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Following last week's
heavy defeat at the hands of Currie, Hawick traveled to
Millbrae which has not been a happy hunting ground in
recent season's. With Ayr not being as dominant in this
campaign having already lost three matches, Hawick were
certainly in with a shout if improvements could be made
After a spell of good Hawick attacking
play Ayr got a lucky try to take the lead 7-0 after 10
mins. A successful penalty taken by Neil Renwick brought
the score to 7-3. A quick turnover try by Ayr gave them
an unconverted try which was followed by another good
penalty kick in blustery conditions from Renwick. 12-6.
Chris Ritson replaced the injured Renwick just before
half-time. Half-time score 12-6
Good pressure from Hawick gave another
penalty opportunity, missed by Hutton. Seven minutes in
Ritson was sin-binned for coming in from the side at a
ruck. More pressure from the Hawick forwards led to a
well-worked try by Keith Davies from a scrum on the Ayr
line, converted by Johnstone. 25 minutes in to
second-half Rory Sutherland was yellow-carded for
persistent fouling at the line-out. A penalty in the
last 5 minutes gave Ayr the victory.
This was a much improved display from the
Greens. The forwards on top of the game - bullying the
opposition in scrum and line-out. Hawick were unlucky to
leave Millbrae without a win. |
