Glasgow Schools 24,
Lothian Schools 22
GLASGOW, wind-assisted in the second half, hauled back a 22-point
deficit to beat Lothian in the schools district championship match
yesterday at Millerston. The result denied Lothian the title and kept
Glasgow in the hunt, with their hope that Midlands can beat South on
Tuesday.
In the corresponding match on a neighbouring pitch a 10-all draw was
enough to give Glasgow the under-15 title.
Three tries in 14 minutes gave Lothian a comfortable cushion at
half-time.
Slack midfield defence twice cost Glasgow dearly, first with Campbell
Aitken's break for his own try and then when Danny Ablett cut through
for Daniel Bull to put Steve Newlands over. Aitken converted both as
well as dropping a goal for a personal haul of 12 points, and four
minutes into injury time Bull scored with an outside break.
John Duffus and Paul Shevlane were eager in a rumbustious forward
effort as Glasgow pulled themselves back with four tries at regular
intervals. Peter Johnston converted the first and third.
Guy Perrett's lineout catch and surge set up the goal-line scrum for
Ross Johnston's pushover try that opened Glasgow's fightback. Barry
Neilson then scored, and after a penalty try, when Lothian collapsed an
attempted pushover, Duffus set up the winner five minutes from time with
a charge almost to the line. Alan Bulloch scored.
Edinburgh -- K I Baillie (Hutchesons' GS); B Neilson (Kelvinside
Academy), A Bulloch (Hutchesons' GS), G McLeod (Glasgow HS), I Morton
(Eastwood HS); P Johnston, K Devlin (both St Aloysius' College); J
Duffus (Kelvinside Academy), G C Bulloch (Hutchesons' GS), O Borthwick
(Kelvinside Acadmy), G C Perrett (Bearsden Academy), M Paterson (Glasgow
Academy), A Blackie (Kelvinside Academy), R Johnston (Belmont Academy),
P Shevlane (St Aloysius' College). Replacement -- A Stott (Glasgow HS)
for Devlin (8 minutes).
Lothian -- S Newlands; D Bull (both Stewart's Melville), D Ablett
(Boroughmuir), I Hoyle (Stewart's Melville), S McConnachie; C Aitken, D
Short (all Heriot's); C D B Flockhart (Stewart's Melville), J McIntosh,
I McLaren (both Watson's), B Clark (Royal HS), S S Capaldi (Stewart's
Melville), S Cairns (Musselburgh GS), A McGregor (Watson's), K M
Hamilton (Stewart's Melville). Replacements - M Borzyecki (Heriot's) for
McIntosh (51), A Huitt (Stewart's Melville) for Hamilton (59).
Referee -- A Hogarth (West of Scotland).
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