Date: Saturday, 3rd December 2005
Kickoff time: 13:50
Against: Dunbar
Team: Hawks 1st XV
Location: Away
Competition: Cup-Shield-Bowl-Plate
Final score: 70 - 3 (won)

SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY REPORTS BT CUP ROUND-UP STUART SUTHERLAND WEST of Scotland and Dunfermline were dumped out the BT Cup by lower league opposition, while East Kilbride and Berwick almost lost as well. Preston Lodge stunned Dunfermline with a 27-17 win. Elgin O'Donnell and Thomas Logan scored tries, and Dean Jones kicked 17 points from five penalties and a conversion. Ben Mallinson got a try for the visitors, and Steven McCool had four penalties, but PL held on. West gave themselves a mountain to climb, going 11-0 down at Ardrossan after only ten minutes, and by half-time it was 14-0. Stevie O'Donnell kicked a couple of penalties, but Alan Wilson added one for the home side - his fourth - before young prop Ross McCallum was up in support to score. John Shaw got a try for West, but Brian Hendrie added his second touchdown for Ardrossan to take them through by 27-11. John Goldie had a try and Robert Simpson a penalty to put Dalziel ahead against EK, but 17-year-old stand-off Scott Dalgleish kicked a penalty, and with ten minutes to go, calmly kicked the conversion that made it 10-8 after Fraser McKinnon had scored a drive-over try. It was even closer at Hamilton, where Berwick had the better of the first half, but led only 3-0 thanks to a Mattie McCreath penalty. Hamilton began to string phases together, and went ahead when Ati Olive touched down a pushover try. Back came Berwick, and full-back Seb Trotter used his scorching pace to grab a stoppage time try to take the visitors through by 8-5. Holders Boroughmuir made the short trip across Edinburgh to Forrester FP and scored 13 tries with a hat-trick for Stephen Ruddick and two each for Malcolm Clapperton, Angus Martyn and Rory Couper. Debutant stand-off Toby O'Reilly also crossed, while Andy Hadden kicked nine conversions to make it 83-0. Premier 3 Ellon gave a good account of themselves when GHA visited, but the Glasgow men had the cutting edge behind the scrum and eventually won 29-14. Craig Nicol had a try and Mark Ryan had three penalties for Ellon, while Rory Watson, Neil Casey, Ross West and Graeme Harkness crossed for GHA, with Martin Dunn adding nine points from the boot. Stirling were just too sharp and supported each other well, to beat Kilmarnock 31-5. Alan Syme had two tries, while Ben Addison, Bruce McFarlane and Dylan Mason had one apiece, before Stewart Pratt saved face for Killie with a late try. Hawick thumped RHC 68-0, with both props, Bruce McNeil and Willie Blacklock, scoring two tries apiece. Premier 1 leaders Glasgow Hawks were clinical in disposing of lowly Dunbar 70-3. Gordon McFadyen and Sean Fell each had two tries from the total of 11, while Dunbar's penalty hero was Jamie Peters. Heriots led Howe of Fife 34-0 at half-time, but lost their edge in the second period, adding only one further score to make it 39-0. Jamie Syme had two of the seven Heriots tries. Dunbar hosted the Glasgow Hawks at Hallhill, on Saturday in Round 3 of the BT Cellnet Cup. A healthy crowd of around 300 braved the inclement weather to witness what was quite simply the biggest match in the home Club’s history. The visitors accorded Dunbar full respect by fielding a full strength side and they had to look lively as the home side started very positively with Dunbar pinning themselves in the visitor’s 22. An early break by Jamie Peters saw play taken to within 5 yards of the Glasgow sides line and only desperate defence saw Gary Bell finally driven into touch. Gradually the Hawks forced themselves into Dunbar’s 22 and they took the lead when Mike Adamson converted a penalty for handling at a ruck. Undeterred by this reverse and roared on by an extremely vociferous touchline support Dunbar competed well at the scrum and breakdown situation, the lineout at times saw the Hawks possession stolen or disrupted. The excellent teamwork of the City team saw them finally rewarded with a try after 18 minutes when the pack took a driving maul over the try line. The tackle count of the home side was increasing but not lessening in strength as the home side strived to contain their streetwise opponents. The greater tempo and intensity of the Hawks driving saw them finally create space for their speedy backs to finally outpace the home sides plucky defence, resulting in three further tries which along with two conversions saw the Glasgow side lead 27 – 0. The commitment and tenacity shown by the home side saw them enjoy another spell of sustained pressure testing the defence of the Hawks to the full, finally Dunbar got their just reward when a penalty was awarded for killing the ball and the conversion by Jamie Peters saw Dunbar reach half time 27 – 3 in arrears. The second half continued in the same vein as the first with the Hawks trying to attack from deep only to be met with stout defence from the home team. With the expansive game being contained the Hawks were forced to resort to use the forwards to set up driving mauls which saw two tries as well as an extremely controversial penalty try awarded, two successful conversions saw the Hawks hit the hour mark leading by 44 – 3. The home players continued to surprise their illustrious opponents by refusing to lie down and they created further penalty chances, which they spurned, determined to try and drive over from five-yard lineouts. The efforts of both David Gilchrist and Callum Champion saw possession retained but their efforts were match by a determined Glasgow side who did not want to see their try line breached. The Hawks superior fitness finally wore down the efforts in defence in particular of both Robert Courtney and Jamie Peters and gaps finally began to appear for the City side to run in four further tries, three were converted to make the final score 70 – 3. This was a Herculean effort by the home team which is not reflected in the score, the Hawks were clinical at taking their chances, and both Chairman Brian Simmers and Captain Eric Milligan gracious in victory paying tribute to the home side’s fitness and skill and commenting that this was exactly the kind of warm up match that they required as they turn their attention to retaining their Premiership crown. Home Coaches Stevie Dick and Stevie Bisset were extremely proud of all the players and grateful for the role that the touchline support played in its efforts to encourage and cajole the players into a higher level of intensity and speed which was needed during the match. Attention now turns to league matters with Penicuik visiting Hallhill this weekend k.o. 2pm. No team list has been added yet.

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