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POINTS DIFFERENCE KEEPS BRONCOS CLAYMORE BOWL HOPES
ALIVE - 25th May 2003
Coach Ewing and the 2003 Broncos
Bowl Squad took part in the Claymores Bowl Qualifier on Sunday.
The Broncos were defending the Scottish Title @ Forthbank, Stirling
with only 2 boys still remaining from the 2002 Mid Squad.
With Steven Giannandrea unavailable ...
David Ewing and his fellow Bravehearts played with guts and passion
... winning 3 of their 4 games.
With Lornshill losing to Moray ... 3 teams ... Broncos, Moray and
Lornshill were all on 3-1.
Only the Points FA Differential between all 4 teams separated the 3
teams ... Moray +56pts, Broncos +22pts and Lornshill +14pts.
Moray and Broncos therefore qualify for the Claymores Bowl IV Finals on
Sunday 1st June.
Congratulations to the Fantastic Five ...
David Ewing, Josh Keir, Peter McAllister, Scott Halbert and Kevin
Simpson.
For Bronco Bowl Squad Results ...
Click Here.
For Full Report ... Click Here.
The Scottish Winner of the Claymores Bowl will play in the UK Bowl
Final on Friday 13th June ...
against Eastbourne Cardinals who have already become the NFL English
Flag Champions.
SPONSORED PLAYER OUT FOR THE REST OF SEASON - 24th May 2003
Our Claymores Player Sponsor,
Stuart Hare is out for the rest of the NFLE Season with a
cracked fibula.
Everyone at the Broncos wishes him a speedy recovery !
BRONCOS INVOLVED IN THE SCOTTISH DEVELOPMENT SQUAD (SDS)
The SDS is an
important stage of development for our Bronco Players and Coaches.
Our Club has been blessed with a talented bunch of individuals all at
different levels of skill and ability.
The Broncos have players in all 6 of the 2003 SDS Squads ...
Cadet Squads A and B,
Junior Squads A and B and
Youth Squads A and B.
Not to be outdone ... many of the
Broncos Coaching Staff have been
heavily involved in the development of these
SDS Players and at
the same time gaining valuable experience themselves ... working with
Players and Other Coaches at a more intensive level.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO OUR 2003 SPONSORED CLAYMORE STUART HARE -
20th May 2003
Our Claymores Player Sponsor,
Stuart Hare celebrated his 23rd Birthday ...
two days after the home win against Rhein Fire.
With our World Bowl XI hopes still alive ... it's a double celebration
...
Many Happy Returns from the Grangemouth Broncos !
COACH THOMSON SPENDS A WEEK WITH THE CLAYMORES -
18th May 2003
Coach Jimmy Thomson was guest of the Scottish
Claymores in their build-up to their awesome 33-0 victory over the
Rhein Fire.
To find out if Jimmy was the reason why the World Bowl XI hopefuls
now start to click ... Click Here !
BRONCOS GAVE A FLAG DEMO BEFORE THE FIRE GAME -
18th May 2003
The Bronco Cadet and Junior Squads took part in a Flag Demo @ Lesser
Hampden, Glasgow before the Claymores took on the Rhein Fire.
The Cadets whirled their flags between 12:30pm and 1pm ... whilst the
Juniors were catching everyones eye between 1:30pm and 2pm.
STEVO HELPS HIS SOCCER TEAM BECOME SCOTTISH CHAMPS -
18th May 2003
The man once described as ... the Randy Moss of Flag Football ... has
added another Scottish Title to his Sporting CV by helping Gairdoch Utd
win the Scottish Cup 3-1 @ Airdrie Utds Football Ground.
Congratulations ... Steven Giannandrea ...
for another job well done !
BRONCOS HOSTED BLITZ AND MANIACS - 10th May 2003
The Broncos faced the Inverness Blitz and Moray Maniacs in the SFFA
Conference @ Inchyra on Saturday.
There were games at all age-band levels and ended up an all-day event.
Players turned up @ 10am for training then ... the first games
kicked-off @ 1pm.
Everything went well ... a great day for FUN FOOTBALL !
Huge thanks to Debbie for the food ... you get your very own MVP - Most
Valuable Parent.
Seven wins out of seven games was a tremendous result for the
Broncos. Coach Ewing was thoroughly satisfied with all of the results,
but made the point that when the Broncos visit Inverness on the 7th
June ... the Blitz will be looking for revenge !
As for the rest of the SFFA league campaign ... there will be a lot of
tough tests ahead for each of the Bronco Squads.
Results ... Cadets, Juniors,
Youths and Seniors.
KELLY ROY AND THE CLAYMORE CHEERIES CAME TO FALKIRK -
10th May 2003
Kelly Roy and the Falkirk Babes were unable to support the Broncos
on Saturday.
Falkirk Football Club played
their last ever game at Brockville ... and many of the Scottish
Claymore Cheerleaders ... including Kelly ... were in attendance to
mark the occasion.
Kelly would have loved to have been @ Inchyra and hopes that The Babes
will be able to strut their stuff soon.
FIVE BRONCOS HEAD FOR GB SELECTION CAMP THIS SUMMER
The GB Selection Camp is restricted to 20 players at each Age Band
(Cadet and Junior) ... from which only 10 Cadets and 10 Juniors will be
going to the Euroflag Finals ... in Italy.
The following Bronco Players were selected to attend GB Camp ...
Cadets -
Martyn Paterson ,
James Muir and
David Ewing.
Juniors -
Jonathan Ewing and
Steven Giannandrea.
In all ... 13 players from 5 separate Clubs have been selected to
attend Camp this Summer ... which is a massive
increase in the number of Scots and Broncos involved in the GB scheme.
Congratulations are due to not only the 13 players involved but also
to their Coaches and Clubs for bringing the players on to such a level.
The SDS Coaching Staff are proud of what the all the players have
already achieved and wish them well at GB Camp in July.
BRONCOS NOT THE ONLY ONES BIG IN FALKIRK -
3rd / 4th May 2003
On Saturday and Sunday ... Scotland's National Street Arts Festival
... Big in Falkirk came to
the Falkirk District ... and it was FREE !
Grangemouth, Bo'ness, Denny and Stenhousemuir had local talent
performing in each town BUT the main event took place at Callendar
Park, Falkirk where the Real Radio and Scottish Sun Music Stage brought
a chart-topping line-up of
Star Acts from 12noon each day.
On Saturday only ... a free bus ran from Callendar Park
throughout the afternoon to Scotland's most exciting new tourist
attraction ...
The Falkirk Wheel.
Big in Falkirk was a partnership between
Falkirk Council,
BP Grangemouth
and UZ Events.
Others included ...
Real Radio and
The Scottish Sun who are both
National Media Sponsors AND
the
Falkirk Herald their Local Media Partner.
MR CHATTERBOX WILL BE BACK ... AND AS GOOD AS NEW -
9th May 2003
Our very own Broncos Quiet Man ...
John Myles has not only finished his exams ... he has also now
undergone surgery on his back.
The operation took place on Friday 9th May @ the Western Hospital in
Edinburgh ...
Everyone at the Club wishes John a speedy recovery !
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU !
Many Happy Returns to Scott Halbert who
is the only Bronco to celebrate a birthday this month.
TOM IS ON THE WEB
One of our Youth Team Players has his own website called ...
www.thomaskendrick.com
The Broncos have no control over the content of this site but have had
the assurances of Coach LT that it contains nothing offensive and is
well constructed ... enter Gothic City @ your own risk.
WEBSITE NUMBERS FOR APRIL
The Broncos Website received an average of 68 daily visits this month
(a new record ... previously 67),
over 2060 visits this month (2nd highest) and over 11200 hits this
month (3rd highest).
We would like to thank all our visitors !
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TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR MAY
24th May ... Normal Training
31st May ... Normal Training
INVERNESS BLITZ A @ BRONCOS - 10th May 2003
Match Report to follow when
known.
INVERNESS BLITZ B @ BRONCOS - 10th May 2003
Match Report to follow when
known.
BRONCOS IN THE SFFA
The results so far ... Click Here.
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TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR MAY
24th May ... Normal Training
31st May ... Normal Training
INVERNESS BLITZ @ BRONCOS - 10th May 2003
Match Report to follow when
known.
MORAY MANIACS @ BRONCOS - 10th May 2003
Match Report to follow when
known.
BRONCOS IN THE SFFA
The results so far ... Click Here.
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TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR MAY
24th May ... Normal Training
31st May ... Normal Training
INVERNESS BLITZ @ BRONCOS - 10th May 2003
Match Report to follow when
known.
BRONCOS IN THE SFFA
The results so far ... Click Here.
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TRAINING SCHEDULE FOR MAY
24th May ... Normal Training
31st May ... Normal Training
INVERNESS BLITZ @ BRONCOS - 10th May 2003
Match Report to follow when
known.
BRONCOS IN THE SFFA
The results so far ... Click Here.
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NFL EUROPE WEEK 9 RESULTS - 31st May 2003
Saturday
Scottish Claymores 45 @ F.C. Barcelona Dragons 7
Berlin Thunder 43 @ Amsterdam Admirals 51
To view NFLE League so far ... Click Here.
For all the League Fixtures Click Here.
NALL STAND UP ... FOR OFFENSIVE MVP OF WEEK 8 -
27th May 2003
Craig Nall has been named Offensive Player of the Week following
his 300-yard passing display against the Amsterdam Admirals.
The result gave the Claymores a 4-4 record for the season with two
games remaining before World Bowl XI.
WOULD YOU ADEN AND EVE IT ! - 27th May 2003
Meanwhile, the Claymores have made more
Roster changes with English LB
Aden Durde replacing crocked-jock
Stuart Hare in the Squad for the remainder of the season.
Aden is no stranger to the Claymores ... he was offered a place at Full
Training Camp earlier this season after impressing at National Camp in
Tampa but job commitments meant he had to reluctantly decline the
offer.
ROB PETTY TO GET ... BODYBAG ? - 27th May 2003
Claymores PS LB
Jermaine Petty has been re-assigned to the Dragons and becomes the
latest
Roster Dodger.
The Dragons have had problems at LB position and exercised their right
to take Jermaine to Barcelona.
The Scottish Defense has however been bolstered by the inclusion of
Shannon 'Bodybag' Wadley, nicknamed for his hard-hitting style,
from Berlin.
Shannon will also be expected to assist our Special Teams too !
MORGAN SPICES UP THE CALGARY
Two WRs familiar to Claymores and WLAF fans have apparently signed with
the Calgary Stampeders of the
Canadian Football League ...
Kenyatte Morgan and Latario Rachal.
NFL EUROPE WEEK 8 RESULTS - 24th / 25th May 2003
Saturday
Frankfurt Galaxy 47 @ F.C. Barcelona Dragons 13
Scottish Claymores 31 @ Amsterdam Admirals 20
Sunday
Berlin Thunder 21 @ Rhein Fire 28
BSL WEEK 8 ... SCOTTISH RESULTS - 25th May 2003
Sunday
Dundee Hurricanes 12 @
Glasgow Tigers 20
Edinburgh Wolves 0 @ Gateshead 47
For a look at all the BSL League Tables ...
Click Here.
BULLS BLITZ INVERNESS - 24th May 2003
The Kirkcaldy Bulls
travelled north to Inverness to face the
Inverness Blitz.
The Youth Squad won 32-18 and the Senior Squad easily disposed of the
Blitz 73-6.
MVPs were Brian Barr (Youth) and Paul Arnold (Senior).
The SFFA League so far ... Youths and
Seniors.
BYAFA YOUTH KITTED SCHEDULE 2003
According to Moray Firth Dolphins ... the
Fixture List.
HOT AND COLD CLAYMORES SINK ADMIRALS - 24th May 2003
The Claymores World Bowl hopes are still in the balance after a win
against Amsterdam.
For the Full Match Report check out the
Claymores Official Website.
SCOOPS DOESN'T CATCH SOMETHING IN AMSTERDAM ! -
24th May 2003
Claymores WR
Scott Couper is still just one pass short from becoming only the
7th player in NFL Europe League history to catch 100 passes.
Scott, in his 8th NFLE Season as a Claymores Player, would join
another Claymore Favourite
Yo Murphy
... the only other Claymore Past or Present in the Century Club.
NFL EUROPE WEEK 9 - 31st May 2003
Saturday - Scottish Claymores @ F.C. Barcelona Dragons and Berlin
Thunder @ Amsterdam Admirals
JENS NAMED NFL EUROPE NATIONAL PLAYER OF WEEK 7 -
20th May 2003
Our Swedish National
Jens Pettersson was the Claymore who intercepted the ball in our
own End Zone with 12 seconds remaining ... thus preserving only the 3rd
ever Scottish Shut-Out in NFLE history.
NO JOKE WITHOUT FIRE - 18th May 2003
One of the funniest off-the-field antics ... EVER ... happened when
Shuggie and Hamish went
HEAD-to-HEAD with Burnie ... the Rhein Fire Mascot.
The outcome from a Scottish perspective ... visit the
Claymores FTP
Website.
NFL EUROPE WEEK 7 RESULTS - 17th / 18th May 2003
Saturday
F.C. Barcelona Dragons 23 @ Berlin Thunder 20
Amsterdam Admirals 27 @ Frankfurt Galaxy 24
Sunday
Rhein Fire 0 @ Scottish Claymores 33
CLAYMORES D-LIGHT THEIR FANS AGAINST THE FIRE - 18th May 2003
It sums it up that a Defensive Player collected the game MVP honours
... DE
Radell Lockhart was that man BUT the entire Defense for the
Claymores were awesome !
For the Full Match Report check out the
Claymores Official Website.
TIME TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE PLAYERS
For your Claymores Player of the Year visit
Claymores Official Website
before the end of the Season.
For your 2003 All-NFL Europe League Team visit
NFL Europe Official Website
before the voting ends on Monday, 2nd June 2003.
BSL WEEK 7 ... SCOTTISH RESULT - 17th May 2003
Edinburgh Wolves 0 @
Dundee Hurricanes 42
WEEK 16 ... AFL RESULTS - 16th / 17th / 18th May 2003
For all this weeks Arena Football results ...
Click Here.
LASTMINUTE.COM OFFERS 2 WORLD BOWL TICKETS FOR THE PRICE OF 1
If you are interested visit ...
lastminute.com for further details.
CHERRY PICKED ... JUAN SET TO BLOSSOM ... RIGHT ? -
12th May 2003
The Claymores have been allocated former Patriots CB
J'Juan Cherry to compensate for the loss of Keon Moore
to the Admirals.
Cherry, 26, has been designated as a League Active PS Player and joined
up with his new team-mates on the eve of their ill-fated trip to
Frankfurt last weekend.
BSL WEEK 6 ... SCOTTISH RESULT - 11th May 2003
Birmingham Bulls 6 @
East Kilbride Pirates 26
NFL EUROPE WEEK 6 RESULTS - 10th May 2003
Saturday
Berlin Thunder 24 @ F.C. Barcelona Dragons 14
Rhein Fire 34 @ Amsterdam Admirals 27
Scottish Claymores 27 @ Frankfurt Galaxy 33 (OT)
MESSAGE IS NO BOTTLE - 10th May 2003
After going into a 14-0 lead the Claymores threw away more vital
opportunities.
Galaxy gave the Claymores a life-line by putting the game into Overtime
after missing a PAT in the last
seconds of the game ... only for the Claymores to blow their attempt
and the Galaxy to stick the Claymore deep in their hearts by scoring a
TD on the next possession.
Calculators at the ready if we are to still qualify !
For the Full Match Report check out the
Official Claymores Website.
BEN-NOT PLAYING ARENA FOOTBALL ANYMORE ! - 6th May 2003
Claymore
Jermaine Benoit who was signed by Los Angeles Avengers of the
AFL in March ... was placed on the Injured Reserve List with a strained
right hamstring in April and ... has now been released in May.
GIRLS TO FREAK OUT AT WORLD BOWL - 7th May 2003
Claymores Official Website reveals that the
Sugababes are to be the Main
Half-time Attraction at the World Bowl XI in Glasgow on the 14th June.
Also confirmed is Fish ...
who will be singing 'Caledonia' pre-game.
Apparently ... more acts to be announced shortly !
HEYWARD NOW WAYWARD - 7th May 2003
Claymore CB Keith Heyward-Johnson has
been signed at the last minute by the 49ers and will not now
be coming back to the Claymores this year.
THREE RAMS GET GB CALL-UP
David O'Rourke, Martin Wallace and ex-Bronco
Adam Donaldson all received GB Call-Ups.
Adam will be at GB Camp (for RBs and Linemen) in Crystal Palace on the
weekend of the 24th / 25th May.
There are also going to be two further GB Camps ... a 2-day Camp in
Scotland and a 4-day Camp in Durham.
KEN GETS ANOTHER MVP IN WEEK 5 - 6th May 2003
Claymores RB
Ken Simonton has been named Offensive MVP of the Week by the NFL
Europe League for the 2nd time in five weeks.
MORE CLAYMORES ON THE MOVE - 6th May 2003
NFL Europe League have re-allocated Claymore
Chris Brown (PS) ... to Frankfurt Galaxy.
However, the Claymores hope to re-introduce last season's CB
Keith Heyward-Johnson at
practice on Thursday, subject to a medical.
Who is still on the Current Roster and
who have gone ... Roster Dodgers.
NFL EUROPE WEEK 5 RESULTS - 3rd / 4th May 2003
Saturday
Frankfurt Galaxy 7 @ Rhein Fire 14
Sunday
F.C. Barcelona Dragons 17 @ Scottish Claymores 10
Amsterdam Admirals 30 @ Berlin Thunder 34
A WET DAY ... A WET PERFORMANCE - 4th May 2003
Penalties and missed Fields Goals saw the Claymores sink to another
home defeat ... this time against the Dragons.
For the Full Match Report check out the
Official Claymores Website.
RAMS WIN ON THE ROAD - 4th May 2003
The Junior Rams played in a 5-on-5
Kitted Friendly Tournament @ Holyrood, Glasgow on Sunday.
The North Lanarkshire Rams won 56-28 against Inverclyde Sharks and
38-6 against the Craigmount Cougars to be crowned Champs !
Present from the Broncos were Jonathan Ewing, Blair McTague,
Mark O'Donnell and ... Coached by
Charlie Ewing on the day.
Bronco Blair McTague was voted Tournament MVP
with Jonathan Ewing getting his usual fair
share of TDs.
BSL WEEK 5 ... SCOTTISH RESULT - 3rd May 2003
Edinburgh
Wolves 6 @
Glasgow Tigers 14
WOLVES AND TIGERS FACED EACH OTHER IN WEEK 5 OF BSL -
3rd May 2003
On Saturday, Edinburgh
Wolves travelled West to meet the Glasgow Tigers
@ Cambuslang Rugby Club.
A close result ... with the Tigers winning 14-6 to record their first
win of the Season and leave the Wolves without a win in their first
BSL year.
SCOTS GIRLS BEAR FRUIT AGAINST DRAGONS - 4th May 2003
The Scottish Girl Band ... Lemonescent ... played a wee tartan number
in-stadium @ half-time.
Another Scot, singer songwriter Tippi was the star attraction at
the wet pre-game party.
I WILL HAVE A BIG MAC AND A ... BEER ? - 4th May 2003
Carling and MaDonalds offered Claymore Fans an opportunity to
receive one FREE Beer and Food for a Year if ... the Claymores got
THREE TDs in the FIRST THREE QUARTERS against the Dragons on Sunday.
From the first minute of the game ... it was never going to happen !
WHAT MUSIC GETS YOU GOING AT HAMPDEN - 1st May 2003
Put your suggestions for Gameday Entertainment into the
Claymores Official Website and enjoy your Claymore experience
even more !
CLAYMORE NO MOORE - 1st May 2003
Claymores CB
Keon Moore, an active NFL Europe League
PS Player ... has been re-assigned to the Amsterdam Admirals.
LANDRY TOOK THE MICHAEL IN BERLIN
Claymores DE
Michael Landry equalled the Claymores record for most sacks in a
game last weekend when he claimed 2.5 QB stops against Berlin Thunder.
Michael matched the achievements of DL John DeWitt in May 1996.
WHO DID THE DENVER BRONCOS GET IN THE NFL DRAFT 2003 ?
For all the Bronco Stars of the Future ...
Click Here.
BULLS MAKE THEIR MARK ON GRASS
The
Kirkcaldy Bulls have arranged a home venue @ Ravenscraig Park,
Kirkcaldy ... with their very own marked field courtesy of Fife
Council.
DAVE WATCHES THEIR EVERY MOVE
Ever wondered what happens to all the NFL Europe Players after they
return to America ?
Well if you do ... why not
Ask Dave.
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