Saints Comeback Win Secures Place in the Final! On Wednesday, a large crowd gathered at Uni park to watch the St Andrews 1st XV take on Manchester Metropolitan 1st XV (Man Met). The stage was set for a big game. Previously fixtures between these two teams had produced some dazzling rugby, however the Saints were…
It was an exciting day for the club with a big game up against Newcastle 2s. The team saw a few changes from the game against Heriot-Watt with the arrival of Will Wright at tight-head, as well as Captain Fergus Cato at open-side and Mark Mckay returning at number 8. The back line saw the…
On a cold Wednesday night the Saints faithful and surprisingly a large group of Heriot-Watt supporters lined the pitch to watch the quarter final of the Scottish Trophy. The Saints lineup was largely unchanged. With a rest week in the u20 Six Nations, Oliver Finlayson-Russell returned to play at no. 8. With Ferg Cato on…
The first week back at university is one where students slowly settle back into their normal routines, and so the Saints rugby faithful made their way to the sidelines on Wednesday to watch the 1st XV continue its Scottish Trophy run against Dundee. There were a few changes to the regular starting lineup: Chris Black…
On the back of a comprehensive win in Sheffield, the Saints returned to Uni Park to take on Loughborough 3s in what proved to be a challenging end to end encounter against the second team in the table. The team sheet was largely unchanged from the previous week, but it featured the return of injured…
On Wednesday the 1st XV travelled down to Newcastle looking to build on the momentum from their thrilling victory at the death against Birmingham. They faced a strong Newcastle 2ndXV who sat alongside the Saints in the middle of the table. There were a couple of changes from the side that faced Birmingham. Callum Fitzhenry…
On the back of a week’s break for reading week, the Saints looked to bounce back from a tough loss against Loughborough 3’s with a fixture up against the University of Birmingham. Spirits were high amongst the Saints fans in what was a very anticipated match under the sun at Uni Park. Wednesday’s opponent, Birmingham…
As St Andrews empties of its students during reading week, I sat down with the current Men’s Club Captain David Macrae, a fourth year student studying economics. The 1st XV had a bye week last week and are currently preparing to play Birmingham at home on Wednesday. In this interview David gives us a great…
It is not often your team scores 48 points on a sunny Wednesday afternoon, you see some cracking rugby and yet you walk away feeling disappointed with the result. The mood amongst the Saints rugby fans was decidedly downcast, even shocked, as they left Uni park to go and watch the 2nd XV play Stirling.…
Dave Morris began coaching the St Andrews Rugby mens performance squad in 2021. Since then he has coached in three Varsity Cup games against the University of Edinburgh and won two of them – both away from home. This interview is one for the rugby purists as Dave takes us beneath the surface of the…