April 19th, 2016
The Pirates got some great news this week from the unlikeliest of sources, a couple of historic stats sheets from two of the toughest losses in team history! Pirates long time stats-keeper Bill Campbell has worked hard for many years to try and maintain an accurate record of team and individual statistical achievements for the […]
April 11th, 2016
East Kilbride Pirates 20 Lancashire Wolverines 0 Sunday saw the curtain come up on the 2016 Northern Conference campaign, and the opening fixture saw last year’s winners take on the third placed Wolverines. Both sides were keen to gain some early impetus going into what will almost certainly be another closely run competition. The game […]
March 14th, 2016
Saturday 12 March saw East Kilbride Pirates host Round 2 of the 2016 Sapphire Series, a 5v5 kitted tournament for women. Kicking off was a tie against Chester Romans, the first time these sides had met. A whirlwind start by the visitors saw them score three touchdowns on their first three possessions. Actually the first […]
February 27th, 2016
After taking part in the Opal Series for Flag Football during 2015, the East Kilbride Pirates Women’s team made their debut in the full contact, kitted equivalent, the Sapphire Series, in South Queensferry on Saturday. In their opening game they faced the Teesside Steelers. The English side took the opening drive into EK territory, but […]
February 21st, 2016
The Pirates held their club annual general meeting on Sunday 21 January at the Low Parks museum in Hamilton. The event was well attended by players, coaches and staff from across all five teams. The AGM included a financial update, a question and answer session for members. The committee for the year ahead was also […]
January 29th, 2016
The East Kilbride Pirates women’s American Football team have held their first fully kitted practices, thanks to money from the Big Lottery Fund’s Awards for All Scotland grant scheme. “We’re delighted that the team have received support from Awards for All Scotland,” said Club Chairman Amanda McDonald. “It’s enabled us to buy full kit including […]
November 28th, 2015
Want to play for the Pirates? Come along to our rookie session at Hamilton Palace Sports Ground on Sunday 10 January from 12.30-3pm. We’ll start off with a welcome meeting in the bowls hall from 12.30-1.00pm where you’ll get a chance to find out more about playing for the Pirates, complete some paperwork and meet […]
November 15th, 2015
To celebrate the year of our 30th Anniversary and the end of our 2015 season, we are very proud to launch our brand new website. Our new website is fully responsive, meaning it will display as a mobile site and fit to scale on all devices. Also it is now content manageable so now we […]
November 15th, 2015
We’re delighted to share the news that we’ve achieved South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture’s Club SL Bronze Award status. Club SL is an accreditation scheme that reviews all aspects of a club, including it’s administration, insurance and development plan and makes sure it provides a safe and welcoming environment for children. We’re very proud to […]