Rugby match reports from around the country and beyond from The Offside Line.
Title holders Boroughmuir will face either West of Scotland or Stirling County in Youth Cup under-18 Final on 17th December …
“The support we’ve received playing at Myreside this season has been outstanding, so when the final comes we will be looking to put in a performance that our supporters can be proud of.” …
“I’m very happy with the fightback from the boys. Being 14-0 down, it was an important character test for us. We stuck to the process and showed discipline and belief. It was really encouraging to see the response from the players.” …
“When we were down to 12 men, there is not a whole lot you can do except try and bear up defensively, so they got an opportunity to get their confidence up and play in a way they’re really good at – loose, fast and unstructured.” …
Visiting head coach Iain Berthinussen encouraged by team’s fighting spirit …
“I think it was probably one of the best performances of the season. Coming down to Selkirk is always really tough, but we’re really happy with the score, after a hit and miss first half.” …
“We feel as if we are now competing. We have competed with Marr, with Accies last week and we feel that we’re getting stronger with people returning. We just need to try and get more wins.” …
“I’m disappointed and at the same time angry because the things that let us down tonight are the same things that we’ve spoken about. We put ourselves into a position to lose this game – they didn’t dominate and win it, we lost it.” …
This coming weekend sees schools and clubs competing in the semi-finals of their respective Cup, Shield, Plate and Bowl competitions …
“We made a lot of errors tonight. We put ourselves under pressure, but we’ll find a solution for that. There are two big enemies in rugby. One is doubt and the second is expectation.” …
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