Weekend Sport – Sat 20th October. Defeat for 1st XV at Dumfries

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Dumfries    41     Stewart’s Melville RFC    26

Our 1st XV headed for Dumfries with high expectations.   Only one defeat in seven matches and looking good in second place.   Such thoughts were soon dismissed when Dumfries took the lead with an early try.   Although the 1sts pulled that back to square the match again Dumfries thereafter steamed ahead building up a 41-5 lead before Stew Mel retrieved the situation somewhat with three converted tries.

Biggar still lead NL2, unbeaten with 38 points from 8 matches with our next opponents Highland now taking over second place with 30 points to our 29 with Preston Lodge close behind on 27.   Saturday’s match is up in Inverness where historically the club have found the going difficult although probably only older members remember when we last met in a league situation.

Link to Kevin Murchie’s report on Dumfries is here http://www.stewmelrugby.com/match-report-vs-dumfries-saints-20th-october-2018/