STIRLING County are not only top of the national league, but they also
have the luxury of being able to chose their back-row trio from four
district players.
Of course, someone must suffer when all are available and tomorrow,
Gordon Mackay is the unlucky man for the Bridgehaugh match against GHK.
Mackay's omission allows Stirling to accommodate both district No.8
forwards, Jim Brough and Gareth Flockhart, with Brough in his Glasgow
position, flanked by Flockhart and Brian Ireland.
West of Scotland, visiting Currie, keep two Glasgow Under-21 squad
members, Alan Hogarth and David Jamieson, in a team unchanged despite
the 22-21 defeat by Glasgow Academicals at New Anniesland last week.
Hogarth, normally a scrum-half, remains on the left wing in place of
Stuart Munro, and Jamieson is again preferred tight head to Sandy Crear.
Stewart's Melville have dropped their regular full back Murray Thomson
for the visit to Edinburgh Academicals, with Peter Flockhart switching
from centre, a good chance for him to warm up for wearing the No.15
jersey in the Under-21 international against Ireland next week.
Last week Jed brought Alan Dunnett and David Forster into the pack for
the friendly against Hartlepool Rovers, and so well did the pair played
that day that they remain for the home league match against Dundee.
However, a worry for Jed is that Bob Johnstone has a trapped nerve in
his back and now Kevin Barrie has had to shift from hooker to left prop
in a recast front row.
Melrose who have lost four of their nine matches, need a win against
Heriot's at the Greenyards. Robin Craig returns at loose head for
Melrose as Millan Browne is still troubled by injury, and Ian Cornwall,
a schools cap last year, is being rested.
Hawick take on Gala by fielding the team who finished in the 14-10
victory over Stirling two weeks ago, the league leaders' first
championship defeat of the season. Stewart Henderson, an early
replacement in that match, remains in the second row.
* ST Mungo Turnbull, from Bishopbriggs, have been successful in
appealing to the Scottish Rugby Union against a two-point penalty in the
first division of the RMD Glasgow and District League.
The league committee had decreed that the points should be forfeited
as the club, because of suspension, had had to postpone their opening
league game of the season, against Strathclyde Police, in September.
St Mungo Turnbull had been banned for fielding a suspended player in a
match last season, but the SRU ruled that the two-point league penalty
would be a double punishment.
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