The squad will be sporting a new jersey this season. With huge thanks to sponsors Number Nineteen Barbers, Molly Malones, McCormack Carpets and Rugbytots Stirling & Clacks. We also welcome Strathcarron Hospice as our charity, lots more to come about that in the future. We’re always on the lookout for additional sponsors, please contact the club if you’re interested in supporting the club.
Director of Rugby, Jimmy Samuels, had the following to say
‘As we stand on the precipice of the Men’s season, we reflect on a successful 22/23 season and look ahead with excitement.
Last season saw us reach the final of the Caledonia Bowl Competition and pick up some good results in the league. The pre-season has been great, playing some highly contested friendlies and bringing in some new players and welcoming back some that have been away.
I am excited about what the men’s team can do this year. They have reset after some structural changes last season and are ready to build on the foundations laid by Davie, his coaching team and Tommy as captain.
The team is shaping up to do great things in 23/24 and I look forward to watching them kick off on 9 Sep 2023 at home against Rosyth Sharks.’
Meanwhile men’s head coach, David Grainey, said the following
‘We are excited for the upcoming season. It’s great to finally be back and looking forward to getting into regular games especially with a tough fixture at home this coming weekend against strong opposition in Rosyth.’
We have been back as a squad with preseason training now for a while and the team are glad to welcome a few new faces to the squad along with the experience and familiar faces of our Bannockburn old guard.
We had some great highlights last season, making it to the bowl final, however this year we would like to set our sights higher and look to win some silverware.
Training is going well and our coaching pool has also increased with the inclusion of both Maciek and Iain who bring in different ideas and suggestions which allow us to try new things and expand our creativity when devising new structures for both our attack and defence.