Yesterday
> I travelled to Lenzie with the GHK 2{\super 2nd} XV expecting a
>hard fought but
>fair game. How wrong I was! Trench warfare as Liam put it,
>and fortunately we had more men than them Mrs Reid also travelled
> and I'm sure she was equally disappointed. The contrast with the exemplary
> behaviour of the Newton Stewart players last week was stark, and
>made all the more
> vivid because if you had to bet on proceedings before the season
>started, then
>that would be two incorrect on the trot. .
> There was much good work in defence by all the GHK players. The
>backs failed to get into
>a rhythm due to the Lenzie backs being off-side. The justifiable GHK
>frustration
> at the tackle caused a flare-up when Robbie Alexander tried to free
>the ball with
> his foot -can't be too careful these days) and a Lenzie player took umbrage
> at this after the whistle had blown. Both were invited for a 10
>minute rest although
> the referee neglected to reverse the penalty..
>
>
>
> The threeJohnston brothers were again in attendance, but no
>representatives from the Inglis
> family appeared - perhaps they were on holiday. Ken O'2Callachan came on
> as a late substitute and having been penalised under Laws 21.7(c)
>what the opposing
> team must do at a penalty kick (or not do as in this case), ) acts contrary
> to good sportsmanship, 19.9(a) off-side at the line-out and 21.7(c)
>again, was
>invited to rest, perhaps due to the latter as influenced by Law
>10.3(a) repeated
> infringements. This was a remarkable contribution from a player who
>was only on
> the field for three minutes!
>
>
> It would be fair to say that Lenzie gifted GHK two tries by making
>errors at or near their
> goal line, and this was reciprocated by only one GHK gift. The game
>was not won
> until a late kick and chase breakaway from deep in the GHK half,
>the star man of
> which was Liam. Lenzie players hotly contested the score, obviously
>not being aware
> of Law 22.1(a) \a player grounds the ball when it is on the ground in
>in-goal and the player presses down on it with
>the front of the player\s body from waist to neck inclusive.
>
>
>
>
>The team (in no particular order) was Fraser Johnston, Russell
>Johnston, Adam Johnston, I
>Macrae, A Watson, M Reid (hope you recover more quickly this week),
>A Christie,
>J Fuchs, K O\u8217\'92Callaghan, S Makusha, R Alexander, B Criggie,
>L McDermid,
>N Lewis, S Kennedy, B Constable, D McNair (touch judge), G Doverty,
>P Taylor, R
>Macleod, B Moscrop, J Lahan (probably the wrong spelling) and E
>Graydon. Messrs
>Makusha and Moscrop sacrificed their potential appearances for the
>greater good
>of the team (i.e. substitutes not used.
>
>The try scorers were Messrs Ben Johnston, McDermid (2) and Taylor,
>with four from four conversions
> by Criggie. Final score 28-15. Played six won five.
> Afterwards
> there was a cocktail party at the clubhouse featuring many
>beautiful ladies and
> the odd average cocktail. I suspect numerous people awoke this
>morning with sore
heads.. Next week sees the visit of table-topping Garnock to Old
Anniesland. All parents and supporters welcome. I do hope we can
field our strongest side for this fixture..

This article was originally posted on 24-Oct-2005, 07:44 by Hugh Barrow.
Last updated by Hugh Barrow on 25-Oct-2005, 07:29.