Selkirk 32 - 28 Watsonians: Selkirk fight back again

Published on Sunday 28 September 2008 23:57

EIGHT tries, another remarkable Selkirk fightback, close on ten minutes of added time and a late Watsonians surge that almost brought victory were the key ingredients in what was a first-class advert for club rugby.

Watsonians had already secured the bonus point at the interval and there appeared no way back for Selkirk. However, for the third time in five matches, Selkirk turned the game around.

Tries from Jamie Blackwood, Torrie Callander, Richard Minto and Jeff Nicholson, all converted by Mike Ker, to scores by Sean Crombie and Scott Hendrie saw Watsonians in the driving seat. But they failed to add any more after the break and Scott Tomlinson and Gavin Craig secured the win with Ross Armstrong and Michael McVie sharing the kicks.

Scorers: Selkirk. Tries: Crombie, Hendrie, Tomlinson, Craig. Cons: Armstrong (2), McVie. Pens: Armstrong, McVie. Watsonians: Tries: Blackwood, Callander, Minto, Nicholson. Cons: Ker (4).

Selkirk: G Blair; S Hendrie, R Nixon, R Armstrong, L Jones; G Craig, M McVie; G Patterson, S Crombie, M Murray, S Willett, E Gauche, N Darling, S Tomlinson, C Johnston. Subs used: A Lyall, R Taylor, I Walling, R Aglen.

Watsonians: A Nash; A Rowe, B Di Rollo, J Blackwood, R Minto; M Ker, E Howe; A Fisher, G Wood, K Traynor, T Callander, J Nicholson, A Tweed, J Pelter, G Hills. Subs used: N Tunnah, K Coertze, S Paulo, T Saena.

Attendance: 1,500.

Referee: A McMenemy.