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23 minutes ago
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Hibs academy duo join East Kilbride on cooperation loan
Hibs academy pair goalkeeper Freddie Owens and forward Dean Cleland have joined East Kilbride on cooperation loans for the upcoming season. The 19-year-old keeper impressed last season at Civil Service Strollers in the Lowland League and makes the move to the newly promoted League Two outfit for the forthcoming campaign. Cleland, 17, also impressed last term scoring 38 times for the Edinburgh club's Under-18s side and helped them to the CAS Elite Youth League title. As a result of the new Cooperation system, the pair will be able to continue playing for Hibs while also gaining experience with their partner club. "Freddie did very well at Civil Service Strollers last season in what was a good campaign for them, and Dean really impressed in our Under-18s team," Hibs' Academy Director Gareth Evans told club media, external. "Challenging themselves in League Two, and playing for a good club like East Kilbride, is great for Freddie and Dean in terms of their development and hopefully both will now get minutes at a higher level."
Daily Mail
25 minutes ago
- Daily Mail
Townsend rues indiscipline as Scotland suffer costly tour defeat against Fiji
GREGOR TOWNSEND admitted Scotland had been the creators of their own downfall as they slumped to a potentially costly 29-14 defeat to Fiji in Suva. The tourists scored early in each half through Kyle Rowe and Tom Jordan but beyond that were second-best for the rest of the contest as their hosts dominated. The Scottish cause wasn't helped by poor discipline that saw Ewan Ashman sent to the sin-bin in the first half and Darcy Graham dismissed midway through the second period for a second yellow card offence that also led to a penalty try being awarded. The loss could be an expensive one as Scotland failed to land the world rankings points they craved as they look to claim a top seeding berth ahead of the World Cup draw later this year. And Townsend, who has now lost in Fiji three times as a player and coach, conceded his team could have no complaints about the outcome. He said: 'I think Fiji deserved to win. They had a lot of opportunities to put us under pressure in our 22. They were physical and obviously they're a quality team - and they also showed that last week [against Australia]. 'But we're disappointed in our own performance and that we gave them so many opportunities to put pressure on us. The penalty count was too high [15 overall], with three yellow cards. That makes it very tough to win any Test match. Up against a quality side at home, it's going to be really difficult. 'That'll be the biggest area of improvement for us - making sure we don't let a team like Fiji and Samoa get chances in our 22 because we've given away a penalty for whatever reason.' Townsend, though, felt Graham had been harshly treated with his two yellow cards. The first was for making a tackle on Sireli Maqala before the Fijian had the ball in his possession, while the second was for intercepting a pass from an offside position. Townsend believes the winger won't be suspended for Friday's match against Samoa back in New Zealand, although a dislocated finger might rule Graham out regardless. He added: 'I'd have to look at it again but at the time I thought they [the yellow cards] were very harsh. I'm not sure if the first one was going to hand anyway. But the referee makes his calls, and as soon as he's made the call in that area, you know it's going to be a yellow card, a potential penalty try. 'I think the game is a compact game and players are body-to-body a lot in the game. I don't know how we can then make that one an incident that's a yellow card. 'But the referee has to make these calls. I don't want the focus to be on the referee. It's got to be how we can change things and make sure that our discipline, which has been really good in recent games, stays under 10 penalties and there's no yellow cards.' Scotland are also sweating on the fitness of Jamie Ritchie, who went off during the first half with a foot knock, and Matt Fagerson who suffered a cut eye and also injured the same ankle that kept him sidelined for the last few months of the season. Both will be assessed by the medical team in the coming days. Captain Rory Darge added: 'We were all looking forward to playing Fiji as it's a unique experience and it was the first time for a lot of us here. We knew the challenge we were going into as they are a quality side. I'm sure there will be a lot of things that come up in review that we could have done much better.'
BBC News
33 minutes ago
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Goutas returns to Turkey after Cardiff exit
Dimitrious Goutas has returned to the Turkish Super Lig after agreeing a two-year deal with Goutas, 31, left Cardiff City with his contract up this Greece international spent two years with the Bluebirds, scoring five goals in 81 appearances for the Welsh he departed after Cardiff's relegation to League One and gone back to Turkey, where he played for Sivasspor before moving to Wales.
