SCOTLAND U19 SHOOT DOWN HAWKS


Scotland under-19 defeated Glasgow Hawks development XV on the back pitches at Murrayfield last night 28-5.

Two of Scotland’s tries came from Stewart’s-Melville FP winger David McCall with the others coming from David Lowrie (Hawick) and Alex Grove (Rugby School). Stand-off former Glasgow Academy boy Ross Curle (Hillhead/Jordanhill) was on form to take maximum points from the scores.

Scotland under-19 head coach and former Hawks coach Peter Wright hailed the cohesiveness of his team’s performance saying: “I’m pleased with how the boys stood up to such a big physical challenge. It was a good performance for our first competitive match. It is invaluable preparation for our internationals.

“The only response from Hawks came from a charged-down kick, showing that we didn’t give them any real scoring opportunities,” he added.

The opening Under-19 Six Nations clash against Italy takes place in Rome on
Thursday 29 December (kick-off 2:30pm local time).

The next warm-up game is:
Scotland under-19 v Watsonians – back pitches at Murrayfield on Tuesday 29 November (kick-off 7pm)

Scotland under-19: Colin Goudie (Stewart’s-Melville FP); David McCall (Stewart’s Melville FP), Andrew Easson (Stewart’s-Melville FP), Richard Mills (Stirling County), Calum Anderson (Peebles); Ross Curle (Hillhead/Jordanhill), Jamie Hunter (Hillhead/Jordanhill); Alan Dymock (Dundee HSFP), Tom Wright (Watsonians & Northumbria University), Ross McCallum (Ardrossan Accies), Graham McGilchrist (Watsonians), Ally Gibson (Ayr), Graham Fisken (Biggar), Nick McTaggart (Hawick), David Lowrie (Hawick)
Substitutes used: Scott Hendry (Selkirk), Alex Grove (Rugby School), Murray Bringhurst (Watsonians), Nick Hart (Watsonians), Danny Thorburn (Haddington), Mark Peace (Northumbria University), Polok Islam (Dundee HSFP), Richie Duncan (Strathallan/Perthshire)

This article was originally posted on 16-Nov-2005, 12:18 by Hugh Barrow.
Last updated by Hugh Barrow on 16-Nov-2005, 12:32.