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Aspatria v Boroughmuir
Boroughmuir travelled south to England to
face Tynedale and Aspatria in a round robin. After the home
side comfortably beat Aspatria in the first game, it was
’Muir’s turn to face the Cumbrian team. Elgan O’Donnell
scored the opening try before young winger Tom Bury showed
his pace by running in a double. Fly-half Bruce Aitchison
converted two of the scores )one with each foot) for a
nineteen point half-time lead.
Another three tries came Boroughmuir’s way in
the second half, hooker Sean Crombie claiming the first of
those from a strong forward drive, following which Rory
Couper found a gap that wasn't there and O’Donnell went on a
trademark mazy run to round out the scoring. O’Donnell
converted all three tries whilst Aspatria failed to claim a
reply, the score finishing at 40-0.
Tynedale v
Boroughmuir
After a short break, ’Muir were back on the
pitch to face home side Tynedale. The first half was played
out largely with Boroughmuir on the back foot but some
dogged defence, with Fergus Pringle and Chris Hill
particularly sterling in their efforts, kept the scoreboard
untouched at the break.
Boroughmuir managed more attacking rugby in
the second period, but still Tynedale had slightly the upper
hand. The hosts came desperately close to scoring from a
five metre penalty with ten minutes remaining, but a
scything tackle from Pringle kept them out. ’Muir almost
snatched victory in the closing moments when Andy Stewart
made a break, but Alan Sievewright was unable to find enough
space to finish the move off and the final whistle sounded
with the scores still tied at 0-0.
Boroughmuir Squad: Alan Sievewright,
Tom Bury, James White, Rory Couper, Malcolm Clapperton,
Elgan O'Donnell, Greg Cottrell, Bruce Aitchison, Calum
Cusiter: Nigel Drapper Andy Stewart, Sean Crombie, Freddie
Lait, Fergus Pringle, Joni Hare, Phil Bloomer, Chris Hill,
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