A minute’s silence was observed before kick-off in memory of Bette McLaren, wife of legendary commentator, Bill at Mansfield Park.

The rain started and the wind picked up almost as soon as the game got underway and didn’t relent for the entire match, making it more of a contest favouring the forwards than the backs.

Heriot’s started off on the front foot, controlling play for the majority of the first half and opened the scoring after 12 minutes as the ball reached the hands of winger Craig Robertson who dashed down the line to go over. Ross Jones was unable to add the extras. (0-5)

Jones did get an opportunity to make amends following a penalty for a high tackle just inside the Hawick half, using the wind to good effect to extend their lead to eight points. (0-8)

Heriot’s dominated possession throughout the rest of the first half but were able to get any more points on the board as the home side showed some resilient defence.

The home side were then awarded for their persistence just before the break. Michael Liness was given a yellow card for a high tackle and Hawick took advantage as Kirk Ford collected a pass from Lee Armstrong to go over, much to the delight of the home supporters.