September 8th, 2022
East Kilbride Pirates 50 – Cambridgeshire Cats 12 A sparkling 7 TD performance saw East Kilbride capture the 2022 Division 1 Britbowl crown. The trophy rounds off a wonderful campaign and provides a fitting end to their promotion winning season. As they have done in several recent fixtures, the Pirates got off to a whirlwind […]
August 22nd, 2022
Leicester Falcons 21 – East Kilbride Pirates 29 After securing the Divisional title last week, East Kilbride added the Division 1 Northern Conference crown on Sunday, bringing with it promotion to the Premier Division for 2023. For the second successive game, the Pirates got off to a whirlwind start. Andrew McBride returned the opening kick […]
August 17th, 2022
East Kilbride Pirates 42 – Northumberland Vikings 06 With both sides having shared two close games during the regular season, many expected another tight encounter in this play-off match up. East Kilbride had other ideas however, and came out with all guns blazing. The Pirates kicked off and soon forced the Vikings to punt. Their […]
August 3rd, 2022
Lancashire Wolverines 07 – East Kilbride Pirates 34 Having secured their place in the play-offs last week, East Kilbride needed a win to also secure the NFC 1 North title, along with a home game in the first knockout round. Determined to do so, they were quickly out of the blocks in this encounter. After […]
July 26th, 2022
Yorkshire Rams 00 – East Kilbride Pirates 19 Both sides went into this game knowing that a win would secure a place in the post-season playoffs. The Rams were also using it as a Testimonial for a retiring player, but it was the Pirates who picked up all the prizes at a rain-soaked John Charles […]
July 6th, 2022
Glasgow Tigers 03 – East Kilbride Pirates 26 Last Sunday, East Kilbride travelled to Clydebank to face their nearest neighbours. On a blustery day under the flight-path for Glasgow Airport, a win was essential to maintain momentum for a place in the post-season action. EK received the ball first, but quickly had to punt. A […]
June 28th, 2022
East Kilbride Pirates 56 – Lancashire Wolverines 00 After the disappointing loss in their previous home game, it was imperative that there were no further slip-ups in the Pirates pursuit of playoff football. Despite that, EK showed definite signs of a hangover from that defeat in the early stages of this game. Indeed, it was […]
June 21st, 2022
East Kilbride Pirates 07 – Northumberland Vikings 24 East Kilbride suffered their first loss of the season and dropped to second place in the Division as a result. Having won in Newcastle earlier in the campaign, hopes were high that the Pirates could continue their unbeaten run. However, Sunday’s opponents were determined not to let […]
June 21st, 2022
East Kilbride Pirates 00 – Edinburgh Wolves 06 Saturday marked the penultimate game of an abridged campaign for the Pirates Women. What had originally been set as a 4-tournament, 8-game season, has ended up with just 5 games, and only EKP and Edinburgh making it to the conclusion. Despite having lost twice to the Wolves […]
June 7th, 2022
East Kilbride Pirates 71 – Inverclyde Goliaths 08 The Pirates’ unbeaten start to the season continued with a convincing win against Inverclyde Goliaths. Seven first-half possessions brought seven touchdowns as the home side blew their opponents away. Inverclyde kicked off and East Kilbride immediately hit the ground running. 5 carries by Dougie Meechan in a […]