Saturday 20 February 2016

National Youth League Cup finals day preview

Ayr will be hoping to turn BT Murrayfield pink and black on Sunday afternoon as the U16s and U18s aim to win their respective National Youth League Cup finals at the home of Scottish Rugby.

Both matches will be played on the main pitch, with the U16s first up at 2pm against Highland.

It's sure to be a close contest as they have played each other twice in the Club President's Conference this season and each side had a victory. But Ayr will be boosted by their 43-5 win against Boroughmuir to reach this final and will be hoping for a similar performance.

The U18s take to the turf at 4pm against Stirling County, and it is a repeat of last year's exciting U16s' final when they drew 17-17 and both clubs shared the silverware.

Ayr will want to claim the cup outright on Sunday, but County have one of the best youth sections in the country and it will be a difficult task.

The Millbrae boys, however, are used to tough matches, none more so than their 10-7 semi-final win against Melrose last month that was played in a howling gale. The forecast is more favourable for Sunday and some excellent rugby in both finals is predicted.

Everyone at Ayr RFC wishes the players and coaches the very best and is extremely proud of all their hard work over the season.


Ayr U16s:
15. Grant Hutton; 14. Chris Easton, 13. Cammy Black, 12. Jack Gaw, 11. Ollie Smith; 10. Ross McCorkindale, 9. Jake Jacobson; 1. Jack McDougall, 2. Scott Clelland, 3. Craig Miller; 4. Kameron Beck, 5. John Neil; 6. Mitchell Wylie, 7. Olly Mossie, 8. Rollo Press.

Replacements:
16. Jack Yuille, 17. Jack Rennie, 18. Kerr Borland, 19. Harry Ledgerwood, 20. Jack Burns, 21. Declan Bryce, 22. Jack Harris.

Ayr U18s:
15. James Baird; 14. Mark Conlan, 13. Calum Gaw, 12. Harry Lynch, 11. Jamie Roberts; 10. Paddy Dewhirst, 9. Angus Boyle; 1. Gavin Hollins, 2. Robbie Smith, 3. Ruairidh Sayce; 4. Logan Richardson, 5. Tony Hall; 6. Cameron Reece, 7. Seth Rae, 8. Alexander Howie.

Replacements:
16. Stuart Collier, 17. Paddy McCahill, 18. Ross Arthur, 19. Fyfe Paterson, 20. Lewis Young, 21. TJ Bunten, 22. Rory McMurray.

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