Club Rugby

Only rugby statisticians would have obtained satisfaction from this Tennent’s Premiership match at Goldenacre that bizarrely produced three penalty tries, in a contest between two evenly-matched teams.

Glasgow Hawks wore down and finally killed off an unlucky Edinburgh Accies who had battled their way into a half-time lead but just couldn’t hang on.

In difficult conditions at Millbrae, exemplified by Hawick’s kick-off failing to make the ten metres into the strong wind, Ayr were too strong for their visitors.

This had always looked on paper to be an intriguing, close Tennent’s Premiership encounter and it did not disappoint.

All-conquering Ayr added a sixth Premiership scalp and another five points to the bank with a comfortable victory.

Hawick gained their first win of the season but it was marred by an injury to Ruaridh Macleod, who was carried off with a suspected ankle dislocation that will keep him out for the rest of the season.

After defeat last weekend at Millbrae, Melrose returned to winning ways with a bonus point victory over a Stirling County side poorly rewarded for their attacking approach.

An 11-try spectacular kept the crowd warm on a cold and windy day in Glasgow’s West End.

Currie Chieftains were rewarded for their persistence when they bounced back from conceding a late try to snatch a last-ditch victory that has moved them up to third spot in the Tennent’s Premiership table.

Heriot’s have confirmed they will launch a women’s team next year with a core of 
senior players who quit Murrayfield Wanderers earlier this season.

Currie Chieftains were on fire to defeat Glasgow Hawks at Malleny Park in the Tennent’s Premiership, the hosts battling back from 21-12 down to win emphatically 71-28.

Despite a fourth impressive performance of the season Richard Cockerill’s Edinburgh find themselves on the bottom of the Conference B standings.

The long-awaited reports into the unsavoury Keith Russell affair and the Scottish Rugby Union’s use of non-disclosure agreements to effectively gag former employees were finally handed down like tablets of stone yesterday afternoon but if that was designed to draw a line under the matter, for which we would all be grateful, they failed spectacularly in that respect.

A barn-storming second-half show, in which they scored 26 unanswered points, carried Ayr to victory – even though the hosts were lucky to still be in the contest at the interval.

Winger Ben Robbins bagged five tries as Currie Chieftains defeated Hawick at Malleny Park.

Heriot’s maintained their perfect start to the season with a third successive bonus-point win over an Accies side that simply had no answer to the all-round power of the Goldenacre outfit.

Melrose helped themselves to maximum points in the autumn sunshine as the third round of the Tennent’s Premiership brought together two Super Six franchises.

Anyone at Goldenacre on Saturday afternoon might wonder what all the Super 6 fuss is about. Two good teams displayed oodles of attacking intent and plenty of skill in executing it in front of a healthy crowd on a superb surface. It was one of those rare days in rugby when both team’s offence had the better of the defence. Any side that could hold on to the ball for any length of time seemed destined to score.

Boroughmuir secured the bonus point after only 28 minutes as they picked up their first win of the Premiership campaign.