Men against boys in the second half at Meggetland as Melrose reasserted their championship credentials. A hat-trick from Ross McCann took him to 10 for the season – and joint top of the try scoring table with Kerr Gossman.
Even with a poor second half, Ayr avoided a potential banana skin at Malleny Park as Frazier Climo showed how important a player he is for them – and how much he has been missed in recent weeks.
With 25 points, George Horne was outstanding for Hawks – and versatile as well, starting at scrum half and finishing at stand off. If Finlay Gillies is genuinely concerned about his defence – he will need to address the problem vigorously before next week’s trip to the Greenyards.
A bumper crowd was royally entertained before, during and after a 13 try ‘derby’ extravaganza at Goldenacre. Heriots retained the Bill McLaren Shield (two down / two to go) with some style and put some daylight between themselves and the chasing pack in the race for play-off places.
Currie came up short against Ayr, but they dug deep, winning the second half 21-10. Their young backs were not intimidated by the physical challenge Ayr presented.
‘A bad day at the office’ for Marcus Di Rollo and Watsonians. Heriots were just too good on this occasion.
Stirling got their heads screwed on for the visit to Mansfield and did exactly what they needed to do, using their bench very effectively in the process.
Chris Dalgleish says Gala ‘never got off the bus’ at Anniesland on Saturday, yet when they did manage to win some ball their wide men threatened.
With survival now in the balance, Boroughmuir maybe need to focus on the key battles – and away to Srirling next week is a key battle.
Physically underpowered as they are, Hawick simply cannot afford to have senior players like Lee Armstrong and Bruce McNeil picking up yellow cards.
David has worked as a freelance rugby journalist since 2004 covering every level of the game in Scotland for publications including he Herald/Sunday Herald, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, The Scotsman/Scotland on Sunday/Evening News, The Daily Record, The Daily Mail/Mail on Sunday and The Sun.
