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That the Parliament congratulates the Deeside RFC U16 team on winning the Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) national plate final at the famous Riverside Drive Pitch in Jedburgh, in blustery conditions on 17 December 2023; understands that the team won the final against Jed Thistle RFC U16s; notes that Deeside opened the scoring with a seven-minute try from scrum half, Archie Saunders, and a late first half try from left wing, Oliver Njuguna, and a conversion from fly half, Rory Smart, giving Deeside a 0-12 lead at half time; further understands that, after a very tense second half, Keir Morrow scored off a well-worked lineout move on the Jed Thistle five-metre line, which Rory Smart converted once again; understands that Deeside's Kristian Eggerton was awarded Man of the Match, and commends the team for what it sees as its exceptional teamwork in winning the club’s first national accolade, and for, it believes, being fantastic ambassadors for Deeside RFC and for rugby in the north east, with more to come from this group of players in the future.
Supported by:
Clare Adamson, Jeremy Balfour, Colin Beattie, Miles Briggs, Donald Cameron, Jackson Carlaw, Maggie Chapman, Sharon Dowey, Russell Findlay, Murdo Fraser, Meghan Gallacher, Kenneth Gibson, Maurice Golden, Dr Pam Gosal MBE, Jamie Greene, Dr Sandesh Gulhane, Craig Hoy, Liam Kerr, Stephen Kerr, Bill Kidd, Douglas Lumsden, Stuart McMillan, Edward Mountain, Audrey Nicoll, Douglas Ross, Alexander Stewart, Paul Sweeney, Sue Webber, Annie Wells, Tess White