O'Reilly blossoms at Rose

BONNYRIGG boy Craig O'Reilly is loving the chance to play for his hometown club – even though it's seen his dream of making the grade put on hold.

The big striker has played SFL football since leaving school, having had spells with Clyde, Montrose, East Fife and, more recently, Stenhousemuir.

He joined Bonnyrigg Rose a few weeks back and has delighted manager Alan Miller with his performances, grabbing a double as the Super League champions catapulted themselves up the table with a 3-2 win over Newtongrange last Saturday.

"My contract was up at Stenny in summer and I wasn't not getting much of a chance there," he said. "I just want to play football and it's great to be back playing.

"I'm from Bonnyrigg so it's easy training-wise etc. I always wanted to come back and play for Bonnyrigg."

O'Reilly sealed the victory over Newtongrange with a superb late striker and is confident Bonnyrigg can now stay in the Super League.

"The space was there and I decided to have a go," he said of his goal. "If you don't shoot, you can't score. It was a great win for us and hopefully we can kick on from here. I think we've been needing a change in fortune as we've not been playing that badly."