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Hawick's very inconsistent
form this Season can be summed up with the should have
won away match against Ayr followed the week after with
that awful performance against Glasgow Hawks. With a
break in the Premier league fixtures until January when
Hawick will it all to do to remain in Premier One,
attention now turns to the Border League and Scottish
Cup Action and Selkirk's visit to Mansfield Park. With
Selkirk just missing out on a play off spot in Premier
B, Hawick would have a tough task to get their Cup
campaign off to a good start.
Selkirk were first on
the scoreboard with a penalty but it was Hawick who were
pressing the Selkirk line and the pressure finally paid
dividends when Rory Sutherland forced his way over the
line for a try which Neil Renwick converted. Hawick
continued to attack the Selkirk line and following a
quick tap penalty by Greg Cottrell the ball found Keith
Davies who went over unopposed which Renwick again
converted for a 14-3 lead. Selkirk replied with a
unconverted try and Neil Renwick put over a penalty just
before the break for a 17-8 lead
Into the second half
and it was now Selkirk putting Hawick under pressure. A
good Fraser Harkness try followed by a penalty brought
Selkirk to within a point pf Hawick's lead at 17-16. The
final quarter was all Hawick, Rory Hutton split the
Selkirk defence for a try under the posts. Rory
Sutherland bulldozed his way over for his second try and
the same player capped a fine performance with another
try for his hat trick, all three tries converted by Neil
Renwick for a deserved win by 38 points to 16.
At last a victory to
give the players a bit of winning mentality which will
hopefully see Hawick have a good run in the Border
League and the Cup in the coming weeks. |
