HAWICK 25, DUNDEE HSFP 12
Hawick entered this match knowing that from past experience, Dundee are always a very difficult team to beat either at home or away and a win was essential to remain in a prominent position in the league following last weeks disappointing defeat at Glasgow Hawks. The match erupted in the second half with a mass brawl which saw Danny Landels and Dymock from Dundee red carded, the tempers flared up again on numerous occasions in the second half which was not helped by some dubious decisions by the match officials. Hawick were  reduced to 13 men when Matt Landels was yellow carded which earns him a one match ban under the totting up procedure. Along with all the injuries, this leaves Hawick with major selection problems next week and beyond.
Hawick started the match well and had the most of the play in the first half, with the forwards keeping their opponents very much on the back foot. The lineout certainly was much better than in recent weeks and the strong front row of Fleetwood, Landels and Cross had the better of their opposite numbers. Craig Neish put the first points on the board with a well struck penalty and Matt Landels was driven over the line in the corner for a try, which Neish converted well from far out. Another Neish penalty gave Hawick a 13-0 lead at half time.
The second half again seen Hawick continue their dominant play and man of the match Andy Wilson again scored at the posts which gave Hawick a healthy 20-0 lead. Geoff Cross barged his way over for a unconverted try to increase the lead to 25-0. From this point the tempers boiled over at regular intervals and with Hawick reeduced to 13 men, Dundee got themselves into the match with 2 tries and a upset was on the cards and strong Hawick defence was called for to keep Dundee out. Hawick weathered the storm and were unlucky not to score the bonus point try when Robertson was tackled just inches short of the line. The match ended to the relief of the Hawick supporters with a hard fought 25-12 win but with the added selection difficulties in the coming weeks.

Team:- B Sutherland, M Graham, R Scott, C Neish, N Douglas, R Hutton, K Reid, S Fleetwood, M Landels, G Cross, M Robertson, G Petrie, N McTaggart, D Landels, A Wilson 

Replacements; G Goodfellow, R Armstrong, C Charters, B Turnbull, S Linton.