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Edinburgh Accies vs
Stew Mel, 13/1/07
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Squad
The Stewart's Melville FP RFC team to play Edinburgh Accies
at Raeburn Place on Saturday, kick off 2 pm, is:
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15
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Jimmy Moran |
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14
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Richard Borthwick |
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13
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Alex Cox |
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12
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Murray Allan |
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11
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Colin Goudie |
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10
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Stuart Ker |
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9
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Rob Primrose |
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1
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Areta Tanoai |
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2
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Adrian Duncan |
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3
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Ally Duncan |
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4
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Dougie Naismith |
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5
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Stephen Dalgleish |
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6
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Phil Hendry |
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7
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Pete McLean |
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8
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Stuart Clark (captain) |
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16
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Shaun McMurchy |
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17
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Andrew Statham |
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18
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Scott Brewster |
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19
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Sky Laurie |
It's fair to say that we make the short journey to Raeburn
Place as underdogs, what with Accies looking set for promotion
and our form this season patchy, to say the least. But the
form book tends to go out of the window whenever we head
south of Inverleith Pond, and you can be sure that the boys
are determined to give a good account of themselves in the
last local derby of the season.
With the bulldozers due to rumble over Rodney HQ after
this game, hope to see you there on Saturday as our boys
attempt to reduce the Rodneys to rubble, too!
Tony 'TIGER!' Wood
Riggers'
Review
Five years and one day after Edinburgh Accies
last managed to inflict defeat on Stewart's Melville, they
finally did it again on Saturday. Our only playing connection
between that game and this? Yes, Gavin Sharp was on the
bench that day, too! Not saying you're a jinx, Gav, but
...
Like Biggar before them, one would imagine that, if Accies
had sent a wish list to the man above covering the weather
they wanted leading up to a game against Stewart's Melville
and also the conditions for the game to be played in, it
would probably have involved plenty of rain and plenty of
wind. And that's just what they got. This allowed them to
play to their strengths and, fair credit to them, they did
it well.
As is normally the case in these windswept games, a large
dose of naivety ran through the Stewart's Melville performance.
One would think it would be easier to play the game as far
away from our own line as possible when the wind is behind
you and, especially, when you're up against a big pack.
The fact that we chose to run penalties in our own 22 early
on - and made some decent ground in doing so - was always
going to make life hard for us.
To be fair to the team, they competed manfully throughout,
and, for the second week in a row, we were doing OK until
we were penalised at a maul, a yellow card was produced
and we conceded a score almost immediately. Not great play
on our part, and this is something we have to learn to deal
with - either that, or the sooner the experimental law regarding
collapsing mauls becomes law, the better for a team like
us.
Still, the team battled on, and, on the stroke of half-time,
Colin Goudie, playing on the wing, jinked inside a couple
of defenders to score. When Jimmy Moran kicked the conversion,
we had an unlikely lead, one that you just knew wasn't going
to be enough.
The second half saw Accies in their element, sticking the
ball up their jumpers and playing rugby to perfection in
the conditions. There was very little we could do to halt
the inevitable, and, when we were driven over in a maul
for the fourth time and Accies secured their bonus point,
it was time for the final whistle. I think everyone was
glad to see the end of a game that could be regarded as
the single biggest advert for summer rugby going.
Next week sees a break in League rugby for the first round
of the Cup, and we head off to Ardrossan Academicals, knowing
a tough encounter lies ahead. I remember being there over
a decade ago, when we played in a midweek Cup tie which
we edged right at the death. That game was notable for being
Tony 'Nosebag' Wood's first appearance for the 1st XV. His
memories of the occasion centre around the 'Top quality
buffet after the game'. We look forward to more of the same
- and the same result!
Riggers
Stew
Mel Stats
| Result |
Lost 22-7 |
| Sequence |
5-0,
5-5, 5-7
(half time), 10-7,
15-7, 20-7,
22-7 |
| Tries |
Colin Goudie (40 minutes)
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| Conversions |
Jimmy Moran 1
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| Penalties |
None |
| Cards |
Clarky yellowed for coming in from the side on 20
minutes, then Areta and Sky yellowed for their part
in a mass brawl on 65 minutes. Two Accies also got
sent to the sidelines to cool down for their part
in said stramash, while their captain had been yellowed
in the first half for tackling without the use of
his arms
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| Referee |
James Bell of ERRS, for the second week
in a row |
| Single Sentence Summary |
A spirited performance from the boys on
a horrible day that just wasn't suited to our brand
of high intensity, running rugby - this was a day for
up-the-jumper rugby, at which the chunky Accies pack
were always going to prevail |
| Leading Lion |
All of the guys put in a good shift, particularly
during the second half when we rarely got out of our
own 22. The front row weren't intimidated in the scrum,
Rob Primrose coped well with some pretty scrappy ball
and Shaun made a real difference when he came off
the bench. But Big Clarky
gets the nod for another tigerish performance, tackling
his sodden socks off throughout the game.
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| Bevvy Bulletin |
It says much of the remaining facilities at Raeburn
Place - just the wee bar at the north end of the clubhouse
left open - that, for the first time this season,
I headed off after a match without alcohol passing
my lips. Queuing three deep for keg beer never appeal,
and Maxie's Bistro is just along the road.
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| Pie Points |
Not sure Accies ever did anything as proletarian
as pies, and there was certainly no scran in evidence
today. Black market soup was rumoured to be changing
hands for high prices in the lean-to at half time,
though.
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