THE BRITISH
CAITHNESS
AEROPLANE COMPANY
Last season was successful with our first team winning
the Regional Shield, beating Dunfermline 28-6 after
extra time at Millbank on February 15. They then won
a national semi-final beating Berwick 22-17 in front
of a record crowd of approximately 700. We took 300
supporters to Cumbernauld (550 mile round trip) for the
National Shield Final but lost 27-6 to Preston Lodge.
We have a number of talented players here and
Stevie Campbell our captain/openside flanker has
just been voted Caledonia Div. 1 Player of the year.
Caitlin Harvey (17) has played for the Scotland under
20 girls team whilst Katie Mackay(U18) was picked
out by national selectors as one to watch at a sevens
tournament at Kinross last weekend. In the past Rowan
Shepherd won 20 caps for Scotland between 199598 whilst Kris Hamilton had 5 caps for Scotland U20’s
in 2010. Lucy Millard also has 57 caps for Scotland
women
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Youth rugby is vital to the club. The nearest clubs are
100 miles away or across water (Orkney). All bar one
of our first team squad are Caithness born, bred and
coached and very few players move into the area.
We have a full time development officer and modern
apprentice to bring rugby to the community and to
primary and secondary schools.
We are very much a community club, being well
supported by fans and sponsored by local businesses.
Our clubhouse is being used for community events
and activities e.g. boxercise and highland dancing. As
well as this, girls’ rugby is growing quickly here. The
Clubhouse is equipped with 4 changing rooms to be
able to host girls’ rugby as well as boys.”
Rugby Club Magazine would like to wish the club all the
best for the future.