A roundup from the Tennent’s Premiership and National Leagues – round four, featuring which clubs had the most and least impressive performance of the weekend.

Week four of the Tennent’s Premiership and National Leagues has been lodged, there was plenty of high-octane, end-to-end contests that helped some teams and hindered others. Week four usually begins the process of deciding who are contenders and who are pretenders. Let’s see who is who…..

Tennent’s Premiership



The match had been billed as the most important early season fixture of the year with both teams expected to lay everything out on the field, but in truth it was never really a contest. Glasgow Hawks comfortably outshone Hawick in their personal relegation threatened duel thanks the performance of their dominant forwards – led by the relentless back row group. It was a match neither side could afford to lose and for Hawks it finally gives their season life while for Hawick, it is very difficult to see any positives looming.

In the other fixtures, as usual there were plenty of talking points from Saturday’s matches, not least Ayr’s comfortable win over fellow unbeaten side Heriot’s at Goldenacre. Boroughmuir’s impressive run came to an end at home against Watsonians, who bounced back from last weekends defeat, and the Melrose steam train continued with a big win over Edinburgh Accies. At Bridgehaugh, Stirling led from start to finish over a stuffy Currie Chieftains side who wouldn’t stop pushing for the win.

Boroughmuir 14 – 23 Watsonians, K.O 3pm @ Meggetland

Boroughmuir team – G. Parker, K. Gossman, W. Wardlaw, R. Kerr, J. Edmunds, G. Cannie, T. Wilson, D. Marfo, J. Mathews, R. Montgomery, T. Drennan, S. Smith, J. Steele, M. Walker, R. Drummond. Replacements: R. Dunbar, D. Robertson, C. Keddie, J. Adams, A. Purwell.

Watsonians team – J. Rowland, A. Guthrie, R. Hutton, DJ. Innes, D. Graham, L. Millar, M. Scott, G. Jackson, F. Renwick, N. Bored, J. Hodgson, C. Bothwick, F, Simpson, G. Nelson, C. Boyle. Replacements: D. Millar, D. Ferguson, J. Millar, R. Sneddon, E. Fox.

Heriot’s 24 – 32 Ayr, K.O 3pm @ Goldenacre

Heriot’s team – C. Simpson, J. Blain, R. Jones, R. Kay, C. Robertson, D. Martin, A. Simmers, M. Bouab, M. Liness, S. Cessford, C. Bell, A. Sinclair, I. Wilson, J. Wilson, J. McLean, F. Munro. Replacements: A. Johnstone, J. Scott, M. Hughes, A. Ball, S. Edwards.

Ayr team – G. Anderson, K. Rowe, P. Kelly, S. McDowall, R. Hughes, F. Climb, D. Armstrong, R. Sayce, R. Smith, S. Longwell, D. Corbenici, M. Sykes, P. McCallum, T. Spinks, B. MacPherson. Replacements: A. McGuire, E. McLaren, G. Henry, A. Rademaker, O. Smith.

Hawick 27 – 47 Glasgow Hawks, K.O 3pm @ Mansfield Park

Hawick team – K. Ford, G. Welsh, G. Walker, A. Redpath, R. McLean, A. Weir, D. Lightfoot, D. Young, E. Knox, T. Hope, A. Ballie, K. McNeil, J. Linton, G. Lowrie, D. Lowrie. Replacements: L. Martin, M. Parker, R. Linton, L. Stormont, M. Tait, M. Bell.

Glasgow Hawks team – B. Beattie, L. Masanga, C. Symes, M. New, L. Jones, L. Brims, P. Boyer, S. Findlay, G. Stewart, G. Strain, A. Kirkland, I. Skimmer, J. McLean, S. Dow, B. Flockhart. Replacements: A. Fraser, P. Cairness, C. Duke, K. Kay, J. Couple.

Melrose 38 – 5 Edinburgh Accies, K.O 3pm @ Greenyards

Melrose team – F. Thompson, G. Wood, P. Anderson, C. Jackson, I. Sim, S. Hutchinson, B. Colvine, G. Shields, R. Anderson, C. Young, J. Head, A. Runciman, R. Darge, G. Runciman, I. Moody. Replacements: F. Scott, R. McLeod, R. Knott, M. McAndrew, D. Colvine.

Edinburgh Accies team – R. Charlmers, C. Gray, G. Spencer, N. Armstrong, C. Ramm, W. Stephen, R. Davies, J. Pearse, C. Black, C. Lacour, A. Inwood, M. Badenhorst, J. Sole, N. Hall, R. Campbell. Replacements: C. Taylor, R. Lovett, L. Seydak, M. Sinclair, J. Loomes

Stirling County 27 – 24 Currie Chieftains, K.O 3pm Bridgehaugh

Stirling County team – J. Hope, A. McLean, R. Tagive, G. Hughes, C. Jardine, A. Goudie, P. Jericevich, R. Chies, R. Kennedy, M. Walker, J. Pow, R. Bundy, G. Arnott, S. MacDonald, H. Barr. Replacements: B. Robertson, B. Dineen, A. Grant-Suttie, H. Henderson, A. Vipond.

Currie Chieftains team – J. Forbes, B. Robins, J. Reynolds, R. Nelson, S. Hamilton, G. Hunter, R. Frostwick, AP. McWilliam, G. Carson, F. Watt, R. Davies, M. Vernal, M. Kelly, T. Gordon, S. McGinley. Replacements: C. Wilson, R. Paterson, W. Nelson, C. Davies, A. Hall.

SCRUM most impressive performance: Glasgow Hawks.

National League One



In the SCRUM preview last week we identified this fixture as the pick of the round, and we were right. Jed and Gala put on a try scoring showcase for all those who made the trip to the Riverside. Gala had entered the meeting flying high but last season’s National One runners up illustrated their strength in depth by dumping a half century on their close rivals. Every team always wants a game that showcases their credentials and for Jed, Saturday was the one that asserts the riversiders as a legitimate title contender.

Marr jumped to the top of the division with a big win over Kirkcaldy while Aberdeen picked up a massive win against Kelso. GHA joined their west coast rivals at the summit of the table with a narrow win over Musselburgh while in the surprise of the round, Hamilton dominated Dundee HSFP. In the final fixture, Selkirk squeezed out a win at Cartha.

Jed-Forest 50 – 24 Gala

Dundee HSFP 27 – 40 Hamilton Bulls

Kelso 33 – 46 Aberdeen Grammar

Kirkcaldy 17 – 41 Marr

Musselburgh 36 – 43 GHA

Cartha Queens Park 34 – 45 Selkirk

SCRUM performance of the week: Jed-Forest.

National League Two



National League two has yet to disappoint this season with another round of thrilling matches over the weekend. Bigger remain the team to beat, the south Lanarkshire side racking up their fourth successive win against Falkirk.

Both Anniesland clubs, Glasgow Accies and GHK, earned wins over Howe of Fife and Peebles to boost their league status while Preston Lodge responded from their narrow defeat to Peebles last weekend with an eight-point win over Dumfries Saints.

Whitecraigs fell at home to a rampaging Highland side while Lasswade and Stew Mel battled it out in a slugfest of a content which the Edinburgh outfit edged.

Whitecraigs 15 – 47 Highland

Glasgow Accies 40 – 31 Howe of Fife

Biggar 58 – 7 Falkirk

GHK 38 – 31 Peebles

Preston Lodge 29 – 21 Dumfries Saints

Lasswade 13 – 17 Stewart’s Melville

Most impressive performance: Biggar



National League Three



Newton Stewart reign supreme still after their win over Hillhead Jordanhill Saturday. West, Gordonians and Ardrossain all maintained in the chasing pack with wins over Carrick, Haddington and Orkney respectively. Newton have already defeated Accies this season but have yet to face fellow challengers West or Gordonians

Under their blanket of uncertainty, Murrayfield Wanderers followed up last weeks impressive performance with a win over Caithness. Perthshire defeated St. Boswell’s to round out the weekends Tennents premiership and national league results.

Ardrossan Accies 39 – 10 Orkney

West of Scotland 43 – 5 Carrick

Gordonians 74 – 5 Haddington

Caithness 27 – 38 Murrayfield Wanderers

Perthshire 45 – 23 St. Boswells

Hillhead Jordanhill 0 – 27 Newton Stewart

Most impressive performance: Gordonians

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