Stirling County

The first season of Scotland’s new top tier rugby competition, Super 6, will start in early November 2019, following the Rugby World Cup.

Stirling earned revenge for the heavy defeat inflicted upon them by Hawick in October, but they had to dig very deep and come from behind to do so.

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.

Heriot’s blunted the challenge of a resilient Stirling County with eight tries in the bone-chilling cold of a winter’s afternoon.

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.

The head coaches for the new Super 6 tournament have been announced.

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.

Ayr joined the small band of teams to edge out Stirling on their own ground in a thrilling last-ditch win.

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.

Holders Melrose battled back to defeat Boroughmuir 36-28 in a cracking Scottish Cup first round tie in Edinburgh last night, writes Gary Heatly.

Scottish Cup holders Melrose get their defence of the trophy underway this evening when they take on Boroughmuir at Meggetland in round one.

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.

Campbell Reynolds will be on the minds of all the Currie Chieftains players ahead of their Tennent’s Premiership clash with Ayr this afternoon.

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.

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

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.