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Sat 24 Oct 2015  ·  BT National League Division 2
Hillhead Jordanhill
17
29
Falkirk Rugby Club
1st XV
Hillhead/Jordanhill 17    Falkirk 29    Full Match Report

Hillhead/Jordanhill 17 Falkirk 29 Full Match Report

Robert Marshall26 Oct 2015 - 13:57

Falkirk leave it until the last minute to finally seal victory at Hughenden.

In a fixture very reminiscent to their recent Friday night game against Lasswade Falkirk left it until the very last minute to finally seal victory,after surviving a late second half onslaught,over Hillhead/Jordahill at Hughenden,Glasgow last weekend. However,to their credit,they did commence the match with a very positive attitude when Stand-Off Liam Brims converted a penalty in the 4th minute,and just five minutes later as Falkirk surged into 'Hills 22 metre area,the same man made a neat break before jinking in under the posts for opening try,which he duly converted himself. Impressively Falkirk then proceeded to run the ball straight back at their opposition from the restart and Full-Back Craig Robertson then sent Right-Winger Gordon McGuire in for a very well taken team try,with the ever dependable Brims adding the conversion. Countering presently 'Hills then proceeded to fight their way into Falkirk's last quarter of the field,and from a five metre ruck Number Eight Theo Nwoso-Hope crashed over in the corner for an unconverted try in the 22nd minute. Following a fifteen period of virtual stalemate Falkirk closed off the half with another well-worked try, in a very similar vein to the build-up to the earlier Brims try,when from a ruck in the corner the ball was speedily transferred across the pitch for Gordon McGuire to run in an unconverted try in the opposite corner for a half-time score of Hillhead/Jordanhill 5 Falkirk 22. Alas,with Falkirk having a bright start to the first half,they most certainly had an absolutely disasterous beginning to the second period when firsty Stewart McCulloch was yellow-carded in the 49th minute for a high tackle,and eight minutes later,Matthew Tweddle was perhaps very unlucky indeed in being also yellow-carded for the same offence. However Falkirk did manage to keep their line intact during that period of operating short staffed,but 'Hills did mount a late surge when Craig Bryson barged over from a ruck under Falkirk's posts in the 73rd minute,with Scrum-Half A.J.McFarlane adding the conversion and Full-Back Robbie Dwyer rounded Falkirk's posts for an unconverted try two minutes later. Stung into action in the closing seconds Craig Robertson broke blind from a scrum on half way and sent McGuire speeding away up the touchline,before he cut infield and transferred to McCulloch who then stormed in for Falkirk's bonus point awarding try,with Brims slotting over the final conversion. Falkirk Team 1.Lewis Skinner 2.Stuart Govan 3.Keith Slade 4.Johan Wagenaar 5.Matthew Tweddle 6.Stewart McCulloch 7.Gregor Brodie 8.Angus Inwood 9.Harry Russell 10.Liam Brims 11.Gary Dempsey 12.Andrew Hamilton 13.Graham Gilliland 14.Gordon McGuire 15.Craig Robertson. Subs.16.Andrew Simpson 17.Kris Burney 18.Craig Hamilton 19.Martin Hall. This Week Falkirk entertain Lasswade at Sunnyside,Kick-Off is at 2.00p.m.

Match details

Match date

Sat 24 Oct 2015

Kickoff

14:00

Meet time

11:15

Instructions

Bus departs at 11.30am from the club

Competition

BT National League Division 2
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