Border Reivers back-up team 7, Glasgow Warriors back-up team 24

Glasgow Warriors back-up team continued their unbeaten run as they saw off the challenge of the Border Reivers’ back-up team.

A strong back-row of Andrew Wilson, Steve Swindall and John Barclay gave the Warriors quick-ball and the urgency from the half-back partnership of Colin Gregor and Sam Pinder gave them the edge over ther Reivers.

Warriors’ winger Max Evans impressed showing bursts of pace similar to that of his older brother, Scotland A cap Thom Evans.

With a solo break through the trailing Reivers defence, Evans darted his way through and offloaded to Scotland cap Sam, Pinder who went over for the opening try. Colin Gregor converted from out wide.

Three minutes later, Evans put his own points on the board with a dash up the wing, the covering tackle was not enough as his momentum carried him over the whitewash.

Halftime score: Border Reivers back-up team 0, Glasgow Warriors back-up team 12

It was two tries to one in the second half as Colin Gregor and Ben Prescott scored for the visitors whilst Hawick winger John Coutts crossed for the Reivers.

Border Reivers back-up team: James Thomson (Heriot's); Nick De Luca, John Houston (Heriot's), Bryan Rennie, Dougie Flockhart; Gregor Townsend, Calum Cusiter; Bruce McNeil, Steve Scott, Geoff Cross, Dave Duley (Edinburgh Rugby), Stuart Grimes, Fergus Pringle (Edinburgh Rugby), Andy Millar, Richard Vernon
Substitutes from: Graham Hogg, Rob Chrystie, Ryan Grant, Nick Hart (Watsonians), Ed Kalman, Torrie Callander (Watsonians), John Coutts (Hawick), Callum Anderson (Melrose)

Glasgow Warriors back-up team: Sean Marsden; Max Evans, Hefin O’Hare, Scott Barrow, Colin Shaw; Colin Gregor, Sam Pinder; Stuart Corsar, Eric Milligan, Ben Prescott, Andy Newman, Dan Turner, Steve Swindall, John Barclay, Colin White
Substitutes from:
FORWARDS: Willie Brown, Andy Dunlop (Biggar), James Eddie, Allan Kelly, Ross McCallum (Glasgow Hawks), Fergus Thomson and Andrew Wilson.
BACKS: Graeme Beveridge, Stevie Gordon (Glasgow Hawks), Jamie Hunter, Ryan Moffat (Cartha QP), Tony Nyangweso (Cartha QP) and Rory Watson (GHA).

This article was posted on 28-Nov-2006, 11:50 by Hugh Barrow.