Gala 19 - 23 Selkirk: Late penalty seals it for Selkirk

SELKIRK ended their duck in the Premiership with a well-deserved win at Netherdale, sealing the points with a late Rory Banks penalty which came after Gala had clawed back the deficit to one point.

Gala's Opeta Palepoi. Picture: Alwyn Johnston

Neither side could create openings until Darren Clapperton scored in 12 minutes, running in from a break by Ross Nixon. Jack Cuthbert converted for a 7-0 lead. Gala’s Craig Dods then went wide with a penalty.

Selkirk’s Mikey Davies was sent to the sin-bin, but Callum Rowlandson of Gala was also yellow-carded.

A minute from half-time Opeta Palepoi, pictured, went over in the left-hand corner, but then Davies pounced on a poor kick by Dods to score Selkirk’s second try, leaving the visitors 12-5 ahead at the interval.

Wellman dropped a goal for Selkirk, and it was game on when Alan Dell and Josh Irvine scored twice in three minutes and Dods converted both. But Banks banged over a penalty and Selkirk held out to give coach Peter Wright his first win of the season.