flag teams. In 2018 the club appointed Claire Cochrane as their first ever female head coach to lead the women's contact team. In 2019 the women's flag team finished 3rd in the UK Opal Series. The highest positioning in their history. In 2020 the women's flag team lifted the 1st-place trophy for the first women's bracket at the Flagging New Year tournament. References External links East Kilbride Pirates Official Site BAFA National League teams American football teams in Scotland East Kilbride Sport in South Lanarkshire Hamilton, South Lanarkshire 1985 establishments in Scotland American football teams established in 1985