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LUGS v QUGS 1 April 2022- Match Report

LUGS v QUGS Friday 1 April 2022 Royal St George’s It was especially good to see the QUGS back at Sandwich given the disappointment of three Covid induced match cancellations back in 2020. While only four years old, there is a strong sense among both young and older players that the match feels much moreContinue reading “LUGS v QUGS 1 April 2022- Match Report”

LUGS v OUs v OSPs 19 March 2022 – Match Report

LUGS v OUs v OSPs Saturday 19 March 2022 New Zealand Golf Club While many of the rugby loving LUGS were stocking fridges in preparation for the last three games of the Six Nations, an inspired group of golfers made its way to the New Zealand Golf Club to contest a brand new fixture. TheContinue reading “LUGS v OUs v OSPs 19 March 2022 – Match Report”

LUGS v DUGS 11 March 2022- Match Report

LUGS v DUGS Friday 11 March 2022 Royal St George’s LUGS’ last game before lockdown had been against the DUGS at Sandwich and so the return of Trinity’s finest to the Kent links marked what we all hoped to be the bookending to the worst effects of the virus. That said, Thursday’s news was thatContinue reading “LUGS v DUGS 11 March 2022- Match Report”

SUGS v LUGS 4 February 2022 – Match Report

SUGS v LUGS Friday 4 February 2022 Muirfield 2022 Morning dawned on a cool, clear day in Gullane and all was set for the first LUGS fixture of 2022. Having been narrowly beaten at Sandwich in the rearranged 2021 fixture, optimism was high for the rematch. The warm up at North Berwick on Thursday allowedContinue reading “SUGS v LUGS 4 February 2022 – Match Report”

DUGS v LUGS 18 November 2021 – Match Report

DUGS v LUGS Thursday 18 November 2021 Portmarnock With Covid causing the postponement of the fixture scheduled immediately prior to the Ireland v England rugby game, the rearranged match fell neatly into the Autumn rugby series. Could the DUGS rise to the heights their rugby team had reached in beating the All Blacks last weekend?Continue reading “DUGS v LUGS 18 November 2021 – Match Report”

LUGS v SUGS 22 October 2021 – Match Report

LUGS v SUGS Friday 22 October 2021 Royal St George’s Our long delayed fixture against the SUGS finally took place on a beautiful Autumn day in Kent. Both teams needed to adjust personnel late in the days as Covid raised its ugly head. The last to fall was Alex Modgill who arrived at the clubContinue reading “LUGS v SUGS 22 October 2021 – Match Report”

Berkhamsted v LUGS 16 October 2021 – Match Report

Berkhamsted GC v LUGS, 16 October 2021 As ever, it was a thoroughly enjoyable day at Berkhamsted, played on a course in peak condition with fabulous, true and well-paced greens. The usual LUGS tradition of providing port and brandy at breakfast is always well received; it is fair to say that the LUGS team tuckedContinue reading “Berkhamsted v LUGS 16 October 2021 – Match Report”

QUGS v LUGS 3 September 2021 – Match Report

QUGS v LUGS Friday 3 September 2021 Royal Portrush What better way to return to LUGS golf after an end to lockdown than with a fixture at Royal Portrush against the über hospitable QUGS. Warm up games were arranged at Royal County Down and Portrush itself; it is difficult to imagine better courses anywhere to acclimatise on.Continue reading “QUGS v LUGS 3 September 2021 – Match Report”

LUGS v DUGS 13 March 2021 – Zoom Match

Our match against the DUGS, scheduled for 13 March 2021, fell victim to Covid. In its place, the teams met on Zoom. After a highly competitive quiz, the golf was imagined through an article from the Irish Times: Portmarnock Hosts a Thriller ‘momentary loss of concentration’ proves costly Philip Reid, The Irish Times, 19 MarchContinue reading “LUGS v DUGS 13 March 2021 – Zoom Match”

LUGS SUGS virtual (online) match – 4 February 2021

The Calcutta Cup was played on 5 February when Scotland won at Twickenham for the first time since our fixture against the SUGS started back in 1988. Our LUGS SUGS game, scheduled for the day before, was cancelled because of Covid restrictions. Twenty or so of the players came together on a zoom call insteadContinue reading “LUGS SUGS virtual (online) match – 4 February 2021”

LUGS v Internationals 25 October 2020 – Match Report

Covid having intervened to prevent us playing the QUGS in April 2020, travel restrictions then prevented the QUGS from coming to Kent for the rescheduled game in October. Instead, we assembled an international side to play the LUGS at Sandwich on 25 October 2021. The national press would have written it up as follows: FROMContinue reading “LUGS v Internationals 25 October 2020 – Match Report”