Carluke Tigers

Carluke Tigers
Full name	Carluke Tigers Rugby League Football Club
Founded	2008
Location	Carluke, Scotland
Ground(s)	Hamilton Palace, Hamilton
Coach	Morgan Martin
Captain	Morgan Martin
League	Scottish Rugby League Conference
2008	League - 2nd; Overall - 3rd
1st kit	2nd kit
Official website
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The Carluke Tigers are an amateur rugby league team. They play in the Scotland Division of the Rugby League Conference. The team is the only premier rugby league side in Lanarkshire. The club plays their home games at Hamilton Palace, Hamilton, while training takes place at The Moor Park in Carluke.^[1]

[edit] 2009 Season

League

Date	Home			Away
16 May	Edinburgh Eagles	60	4	Carluke Tigers
23 May	Carluke Tigers	94	24	Hillfoot Rams
30 May	Jordanhill Phoenix	24	38	Carluke Tigers
6 June	Carluke Tigers	82	12	Moray Eels
20 June	Fife Lions	66	0	Carluke Tigers
27 June	Carluke Tigers	68	8	Easterhouse Panthers
4 July	Victoria Knights	0	24	Carluke Tigers

[edit] 2008 Season

The 2008 season was the clubs first and they have managed to finish second in the Scottish Rugby League Conference, partly due to outstanding performances by Craig "Chubbs" Lewis, who holds the record number of tries in a rugby league season (17) due to his breathtaking sidestep and deceptive speed. Another player to mention is their Zimbabwean born prop Nico "The Pussycat" Nyemba, who along with Nick "Vinny" McAuley and player/coach Morgan Martin battered holes in every defence. This qualified them for the play-offs. However, they suffered defeats in both games which meant they would play in the Shield Final against Paisley Hurricanes. It is widely recognised^{[citation needed]}, however, that they would probably have made the Grand Final if Samoan Super Tanker Bart Karalus and Johnny "The Axeman" McAuley had been available in the play-offs.

League

Date	Home			Away
17 May	Carluke Tigers	22	28	Edinburgh Eagles
24 May	Jordanhill Phoenix	10	64	Carluke Tigers
31 May	Carluke Tigers	50	22	Paisley Hurricanes
7 June	Moray Eels	4	74	Carluke Tigers
14 June	Carluke Tigers	16	54	Fife Lions
28 June	Easterhouse Panthers	22	34	Carluke Tigers

Final League Table

	P	W	L	F	A	Pts
Edinburgh Eagles	6	6	0	304	50	12
Carluke Tigers	6	4	2	260	140	8
Fife Lions	6	4	2	214	114	8
Paisley Hurricanes	6	3	3	180	212	6
Moray Eels	6	3	3	145	202	6
Easterhouse Panthers	6	1	5	120	211	2
Jordanhill Phoenix	6	0	6	90	384	0

RLC Playoffs

12 July 2008 - Edinburgh Eagles 42-18 Carluke Tigers

19 July 2008 - Carluke Tigers 20-28 Fife Lions

SRL Shield Final

2 August 2008 - Carluke Tigers 24-0 Paisley Hurricanes (Walkover) ^[2]

[edit] Current squad

The Carluke Tigers Squad 2008

No.		Position	Player
		PR	Morgan Martin
		PR	Craig Lewis
		PR	Nico Nyemba
		HK	Lewis Matheson
		HK	Russell Johnston
		HK	Ralph McInally
		SR	Nick McAuley
		SR	Grant Ferguson
		SR	Andy McLatchie
		LK	Bart Karalus
		LK	Jamie McAuley
		LK	Fraser McKenzie

No.		Position	Player
		FE	Ross McAuley
		FE	Liam Bryson
		HB	Jamie Hillis
		HB	Ross Bryan
		CE	Kyle Matheson
		CE	Melvin Hart
		CE	John Goldie
		CE	John McAuley
		CE	Andrew Robinson
		WG	William Stack
		WG	Steven Paton
		WG	John Pringle
		WG	Lee McWhinnie
		WG	Ross Queenan
		FB	Alan Lynch

[edit] Club Honours

Scottish Rugby League Shield: 2008

[edit] Possible Line-up

Possible XIII

8 Morgan Martin (C)		9 Craig Lewis		10 Nico Nyemba
	11 Nick McAuley		12 Grant Freguson
		13 Bart Karalus

		7 Jamie Hillis
			6 Ross McAuley
				4 Kyle Matheson
					3 John McAuley
5 Lewis Matheson						2 John Goldie
			1 Alan Lynch