East Kilbride Pirates women sail towards season's end after tough defeat

Last week marked the penultimate outing of an abridged campaign for EK Pirates Women as they lost 6-0 to Edinburgh Wolves.

What had originally been set as a 4-tournament, 8-game season, is ending up with just five games, and only EKP and Edinburgh made it to the conclusion.

Despite having lost twice to the Wolves in the earlier encounters, this was EK’s chance to get one over on their closest rivals.

For those unfamiliar with the format, the Women’s game is 7v7 on a shorter field. Each team gets 4 plays to reach midfield, then if successful, a further 4 to attempt to score.

And in a tight contest the telling moment came when the Pirates defense were caught out by a completed pass and added yards after the catch saw the Wolves find the endzone for the go-ahead score.

A bad snap on the conversion attempt left Edinburgh remaining just 6-0 in front but it was enough for the win.

The MVP award was awarded jointly to Ashleigh Bell and Robyn McCluskey for sterling work and hard tackling on defense.

EK’s final outing is next month in Edinburgh.

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