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After a strong start Kirkcaldy quickly faded as their early try from No 8 Chris Mann was wiped out in the 18th minute. By then Hamilton had territorial advantage, coming close to a try. In attempting to stop this onslaught Mann fell foul of the referee, earning himself a yellow card. Instead of t...

The Blues did not have all their own way as they battled towards a bonus point win at Beveridge Park last Saturday. After heavy overnight rain the game was in some doubt until mid morning. However following hard work by groundsman Colin Falconer and his helpers the pitch was in fine ondition come k...

In the sixth minute of added time Kirkcaldy captain Josh Laird won a vital turn over of possession a couple of metres from the visitors’ goal line. An extended Newton Stewart thrust seemed to be leading to a decisive try before this vital intervention. Seconds later the no-side whistle blew to sign...

Scrummage power eventually took its toll as Kirkcaldy recorded a bonus point win over struggling Aberdeen side, Gordonians at Beveridge Park last Saturday. The Blues had started this game aggressively, harrying the visitors into error but failed to make an immediate impression on the scoreboard. ...

Few would argue that the Glasgow side did not deserve the twenty two point margin of victory. Apart from a brief spell midway through the first half Kirkcaldy failed to dictate the pattern of play. Although Kirkcaldy edged the set scrums they butchered too many line-outs with crooked throw-ins. G...

The penultimate game of the first half of the Tennent’s East Region (Women’s) league saw the Kirkcaldy Ladies venture over the Forth to take on an unknown RDVC. Kirkcaldy have done fairly well this season, winning 3 out of their 4 games but were going into this this one on the back of a 0 v 34 defe...

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The Blues 2’s arrived in Broughty Ferry for this fixture having made some last- minute changes to the planned line up. The Blues 2’s set out with a great spirit and battled a very good Panmure side. It was fully 4 minutes played before the Blues 2’s had actual possession of the ball as the home s...

This is a result Kirkcaldy may rue come the end of the season, taking only a losing bonus point from a match they dominated territorially for large portions of the game. From early in the game the Blues appeared to have the advantage in the set scrums and milked that for all they could. They won...

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Kirkcaldy’s arduous pre-season programme paid off with a vengeance at Beveridge Park last Saturday with a twelve try demolition job in the opening round of the National League Cup over the Wigtownshire club, Newton Stewart who were making their first visit to the Lang Toun....

A blustery day at Beverage Park welcomed our visitors from Carnoustie who began the game with real intent and set their stall out to pressurise the Blues 2’s in the early period of the match. Kirkcaldy weathered the early attacks and sticking to the defensive game plan frustrated Carnoustie and d...