Premier B rugby roundup

HERIOT’S fought back from a half-time deficit to defeat Hawick in the top-of-the- table match in RBS Premier B on Saturday, writes Gary Heatly.

At Mansfield Park, it was the hosts who started in the ascendancy and two Neil Renwick penalties gave them a 6-0 interval lead, although they passed up at two clear try-scoring chances. And they were made to pay in the second-half, Colin Goudie scoring a converted try to put the visitors a point up. Heriot’s captain Graham Wilson and Hawick centre Lee Armstrong then swapped penalties before centre Max Learmonth grabbed the try that sealed a 17-9 win.

Edinburgh Accies are in third place after they secured a tight win over Watsonians at Myreside. No 8 Callum Reid and scrum-half Johnny Adams scored tries for the visitors, with stand-off Ruairidh Bonner kicking eight points. ‘Sonians scored tries through Danny Moussa, Ben Di Rollo and Brian Walls, but converted only one in a 18-17 defeat.

Glasgow Hawks, playing just their third Premier B match, kept themselves in the mix for a top-two spot with a 36-12 defeat of Stewart’s Melville at Old Anniesland. Rory McKay and Kerr Gossman led the way with two tries apiece with others coming from Tom Steven and Dean Kelbrick. The Stewart’s Melville tries were scored by Reece O’Leary and Angus Lean.

At Laigh Bent, Jed-Forest defeated Hamilton 19-10, with talented stand-off Ewan Scott bagging all the points for the visitors.