Hawick took Stirling’s scalp for the second time this season with a late score from Bruce McNeil seeing them home and sealing a place in the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup.
Stirling County took maximum points with a bonus point secured before half-time as they narrowed the gap between themselves and Boroughmuir in the Tennent’s Premiership.
Melrose travelled to Bridgehaugh as favourites but found themselves up against a determined County side in no mood to capitulate and the men from the Greenyards had to dig very deep for the victory.
Currie Chieftains have wished their coach Ben Cairns well after he was confirmed as the head coach of the Stirling County franchise in the new Super 6 league, which is due to start next season.
After slipping up at Hawick last week, Currie Chieftains returned to winning ways and enhanced their Tennent’s Premiership play-off hopes with this emphatic victory over Stirling County.
Scotland centre Alex Dunbar is set to play for Tennent’s Premiership leaders Ayr this afternoon as they host third-placed Heriot’s in the game of the day.
Jed-Forest are the only non-top flight club left in the Scottish Cup and their reward for making it into the quarter-finals is a home tie with Heriot’s.
Co-captain Fergus Scott scored the winning try with five minutes to go as Currie Chieftains defeated Tennent’s Premiership leaders Ayr 24-23 yesterday to honour the memory of Campbell Reynolds in style.
Watsonians followed up last week’s win at table-topping Ayr – the Millbrae side’s first defeat of the season – with another excellent victory on the road.
This was nothing if not a curious encounter. Stirling dominated the first half but found themselves trailing 10-0 after half an hour as a try from Robert Beattie, goalled by Ross Thompson, who also nudged over a penalty, put Hawks ahead.
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.