Top dogs Marr show their might to see off Chieftains

Marr's Colin Sturgeon runs through for a try against Currie. Picture: Ross Brownlee/SNS

The Edinburgh side arrived in Troon unbeaten so far in 2019/20, but returned east with just a four-try bonus point to show for a 45-27 defeat. Currie’s cause was not helped by losing experienced stand-off Gregor Hunter, pictured, early on to a head knock, but Marr were well worth their bonus point triumph and now they are the holders of the Bill McLaren Shield.

Tries by Fraser Grant and Greg Montgomery plus a Colin Sturgeon conversion put the hosts 12-0 up after 15 minutes.

By half-time, in a match being played at a frantic pace, the home side were leading 19-8, but the game was still in the balance.

A try from captain Conor Bickerstaff gave Marr a bonus point in the 45th minute and when Sturgeon ran in five minutes later it was 31-8.

After 60 minutes it was 45-8 as Marr’s attack just kept clicking to give them further tries from Jack Scott and Sturgeon.

A try double from Charlie Brett and another near the end for Currie meant it finished 45-27.

Hawick are still third in the table, but they were held to a 12-12 draw by Selkirk at Mansfield Park.

A penalty try put the Greens 7-0 up in the first half, but a Henry Bithray try for the visitors made cut the deficit to 7-5 at the break.

Both teams lost men to the sin bin in the second half and Hawick went 12-5 up with a Bruce McNeil try.

Callum Anderson’s try – converted by Aaron McColm – gave Selkirk a share of the spoils though.

Musselburgh secured their first win of the league campaign by beating Glasgow Hawks 32-18.

Robert Stott scored the visitors first try early on with Danny Owenson converted and when the latter kicked a penalty and then Paddy Portsmouth scored a converted try it was 17-3.

It was 20-6 to the East Lothian men at half-time before a try from Yousif Alagilly for Hawks while Musselburgh had a man in the bin threatened a comeback.

Musselburgh were not going to let that happen though and tries by Paul Cunningham and Colin Arthur secured the win and a four-try bonus.

GHA too were victors for the first time in 2019/20, downing Edinburgh Accies 31-20 at Braidholm.

Aberdeen Grammar beat Jed-Forest 25-15 at Rubislaw.