SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY REPORTS
Currie 17 - 17 Glasgow Hawks: Injury time try earns Currie a second home draw

Published Date: 12 September 2010
By Alan Lorimer
A CONVERTED try in the ninth minute of injury time earned Currie their second home draw this season after a fightback at Malleny Park against a Hawks side that looked to have secured a fourth consecutive win.
In a match that had skill, passion and not a little tension, both sides produced high-quality rugby, underlining the product value of this season's revamped Premiership.

Hawks' dynamic start was rewarded when prop Adrian Smith took a tap penalty before feeding centre Tom Preece, who blazed through the defence for a try converted by Adamson, who added a penalty goal ten minutes later. Hawks struck again after Rory McKay had procured ball at the tail of the line-out and the backs moved the ball to winger Joffy White, who had space to beat two defenders for a try, Adamson converting from the touchline.

A close-range Currie try by Ross Weston, converted by Johnnie Smith , made it 7-17 at the break. The scoreline was unaltered until the 80th minute when Richard Snedden kicked a penalty goal. Then, nine minutes later, Currie attacked after Hawks had lost a line-out. James Johnstone made ground and the ball was moved wide for Tom Brown to score, Snedden's conversion squaring the match.

Scorers: Currie: Tries: Weston, Brown. Cons: Smith, Snedden. Pen: Snedden. Glasgow Hawks: Tries: Preece, J White Cons: Adamson (2). Pen: Adamson.

Currie: J Smith; T Brown, J Johnstone, A McMahon, D Fife; A Binikos, R Snedden; J Cox, F Scott, A Hamilton, R Wilson, A Adam, M Cairns, M Entwhistle, R Weston. Subs used: N Scobie, R Merrilees, S Burton, M Scott, A Turnbull.

Glasgow Hawks: A White; J White D Kelbrick, T Preece, K Gossman; M Adamson, P Jericevich; A Smith, E Milligan, G Hunter, R Hamilton, A Kirkland, R McKay, B Karalus, R Miller. Subs used: G Strain, A Hill, K Hamilton, R Hair.

Referee: A McMenemy (Gala)

This article was posted on 12-Sep-2010, 06:20 by Hugh Barrow.