After five years I will be stepping down as coach of Ayr RFC at the end of the season. It has been a marvellous experience and an adventure during that period with notable successes in the Scottish Cup, the British and Irish Cup including a quarter-final against Bristol and, of course, last season's double.
There has been a massive commitment involved in terms of time, travel and challenges and for me it is the right time to scale that down a bit. It has been very satisfying to watch players develop and fulfill their potential, not just senior players but those in our busy youth section. The setting up and running of the Academy has been very worthwhile and there is a lot of playing talent at the club. I fully expect Finn Russell and Fergus Scott to shine in the professional game and of course hope that players such as Robbie Fergusson, Murray McConnell and Callum Templeton get their chance too.
There are others to follow and I wish them every success in the future. In the meantime there is a league programme to finish and we may have an important hand to play in the outcomes at the top and bottom.
From the club's perspective it is important to let everyone know now and the club will be announcing its new coaching team for next season in due course. After a short but well-earned break I will be coaching again but there is some golf to be played first.
Peter Laverie
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