Peterhead Rugby Club

Match day 3 report

Peterhead 15–45 Orkney Rugby Football Club

Peterhead continued their rebuilding process with a committed performance against Orkney.

From the kick-off Orkney took the ball up the pitch and made good ground. Peterhead were tackling well and stopped the visitors from scoring and cleared their lines. The first half was keenly contested and Orkney eventually broke the line scoring a converted try. Peterhead replied almost immediately with Captain Thacker finishing a strong forwards move in the corner for an unconverted score.
Orkney were again on the attack and managed another score. From some strong play the Peterhead forwards were knocking on the Orkney line. Ho**er Ritchie saw a gap on the narrow side and received a good ball from Harkins to bulldoze over for Peterhead’s second try.

Orkney finished the half with their noses in front.

The second half started with Peterhead receiving the kick-off. Orkney were pressuring hard and from a home mistake they recovered the ball scoring an early try. With numbers being reduced for both sides due to injury the spaces were opening up, and Orkney built a commanding lead. Peterhead did have good periods of pressure and the forward’s set piece was working well.

From some excellent pod work the ball was moved through the hands. With a half break Davidson released Jay Stephen into space. With good awareness he darted through the visiting defenders for his first try in a Peterhead shirt.

Peterhead were pushing to finish the day with a try bonus point, but the ref blew for “No-side” with the home team on the attack.
The Peterhead forwards performed well, providing a strong platform throughout the match. The scrum was effective, with the pack showing good technique, strength and cohesion. Their ability to secure quality forwards’ ball allowed Peterhead to put pressure on the Orkney defence.

There were also encouraging signs from the Peterhead backs, who showed much-improved cohesion and looked increasingly comfortable working together in attack. Their passing and support play produced several promising passages and highlighted the progress being made within the developing squad.

Orkney fielded a young, fast and agile team, with their backs showing plenty of pace and attacking threat. When given space, they were quick to exploit it and put Peterhead under pressure.

Despite the 15–45 defeat, Peterhead battled hard throughout and can take plenty of positives from the performance. The strength of the scrum and improved cohesion among the backs provide encouragement as Peterhead continue their rebuilding process.

Once again we would like to thank our wonderful mens sponsors for joining our journey

🔵 Match Day 3 🔴

Today our Mens team are back after a couple weeks off to face Orkney Rugby Football Club at catto park

🏉 Fancy giving rugby a try? Come and join Peterhead RFC! 💙

We’re looking for men and women to join our squad, you don’t need to be an experienced player — whether you’re completely new to rugby or have played for years, there’s a place for you at Peterhead RFC. 🌍🤝

Rugby is a truly international game, and players bring their own experiences, skills and styles to the sport.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland’s national teams have benefited from the talent and experience of players from around the world— and we’d love to see that same diversity on the pitch here in Peterhead.

🇿🇦 South Africa — Nathan McBeth, Pierre Schoeman, Kyle Steyn, Duhan van der Merwe
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England — Elliot Millar Mills, Josh Bayliss, Ben White, Rory Hutchinson, Kyle Rowe, Gus Warr, Leah Bartlett, Anne Young, Becky Boyd, Hollie Cunningham, Leia Brebner-Holden, Lucia Scott and Gemma Bell
🇦🇺 Australia — Jack Dempsey, Sione Tuipulotu
🇳🇿 New Zealand — Fergus Burke, Tom Jordan
🇨🇦 Canada — Ewan Ashman,
Emily Coubrough and Demi Swann

So, if you’re new to Scotland, new to Peterhead, or simply fancy trying something different, come along and give rugby a go at Peterhead RFC ❤️💙🏉

Are you interested in playing rugby
or fancy improving your fitness

Well your in luck because Peterhead Rugby Club are on the hunt for new talent

When : Training every tuesday and thursday
Time : 7.00pm -8.30pm
Where: Catto Park in

If your a total novice or a seasoned player
Get in touch we would love to hear from you

We are looking to start an exciting new initiative!💫❤️

Running an 8 week block of sessions for women commencing the start of the new year to help women improve their fitness. No rugby experience required as drills will be focused on fitness, strength and with just a touch of rugby. 🏉 Sessions will be indoor and within Peterhead area.

Please give our poster a read and share far and wide 🥰 we are looking to see what interest there would be in the area for these sessions so like and comment below!

🔵Peterhead vs Skye 🔴
CANCELLED

Unfortunately due to the away team not being able to field a team this match has been cancelled

We have a couple of our lads helping out Dyce Rugby Club vs deeside

Kyle Ireland Sponsored by DF Communications
Kane webster
And we also have Andrew Hayes playing for Huntley

We look forward to our next fixture
Huntly RFC vs Peterhead Rugby

🔵 match ball sponsor 🔴

Our final sponsors reveal

We are proud to announce our local cinema in peterhead Arc Cinema Peterhead will be our match ball sponsor for the next 4 season

Thanks to Arc for your support of the club

Match 2
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RAF LOSSIEMOUTH VS PETERHEAD

Peterhead travelled to face a strong RAF Lossiemouth side in their first away fixture of the season. The club would like to thank both Deeside and Lossiemouth rugby clubs for their support in helping to strengthen a reduced travelling squad and enable the fixture to go ahead.

The match proved to be a tough test for Peterhead against a well-organised and physical Lossiemouth team. Despite the challenging result there were positives for Peterhead to take from the afternoon. In particular, the scrum performed strongly providing a solid platform for the forwards and rewarding the hard work put in during midweek training.

As the match progressed, Peterhead began to find ways to resist the relentless waves of Lossiemouth fast paced attack. Although the hosts ultimately secured a convincing and deserved victory, the experience of facing such a strong and well-drilled opponent will prove valuable for Peterhead as the season develops.

Following two tough opening tests, there is plenty for Peterhead to build on as the season continues next Saturday when we welcome Skye RFC to Catto Park.

MOTM - Scott Shepherd
DOTD - Kane Webster

🔵 Match day 2 🔴

Peterhead are on the road today at RAF Lossiemouth

Due to very unlucky work schedules, here is your unfortunately sparse peterhead team. But as always the team are here to play rugby and rugby is what will be played

As always a huge shout outs to all our sponsors who have showed there commitment to the club