Rugby Club Issue 61 | Page 53

Annan Annan RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB A nnan Rugby Club in Dumfries & Galloway, which plays at its home ground Violetbank, was originally established in the late 1870s, while the current Club was founded in 1969. Annan RFC runs a number of teams at senior, ladies and youth level with the first team currently playing in the BT West League Division 2. Teams currently playing include: • 1st XV • 2nd XV • Ladies XV • U18 Girls XV • U15 Girls XV • U14 Boys XV • U13 Boys XV • A number of teams starting at Primary 1 and upwards to Primary 7. Currently both senior male XV teams are sitting second in their respective leagues, namely BT West Division 2 and BT Reserve League West 2A, and are both challenging hard for promotion this season. The first XV recently reached the final of the BT West Regional Shield and is also currently unbeaten in the league. The Ladies senior XV currently sit in fourth place in BT Women’s National League Division 2, in their first competitive season. They are through to the semifinal of the BT Women’s Bowl Competition. Over the past three years the club has heavily invested in its youth and community development work in the local area, carrying out curricular coaching at local primary and secondary schools. This has led to the Club’s youth Cafe Royal TAKE AWAY RESTAURANT PROUD OF OUR ASSOCIATION WITH ANNAN RFC Tel: 01461 202865 95 High Street, Annan, DG12 6DJ DELIGHTED TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SUCCESS OF ANNAN RFC TELEPHONE: 01461 202777 WEBSITE: WWW.JEWSON.CO.UK www.sportip.biz 53