Ayr made it two wins in a row in a narrow Hydro Electric Premier One success against Hawick this afternoon.
But the win came at a cost as Paul Burke was taken to hospital with a broken ankle.

Gordon Reid and Scott Forrest pounced for their tries, while Grant Anderson's goals proved crucial in Ayr's 18-17 win.

Steve Anderson broke through for both the visitors' tries, Craig Neish banging over the boot points.

The early season jitters of Glasgow Hawks were again underlined when they were edged out 19-20 by Dundee HSFP in a Hydro Electric Division One clash at Old Anniesland.

Allan Hay and Ross Lemon were the Taysiders' try heroes, with Barry Jones adding the remainder of the points.

The Hawks reply was restricted to a penalty try along with a string of kicks by Mike Adamson.

While Mikey Blair was warming up for Scotland's crunch World Cup encounter with Italy in Saint-Etienne, brother David was starring to help Edinburgh Accies get back on the winning trail.

Blair jnr claimed all his team's points as the capital troops outgunned GHA in Hydro Electric Division One at Raeburn Place.

He launched his spree with a penalty then converted his own opportunist try - before making sure of the win with further pinpoint kicks.

GHA could only respond with four penalties from the boot of Jim Noonan.

Premier One

Ayr 18 - Hawick 17

Boroughmuir 29 - Watsonians 20

Currie 27 - Heriot's 32

Edinburgh Acads 16 - GHA 12

Glasgow Hawks 19 - Dundee High FP 20

Melrose 33 - Stirling County 16

West of Scotland gave further evidence of their Premier Two challenge with a win at Jed-Forest. Tries from Bulloch and Wright, and four penalties and a conversion from O'Donnell gave West a 18-24 win at Riverside.

Premier Two

Cartha QP 15- Aberdeen GSFP 15

Haddington 36 - Hamilton 25

Jed-Forest 18 - West of Scotland 24

Kelso 9 - Selkirk 25

Stewart's Melville FP 17 - Biggar 13

Premier Three

Ardrossan Acads 24 - Berwick 17

Livingston 31 - Perthshire 22

Morgan Academy FP 20 - Irvine 0

Murrayfield Wanderers 0 - Kirkcaldy 31

Peebles 12 - Gala 19

This article was posted on 29-Sep-2007, 21:40 by Hugh Barrow.