Where GHA were culpable of kicking down Accies throat, the Edinburgh side had the trusty left boots of Hart and Ben Appleson, and the formers excellent 50-22 kick set up an early second half try from Clement Lacour which Hart brilliantly converted from the touchline. 1st XV vs Stewarts Melville FPs (Home) - Sat 20th Aug. Edinburgh Accies have accepted invitations to the below tournaments in this seasons Kings of the 7s: Please contact us if you have any questions and we would recommend following our social media platforms for regular match reports, pre-match lunches and events information (tickets for which will also be published to the events section of our online Shop). Ian D. Stevenson, 52 pages, One Hundred Years at Raeburn Place 1854 - 1954 (1954). Celtic. The first Club match in Scotland kicked off on 26 December 1857 and finished three weeks later. Hawick RFC is an open Club and welcomes all players who would wish to play in the famous green jersey and any person who would like to be involved in any way. Founded in 1855, the Edinburgh Academical Cricket Club (EACC or Accies) is one of Scotland's oldest and finest cricket clubs. Fucking right roon ye's. Those rich b*****ds just decide to "manufacture" artificial snow which only compounds the problem of climate change. In the 1930s, at its peak, the 1st XI included eight playing members who had represented Scotland. Is rumoured to believe that Finn Russell is The Messiah. Edinburgh Accies 22 Currie Chieftains 21 IAIN MORRISON @ Raeburn Place EDINBURGH ACCIES bounced back after last weekend's shorthanded shellacking at Malleny Park to snatch this one at the very death. Scotland squad for the 2023 Guinness Six Nations. Replacements: M McGinley, H Campbell, J Mills, S Broad, N Armstrong. Gilbert on the ball with his old friend, Stan Coughtrie, in support, Gilbert (back row third from left) missed out on the 1955-56 season as he only returned to Edinburgh in the summer of 1956, but he starred in the 1956-57 championship winning side, captained by Robin Marshall. He captained the Scotland XI which defeated the Australians in 1872 at the age of 18. 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 following Academicals have played Representative Cricket. We dabbled in and out of the game for 60 minutes and then, in the last 20 minutes, we actually turned up! J.M. The committee is keen to increase the number of Academicals involved as members of the club, in Edinburgh, London and worldwide. Balfour-Melville captained the Academy in 1871, and went on to captain Scotland, defeating Australia in 1872 at the age of 18. Jed-Forest 14. From the restart the now fired-up home team kept possession, and they moved inexorably towards the Currie line. Great players during this period included Rab Bruce-Lockhart, James Stevenson, and A.I.S. In 1886 for the Academy he took five wickets in five balls and repeated this feat for The Academicals in a club match in 1894. 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. 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. 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 1930s saw a peak for the club with a strong 1st XI including eight of its playing members who had represented Scotland, and two other competitive teams. Hibs: Schofield, Megwa . Forwards. 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. We hope you are enjoying our unrivalled coverage of Scottish Rugby. Hibernian . Many of these club fixtures are internal competitions open to golfers of all ages and abilities and others are entered by EAGC selected teams including the prestigious Halford Hewitt Trophy, the Grafton Morrish, the Cyril Gray and The Queen Elizabeth Schools Trophy. The major event in our calendar. Elgin City . 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. With [] Read more Allan captained Accies on tours to Ireland in 1963 and 1964, and to Canada in 1969. For more information, read this page. Contents 1 History 1.1 Early days 1.2 Between the wars 1.3 After the war 1.4 The arrival of the leagues Edinburgh Accies: Broad (60mins). Official website for Musselburgh Rugby Football Club, East Lothian's Premiership club. Edinburgh Accies currently plays at its second ground at New Field. Click here to view the latest league and cup fixtures and results for all Edinburgh Accies teams. Molotov. Against that, Loomes looked right at home back in the number ten shirt. 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. 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). One of the boys in the drawing was William Moncreiff, who joined the school on its opening day[1] and was one of the founders of The Grange Cricket Club in 1832.[2]. Scoring Sequence (GHA first): 0-5;0-7; 0-10; 0-13; 0-18; 0-20; 5-20; 8-20 (h-t) 8-25; 8-27; 13-25; 15-27; 18-27; 18-32; 18-34; 23-34; 25-34. Two Townsend conversions gave Currie a 14-5 advantage at the break and they seemed certain to extend that lead when scrum-half Christie made a break but looked to his right when all the support was on his left. 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. Hamilton Accies keeper Ryan Fulton hopes the 1-0 win over Morton can be the turning point that saves their season. Stevenson were in the Scottish XI which defeated a strong Gloucestershire XI (including W. G. Grace) in 1891. The ball whizzed stylishly through the backs to their burly wing, who touched down in the corner. News History Teams Membership Shop Gallery Contact. 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). T.H. Marshall as the best Academical batsman before 1900. 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. On Saturday, the U17s played an academy festival where Caledonia took on Edinburgh and Glasgow and the West played The Borders and East Lothian. Sign up to stay updated about the latest news, events and more about Edinburgh Accies. . Does the Twitter thing, but doesnt like it. Currie Chieftains: Tries: E Stewart, Vernel 2; Cons: Townsend 3. 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. Several plays later their lead was out to nine, Vernel scoring his second try, Townsend adding his third conversion. 2021-22. Spoljarics top score of 275 not out against Clackmannan in the 2001 Scottish Cup is possibly the highest score in the upper echelons of Scottish club cricket. 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. Both fixtures will be used as preparation for the under-19s ahead of their UEFA Youth League play-off meeting with Borussia Dortmund at Easter Road on Tuesday February 7. 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. Sign up to receive free weekly updates to your inbox. 2016-2023 The Offside Line | Kept onside by webporty. Gilbert, in partnership with his brother, Tommy, was a successful farmer and potato merchant, with farmland across East Lothian and the Borders. The club played a match against the Barbarians in April 2008 to mark the club's 150th anniversary. GHAs tails went further when they won a penalty for offside well within Hydes range it was in the Accies half but they decided to go for the corner. The New Field Pavilion is renovated in 2017 to include eight changing rooms. Man-of-the-Match: Any number of Accies put their hands up, including half-backs Max Love, who kept the defence honest, and Vincent Hart, who bossed things throughout. If you would like more information on joining the club, please emailedinburghacciesgolf@gmail.com. Stevenson was one of the great lob bowlers, and his notes were included in an MCC booklet "Instructions to Cricket Coaches at Lord's". One of those friends, ex-Scotland and Lions full-back, Andy Irvine, fondly recounted In 1984 I was on holiday in Iona and was walking along the beach when I bumped into my old friend Gilbert and his kids what a small world! Its home ground is Raeburn Place, in Stockbridge, Edinburgh. Marshall[3], Advent of competitive cricket (1953 - 1969). In 1979, as part of the 125th anniversary celebrations, the club undertook a tour to North America, playing matches from Vancouver to California. Terms and ConditionsPrivacy PolicyClub PoliciesFAQs. Many of t. hese club fixtures are internal competitions open to golfers of all ages and abilities and others are entered by EAGC selected teams including the prestigious Halford Hewitt Trophy, the Grafton Morrish, the Cyril Gray and The Queen Elizabeth Schools Trophy. 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. 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. Sign up to stay updated about the latest news, events and more about Edinburgh Accies. Stuart Moffat represented the Scottish national rugby team and played first-class cricket for Cambridge University. 9 September 2022 - May 2023. Shepherd's drawing of the Edinburgh Academy in 1828 shows two boys holding cricket bats, one of whom was William Moncreiff, who joined the school on its opening day and founded the Grange Cricket Club in 1832. Curries forwards were quicker round the corner than the opposition which resulted in mismatch after mismatch as Accies slight midfield was tasked with stopping several of the visiting teams bigger behemoths on the charge. Teams Edinburgh Accies Cricket Club. Our 2nds are 7 from 7 now, so its putting pressure on guys to perform, and thats what we want.. Edinburgh Accies 13. With information on. Membership costs only 35 per annum (free for under 30s) - great value considering the quality of golf to which it gives you access. 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. In season 201011 the club were Premier 2 League champions and returned to the top level of Scottish club rugby, the Premier 1 League, for the 201112 season. [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]. v Edinburgh Accies 2XV (1) v Heriot's 2XV (Away) Players/Coaches; . 12th January 2019. Etching by Gertrude Hayes. They even bought a family house at Maidens which was shared between the families and from which they worked for a couple months each year. The Academical Field at Raeburn Place was purchased by the Edinburgh Academy in 1854, and has several unique claims to fame - the first school playing field (of its kind) in Scotland, the oldest private cricket ground in Edinburgh and one of the oldest in Scotland, the "cradle of Rugby Football" in Scotland, being the scene of the first International Football Match and Scotland's 'home ground' for 24 years. The first cricket match, for which any scores have been traced, appeared in The Courant of 17 April 1855. T.R. Membership ofThe Edinburgh Academical Golf Clubis open to former pupils ofThe Edinburgh Academy.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. GHA: Tries: Johnston, Pacha, McCutcheon; Cons: Hyde 2; Pens: Hyde 2. It's great when our guests really get to know the team. I felt we had done enough to win this match, said Currie coach Mark Cairns whose side had a nine point lead well inside the final ten minutes. Currie Chieftains v Edinburgh Accies 26 March 2022 curriechieftains 696 views 8 months ago Currie Chieftains v Edinburgh Accies 19 11 22 curriechieftains 251 views 7 days ago Wicked Lester. [2], The Accies' home ground, Raeburn Place, is the location of the first rugby international. 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! DJ Marshall, JA Simson, T McClung, JH Marshall (Captain), JC Walker, AF Gardiner, KW Paterson-Brown. GALLERY . Grace)in 1891. This link will divert you to the Club Rugby section of the Scottish Rugby website. arranges social gatherings for its members, including an annual black tie dinner. He made a very positive impact during his tenure as president down at Raeburn Place and was a widely respected figure in Scottish rugby circles. Andy Winter's 19th-minute penalty earned a precious win, and with rivals . There was no escaping the fact that both sides came into the sixth weekend of the Premiership season enjoying vastly differing form so far. Subs: Liness, Murray, Findlater, Adams, E. Accies managed to execute perfectly, showing great patience to keep hold of the ball and work their way upfield until a hole almost inevitably appeared in the Currie wall, and Lewis was able to take advantage. The line-out was a bit of a shambles, however they did manage to win another penalty right in front of the posts, so decided to take the three on offer with enough time remaining to get the points required to complete the most unlikely of turnarounds. The victory does at least answer some questions about the spirit in the club. JB Neill, RJ Marshall, G McClung, S Coughtrie, JK Millar, MTR Marwick, MJ Sands, JDL Fairburn. . Edinburgh Accies, originally an exclusive club for alumni of the Edinburgh Academy, has signed professionals since 1981, and membership today is open for anyone to join. L. M. Balfour-Melville who was captain of the Academy XI in 1871, ranks with T.R. 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. L.M. The East of Scotland District League was formed in 1953, with the Academicals first winning the league in 1957. The club is currently a member of the Scottish Premiership, the top tier of Scottish club rugby. Allan who won 60 caps for Scotland between 1953 and 1972. On 09/01/2023 at 02:16, Melanius Mullarkay said: Absolutely delighted, near orgasmic to hear all the posh skiing c***s moaning that there's no snow. MacPherson - each of whom played several times for Scotland. TrendRadars > World > Europe > United Kingdom > Hamilton Accies must make more of their chances, admits star. Saracens Women Team celebrates winning final score of 31/28 to . Tennent's Scottish Premiership Rugby, Selkirk vs Edinburgh Accies at Selkirk RFC, Philiphaugh on Saturday 24 September 2022. At the turn of the century, Edinburgh Accies built a reputation as the pre-eminent cricket club in Scotland. Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors) 57 caps. Please submit your donation along with your preferred player(s) and help support the players and the wider Club achieve our goals. The home side were not helped by losing their best back in the first half. 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. The Club was formed in 1857 and, at the time, was only open to former pupils of the Edinburgh Academy or those with an association. Donors who supported a player from the previous season receive first refusal on preferred players up until the first official friendly match of the season. Loomes did the rest. Featured News United Kingdom Hamilton Accies must make more of their chances, admits star. For Edinburgh Accies, who don't forget defeated Currie last week, to not score a single point was also beyond imagining. The newest addition to Edinburgh Academical Football Club, Edinburgh Accies Netball was founded in 2018. Edinburgh Accies: Tries: McVie, Campbell, Lacour, Appleson; Cons: Hart 4; Pens: Hart 2. Email Address Sign Up Thank you! Honorary Life Member, ex-Scotland captain and Lion, David Sole, reiterated Simons words I was very sorry to hear of Gilberts death. 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. The team lost the final 2413 to the Glasgow Hawks. It was gritty, hard and error-strewn but in the end getting the better of the massive penalty count made all the difference. Daniel Rixon, son of Steve Rixon, Chennai Super Kings and Australian National Team coach, took all 10 wickets against Gala in 2011. Full time score Selkirk RFC 20 - Edinburgh Accies 24 Selkirk missing the connection to ball cost them the win in the second half. 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. . 5 Jan 2023 . Talking Point:Somebody will need to get the record books out to see if Hydes was the longest penalty scored in Premiership history because it was huge. Dates. Last edited on 9 September 2022, at 09:57, "Edinburgh Academical Football Club History", "Barbarians: A club in touch with history", "Book review: The Accies: The Cradle of Scottish Rugby", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Edinburgh_Academical_Football_Club&oldid=1109347562, Champions (16 + 4 shared): 186566, 186667, 186768, 186869, 187071, 187475, 187677 (with, Champions (3): 1929, 1936, 1946 (jointly fielded team with, Champions (3): 1947 (jointly fielded team with, Champions (5): 1929, 1932, 1933, 1942 (jointly fielded team with, Champions (9): 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1954, 1970, 1998, This page was last edited on 9 September 2022, at 09:57. Newcastle United kid was impressed with Accies, but says finishing let them down, Lucas de Bolle made his Scottish Championship debut in the 2-0 defeat at home to Queen's Park Since then, Edinburgh Accies have fielded many notable players. Accies win 11-matches in a row and achieve promotion to the Championship in 2017. After Kent opened Accies account as early as the fourth minute, Curries big men went to work. In 1854, the Edinburgh Academy acquired a playing field at Raeburn Place, Stockbridge, and Edinburgh Accies was founded the following year. 1,134 were here. The club have approximately 225 mini rugby players registered with a developing colts team run under the auspices of the BATS, a set-up which also embraces the Broughton and Trinity Accies youth . Other notable professionals during this period include Nehemiah Perry who played four Tests and 21 One Day Internationals for the West Indies and Peter Steindl who played for Scotland. T.H. Can also often be heard on their podcast flapping his gums about the oval-ball (technically, its ellipsoidal) game and being pedantic. Senior Wayfarers. The Edinburgh Academical Football Club (EAFC) is the oldest rugby club in Scotland and the second oldest in the World. We may not be the finest rugby team in the country but we do some things very well. In the 1860s cricket shirts were brightened up by coloured shirts, with the Academy XI wearing white shirts with narrow blue stripes. Our dedicated team of journalists, photographers and business minds bring their talents and enthusiasm to our unrivalled coverage of the game. Gilbert was a very keen golfer, being a member of both Turnberry and Girvan Golf Clubs, before joining the Honourable Company of Edinburgh Golfers at Muirfield in 1979, where he played and lunched regularly until very recently and where he made many lifelong friends. Player-of-the-Match: If this was unit of the match, it would go to the entire Marr front five and it is harsh to single one player out. The origin of Edinburgh Accies can be traced back to 1824 when cricket was played in the Edinburgh Academy yards. Trailing a goal to nil at . Visiting lock Stewart saw yellow and just minutes later centre Max Wallace made good use of the powerplay to score Accies second try wide on the left. Subs: G Ratcliff, C Black, A Wood, B Grainger, R Walsh. Ewan Ashman (Sale Sharks) 6 caps. T.R. Former pupils of the Edinburgh Academy and members of Edinburgh Accies were integral in the development of Scottish cricket, and within a few years all the independent schools in Scotland had private cricket grounds. (Lions) touring team in 1891. To continue to use this website you first need to accept the use of cookies. He tried to nudge ahead with his foot, but the ball beat him to the dead goal-line. The match was level pegging at the break then two scores in quick succession in the third quarter saw Accies nail this one down and . 1974 Rothman Quaich winners, including Scotland players Dave Loudon and Henry Fairweather. The East of Scotland League formed in 1953,with Accies first winning the league in 1957. An Accies overthrow near their own 22 was taken by Archie Falconer who made decent inroads, the forwards proceeded to pick and go, and Falconers front-row partner Aaron Pacha was over for his first try for the club. 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!) 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. List of Edinburgh Academical C.C. Edinburgh Academical Cricket Club, generally known as Edinburgh Accies or Accies, is a cricket club founded in 1855 and based in Edinburgh, Scotland. They do the basic things very well and we could probably learn something from them about that. Subs: D Sutton, F Faulds, A Flynn, C King, C Stephen. The first captain of the Club, Alexander Crombie, was a member through association. Francis joined the Academy as a pupil but Alexander had already left school and was studying law at Edinburgh University. An excellent penalty touch finder from Appleson saw them set up the maul, and playing with penalty advantage, they worked the ball left where Appleson was lurking to dive over for the bonus point clincher. Trinity Academicals RFC, nicknamed "Trinity" or "Trinity Accies" is a rugby union club based in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, originally for the former pupils of Trinity Academy, Edinburgh. 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. 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. 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. Look at these amazing self portraits from one of our little visitors! 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 club is the oldest Old Boys cricket club in Scotland. Stevenson was one of the great lob bowlers, and his notes were included in an MCC booklet "Instructions to Cricket Coaches at Lord's". A GLORIOUS evening in Stockbridge and a magnificent occasion, with Edinburgh Accies celebrating their 150th birthday by welcoming the Barbarians to their famous Raeburn Place home for a match. Theres four or five guys who played for our 2nd XV last week who stepped up this week, and that was based on how they performed. Adam Hall converted both scores which gave Currie a small lead over the plucky 14-man Accies team who still packed a punch. The clubs distinguished history includes 42 Academicals who have played representative cricket, 6 have played both rugby and cricket for Scotland, and a few have played for the MCC. Moffat has a first-class average of 169, a score he made in the 2002 varsity match against Oxford University. My Team : Hamilton Academical Share; Posted 10 hours ago (edited) . H.J. I will always remember that day fondly. First half we didnt hit the ground running, we were pretty passive in what we were doing, and didnt kick very well, said GHAs head coach Trevor Carmichael. 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. In 1854, the Edinburgh Academy acquired a playing field at Raeburn Place, Stockbridge, and Edinburgh Accies was founded the following year. 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). Defending champions. With information on. Talking point: Could there be a late-season revival at . Former pupils of The Edinburgh Academy and members of EAFC were instrumental in the establishment of international rugby (the first international game was played at Raeburn Place on 27 March 1871), the formation of the RFU, SRU (or Scottish Football Union as it was known until 1924), the conception of the Calcutta Cup (the first match for this was again played at Raeburn Place in 1879) and we would host the Womens Rugby World Cup Final in 1994. The club is the oldest Old Boys cricket club in Scotland. 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.. Thank you to the team at Carnival Freedom and our mentor Liked by Martyna Popko. TEAMS: Our 1st XI play in the Baillie Gifford Championship and 2nd XI in Division 2, East of Scotland Cricket League. UK. News. In 1974 the Club won the Scottish Cup for the first time. Dave Cherry (Edinburgh Rugby) 8 caps. 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. What disappoints me is the number of points that we left out there.. Marshall played for the MCC and Scotland, and alongside fellow Accies,R.H. Johnston and H.J. Accies took next to no time in opening the scoring, Robbie Kent waltzing through some lacklustre tackling in midfield to set Accies on their way, and Euan McVie finished off from close range within a minute of kick-off. Hamilton Academical Football Club | Since 1874. 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). 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. . Gilbert passed away almost 2 years to the day after his brother, Tommy. 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. He and his brother Francis had moved to Edinburgh in 1854 from Durham. As others have said, he was incredibly welcoming to newcomers to Raeburn Place and made both Jane and I feel at home from the very first day we arrived. Past captain, Scotland internationalist and Honorary Life Member, Jeremy Richardson, said Gilbert was a top man in all walks of life. This link will divert you to the Club Rugby section of the Scottish Rugby website. 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