Weekend Sport – Sat 27th January – Rugby. 1sts win in Aberdeen

Big pitch action as 3rds take on Edinburgh Northern 2nds

Aberdeen Grammar 18  Stewart’s Melville RFC 22

After recent defeats I suppose the best the super optimists within the club might have surmised was that if the 1st XV could beat Gala at Netherdale then a win away to Aberdeen Grammar might be achievable too.  That’s exactly what happened with a 22-18 result in our favour which keeps us within six points of Musselburgh and Cartha Queens Park, the ninth and tenth placed teams in the league.  Leading 17-5 at half-time Stew Mel soon added a fourth try for a bonus point and a 22-5 lead.  The tweets became more frequent as Aberdeen chipped into the lead but with no further points conceded in the last ten minutes the boys returned with five valuable league points and raised hopes for the rest of the season.

While the big boys are away … the “mighty 3rds” took to the stand pitch at Inverleith (above) for their match with near neighbours Edinburgh Northern 2nds no doubt reminding some of the team of distant days when they played in the 1sts.   “The game’s the thing” at this level so a 33-38 defeat did not cause too much distress.