IN A GAME in which defences were largely on top, both camps were frustrated by the result. Hawks took nothing tangible in their battle to stay in the top flight, while Heriot's failed to pick up the bonus point which had seemed likely after a two-try burst around the half-hour mark had put them comfortably ahead.
Two straightforward Ian Noble penalties put Hawks ahead, before Graham Wilson pulled back three points for the home side. Then Colin Goudie squeezed in for the first Heriot's try before Jim Thompson crossed for the second. Graham Wilson struck two sweet conversions.

Noble closed the gap to five points with two more penalties, but

Goudie's second try on the hour put Heriot's on the cusp of a bonus. However, tenacious Hawks defending thwarted their ambitions.

This article was posted on 2-Nov-2008, 08:41 by Hugh Barrow.