May 9th, 2023
East Kilbride Pirates 07 – Edinburgh Wolves 37 After their opening day win, the Pirates were brought back down to earth by a sobering loss to nearest rivals Edinburgh. EK won the toss which saw the visiting Offense start the game. They were immediately held to a 3-and-out, and after the punt, QB Neil Baptie […]
April 18th, 2023
Merseyside Nighthawks 00 – East Kilbride Pirates 34 With their off-season woes behind them, East Kilbride opened their 2023 campaign with a visit to Merseyside Nighthawks. The Pirates tried to catch the home side napping by going for an onside-kick on the opening kick off. Unfortunately the ball trundled out of play, leaving Merseyside with […]
March 5th, 2023
Notice of Annual General Meeting The East Kilbride Pirates will hold their club Annual General Meeting on Sunday 19 March at 2-3pm at the Bowls Pavilion, Hamilton Palace Sports Ground. Who can attend We’re big fans of transparency in everything we do, so all Pirates team members, coaches, committee, friends, family and supporters are welcome […]
December 19th, 2022
Iain McFarlane steps up from DC to take over the role of Head Coach as Claire Cochrane leaves to focus on a career development opportunity “Claire will be greatly missed,” said Club Chair Amanda McDonald. “She’s been a huge part of our women’s contact team from the beginning as one of our very first players. […]
November 8th, 2022
The East Kilbride Pirates are delighted to announce O’Neil Care as headline sponsors for the club’s senior and women’s contact teams for the 2023 season. O’Neil Care provide a full range of gas, plumbing and electrical services to homeowners and businesses across Ayrshire and having recently opened a new office at Peel Park in East […]
October 15th, 2022
Friday 14 October 2022 saw over 100 players, coaches, family and friends gather together at GHA Rugby Club in Giffnock to celebrate the successes of the East Kilbride Pirates U16 contact team, East Kilbride Pirates U19 contact team, Hamilton Buccaneers U16 contact team and the Pirates and Buccaneers U11 and U14 flag teams. Hosted by […]
September 8th, 2022
East Kilbride Pirates 50 – Cambridgeshire Cats 12 A sparkling 7 TD performance saw East Kilbride capture the 2022 Division 1 Britbowl crown. The trophy rounds off a wonderful campaign and provides a fitting end to their promotion winning season. As they have done in several recent fixtures, the Pirates got off to a whirlwind […]
August 22nd, 2022
Leicester Falcons 21 – East Kilbride Pirates 29 After securing the Divisional title last week, East Kilbride added the Division 1 Northern Conference crown on Sunday, bringing with it promotion to the Premier Division for 2023. For the second successive game, the Pirates got off to a whirlwind start. Andrew McBride returned the opening kick […]
August 17th, 2022
East Kilbride Pirates 42 – Northumberland Vikings 06 With both sides having shared two close games during the regular season, many expected another tight encounter in this play-off match up. East Kilbride had other ideas however, and came out with all guns blazing. The Pirates kicked off and soon forced the Vikings to punt. Their […]
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 […]