Currie Chieftains v Marr RFC, 2 April 2022 Premiership Play-Off Final The attraction of a sporting contest is its excitement and unpredictability, be this in tiddly-winks, fishing or team game. And in future years at pub quiz nights, the sporting question could well be: ‘Which Premiership team lost only their opening and closing matches in [...]
Currie Chieftains v Edinburgh Accies, 26 March 2022 Premiership Play-Off Semi-Final The sun shone, the Malleny pitch was a green carpet, and the Balerno High School pipe band entertained a large crowd for this end of season play-off bonanza. In the cup-tie atmosphere, some older members of the Club may have noticed one missing face; [...]
Tennent's Premiership Play-off Semi-Final Currie Chieftains v Edinburgh Academicals FC Malleny Park, Balerno Saturday 26 March, KO 3.00pm Entry Fees: Adults £12.00; Concessions £8.00; Children (U16) Free Could those attending please note that there are road works in progress on the Bridge Street, adjacent to Balerno High School, with traffic lights and single lane traffic. [...]
Musselburgh RFC v Currie Chieftains, 19 February 2022 Following the wind, sleet and rain of recent days, the Stoneyhill pitch was only passed as playable at noon for the Chieftains’ penultimate league match of the season. It was almost two years ago, just before the first Covid lockdown that Currie last visited the coastal club, [...]
Currie Chieftains v Jed-Forest, 29 January 2022 Storm Malik had rattled its way through Balerno earlier in the day, and there was still a strong blustery wind which caused plenty of problems for handling and kicking. The elements both frustrated and added excitement for the teams and the hardy supporters who ventured to Malleny Park. [...]
Aberdeen Grammar Rugby v Currie Chieftains, 22 January 2022 The pleasant mid-day sunshine had only partially thawed the overnight frost on the main Rubislaw pitch, so play was switched to an adjacent area with a better covering of grass. Aberdeen’s season has been badly disrupted by injury and the Covid virus, but to their credit [...]
Currie v Glasgow Hawks, 15 January 2022 After Hawks’ convincing victory over Hawick a week ago, this game was billed by the press as ‘Match of the Day’ and a possible cracker. On this mild January afternoon the large Malleny Park crowd was not disappointed, although the one-sided final score might suggest that Currie had [...]
Currie Chieftains v Selkirk RFC 11 December 2021 The overnight frost had been chased away by a rather damp overcast day which was brightened by a large festive crowd, many of whom had enjoyed the Christmas Lunch in the Malleny Clubhouse. This was the Chieftains’ last match of 2021, a year that will be remembered [...]
GHA RFC v Currie Chieftains, 4 December 2021 Thankfully, the foul weather which had confronted travellers along the M8 to Braidholm did improve, but it was a raw, cold afternoon and the pitch rather soggy. Before the match commenced, the passing of 26-year-old International Women’s Rugby player, Siobhan Cattigan was observed with a minute’s silence. [...]
Lexus Edinburgh to be Currie Chieftains Main Sponsor Currie Chieftains Chairman, Charles Mullins, has announced that Lexus Edinburgh will become Currie Chieftain’s main sponsor from the 2022-23 season onwards. Speaking at Malleny Park, Balerno, the Chieftains home ground, he said: ‘’I am delighted with the development which I believe will be an exceptional good and [...]