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HAWKS v COUNTY Balgray, 2nd March, 3pm

Welcome to Balgray

Entry: £12 / £5, u18 free.

We are delighted to have Dr Hugh Dan McLennan as our speaker at our pre match lunch.

Hailing from Lochaber he is best known to rugby folk from his Gaelic commentary on BBC Alba.

He is a broadcaster, author and sporting academic with an expert knowledge in shinty.

At this stage we have around 90 people signed up for lunch so if you wish to join us please contact Rona without delay at ronagibson@glasgowhawks.com

PRESIDENT’S WELCOME FROM KENNY HAMILTON

Welcome Stirling

A warm welcome to Lorne Boswell, John Gibson and committee.

We look forward to an open and entertaining match this afternoon and should simply enjoy the game for its entertainment value. The unfortunate truth for Scottish Rugby is that the future for many clubs will be determined, not by their performance on the park, but by how well they have played the political game in Edinburgh.

Clubs like Currie who sit, once again in the top 4 of the Premier league will not be admitted to the new Super 6 competition. A competition that is already taking on the shape of a poor shadow of the Premier League with some of the best club players declaring it is, simply, not for them.

Scottish Rugby will convene an EGM to determine the shape of leagues, arrangements for movement of players and a whole range of other issues precipitated by the imposition of top down change. (A strategy that we know through history, is born to fail.) It could have been very different if a process of agreeing objectives with Scottish Rugby snd then engaging clubs in the “how to achieve it” part of the strategy.

Instead we have a fundamentally flawed model which the 6 clubs are trying to do their best with but which will, potentially damage the rest of club rugby. For Hawks, we look forward to next season with a strong coaching team and core team already in place.

We are also looking forward to building on our partnership with Kelvinside Academy. On that front we are so sorry to see current Rector Ian Munro depart to Dollar Academy. He has been a great friend and supporter of Hawks. But we welcome the appointment of Daniel Wyatt as the new man at the helm as another. He is the current Depute and will oversee a continuation of the exciting innovation that the school os known for and is another friend of Hawks.

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Fin’s Thoughts

Gary Adams comes back into the squad after his initial training assessments with the fire service. Andrew Nimmo is released by the 20’s and we can’t wait to see him in a Hawks strip again. Young Max Priestly starts on the wing. Kevin McCann may get to make his debut for Hawks in the last game of the prem as well.

We would like to congratulate Glen Faulds who has had to leave the club this week and has signed a professional contract in Italy, Glen goes with our good graces and we wish him all the best and hope to see him back soon.

Good luck Glen!

It all comes down to the last game of the season and there is still plenty on the line for us. It has been a hell of a season and I want to thank all the players and management at the club for the incredible amount of work that has gone on at the club this year. They have met every challenge head on, and everyone involved should be proud of everything that they have contributed. This will potentially be the last premiership game ever and we want to make sure that we show the absolute best of ourselves and put in a performance that makes everyone associated with Glasgow Hawks proud. There will be bags of emotion and desire to play to our best on Saturday and I know that the players are desperate to finish on a high.

Stirling will be hurting after their recent defeat to Hawick and will be coming to Balgray all guns blazing to get a result. Stirling have quality throughout their squad and are an excellent rugby club with a smart coaching team who will be desperate to finish on a high and build momentum going into life in the Super 6.

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