Under 16's Pull Of Another Great Victory!

Under 16's Take European Title

Scotland Under-16s have pulled off a shock triumph to win the European Youth Rugby League Festival, beating Russia 14-0 in the final in Germany this afternoon. Scotland, coached by former Scotland international and Castleford Tigers full-back Jason Flowers, reached the final with a 22-4 win over the host nation in Baden-Württemberg on Friday. Russia had beaten Serbia in their semi-final. It is success at the first attempt for Flowers' newly-formed squad, which is the culmination of the recently-launched Scotland Rugby League Player Development Centre.

The victory continues an outstanding August for Scottish rugby league, with Scotland A finishing runners-up in the Four Nations Championship and Scotland Under-18s beating England Colleges.

Scotland U16 squad: Ewan Grindley, Gavin Reed, Mitchell Scott, Carwyn Walker (all Aberdeen Spartans); George Watt (Deeside); Gary Doherty, Jason Haggarty, Fraser Mctaggart, Stephen Sleery (all Easterhouse Panthers); Gregor Ramsay, Calum Rennie, Craig Reid (all Falkirk Romans); Connor Edwards, Andrew Pollock (both Fife); Sinclair Matthews (Jarrow Vikings and Leeds Rhinos Academy); Daniel Godfrey, Cameron Hughes (both Moray Titans); Ryan McKeown, Kristofer Walker (both Victoria Knights); Craig Allan (Wallsend Eagles)

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Scotland Clinch Second Place With Victory Over Ireland

SCOTLAND WIN FINAL MATCH TO CLAIM SECOND PLACE

Ireland kicked off to Scotland in the final match of the 2011 Amateur Four Nations, in what was to be the second thrilling encounter of the day at Scotstoun Stadium after Scotland Rugby League's Under 18 squad disposed of England Colleges Under 19's by 14 - 12. Scotland 'A' required a 3 point win to finish second in the Amateur Four Nations which they finished off in style to defeat the Wolfhounds by 26 - 18.

Mike Stewart broke down the far flank and offloaded to Mark Greenwood who was held up in the tackle and Ireland recovered possession. Ireland received a penalty after the kick through Scotland playing the ball in an offside position which gave them a platform to mount their attack. Quick line speed by Dom Pullen forced an error from the Irish Centre and Scotland was awarded a penalty for offside. The Scots worked well up field before being halted at their own line.

Some skilful play by Grodynski released Greenwood down the wing before offloading to Stewart who half broke before Parkinson received the ball wide and slid over for the score. Grodynski converted putting Scotland into a 6 - 0 lead.

Ireland began their attack in the Scottish half but was thwarted through resilient defence led by Scotland's Dave Vernon. Ireland was awarded a penalty and Aaron McCloskey led the charge crashing over the Scottish line to score. Carmody added the extras to level the scores at 6 - 6.

Scotland worked out of their 20 metre area before Grodynski kicked long. Vernon led the chase that took down Taylor just outside the Irish 20. Scotland conceded a penalty in their own half that left them desperately scrambling and it was Vernon who came up with the goods intercepting the Irish pass but was brought down.

As the Irish attacked the Scots defence put pressure on them and forced the Irish wing into touch but a loose carry from McNee left the Scots defending deep in their own half. The defence forced the error from the Irish centre and Scotland regained possession. Coupar kicked long. Taylor broke the defensive line but was brought down in a quick scramble from Jarvis.

Scotland attacked erratically down the left flank but couldn't penetrate the defensive line. Ireland elected to kick early and kicked long which left Broere with a difficult bounce but he gathered and half broke through the middle of the park.

Ireland moved up field through Carmody and Boyle with some good handling play from Flanagan, Ireland had a chance down the close wing as Parkhill received the ball a forward pass was awarded letting the Scots off the hook. Grodynski kicked the ball long which bounced over the dead ball line but Ireland infringed on the 20 restart and Scotland were awarded a penalty which allowed second rower Mike Stewart the opportunity to break the Irish line and dive over for the score, Grodynski' kick was unsuccessful leaving the score 10 - 6 in Scotland's favour.

Ireland threatened in attack through Mulhern and Barcoe but was unable to breach the Scottish defence before the halftime break.

HALF TIME


SCOTLAND 10 - 6 SCOTLAND

Scotland restarted the second half, Coupar took the ball in before offloading to Vernon who split the Irish defence and managed to offload to the supporting Mike Stewart to race in for his second score of the day. Grodynski converted to give Scotland a 16 - 6 lead.

From the restart, Scotland conceded a penalty that allowed Irelands' Barcoe a chance out wide but it was Callum Cockburn knocked on in an attempt to intercept. Ireland had an overlap but strong defence from Parkinson and Broere forced Ireland to miss the pass and Scotland recovered possession.

Grodynski passed the ball to Mcnee who shipped the ball wide that unleashed Dom Pullen who outpaced the Irish defence to score in the corner. Grodynski conversion attempt bounced off the crossbar to further increase Scotland's lead to 20 - 6.

Ireland mounted an attack that looked to be the best of the match so far as Rathati broke the Scottish line before offloading to Flannigan who spread the ball wide to McCloskey. Superb defence from Grodynski dislodged the ball McNally. Scotland worked out of pressure but a knock on put them back under the Irish's' hammering attack but again the stubborn Scottish defence from Cockburn and Broere put Taylor into touch.

A penalty against Vernon for a high tackle saw Ireland again attack the Scottish line this time however it was McNally who stretched out to score for Ireland. Cross added the extras. Scotland 20 - 12 Ireland.
Scotland conceded a penalty for a high tackle against Martyn Nicol which allowed Ireland to work up field before Barcoe stretched out under the posts giving Cross an easy conversion to take them within 2 points of Scotland (20 - 18).

Scotland were awarded 2 back to back penalties that put them into the Irish half, Mcnee dinked a kick in goal for Pullen to cross but the kick ran long.

Scotland charged again through the backs and Broere was in support of Pullen and stepped inside of Taylor to score to the left of the uprights. Grodynski converted giving Scotland a 26 - 18 lead.
Ireland began their attack again and kicked deep, the ball bounced high in goal and Broere returned the ball 30 metres before being taken down. Vernon worked the ball into the Irish 20 metre before following up with a solid chase to close down any Irish counter attack.

With minutes to go Scotland worked the ball well with Vernon kicking in goal and Pullen catching the Irish attacker to force a drop out.

With that the final whistle sounded and Scotland recorded a 26 - 18 victory that put them into second place in the final standings for the Amateur Four Nations 2011.

Scotland:


1: Nick Broere
2: Dom Pullen
3: Rob Sloman
4: Callum Cockburn
5: Mark Greenwood
6: Dave Vernon
7; Andy Grodynski
8: Colin Jarvis
9: Nathan Crichton
10: Niall Parkinson
11: Mike Stewart
12: Mattie McNee
13: Paddy Coupar
14: Ross Grady
15: Ray Festorazzi
16: Martyn Nicoll
17: Greg Wallace


Try's
Parkinson, Stewart (2), Pullen, Broere
Conversions:
Grodynski (3)


Ireland:


1: Joe Taylor
2: Mark Tuohy
3: Joe Mulhern
4: Paddy Barcoe
5: David Parkhill
6: Sean Carmody
7: Brian Flannigan
8: Brendan Guillfoyle
9: Conor McNally
10: Aaron McCloskey
11: Alan Trenier
12: Paddy Boyle
13: Ian Cross
14: Alan McNamara
15: Tom Ratahi
16: Cahal O' Reilly
17: Mark O Neill


Try's
McCloskey, McNally, Barcoe
Conversions:
Cross (2)

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Scotland looking for second place

Scotland need a win by more than 2 points against Ireland


Scotland ‘A' only need to secure a win by 2 points against Ireland to finish joint second with England and Ireland in the Amateur Four Nations. Wales have already secured the trophy for the 8th time after a Grand Slam victory over England Lionhearts last weekend.

The Scots who play Ireland in the final match of the competition at Glasgow's Scotstoun Stadium will be looking to secure their first win in this years' competition by at least 3 points to snatch second place away from Ireland or England.

Head Coach Ash Carroll is confident that Scotland is in a position to defeat the Irish at home.
"It's been another tough task to select the side to play Ireland but this is testament to how strong our squad is this year. With the depth in the squad I've been able to tailor a side that I think will be able to turn Ireland over."

"This season has been pretty hard on the guys with two long away trips but they have played some great rugby in those matches and I think we just haven't had the rub of the green on occasion and have let the games slip with concentration lapses. That said...I am confident that that won't be the case tomorrow."

Scotland ‘A' who were the defending champions of the Cheltenham Regency Trophy defeated the Irish last year in Dublin by 10 - 6 in what was a closely fought physical game which is expected to be the case in tomorrow's clash which Carroll hopes will bring out the best in his players.

"There is a massive opportunity on offer in the match tomorrow to finish second overall in the competition as well as to impress the coaches of the full international squad who will be looking at the Scotland ‘A' squad to bring players up into the professional camp for this autumns internationals against Ireland and France."

In the Under 18 competition Scotland U18 take on England Colleges in the curtain raiser to the Scotland ‘A' match which will see the victor claim the "Auld Enemy trophy". The Under 18 match kicks off at 12:00pm

Scotland U18 vs. England Colleges and Scotland ‘A' vs. Ireland ‘A'

12:00pm and 2:00pm Kick offs

Saturday 13th August

Scotstoun Stadium

Glasgow.

Adults: £5 / Concessions: £2 / Under 12's: FREE

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Eagles lift their 8th title

SCOTLAND RUGBY LEAGUE PREMIER GRAND FINAL


EDINBURGH EAGLES 26 - 10 AYRSHIRE STORM

Edinburgh Eagles claimed their 8th Scottish Conference title after defeating Ayrshire Storm in a dominant display. The Eagles had the vast majority of the possession in the first 10 minutes of the match and utilised their territorial advantage through Andy Grodynski who jinxed his way through the Ayrshire defence to score the opener for the Eagles. Grodynski converted his own try to increase the lead to 6 - 0.

Ayrshire battled hard in defence with fierce tackling from Brian Hendry, Tony Wright and Ewan Morrison but it was Edinburgh winger Mark Robertson who received a ball out wide from Callum Cockburn to dive over in the corner to give the Eagles a 10 - 0 lead.

Ayrshire battled back and put Edinburgh under pressure and Ruchin Fillander powered his way up field but Ayrshire were unable to break through the Edinburgh line. With no joy through the middle of the park the Storm spun the ball wide into space 10 metres from the Edinburgh line but a knock over the line let the Eagles off the hook and allowed them to retain their lead.

Play was stopped as Fillander took a head knock in the tackle and Edinburgh's Grodynski stayed down after a neck injury. Fillander left the field of play whilst Grodynski was stretchered off. Ayrshire began to dominate possession and Edinburgh found themselves conceding penalties close to their own line but were able to regain possession and work up field. With the structure they had, Paddy Coupar moved the ball wide before darting it back inside to Dave Vernon who dually crossed for Edinburgh and gave them a 14 - 0 lead moving into half time.

HALF TIME

EDINBURGH EAGLES 14 - 0 AYRSHIRE STORM

The second half started with Ayrshire Storm taking control with some good attacking play which put Edinburgh under pressure in their own 20 metre area but were unable to capitalise on the pressure and the Eagles regained possession. The game drifted into a midfield battle as both teams failed to capitalise on errors and couldn't secure possession for long enough to mount an attack.

It was Edinburgh who finally broke the deadlock after an Ayrshire Knock on, Calum Anderson ran in over the whitewash on the far side to take Edinburgh into a commanding 18-0 lead.

Ayrshire looked as if they might come back into the match after again exerting pressure on the Edinburgh line through Rodgers and Johnson but a missed penalty kick to touch saw the Eagles work up field and from a Paddy Coupar kick, Robertson regained possession and dived over the Ayrshire line to score. Edinburgh 22 - 0 Ayrshire.

Edinburgh's final try of the match came from Cameron Jackson who broke the line to score in the corner and took Edinburgh into a 26 - 0 lead.

With 15 minutes to go it looked as if the tides might be changing after Edinburgh conceded a number of penalties which gifted Ayrshire field position before Paul Johnson scored out wide with Gordon Powrie, kicking the extras. 26 - 6.

It was Ayrshire on the attack again in the final moments of the game and Alistair Maxwell powered over to pull back the score line to 26 - 10.

Ayrshire began to rally but Edinburgh's first half and start to the second proved too much to overcome and at the final whistle Edinburgh were crowned worthy victors of the Scottish Conference Premier division.

Edinburgh Eagles:


Broere, Robertson, Cockburn, Jackson, Anderson, Vernon, Grodynski, Carroll, Lomax, Jarvis, Seddon, Parkinson, Coupar, Grady, Buchanan, Johnston, Steele.


Ayrshire Storm:


Muir, Murray, Wright, Fillander, Carson, Crangle, Powrie, Hendry, Johnson, Savage, Festorazzi, Maxwell, Morrison, Rodgers, Marshall, O'Neil, Duncan.


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Warriors outclass spirited Titans

SCOTLAND RUGBY LEAGUE DIVISION 1 GRAND FINAL


MORAY TITANS 4 - 72 ABERDEEN WARRIORS

Moray Titans came into the Grand Final as underdogs having to play undefeated Aberdeen Warriors in the Division 1 Grand Final at Scotstoun in what was a bruising encounter for the Titans. Aberdeen were first to cross the line through Richard Roach who darted round the outside of the Moray flank to give them an early 6 - 0 lead with a successful conversion attempt.

It looked as if the game might become a tic for tat affair as Titans captain Phil Abbott cut back inside close to the Aberdeen line to cross. The conversion attempt was unsuccessful and Aberdeen retained a 6 - 4 lead.

Aberdeen mounted pressure on the Moray line and it was Roach again who broke through crossing for his second, the conversion sailed over (12 - 4). Moray tried to fight back but couldn't find away over the Aberdeen line and broke down the wing through Minellas who scored in the corner, conversion was unsuccessful (16 - 4).

Moray played some good rugby through Harrison, Jolly and Holt but again couldn't utilise the possession and gifted Aberdeen a series of scores through Roach (2), McCall and Minellas to leave Aberdeen with a comfortable 36 - 4 lead at the Half.

The Warriors were relentless in their attack with a series of tries in the opening stages, Moray fought back bravely and half broke through Duncan and again with Coulby but they couldn't get through the Stubborn Aberdeen defence but Aberdeen were beginning to run away with the match at 50 - 4. The Elgin outfit troubles went from bad to worse as Jamie McMillan had to retire with a popped AC joint and Garden had to leave the field with a head gash.

Aberdeen took full advantage of the weakened Titans and ran in 4 scores in quick succession that firmly closed the door on a Titans revival as they moved to a 62 - 4 advantage. The match began to close down and Titans kept on working in defence but Aberdeen proved to strong as Hume crossed and Bingham crossed over after a long range effort to close out the match 72 - 4.

Moray Titans:


McBean, Keenan, Jones, McGettrick, Woodward, Harrison, Abbott, Macmillan, Holt, Coulby, Duncan, Garden, Jolly, Stronach, Sharp, Simpson.


Aberdeen Warriors:


Little, Minellas, Robertson, Roach, Lee, Hume, McNair, Reid, Maddox, Hazzard, Hackett, Parker, Bingham, Parslow, Robertson, McCulloch.

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Panthers just too strong for Spartans

SCOTLAND RUGBY LEAGUE UNDER 17 GRAND FINAL


EASTERHOUSE PANTHERS 54 - 18 ABERDEEN SPARTANS

Easterhouse Panthers reclaimed their title as Under 17 Champions after a 54 - 18 victory over Aberdeen Spartans. It was a game that produced some excellent passages of play and saw some fantastic tries. Easterhouse went into the match as hot favourites having been undefeated in the National Youth League but Aberdeen put up a strong fight.

It was Easterhouse who started the match the better notching up a couple of scores early through Love, Gemell and McConville. Aberdeen fought back through McIlroy and Reid to leave the half time 28 - 8.

Easterhouse started the second half much as they did the first and scores a rake of tries through Love, McConville, Senter Breen and McNeil but Aberdeen again fought back scoring tries themselves through McIllroy and Sharp.

It was Cuthbertson for Panthers who closed out the match and secured the win and McTaggart converting five kicks with Panthers running out 54 - 18 winners.

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