The 1st XV maintained their excellent away form this season with a hard-fought win at Inverleith against Stewart's Melville. Falkirk started strongly, with Gregor Dodd scoring within a couple of minutes of kick-off. However, once Stew Mel got their hands on the ball, their big forwards started to make ground, and with their backs running some nice lines they scored under the posts after 10 minutes to level at 7:7. A missed Falkirk tackle in their own 22 a few minutes latter saw the hosts take the lead, but the Wheels struck back almost immediately, through a mix of good fortune and quick reactions - an attacking lineout to the tail misfired, but stand-off Lewis Jamieson collected the loose ball and ran it in, before converting his own score. All level again.

Heading towards the break, Stew Mel were on top and their impressive #7 finished off a good spell of possession to regain the lead. But once again Falkirk hit back almost immediately, with Jamieson's boot reducing the deficit to four points. Right on half-time Falkirk's centres combined well when Rio Arbuckle created space with a line break and put Erin Baisley in to score an unconverted try. Falkirk's 21:22 half-time lead may have had the home side scratching their heads.

Stew Mel regained the lead early in the 2nd half from the tee, before Falkirk scored what was perhaps the try (and conversion) of the afternoon in the 55th minute, when after lovely interplay between the pack and the backline, Logan McKenzie crossed in the corner. Jamieson's touchline conversion made it 24:29. With the big home pack losing a little of their early intensity and accuracy, Falkirk started to stretch away. Tries from Lewis Pentecost and Archie Ballingall, bookending a penalty from Jamieson, gave the Wheels a comfortable 24:46 lead.

However, that lead became less comfortable when Stew Mel secured their try bonus in the 73rd minute and then scored again late on to narrow the gap to 38:46. A Falkirk shot at goal should have used up the remainder of the clock, but a rare Jamieson miss was collected in goal and the home side worked their way back up the pitch. A yellow card for Gregor Dodd gave Stew Mel renewed hope and they kicked a penalty with the last action of the game to secure a losing bonus point. An excellent result for Falkirk at a venue which isn't often a happy hunting ground. Expect more work on defence at training though.

Back at Horne Park in the 2pm kick-off, Dunfermline played with skill and flair, which belied their league position. They used the strong wind in the first half to their advantage, keeping Falkirk pinned in their own half for long periods, continuously pressurising the Falkirk line. Spirited defence, however, held them out, limiting Dunfermline to a kick at goal despite all their pressure. From the restart, Falkirk seized the initiative and took the lead from a well supported try by Skelton who also converted. Falkirk further pressured their opponents and were rewarded with a second unconverted try. However, using the wind, Dunfermline quickly got back downfield and scored in the corner, with the try unconverted.

Leading 12-8 at half time and with the wind advantage, Falkirk completely dominated the early phases of the second half, scoring 3 quick tries down the left wing and then stretched away finishing the match 53-8 to the good.

Finally, in the 3pm KO at Horne Park, the 2nd XV were up against top of the table Strathmore 2nd XV. A young Falkirk 2’s team didn’t start well, with Strathmore scoring in the corner early. The slow start continued with the opposition scoring again. Falkirk started to gain some possession and pinned Strathmore down in their own half. Cammy McKenna scored just on half time and converted from wide out. The 2nd half reflected the first half with Taylor Savoury scoring a great try which McKenna again converted from out wide. The eventual 14-34 result was disappointing as Falkirk left points out on the pitch, but ultimately, it was a closer game than the scoreline suggests.