GHK v Melrose
GHK 17 | MELROSE 32
SATURDAY 11TH NOVEMBER | ANNIESLAND
Saturday’s National 1 match, preceded by a Minute’s Silence for Remembrance Day, was played, initially, in bright sunshine, but with a chilly breeze. GHK started the match with a period of pressure, but failed to take scoring benefit from a series of scrum penalties. Eventually, at 13 minutes, they fumbled the ball with Melrose breaking out and racing to the other end where Harry Makowski scored. Struan Hutchison converted then kicked a penalty twelve minutes later. Donald Crawford increased the Melrose lead with an unconverted try, out wide, with four more minutes on the clock. At 33 minutes Charlie Greaves put GHK on the score-sheet with a long-range penalty then, just on the break Hugh Parker broke from the base of a scrum passing to Callum Moglia whose try was converted by Greaves.
Half time – GHK 10 Melrose 15
Hutchison increased the Melrose lead with a penalty at 49 minutes and, after an excellent passing move at 62 minutes Crawford scored his second try which Hutchison converted. More passing from the kick-off saw Craig Fairbairn score the Melrose bonus point try with Hutchison, again, converting. With eleven minutes until no-side Angus Cooper scored a try which Calum Busby converted.
GHK 17 Melrose 32
GHK – Charlie Greaves, Max Woods, Louis Miller, Gavin McKirdy, Adam Kennedy, Calum Busby, Sandy Greig, Paul Henderson©, Angus Cooper, Kieran Boles, Leo Findlay, Mark Preston, Hamish Bottomley, Callum Moglia, Hugh Parker. Replacements – Luke Davies, Martin Whyte, Ru Wintersgill, Charlie Campbell, Lorne Scott.
Melrose – Oliver MacKenzie, James Brown, Donald Crawford, Roly Brett, Matty Bertram, Struan Hutchison, Bruce Colvine, Finn Barry, Ben McLean, Will Owen, Dylan Cockburn, Angus Runciman©, Craig Fairbairn, Finlay Sinclair, Lachlan Gaddie. Replacements – Hamish Derrick, Andrew Kirk, Thomas Brown, Bruno Lambert, Harry Makowski
MAN OF THE MATCH
STRUAN HUTCHISON
POINT SCORERS FOR MELROSE:
