Panmure Tournament P4/5 & P6/7

Some of our P4/5s and P6/7s headed down to Broughty Ferry this weekend to take part in the Panmure Minis Tournament. Despite the earlier heavy rain, the conditions were near perfect .

Our P4/5's taking on Brechin.

The P4/5s took on teams from Brechin, Strathmore and the Madrascals from St Andrews. The tackling and running were much improved from their last outing and they only lost one game in a closely contested match against the eventual winners.

The P6/7 side joined up with Brechin to form a North Angus team. Like their younger counterparts, they demonstrated fantastic commitment that resulted in some well-worked tries and a very credible set of results.

During the tournament, a number of Montrose players offered to help out other teams that were light on players. This was really appreciated by the other coaches and showed excellent sportsmanship from the players.

Well done to all who took part.

Montrose "Do" Munster at Murrayfield

The P6/7 and S1/2 players that took part.

On Friday 23rd Oct , 18 players ( P6 to S2) and a few coaches/adults from Montrose Junior Rugby headed for Murrayfield in the rain. The Montrose players trained on the back pitches with Edinburgh players and SRU coaches for 1 hour with other selected clubs from across Scotland.

After a quick change in the bus, into tracksuits and jackets, we headed into the grounds for some well deserved food.

All the players were then ushered onto the main pitch to act as the guard of honour for the Edinburgh v Munster match. The kids stood on either side of the tunnel and watched the players run on for the start of the match.

Robbie MacDonald ( s1) was selected to act as a mascot for the Edinburgh team and got to meet all the players and have his photo taken with them prior to the match then he ran out onto the pitch with Edinburgh Captain , Mike Blair.

A huge thank you to all the adults (and Sam!) that helped look after all the players.
A big thank you goesto all the players for representing Montrose so well.

The kids at the match - Go Edinburgh !

Plans for tomorrow

While the weather is pretty foul, it looks like it is going to clear overnight.

For the P1, 2, 3 & 4s that are training, we will make a decision by 9am Sunday.

The pitches at Panmure will be inspected at 8.30am tomorrow morning and they will let us know whether they are going ahead. For the P4, 5, 6 & 7s that are going to Panmure, we will let you know whether there is a tournament or training in Montrose by 9am Sunday.

We will send out an email with plans as well as putting the details onto this website.

Sharks at Union Park

Today saw a school of sharks come to Montrose - Strathy Sharks from Forfar.

With over 100 children taking part from P1 to P7, it was a fantastic display of rugby from all age groups. Well done to everyone who played for Montrose and it was great to see everyone using what they have been learning in training.

The clubhouse was also buzzing with serviing of teas, coffees, sausage rolls and the now famous Traa fairy cakes.

Training next week, see you there!

Micros in Action

Diving for a tag

Fair play from the Micros

Great offload from P4/5

Strong defensive line from the P4/5s

P6/7 huddle

P6/7s in action

Good start to the Senior Season

Montrose 1st XV made a great start to their 09/10 season with a 19-12 win away to Waid Academy FP. Next week, they will be playing at Atholl in Pitlochry and the first home game of the season will be on Saturday 12th September against Carnoustie with a 15.00 kick-off. Minis and their families are more than welcome to come along and support the Mighty Mo'.

Full details of the 1st XV fixtures can be found here.

Montrose Player meets the National Squad

The Scotland squad held an open training session today in St Andrews. As well as watching the session, spectators were able to meet the Scotland players. Montrose Micro Cameron attended the session and gathered loads of signatures.

Jason White meeting Montrose star Cameron

No gumshield - No play!

Please note that the policy at Montrose Junior Rugby is that all players need to have a gumshield for both training and matches. The gumshield has to be worn for anything involving contact, not just kept in your pocket! While a gumshield may feel strange to start with, it is as important as a pair of boots. As well as protecting your teeth, gumshields can help limit concussion.

You may want to consider a dentist-fitted gumshield. However, if you are still losing teeth and you are growing, a well-fitted 'boil and fit' gumshield may be enough. We have basic ones at the club or you can buy a junior or adult gumshields, such as Shock Doctor, from the sports shop on Murray Street or Argos.

If you want to find out more about gumshileds, please speak to your dentist.

First Aid Refill

Prior to the start of the 09/10 Season, we have been had a generous donation from Montrose Osteopathy. Following on from their generous donation of first aid kits, they have replaced all items used by Minis, S1/2 and U15s.

A big thank you to the Watsons and you can find out more about Montrose Osteopathy here.

If anyone else would like to support Montrose Junior Rugby, either through direct donations or sponsorship, please get in touch.

Montrose has four more Level 1 coaches

Scottish Rugby held their first UKCC Level 1 coaching course in Montrose this weekend. Sixteen coaches attended the three day course, which was led by Doc McKelvey, Scottish Rugby Development Manager, supported by Rugby Development Officers Stewart Ross (Angus) and Paul Hunter (Fife). As well as coaches from Montrose, representatives came from across Scotland and one travelled from Italy to attend!

We are delighted that four of our coaches completed the course: Callum Ruxton, Caroline Campbell, Mike Roulston and Sam Grove-White. Well done to all of them.

Montrose's new Level 1 coaches with Doc, Stewart and Paul

Montrose Players Meet Edinburgh

Four players from Montrose Junior Rugby attended a training camp in St Andrews, organised by Edinburgh Rugby. The purpose of the day was for junior rugby players from Tayside and Fife to pick up new skills.

The Edinburgh players led the coaching and at the end of the session, the Montrose players met the Edinburgh squad, including Scotland stars Mike Blair, Phil Godman and Ross Ford.

The Montrose players with Edinburgh and Scotland stand-off Phil Godman