Defending champions. Edinburgh Accies have accepted invitations to the below tournaments in this season's Kings of the 7s: Peebles 7s - Sat 6th Aug. Hawick 7s . They do the basic things very well and we could probably learn something from them about that. The club won the Masterton Trophy in 1970, and again in 1977. [3] A book was also published that had been commissioned to celebrate the club's 150th anniversary, The Accies: The Cradle of Scottish Rugby.[4]. I will always remember that day fondly. In 1979 as part of the 125th anniversary celebrations, the club undertook a tour to the North American continent with games from Vancouver to California. Former pupils of the Edinburgh Academy and members of EACC were integral in the development of Scottish cricket, and within a few years all the independent schools in Scotland had private cricket grounds. Official website for Musselburgh Rugby Football Club, East Lothian's Premiership club. Hamilton Accies keeper Ryan Fulton hopes the 1-0 win over Morton can be the turning point that saves their season. Despite a couple of big defensive plays which stopped Accies as they looked to close the game off Pacha winning a turnover penalty and Walker Graham thumping McVie to cause a knock-on the second placed side were not to be denied. Contents 1 History 1.1 Early days 1.2 Between the wars 1.3 After the war 1.4 The arrival of the leagues Accies fully deserved their five points, and should probably have had the game out of sight by half-time, but on two occasions and then there was another in the second period they dropped the ball over the line, in conditions which went from positively balmy to pishing it down, as Iain Berthuissen succinctly put it, within minutes of kick-off. Sign up to stay updated about the latest news, events and more about Edinburgh Accies. Indeed, the family connection with the BRC continues to this day, with son, Colin, and nephew, Fraser, both stalwarts of the club the McClung sporting legacy continues! Raeburn Place has hosted international cricket matches, and was also the venue of the first international rugby match in 1871. New to the freelancing journalistic world as of August 2019, Iain has previously written for The Scottish Rugby Blog since 2017, covering matches for Glasgow Warriors, Scotland and opinion pieces. In 1854, the Edinburgh Academyacquired a playing field at Raeburn Place,Stockbridge, and Edinburgh Accies was founded the following year. In the 1930s, at its peak, the 1st XI included eight playing members who had represented Scotland. Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow Warriors) 25 caps. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. Forfar Athletic . The team lost the final 2413 to the Glasgow Hawks. Josh Bayliss (Bath Rugby) 3 caps. Marshall as the best Academical batsman before 1900. Raeburn Place Foundation development plans. Cricket was played at the Academy almost as soon as it was open in the "Yards" which surround the main school building. Never afraid to innovate, the club is especially proud to have developed the world's first rugby memories club, details of all our activities are available through our new website. Scratch foursomes, 10-man team. Full time score Selkirk RFC 20 - Edinburgh Accies 24 Selkirk missing the connection to ball cost them the win in the second half. [2], The Accies' home ground, Raeburn Place, is the location of the first rugby international. Forwards. Edinburgh Accies 13. GALLERY . Cosh, centre, went on to captain Scotland and won 42 caps between 1950 - 1959. Honorary Life Member, ex-Scotland captain and Lion, David Sole, reiterated Simons words I was very sorry to hear of Gilberts death. Scotland squad for the 2023 Guinness Six Nations. The club runs a large number of competitions each year which are played on an outstanding array of courses including Muirfield, Elie, Bruntsfield Links, Royal Burgess, Luffness New, Royal Cinque Ports, Royal St. George's, The Renaissance Club, St. George's Hill and Royal West Norfolk. I know its a bit of a clich but we just need to concentrate on our game and not get caught up in what other teams are doing. Of course, the old guys were roped into playing some touch rugby with the kids and afterwards we all had a lovely lunch together on the beach. Developed by Macron Hearts . We ask for 250 (reduced to 150 for the rest of this season) per player with all funds going towards the provision of rugby and meeting our goal of having 3 teams representing Edinburgh Accies throughout the season - last year physio/medical and team travel alone cost over 250 per playing member. The Halford Hewitt has been described as 'the greatest of all truly amateur tournaments'. GHA: Tries: Johnston, Pacha, McCutcheon; Cons: Hyde 2; Pens: Hyde 2. The league structure was reformed in 1975 into 3 main divisions, with the club going open the following year allowing non-former pupils of the Edinburgh Academy to join. Player-of-the-Match: Both outside centres performed very well, but Vincent Hart kicked exceptionally from hand and tee which created opportunities and kept the scoreboard ticking over. Featured News United Kingdom Hamilton 0, Queen's Park 2: Wasteful Accies fall into Spiders' trap. . A LAST gasp score by the home sides Luke McCutcheon was not quite enough to salvage any points as Accies got over their blip last week at home to Heriots to keep the pressure on Hawick in todays early kick-off in Glasgows southside. bas tards! After the war, both brothers returned to Edinburgh where they attended Dalhousie Castle Prep School, Edinburgh Academy and finally Sedbergh, before following each other down to read Agriculture at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, a year apart. Edinburgh Accies:V Hart; K Gossman, R Kent, M Wallace, L Wells; B Appleson, B Afshar; C Imrie, F McAslan, C Lacour, E McVie, R Thompson , T Drennan, J Sole, R Campbell. The origin of Edinburgh Accies can be traced back to 1824 when cricket was played in the Edinburgh Academy yards. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. Halftime score - Currie Chieftains 17 pts, Edinburgh Accies 8 pts. Newcastle United kid was impressed with Accies, but says finishing let them down. LEWIS STUART @ Balgray. It was not thought necessary to include Edinburgh in the title. Allan captained Accies on tours to Ireland in 1963 and 1964, and to Canada in 1969. We kicked it down their throats too much, our counter-attack defence was lacking and not connected enough. List of Edinburgh Academical C.C. L.M. Featured News United Kingdom Hamilton Accies must make more of their chances, admits star. The newest member of the Edinburgh Accies family, our aim is to become the leading netball club in Scotland. With the clock ticking into the final five minutes, Loomes did kick a penalty, eventually, when he could have thrown the ball over the posts, and those three points seemed to breathe belief back into his struggling side who kept their best till last. At one stage, Dario Ewing produced a great chop tackle on Max Wallace in the Accies 22, and seconds later GHA winger Fergus Johnston spilled as he tried to slice through the middle of the Accies line. We are The Edinburgh Academical Golf Club. In 1886, Stevenson took five wickets in five balls for the Academy, and repeated this feat for Accies in 1894. They [Accies] are a good side but I didnt see anything we shouldnt have been able to cope with, but we push on and look forward to Heriots.. Our Player Supporter initiative allows you to donate towards Accies rugby goals with your support noted next to an allocated* player when they are selected for any team, or if they are awarded man of the match for the 1st XV. The East of Scotland District League was formed in 1953, with the Academicals first winning the league in 1957. The Edinburgh Academical Football Club, also known as Edinburgh Accies, is a rugby union club in Edinburgh, Scotland.The club is currently a member of the Scottish Premiership, the top tier of Scottish club rugby.Its home ground is Raeburn Place, in Stockbridge, Edinburgh.The team is coached by Iain Berthinussen. Accies needed a converted try to win this one and Accies got exactly that, courtesy of burly winger Wells who scored in the far left corner of the field, setting up a tricky conversion for a man who had missed a straight on sitter, but Loomes rose to the challenge quite brilliantly and Accies season is back on song. Former Glasgow Hawk Kerr Gossman produced a typically bullish charge down the right flank for Accies, but having broken through two challenges the ball slipped from his grasp with the line within smelling distance. Our commitment to the game and sharing its stories means that we do not have a paywall, so we would ask you (only if you can!) Shepherd's drawing of "The New Academy" (1828), shows two boys holding cricket bats. EDINBURGH ACCIES bounced back after last weekends shorthanded shellacking at Malleny Park to snatch this one at the very death. Talking point: It is one thing to need a converted try and quite another to come up with one at the very death when players are tired and defenders are desperate. WELCOME TO EDINBURGH ACCIES SUPPORT Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy Club Policies FAQs CONTACT Info@edinburghaccies.com STAY UPDATED Sign up to stay updated about the latest news, events and more about Edinburgh Accies. 2016-2023 The Offside Line | Kept onside by webporty. Trailing a goal to nil at . From the outside looking in, things don't look so rosy in that neck of the woods. Published by the Edinburgh Academicals Club, This page was last edited on 26 July 2022, at 10:27. It was with great sadness that we learnt of the death of Gilbert McClung on Friday 7th October, a fine man, player, past president, and life-long supporter of the Club. We may not be the finest rugby team in the country but we do some things very well. The 1860s and 1870s produced a number of notable cricketers and also a distinguished cricket writer in Andrew Lang (Captain of the Academy 2nd XI in 1861). Other professionals during this period include Nehemiah Perry who played 4 Tests and 21 One Day Internationals for the West Indies and Peter Steindl who played for Scotland. Edinburgh Accies, originally an exclusive club for alumni of the Edinburgh Academy, signed George Reifer in 1981, who represented Barbados and later Scotland, as the club's first professional. In 1854, the Edinburgh Academy acquired a playing field at Raeburn Place, Stockbridge, and Edinburgh Accies was founded the following year. seasons, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edinburgh_Academical_Cricket_Club&oldid=1100522670, Edinburgh Academical CC 1854 - 2004 (2005). We managed the yellow card not too badly and then we got into their 22 on a couple of occasions but we were not really able to capitalise on that, especially in the second half. 9 September 2022 - May 2023. Cosh MBE. News History Teams Membership Shop Gallery Contact The Chieftains made a positive start to the second period and looked to have scored, but the ball was dropped on the line. The following have represented Scotland at full international level. This link will divert you to the Club Rugby section of the Scottish Rugby website. The Academical club has often played matches there as a second ground, notably in recent years while the Raeburn Place ground is being redeveloped. Gilbert was a lovely, lovely man and will be sorely missed. He was an active member and past captain of the Edinburgh Academical Golf Club and was also a life member and past president of the British Rugby Club of Paris (Scottish Section). We ask for 250 (reduced to 150 for the rest of this season) per player with all funds going towards the provision of rugby and meeting our goal of having 3 teams representing Edinburgh Accies throughout the season - last year physio/medical and team travel alone cost over 250 per playing member. Saracens Women Team celebrates winning final score of 31/28 to . The game was played against some students from Edinburgh University and it had been decided to play until the best of 7 goals had been scored (a try only allowing a kick at goal). Scotland. View fullsize The "New" Edinburgh Academy by T.H. A TOUCHLINE conversion by Kirk Ford gave Hawick victory over Edinburgh Accies by the slimmest of margins in a match that was a thrilling spectacle even if the skills execution at times was not always top drawer. Inverness CT . Edinburgh Accies: H Paterson; F Lindsay, R Kent, M Wallace, L Wells; J Loomes (Capt), B Afshar; C Imre, F McAslan, C Lacour, C Bain, S Whittaker, T Drennan, M Crowther, R Campbell. Sign up to stay updated about the latest news, events and more about Edinburgh Accies. Robbie Kent had already scored one try and almost gone the length of the field for another when he was carted off the pitch in the first half. Marshall went on to play for the MCC and Scotland. Gilbert made a great impression on everyone he met, and we will miss him terribly. Shepherd, 1828, an early example of cricket in Scotland. We dabbled in and out of the game for 60 minutes and then, in the last 20 minutes, we actually turned up! The first captain of the Club, Alexander Crombie, was a member through association. In 2018, Cosh won the Championship batting award, as the leading Scottish qualified player, becoming the first batsman to win the Division 1 and Championship awards in successive years. He made a great contribution to our club on and off the pitch and he was hugely respected across the club game In Scotland.. News Membership Shop Gallery Contact. Edinburgh Academy register (1824-1914): a record of all those who have entered the school since its foundation in 1824. He is surprisingly robust for just a little fella and his game management was spot on, using the second half wind to put Currie on the ropes and then keep them there for long periods. In 1970, the Masterton Trophy was won for the first time, and again in 1977. Also, best wishes to Cole Imrie and well played the Edinburgh Accies medical staff, who withdrew the loosehead from the field instantly when he suffered a head injury. Born in Corstorphine, Edinburgh, in 1934, Gilbert and his elder brother, Tommy, were both sent to Girvan Primary School during WWII to escape the German bomber threat. Click here to view the latest league and cup fixtures and results for all Edinburgh Accies teams. 6 Jan 2023 Cherry and Haining back for Zebre Parma clash. Cosh was the highest run scorer in Division 1 in 2015 and 2017, and led Edinburgh Accies to Championship promotion in 2017. Our ground at Raeburn Place, can truly be said to be the cradle of rugby football in Scotland. Hibs: Schofield, Megwa . Replacements: M McGinley, H Campbell, J Mills, S Broad, N Armstrong. Second oldest in the world. Gilbert played mainly at centre alongside his brother, Tommy, as well as other Accies greats such as Douglas Elliot, Stan Coughtrie, Jake Millar, the Marshall brothers, Keith Paterson-Brown and Mike Marwick. The club was formed in 1857 and is the oldest surviving football club of any code in Scotland,[1] and the second oldest rugby union club in continuous existence in the world, behind Dublin University Football Club (founded 1854). This link will divert you to the Club Rugby section of the Scottish Rugby website. After the turn of the century, the fixture list became stabilised, with H. J. Stevenson in command the club built a reputation for attractive and effective cricket. Great players during this period included Rab Bruce-Lockhart, James Stevenson, and A.I.S. After university, Gilbert returned to Edinburgh and was a stalwart of the Accies team of the 1950s/60s, when the Club enjoyed a remarkable period of success, winning the unofficial club championship in 1955-56 and sharing the title with Jed-Forest the following season. The committee is keen to increase the number of Academicals involved as members of the club, in Edinburgh, London and worldwide. Two Vincent Hart penalties sandwiched another spill over the line, this time it was earlier scorer McVie who was unable to ground, but after another weaving run from Kent had splintered the GHA defence, Hart was there with the assist for Ruairi Campbell to cross over on the right. Marshall[3], Advent of competitive cricket (1953 - 1969). In the 187374 season, they played ten matches, and won all of them. A number of Edinburgh Academicals have represented Scotland at both rugby and cricket, these include: Henry Stevenson, T. R. Marshall, L.M. We knew how tough it would be and that GHA would keep coming back at us, so we just needed to keep that distance of a couple of scores, so Im delighted with the win. . Edinburgh Academical Cricket Club, generally known as Edinburgh Accies, is a cricket club founded in 1855 and based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The club regularly fields three teams and is also involved with Broughton and Trinity Accies in the Edinburgh BATs initiative, a community amateur sports club providing youth rugby across northern Edinburgh. Apparently neither brother had played football at Durham but they brought with them a knowledge of the rules of football as played at Rugby School and this they passed on. In truth, if Hawick were at their best and able to field their strongest team this season, then Edinburgh Accies were embarrassingly woeful, albeit they had one or two personnel problems. Cardiff v Edinburgh: three changes to Mike Blairs team for Sunday match, Super6: Watsonians and Ayrshire Bulls announce line-ups for Championship Final, 2022-23 Premiership Leaderboard after eight rounds, When wed get into the 22 wed have control sometimes, but then wed make a silly mistake or a silly decision, so second half was all about controlling the game a bit more and having more front-foot ball, which we did but there was critical points of our game that werent accurate enough. 1,135 were here. Stuart Moffat represented the Scottish national rugby team and played first-class cricket for Cambridge University. While mainstream media continues to reduce its interest in the rugby family in Scotland, The Offside Line does its very best to make sure all levels of the domestic game are reported. In death, as in life, the brothers were inseparable. 6 Jan 2023 Cell C Sharks now on sale! Copyright The Edinburgh Academical Golf Club 2020 - 2023, The club runs a large number of competitions each year which are played on an outstanding array of courses including Muirfield, Elie, Bruntsfield Links, Royal Burgess, Luffness New, Royal Cinque Ports, Royal St. George's, The Renaissance Club, St. George's Hill and Royal West Norfolk. All you need to know about watching Edinburgh Rugby in the 2021/22 United Rugby Championship and EPCR Champions Cup - in the UK and abroad. One of the most prolific was Steve Spoljaric, who played First Grade cricket in Australia, and during his tenure for Edinburgh Accies, from 1999 to 2005, he scored 4092 runs at an average of 66, and took 148 wickets. Jed-Forest 14. Our purpose is to create a pathway for players with the ambition and potential to compete at elite level. Sequence of scoring (Edinburgh Accies first): 5-0; 5-5; 5-7; 5-12; 5-14 (h-t) 10-14; 12-14; 12-19; 12-21; 15-21; 20-21; 22-21. Terms and ConditionsPrivacy PolicyClub PoliciesFAQs. Raeburn Place from Inverleith pond with the Edinburgh Skyline. By The Newsroom 31st Oct . The newest addition to Edinburgh Academical Football Club, Edinburgh Accies Netball was founded in 2018. The distinguished writer Andrew Lang captained the Academy in 1861. Although wet, there was barely a drop of wind but both sides, especially GHA struggled on their line-out. Posted 11 hours ago. Lock Ewan Stewart scored their first try after several attacking line-outs on the right flank, and breakaway Mike Vernel grabbed the second in very similar style after one of Accies line-out losses gave the visitors the attacking platform they needed. Alarm bells rang for Accies whenever the visitors set up camp inside the home red zone. TrendRadars > World > Europe > United Kingdom > Hamilton Accies must make more of their chances, admits star. Team Announcement. They were one of the founding members of the Scottish Rugby Union. 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