Carluke Tigers

Carluke Tigers

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Full name	Carluke Tigers Rugby League Football Club
Founded	2008
Location	Carluke, Scotland
Ground(s)	Hamilton Palace, Hamilton
Coach(es)	Morgan Martin
Captain(s)	Morgan Martin
League(s)	Rugby League Conference Scotland Division
2008	League – 2nd Overall – 3rd
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Official website
official.sportnetwork.net/main/s604.htm

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.

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

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.

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

Current squad

The Carluke Tigers Squad 2008

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

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

Club honours

• RLC Scottish Shield: 2008
• RLC Scottish Division: 2010

Possible Line-up

Possible XIII
8 Morgan Martin (C) 9 Ross Bryan 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

Replacements

• 14 Liam Bryson
• 15 Steven Paton
• 16 Fraser McKenzie
• 17 Jamie McAuley
• 18 Melvin Hart
• 19 William Stack
• 20 John Pringle
• 21 Craig Lewis
• 22 Lee McWhinnie
• 23 Andrew Robinson
• 24 Russell Johnston
• 25 Ralph McInally
• 26 Andy McLatchie

External links

• http://official.sportnetwork.net/main/s604.htm