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"Dancing in the Stands as the Tigers Roar at Murrayfield"
 

Resplendent in our new strips, Captain Iain Dawson led his side down the famous tunnel and onto the International pitch to the strains of Eye of the Tiger.

The P7/6 Tigers entertained the crowd with some skilful play against our old sparring partners, Forrester. It was a frantic five minutes in which both clubs rotated their players.  Driven on be some lubricated vocal club support, we took the game to Forrester.

Following some good close support play by a number of players, Ben Muir drove over to score the only try of the brief encounter. This provoked one of the biggest cheers of the evening. Despite a very spirited comeback by Forrester, we tackled relentlessly and held out for a famous Tigers win at Murrayfield. The excitement had obviously got to the crowd as Gillian Muir was spotted dancing in celebration in the stands.

The Tiger Heroes :-
Iain Dawson (Capt), Murray Devine, Thomas Strong, Max Love, Donald  Miller, Stuart McLaren, Ben Muir, Harry Skehel, Jack Skehel, Calum Kirkwood, Andrew Neary, Lewis McKenzie, Sam Casciani, Euan Marrwheatley, Lee McIntosh, Rory Scott

Jack Skehel leads the way for Edinburgh

Jack, his mum & dad, Harry and Alfie were warmly welcomed at SRU headquarters by Gunners representative, Paul Norris.  Firstly is was the presentation of Jack's own Edinburgh strip to lead out the Gunners. After a tour of the tunnel area and pitch, Jack was introduced to the Edinburgh Coach and the Stadium Commentator. As kick-off approached Jack changed into his impressive new strip and waited excitedly in the tunnel for the teams. 

Todd Blackadder, the Edinburgh and former All Blacks Captain, brought out his team and warmly greeted our Jack. Todd added a great touch as he recalled Broughton Tigers winning the Tournament at Dunbar and presenting the gold medals to our players.  The cannon went off dramatically and Jack and Todd led the team onto the International pitch with a bit of passing.  All too soon the teams were starting to line up and then, with a friendly pat on the head from Todd, Jack left the pitch and the match got under way.

A very broad smile lit up Jack's face as he emerged from the pitch and stayed with him for the rest of the  evening. Certainly a great night to cherish along with a wonderful Edinburgh strip.

 
Tigers tough guy Ben Muir celebrates Broughton's 1st try at Murrayfield!