10/11/2026
🏉 A fantastic first festival for the Helensburgh Bear Maidens! 🐻💙
On Sunday 8th November, our Bear Maidens hosted their first ever women’s rugby festival, welcoming teams from Dalziel, Kilmarnock and Lenzie to Helensburgh Rugby Club.
The day began with a minute’s silence in remembrance of those who have served, before the rugby got underway with a round-robin 10-a-side full-contact tournament.
Having only formed at the end of August, the Bear Maidens have made remarkable progress in such a short space of time. They certainly showed they were ready for the challenge, with some fantastic tackling, strong carries, excellent offloads and plenty of determination throughout the day.
🔥 The results:
* 🏉 Bear Maidens 3-5 Kilmarnock
* 🏉 Dalziel 7-0 Lenzie
* 🏉 Bear Maidens 1-6 Dalziel
* 🏉 Kilmarnock 9-0 Lenzie
* 🏉 Bear Maidens 5-2 Lenzie
There were some outstanding performances and plenty of tries to celebrate, with the Maidens finishing the day on a high with a convincing win over Lenzie!
A special highlight was welcoming former Helensburgh player, and current Glasgow Warriors and Scotland international, Anne Young, who came along to wish the players well and generously present the team with some of her Scotland kit. A huge thank you to Anne for her support!
👏 Congratulations to all our Player of the Match winners and, most importantly, to every player who took part. The progress this group has made in just a few months is fantastic, and the future looks very bright for the Bear Maidens.
A massive thank you to Dalziel, Kilmarnock and Lenzie for travelling to Helensburgh and making the festival such a success. We look forward to welcoming you back!
Fancy giving rugby a try?
The Bear Maidens welcome new players of all abilities, whether you’ve played before or are completely new to the game.
📍 Helensburgh Rugby Club
📅 Wednesdays at 7pm
📅 Saturdays at 11.45am
Get in touch at [email protected] for more information.
🐻💙 Once a Maiden, always a Maiden!
