Whitecraigs, currently leading Scottish Hydro Electric National League Division 2, who accounted for Peebles at the weekend, will be making the trip to the Greenyards to face cup holders Melrose.

Meanwhile, Lasswade, sitting proudly atop Scottish Hydro Electric National League Division 3 and who defeated Jed-Forest at the weekend, will be heading along the M8 to Braidholm to meet GHA.

Ally Stevenson, Whitecraigs’ 17-year-old stand-off, who made the draw, said: “Melrose are a great club with a lot of history. It’ll be a huge challenge for the boys but it’s one we’ll relish.”

Lasswade captain and prop Mark Billingham, who is the club’s full-time rugby development officer and who also made today’s draw, added: “We knew whoever we got in round five of the cup it was going to be a hard game. GHA will be a good away trip.”

Other intriguing clashes see Scottish Hydro Electric Premiership Division 3 clubs, Dunfermline, currently sitting second in that table, and Perthshire, who are in seventh place, welcome Premiership Division 1 West of Scotland and Selkirk to their home grounds.

Meanwhile, depending on the outcome of fourth round ties we could see an all Premier 1 clash between first cup winners, Hawick, and current leaders Ayr; and potentially an Edinburgh derby between Stewart’s-Melville FP and Watsonians.

Scottish Hydro Electric Cup
Fifth round draw

Ties to be played on Saturday 21 February

Winners of Gordonians v Hawick against winners of Livingston v Ayr
Melrose against Whitecraigs
GHA against Lasswade
Ardrossan Accies against the winners of Irvine v Aberdeen Grammar Rugby
Winners of (Cumbernauld v East Kilbride) v Cartha Queens Park against Morgan Academy FP
Winners of RHC v Hamilton against winners of Strathmore v Haddington
Heriot’s against winners of (Greenock Wanderers v Isle of Arran) v Gala

Winners of Howe of Fife v Glasgow Hawks against Edinburgh Accies

Winners of Dalziel v Kirkcaldy against Biggar
Dundee HSFP against winners of Highland v Musselburgh
Winners of Hawick YM v Stewart’s-Melville FP against Watsonians
Dunfermline against West of Scotland
Perthshire against Selkirk
Winners of (Huntly v Grangemouth) v Kelso against Currie
Winners of Lenzie v Stirling County against winners of Trinity Accies v Ellon
Winners of (St Boswells v Linlithgow) v Boroughmuir against winners of Forrester v Hillhead/Jordanhill

Scottish Hydro Electric Shield Round 1

Ties to be played Saturday 21 February

Losers of Irvine v Aberdeen Grammar Rugby against losers of Howe of Fife v Glasgow Hawks
Losers of (Huntly v Grangemouth) v Kelso against Dumfries
Losers of Highland v Musselburgh against losers of (Greenock Wanderers v Isle of Arran) v Gala
Stewartry against losers of Dalziel v Kirkcaldy
Losers of Strathmore v Haddington against losers of (Cumbernauld v East Kilbride) v Cartha Queens Park
Falkirk against Hillfoots
Losers of Gordonians v Hawick against losers of Hawick YM v Stewart’s-Melville
Losers of RHC v Hamilton against North Berwick
Jed-Forest against Allan Glen’s
Kilmarnock against Glasgow Accies
Newton Stewart against losers of Forrester v Hillhead/Jordanhill
Peebles against Garnock
Losers of (St Boswells v Linlithgow) v Boroughmuir against Berwick
Caithness against Annan
Losers of Lenzie v Stirling County against losers of Trinity Accies v Ellon
Portobello against losers of Livingston v Ayr

Scottish Hydro Electric Bowl Round 2

Ties to be played Saturday 21 February

Winners of Preston Lodge v Broughton against Orkney
Winners of (losers of St Boswells v Linlithgow) v Lismore against Ross High
Winners of Hughenden v Cambuslang against winners of Marr v (losers of Greenock Wanderers v Isle of Arran)
Clydebank against Mackie Academy FP
Helensburgh against Murrayfield Wanderers
Winners of Harris Academy FP v Aberdeenshire against Braidholm
Winners of Waysiders/Drumpellier v (losers of Cumbernauld v East Kilbride) against Edinburgh University

GHK against winners of (losers of Huntly v Grangemouth) v Madras College FP

Scottish Hydro Electric Plate
Round 3
Ties to be played Saturday 21 February
Winners of Carnoustie HSFP v Hawick Linden against winners of Carrick v BATS
Winners of Wigtownshire v Waid Academy FP against winners of Glenrothes v (Stobswell v Banff)
Duns against winners of Moffat v Cowal
Winners of Aberdeen University v Oban Lorne against Strathspey
Winners of (Crieff & Strathearn v Lochaber) v Millbrae against winners of (Moray House v Penicuik) v Strathaven
Winners of Moray v Alloa against winners of Kinross v Ross Sutherland
Winners of (Isle of Mull v Birkmyre) v Deeside against Jordanhill Phoenix
Winners of Earlston v Dalkeith against winners of Loch Lomond v Dunbar

This article was originally posted on 14-Jan-2009, 18:37 by Hugh Barrow.
Last updated by on 14-Jan-2009, 21:08.