NOT all the defectors from Hutchesons'/Aloysians have gone to
Clarkston. Two former Auldhouse forwards, Gordon Bulloch and David
McLeish, both under-19 caps last season, will be playing their rugby
with West of Scotland.
McLeish is to make his West debut at No.8 in the match against Ayr at
Burnbrae this evening (kick-off 7.0). He will be flanked by John
Lonergan, West's captain, and another newcomer, David McVey, the Glasgow
wing forward who has arrived at Burnbrae via Greenock, Ayr, and Stirling
County.
Like McVey, Sandy Crear, West's established tight head, will be
playing against old colleagues from Millbrae.
Mark and Richie Craig, sons of Jim Craig of Celtic's 1967 European
Cup-winning team, will be together for West, as they did in the GHK tens
at Old Anniesland on Sunday.
Weekend injuries have taken Andy Kerr, the Scotland under-21 cap, and
Doug Smith out of the Ayr pack. In the credit column, however, the
visitors field their New Zealand newcomers -- Jeremy Etheredge at
stand-off, and Jason Barbarich at lock -- as well as their centre
recruit from Kilmarnock, Nick Barrow.
Hutchesons/Aloysians, taken aback by the loss of more than two dozen
players, mainly to Clarkston, have called off the game they were to play
against Glasgow Academicals at Auldhouse this evening.
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