East Kilbride under 15s won the prestigious Dalziel tournament on Saturday, to go along with their league championship.

EK were missing key players but drafted in Roddy Beaton and Andrew Jamieson who both played well. Some players played out of position - Ross Campbell at standoff, Craig Mackenzie at wing and Ross Hynde at centre.

EK plaed Paisley-Garnock first and they were a physically larger outfit, full of aggression and power. The slick handling and teamwork of the EK lads proved decisive. The final score was 29-0 for EK. .Captain Mark Donachie scored 2 tries as did Stephen Thomson with Ross Hynde scoring one, and 2 conversions.

Next EK played the home team Dalziel, who had won their first game easily. Both teams looked evenly matched and the half time score was 7-7. In the second half, the EK team’s class showed with another 3 tries without reply. The final score was 22-7 for EK; 2 tries to Stephen Thompson, one each to Mark Donachie and Ross Hynde as well as a conversion from Ross Rafferty.

Inspirational number 8, Cailean McIver was injured during the game, so took no more part in the tournament.

East Kilbride needed to only win their final game against Greenock to win the tournament. EK scored first after only 2 minutes with a score from the training ground. Mark Donachie, at number 8, broke from the base of the scrum on the Greenock 22, drew the defence before passing to Aidan Stott who dived in at the corner.

Six more EK tries followed without reply as well as 4 conversions. The final score was 43-0. Try scorers were: Ross Rafferty 2, one piece for Aidan Stott, Stephen Thompson, Craig Mackenzie, Ross Hynde and Andrew Jamieson. Conversions were by Ross Rafferty, Craig Mackenzie and Ross Hynde.

This was a polished and slick team performance by the under 15s. Well done.

East Kilbride RFC

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