Stewart's Melville 3 - 38 Boroughmuir

BOROUGHMUIR took a step towards top-flight survival when they secured all five league points against a Stewart's Melville side that displayed greater spirit than might have been expected from a side already condemned to the drop.

Referee Andy Taylorson ensured his trip from Lancashire was not wasted, providing a tuneless whistle solo to accompany a pedantic performance in a contest the visitors had in the bag by half time.

Home flanker Andrew Fraser's yellow card after five minutes must be a contender for the season's earliest sin-binning. Boroughmuir profited from his absence, opening their account with a penalty try after an attempted pushover was halted illegally. Graeme Blackhall converted and also added the extra points to a Jamie Doubleday touchdown.

Stuart Ker clawed back three points with a penalty before Euan Matheson applied the final touch after a driven scrum and Rob Cairns scampered in for the bonus point with the final move of the half.

Cairns turned provider to send Calum Cusiter in for a converted try and Ed Mills rounded off the win, slicing the home defence and darting between the sticks to leave Blackhall a simple conversion.