-neighbours East Kilbride Pirates. It was the local rivals who met in the first encounter. The Buccs, having seen several of their 2015 squad […]