Golf: Life collared

SCOTTISH LIFE, the defending champions, have been knocked out of this year's Sivewright Quaich in the second round.

They lost by one hole over the double foursome to Lothian & Borders Police, for whom the success was some consolation for an early exit in the Dispatch Trophy.

Second-round results: Watsonian bt Dental & Medical at 19th; Hailes bt Scarifiers 6 and 5; Temple bt Stewart's Melville FP at 19th; Royal Bank bt Edinburgh Drapers Thursday 3 and 2; Broomieknowe Home lost to Buckstone GC 4 and 2; BBT lost to Lochcraig one hole; Mount Vernon lost to George Heriots FP one hole; Caermount bt Aegon one hole; Thorntree beat Buckstone GS 5 and 3; Standard Life lost to Dunbar Castle 6 and 5; RICS lost to City Chambers 4 and 2; Kingston bt Observers two holes; Binivell lost to Cramond 6 and 4; Corstorphine 8.30 bt Edinburgh & Leith Licensed Grocers 5 and 4; Scottish Life lost to Lothian & Borders Police one hole; Ethicon beat Prestongrange 7 and 6.