Lion Cubs

"The Lion Cubs aim is to promote the physical well being of the children, introduce teamwork, instil the basic skills required for playing rugby, and, most importantly, to HAVE FUN"

Lion Cubs Manager David Milne

The Lion Cubs - "Learning to ROAR!"

The Lion Cubs are unique to Scottish Rugby. All rugby fans gaze in awe at the ball skills of southern hemisphere teams and expostulate about Scotland's inability to do the same. The reason is simply that those players start early and having a ball in their hands is second nature. The Lion Cubs allows all kids to develop, at an early age, the skills and passion, camaraderie and fun associated with "The Beautiful Game".

Last year our P4 teams achieved phenomenal success and were made up predominantly of Lion Cub "graduates". Although we would like all our cubs to progress within the club we understand that it is not for everybody and we take a more holistic view of the skills we teach. We use soccer balls, tennis balls, hockey sticks and hoops as well as rugby balls to encourage the children to retain any aspect of sport and fitness as an integral part of their future. Every activity we undertake is non-contact and fun.

Coaches

David Milne - set up the "micro rugby" 3 years ago to give youngsters something to do whilst their older brothers and sisters were training. The Lion Cubs now has 40 members. A trained Cub Scout leader he is well used to handling this age group. David played Rugby at Royal High and his son Gavin currently plays in the P6 section.