The dreadful conditions – cold, wet and slippy underfoot didn't help handling or ball retention, but Boroughmuir displayed naïvety and lacked leadership.

Things looked good early on for the home side when a series of short-range drives resulted in Freddy Lait burrowing over. Duncan Weir reduced the leeway with a penalty for Hawks, but Graeme Blackhall restored the five-point margin with a penalty. However, Hawks then took the lead when Weir converted Cammy Kerr's maul-over try.

In the second period, Hawks slowly edged towards victory with a couple penalties from Weir and another from Mike Adamson.

Hawks coach Peter Wright said: "In the second half we kept the ball, put them under pressure and got the penalties."

Scorers: Boroughmuir: Try: Lait. Pen: Blackhall. Hawks: Try: Kerr. Con: Weir. Pens: Weir (3) Adamson.

Boroughmuir: S Ruddick; R Cairns, M Clapperton, G Blackhall, E Mills; G Cottrell, C Cusiter; F Lait, S McMurchy, B Ross, G Scott, N Patrick, M Stalley, J Doubleday, E Mathieson. Subs Used J Va'a, L Brinck, P Cronin, S McGee, M Hare.

Glasgow Hawks: C Shaw; R Hair, I Noble, G Harkness, K Gossman; D Weir, C Gossman; G Strain, E Milligan, N Cox, C Kerr, A Kirkland, R Hamilton, R McKay, G Strang. Subs used: J Stafford, R Niven, J MacLay, P Jericevich, M Adamson.

Referee: D Crudge.

This article was originally posted on 25-Jan-2010, 07:49 by Hugh Barrow.
Last updated by Hugh Barrow on 25-Jan-2010, 08:13.