Weather ruins weekend of sport
University sides left ruing bad conditions
Sunday 26 October 2008, The Journal Issue 12
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As most people in Edinburgh will probably have noticed, last weekend was not an occasion for outdoor pursuits of any kind.
Although Edinburgh’s hockey men were able to play out the duration of a wet and windy encounter at Watsonians’ Tipperlinn ground, the vast majority of weekend fixtures had to be cancelled due to the appalling weather conditions across the city.
It was not just fixtures in the capital that had to be cancelled, however. Edinburgh University’s 1st XV rugby were set to take on Annan RFC at Violetbank, Dumfriesshire on Saturday; an encounter which was called off by match officials. Likewise, the 2nd XV were unable to get their game against Hamilton underway at Peffermill, with the ground deemed unplayable.
Things looked no brighter for the Edinburgh university’s football teams, with the 1st, 2nd and U21 sides all seeing their weekend fixtures cancelled. Keen to brave the weather if it meant having the chance to play, Edinburgh’s 1st XI travelled to Dalkeith to take on Easthouses Lily in the East of Scotland Premier League. However, a late pitch inspection ruled out any possibility of the encounter. The 2nd XI and U21 sides were unable to take on Liberton and Murieston respectively, though a university reserve side were able to slog out a 1-0 victory in what were referred to as “ridiculous conditions” on the Astroturf at Peffermill.
Despite the disappointment of the weekend, sports teams across Midlothian should find themselves in luck this weekend, with weather forecasts predicting sunshine with minimal cloud cover.
Although Edinburgh’s hockey men were able to play out the duration of a wet and windy encounter at Watsonians’ Tipperlinn ground, the vast majority of weekend fixtures had to be cancelled due to the appalling weather conditions across the city.
It was not just fixtures in the capital that had to be cancelled, however. Edinburgh University’s 1st XV rugby were set to take on Annan RFC at Violetbank, Dumfriesshire on Saturday; an encounter which was called off by match officials. Likewise, the 2nd XV were unable to get their game against Hamilton underway at Peffermill, with the ground deemed unplayable.
Things looked no brighter for the Edinburgh university’s football teams, with the 1st, 2nd and U21 sides all seeing their weekend fixtures cancelled. Keen to brave the weather if it meant having the chance to play, Edinburgh’s 1st XI travelled to Dalkeith to take on Easthouses Lily in the East of Scotland Premier League. However, a late pitch inspection ruled out any possibility of the encounter. The 2nd XI and U21 sides were unable to take on Liberton and Murieston respectively, though a university reserve side were able to slog out a 1-0 victory in what were referred to as “ridiculous conditions” on the Astroturf at Peffermill.
Despite the disappointment of the weekend, sports teams across Midlothian should find themselves in luck this weekend, with weather forecasts predicting sunshine with minimal cloud cover.
