Milne try seals unlikely victory

DUNDEE High took advantage of a Jekyll and Hyde performance from their north-east neighbours who scored all their 29 points in a fluent display of running rugby in the first half.

Aberdeen Grammar looked set to record a first Premier One victory but fell flat in a pointless second half, handing the home side the initiative, which they happily accepted, grabbing the winner in the final minute.

When replacement Ryan Milne scampered over in the corner it completed a remarkable day for stand-in coach Alan Clark, who ironically once played scrum-half for the Rubislaw side. ‘’It was a great, if unexpected win after trailing 29-14, which could have been more had Grammar taken their chances,’’ said Clark.

The Mayfield men added three tries to their two break-away efforts in the first period through Richie McIvor, Jamie Urquhart and Milne. Centre Jack Steel added four conversions and a penalty to the home haul.

Scorers: Dundee: Tries: McLean, Levison, McIvor, Urquhart, Milne. Cons: Steel 4 . Pen: Steel. Aberdeen: Tries: Anderson, Oag, Wardlaw 2. Cons: Percival 3. Pen: Percival.

Dundee: J Urquhart; A McLean, J Steel, R Lavery, C Wyper; C Brown, A Dymock, N Dymock, S Forrest, A Brown, R Hawkins, A Linton, A Redmayne, C Cumming, D Levison. Subs used: G Robertson, R Milne, R McIvor, R Lemon.

Aberdeen: S Aitken: C Anderson, W Percival, W Wardlaw, E Oag: R Aloe, M Ward; M Dixon, S O’Connor, C McConnachie, E Nimmons, M Douglas, R Barrie, T McGuiness, C Allan. Subs used: N Fraser, R Allen, A Willis, R Lawson, F Lyle.

Referee: A Healy.