Heriot's in double delight
GARETH BLACK AT OLD ANNIESLAND

Glasgow Hawks 15

Heriot's 22


HERIOT'S may have ended the day a further point adrift of leaders Currie, but the Goldenacre side confirmed they are becoming increasingly credible contenders for the Premiership title.

A solid performance produced their third straight win and enabled Bob McKillop's men to complete a rare double over the champions, having also beaten them on the opening day of the season.

The coach was delighted with the outcome, saying: "We are very pleased because there are not many teams that come to Anniesland and win. I still think that regardless of where they are in the league, Hawks are one of the strongest teams." The hosts had opened the scoring with a penalty by Mike Adamson before Heriot's struck with tries from James Thompson and Apolosi Satala, the latter converted by Graham Wilson. Hawks hit back with a fine solo score from Steve Gordon, with Murray Strang converting, but Wilson landed a penalty to give Heriot's a 15-10 lead at the break.

The score remained until the 70th minute when Satala claimed his second try although Heriot's never completely shook off Hawks, who secured a bonus point when Ewan Smith touched down in the final minute.

Scorers: Glasgow Hawks: Tries: Gordon, E Smith; Con: Strang; Pen: Adamson. Heriot's: Try: Thompson, Satala 2; Cons: Wilson 2; Pen: Wilson.

Glasgow Hawks: M Strang; S Gordon, G MacDonald, S Duffy, R Kerr; M Adamson, K Sinclair; G Mories, J Maclay, G MacFadyen, A Kelly, S Warnock, G Francis, J Fitzpatrick, E S mith. Subs used: R McKnight, S Low, M Smith, R Macallum.

Heriot's: J Thompson; M Teague, J Houston, C Goodall, S Manning; J Elliot, G Wilson, G Scott; N Meikle, I Brown, R

This article was posted on 30-Oct-2006, 08:06 by Hugh Barrow.