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Month: February 2020

Musselburgh got the better of GHA in appalling conditions at Braidholm. Image: Colin Robinson
Clubland

GHA v Musselburgh: penalty try puts the seal on valuable away win

29 February 2020 Iain Hay Comments Off on GHA v Musselburgh: penalty try puts the seal on valuable away win

GHA 6 Musselburgh 15 IAIN HAY @ Braidholm MUSSELBURGH took one giant leap towards Premiership safety with a hard-fought victory over GHA, in conditions which would have had Ernest Shackleton saying, “There’s no chance I’m going …

Currie Chieftains kept on track for a home play-off with a win over Jed-Forest. Image: Fraser Gaffney
Clubland

Currie Chieftains v Jed-Forest: Malleny men hold their nerve to stay on track for a home play-off

29 February 2020 Colin Renton Comments Off on Currie Chieftains v Jed-Forest: Malleny men hold their nerve to stay on track for a home play-off

Visitors recover from poor start to have the game within their grasp but Grant Paxton’s yellow-carding proves costly …

Edinburgh Accies
Clubland

Edinburgh Accies undo their own efforts and drop to the bottom

29 February 2020 Erin McRitchie 1

Edinburgh Accies 20 Selkirk 33 ERIN McRITCHIE @ Raeburn Place A LATE second-half comeback  was not enough for Edinburgh Accies to salvage anything from a high-scoring game that has consigned them to the foot of …

Kerr Gossman of Hawks just manages to put Marr's Mackenzie Pearce into touch. Image: Ken Ferguson
Clubland

Marr v Glasgow Hawks: hosts tough it out but visiting bonus point could be key

29 February 2020 Matt Vallance 1

Andy Hill’s team belied their lowly league position to push the table-toppers all the way, demonstrating that they will not be going down without a fight …

Stirling County edged out Boroughmuir Bears at Oriam. Image: Bryan Robertson
Boroughmuir Bears

Super6: indoor fireworks see Stirling County pip Boroughmuir Bears

29 February 2020 Iain Morrison Comments Off on Super6: indoor fireworks see Stirling County pip Boroughmuir Bears

Stirling County 36 Boroughmuir Bears 34 IAIN MORRISON @ Oriam THIS bottom-of-the-table clash was a slow burner that really only sparked into life in a second half that produced seven of the nine tries on …

Andrew Mitchell carries for Hawick versus Aberdeen Grammar. Image: Kenny Baillie
Aberdeen Grammar Rugby

Hawick v Aberdeen Grammar: Greens blow away lacklustre visitors

29 February 2020 Alan Lorimer Comments Off on Hawick v Aberdeen Grammar: Greens blow away lacklustre visitors

Both sides were missing key men but Hawick showed their strength in depth and used home advantage to secure an emphatic victory …

It wasn't pretty at Murrayfield as Edinburgh battled out a win over Cardiff Blues. Image: FOTOSPORT/DAVID GIBSON
Edinburgh Rugby

Edinburgh v Cardiff Blues: Cockerill’s men snatch four ugly but valuable points

28 February 2020 David Barnes 4

Gritty victory leaves capital side seven points clear of Munster at the summit of Conference B of the PRO14 …

Tommy Seymour
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Leinster v Glasgow: lethal leaders leave Warriors flailing in their wake

28 February 2020 The Offside Line Team 2

Leinster 55 Glasgow Warriors 19 GLASGOW’s unbeaten record in 2020 was shattered at the RDS as Leinster continued on their apparently invincible way. The PRO14 champions have now had 19 victories from 19 games this …

Southern Knights are out for revenge after an agonising Super6 opening weekend defeat to Watsonians back in November. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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POSTPONED: Super6: top dogs Watsonians aim to halt Southern Knights in their tracks

28 February 2020 David Barnes 1

Tribute to be paid before match to Myreside stalwart Mike Crerar who passed away recently …

Super6 launched with a narrow Stirling County win over Boroughmuir Bears at Meggetland. Image: Bryan Robertson
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Super6: Stirling County and Boroughmuir Bears plan to push winter blues aside under the Oriam roof

28 February 2020 Gary Heatly Comments Off on Super6: Stirling County and Boroughmuir Bears plan to push winter blues aside under the Oriam roof

Coaches Ben Cairns and Graham Shiel have challenged their respective teams to seize the opportunity of playing indoors on a state of the art surface …

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