Rugby
SATURDAY’S weather was the only thing to defeat Helensburgh RFC in the last few weeks.
Despite the valiant efforts of a few brave and very wet volunteers, Saturday’s home matches for both the first and second teams at Ardencaple had to be postponed, and the third XV match due to be played at Cambuslang was also lost to the quite appalling weather.
CONFIDENCE  is soaring in the Burgh camp after a great away day win against the second placed side.
HELENSBURGH brought home the joy of six at Ardencaple on Saturday as they thrashed bottom club Grangemouth.
Crunch game if Burgh hope to avoid relegation
Brave performance from a young, fast-improving team
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PRESIDENT Don Lilley welcomed the guests to Helensburgh BC for the annual presentation of prizes and dinner dance on Saturday.
BUDDING hockey stars from Helensburgh headed for Arran to compete in an annual invitational tournament.
MICHELLE Hetherington went one better than last year to run out an athletics master.
BURGH wheelchair tennis star Gordon Reid started his Paralympic journey with a double win in Wales.
THE closing of the greens took place at Helensburgh Bowling Club at the weekend, and was marked with a fun game for all the members.
Swimmers' success at Tryst event
A group of eager swimmers from Helensburgh Amateur Swimming Club were in action early in the season with a trip to the Tryst Sports Centre in Cumbernauld taking part in the Cumbernauld Graded Age Group Autumn Meet.
Cricket: Burgh rub salt into the wounds
Helensburgh 51 for 4 Irvine 49 ao Irvine came to Helensburgh with revenge on their mind on Saturday afternoon after last weekend’s SCU Trophy defeat.
No rest for Olympic sailing hero
OLYMPIC sailing manager Stephen Park arrived back in Britain on Monday having led Team GB’s sailors to their most successful medal haul ever.
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