Biggar crown their top performers this season
Biggar Rugby Club recognised their star performers this season at their annual Player of the Year night on Saturday.
A large turnout of over 100 senior players, male and female, and their partners, met for the awards night.
President Rab Ramsay welcomed all and introduced those who there to speak and present the various awards. Awards were won by:
Players’ Player: Poppy
Clarkson
Coaches’ Player: Abbie Baillie
Most Improved Player: Alexander Phillips.
Eric Shearer Award: Poppy Clarkson
Hugh Barr Spirit of Biggar: Mark Bertram
RAM Stewart Players’ Player Award: Rowan Stewart
Coaches’ Player: Ben White
2nd XV Player of the Season: Tom Main
Rowan Stewart provided the vote of thanks, including Carolyn Cairns and Jan Harper, who provided the meal, and their serving staff, and to Abbie Bailie for giving Grace.
Office bearers and appointments were also made on the evening. They were as follows:
Ladies’ captain: Emilia Knight Ladies’ vice-captain: Ali Orr
Ladies’ coach: Nic Humphries Gents’ coach: Andrew Jardine 1st XV coach: Doug Fleming
2nd XV coaches: Craig Whitefield and Doug Roper
There are no senior fixtures remaining this season, with a couple of Sevens invitations before Biggar Sevens takes place on May 18.
Earlier on Saturday for the Scotland versus England Women’s 6 Nations match, eight ladies’ team players were guests of sponsors Guinness at the Hive in Edinburgh.
Biggar man Chris Cruise, who works with Scottish Rugby, providing sound and music prior to many SRU and Glasgow Warriors events, entered the club into a competition, which they ultimately won.
The girls were on the pitch before the game, carrying and unfurling a large Guinness flag as the teams entered the pitch.
A Biggar spokesperson said: “Aside from the excitement of being involved, they were then pitchside to watch the game and to also meet former Biggar player Donna Kennedy.
“The 46-0 result was not the one Scotland had hoped for, but in previous years the side would have been swept away by what is a particularly strong and very experienced England squad.”
Meanwhile, Biggar’s 2nds team also wrapped up their Inter-city League season with a 41-17 defeat at GHA.
In a young team, experienced Andrew Peacock played his last game for the club.