BLAIR AND PATERSON MAKE SCHOOLS CUP DRAW


Two players who have risen through the ranks to the ultimate honour today made the fourth round draw for the Bell Lawrie Scottish Schools under-18 cup.

Scotland backs Chris Paterson and Mike Blair both featured in the competition during their school days at Galashiels Academy and Edinburgh Academy respectively.

Their former schools both posted impressive third round victories last week: Galashiels Academy defeated last year’s finalists Robert Gordon’s College 15-3 in Aberdeen; while Edinburgh Academy accounted for Glasgow Academy on home territory at Newfield, 31-9.

The fourth round draw (ties to be played on or before 25 November) is:

Earlston or Peebles HS v Royal High School
Bell Baxter HS or HS of Dundee v Edinburgh Academy
Merchiston Castle School v Morrison’s Academy
Fettes College or Strathallan v Kingussie HS or Boroughmuir HS
High School of Glasgow v Loretto
Dollar Academy v Gordonstoun or St Aloysius College
North Berwick HS v Galashiels Academy
Stewart’s-Melville College v Glenalmond College or Selkirk HS

Other third round results from last week:
High School of Glasgow 16 Trinity Academy 13
Hutchesons’ GS 12 Stewart’s-Melville College 31
Lomond School 0 Loretto School 33
Merchiston Castle 21 George Watson’s College 15
Perth Academy 14 Morrison’s Academy 34
Dollar Academy 29 Hillhead/Jordanhill Schools 8
Marr College 0 Royal High School 17

Dates have been agreed for all but one of the outstanding third round ties – the exception being the all Borders clash between Earlston HS and Peebles HS.

Monday 13 November

Glenalmond College v Selkirk HS, Glenalmond, kick-off 2pm


Tuesday 14 November

Gordonstoun v St Aloysius College, Gordonstoun, kick-off 1.30pm
Kingussie HS v Boroughmuir HS, Kingussie, kick-off 2.30pm
Wednesday 15 November

Fettes College v Strathallan, Fettes, kick-off 2.30pm
Bell Baxter HS v HS of Dundee, Duffus Park, Cupar, kick-off 3pm

Bell Baxter and the High School of Dundee will actually meet twice next week. Their first contest is in the Bell Lawrie Scottish Schools Cup as both teams strive to progress towards the final on the international pitch at Murrayfield.

Their second meeting is on that very international pitch. At half-time in Saturday’s Bank of Scotland Corporate Autumn Test between Scotland and the Pacific Islanders at Murrayfield, the two schools will play a demonstration sevens tie.

That was their prize for reaching the final of the Bell Lawrie Scottish Schools 7s competition staged on the back pitches at Murrayfield in September.

On that occasion, Bell Baxter triumphed 33-7.

This article was posted on 13-Nov-2006, 15:37 by Hugh Barrow.