{"id":144581,"date":"2024-03-20T12:42:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T11:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.renfrewshire24.co.uk\/?p=144581"},"modified":"2024-03-20T12:42:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T11:42:17","slug":"match-preview-birkmyre-v-shawlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renfrewshire24.co.uk\/sport\/2024\/03\/20\/match-preview-birkmyre-v-shawlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Match preview: Birkmyre v Shawlands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Birkmyre v Shawlands<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Match preview: Saturday 23rd March 2024 KO 2.45pm @ Birkmyre Rugby Club, Broomknowe Road, Kilmacolm<\/strong><br \/>\nMen&#8217;s West Region League Division 3<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Birkmyre get back to league duty this Saturday with a home fixture against Shawlands. The Kilmacolm side find themself in 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0spot in the table as they enter the business end of the season.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Due to previous fixture postponements, the club have a number of games in hand over their closest rivals and have the added benefit of a run of home fixtures.<\/p>\n<p>Club Captain, Ross Moglia, commented &#8220;finishing top of the league is still within our control however we need to win all our remaining matches to do so. Irvine can finish on a maximum 67 point. If we win all our matches with bonus points, we would get to 71. That is easier said than done however, with 4 of our 6 remaining matches at home, we have to be positive and confident we can achieve the required results&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Birkmyre&#8217;s remaining fixtures are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sat 23rd March &#8211; Shawlands &#8211; Home<\/li>\n<li>Sat 30th March &#8211; Moffat &#8211; Home<\/li>\n<li>Sat 6th April &#8211; Lochaber &#8211; Home<\/li>\n<li>Sat 13th April &#8211; Glasgow Uni Medics &#8211; Home<\/li>\n<li>Sat 20th April &#8211; Lanark Clydesdale &#8211; Away<\/li>\n<li>Sat 27th April &#8211; Glasgow Uni Medics &#8211; Away<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kick off this Saturday is 2:45 at Birkmyre Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birkmyre v Shawlands Match preview: Saturday 23rd March 2024 KO 2.45pm @ Birkmyre Rugby Club, Broomknowe Road, Kilmacolm Men&#8217;s West Region League Division 3 Birkmyre get back to league duty this Saturday with a home fixture against Shawlands. 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