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Edinburgh Accies vs
Stew Mel, 28/11/04
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Squad
The Stewart's Melville FP RFC team to play Edinburgh Accies
at Raeburn Place on Sunday, kick off 2 pm, is:
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15
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Stephan Burger
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14
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Richard Borthwick
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13
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Sam Hendry
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12
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Struan Samson
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11
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Mike Elliott
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10
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Graham Shiel
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9
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Euan Clark
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1
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Paul Wharakura (captain)
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2
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Stephan de Beer
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3
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Simon Capaldi
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4
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Ben Leathes
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5
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Alex Clarke
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6
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Dougie Rycroft
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7
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Graham Lind
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8
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Stuart Clark |
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Shaun McMurchy |
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Phil Hendry |
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David Warwick |
Three changes to the starting line up this week, with
Jed Gordon dropping out due to the hamstring injury he sustained
in last Sunday's Cup match. Mike Elliott comes into the
starting line up to replace him, meaning a recall to the
squad for David Warwick.
Up front, Ross Rennie leaves on Saturday to represent Scotland
in the Commonwealth
Youth Games Sevens in Australia, and his place is taken
by Graham Lind. Alex Clarke has also been drafted in to
replace Dalgy, who has not recovered from the shoulder injury
he picked up against Boroughmuir last week.
Shaun McMurchy also returns to the squad.
Riggers'
Review
A return to winning ways down at Raeburn Place,
where the much vaunted home unbeaten record disappeared
to a stuffy and clinical Stew/Mel side. Two chances in the
second half led to two tries and, had it not been for some
rank rotten refereeing, then the winning margin would have
been greater. We’ve played 40 of the 160 minutes against
the Accies a man down this season, and it took us being
reduced to thirteen men to allow them any chance today.
Fifteen yellow cards in fourteen games is
our record this season. I’m not sure if we have suddenly
become ill disciplined, or have been unlucky, or a bit of
both. Certainly, we could argue about over half the yellows
dished out so far this season. But you have to play the
cards you’re dealt and get on with it. You’re
certainly never going to get a referee willing to discuss
the issues and incidents or, heaven forbid, accepting that
they may have made a mistake.
Other than that, the only real point of note was Mike Elliott’s
51st and final appearance for a while. Mike joined us from
Gala four years ago, and, in his time, was voted by his
team mates as their Player of the Year. Mike is going to
be a big miss as he disappears to Amsterdam for work for
a year, and his parents will be missed at the club, too.
Hurry back, Mike.
A return to Inverleith next week for the visit of Kelso,
where about the only thing that is certain is that it won’t
be 66-0 again! They have improved considerably since their
early season problems and have a back division that is the
envy of many clubs. With our next four games being in Edinburgh,
it would be good to see an increase in the number of regular
supporters as we try and claw back the gap on Stirling County
and Jed-Forest.
Riggers
Stew
Mel Stats
| Result |
Won 16-25 |
| Sequence |
3-0,
3-5, 3-7,
6-7, 6-10,
6-13 (half time),
6-18, 6-20,
6-25, 11-25,
16-25 |
| Tries |
Graham Shiel (25 mins), Ben Leathes
(44 mins), Euan Clark (48 mins) |
| Conversions |
Sam Hendry (first two tries) |
| Penalties |
Sam Hendry 2 (33 & 36 minutes) |
| Cards |
Paul binned on 62 minutes for rapping a Rodney; wee
Clarky binned four minutes later for persistent offsidery
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| Referee |
Andy Hepburn of Lenzie - when not enforcing
his personal, bizarre take on the advantage laws, he
was standing, arms in the air, as if to say 'I have
nae idea - just play on!' |
| Single Sentence Summary |
Finally, we win dirty in the League -
the Accies pack were well up for this, but we defended
like Spartans, and (unlike last week) took every Red
Zone opportunity that came our way |
| Leading Lion |
For the first time in a while, there are a few candidates
to choose from - Stroops and Shiely policed the midfield
like a couple of Cowgate bouncers, while Lindy's left
touchline/ left foot hack ahead for Ben's try will
live long in the memory. Sam
Hendry gets the nod, though, for two key
conversions, two good penalties and a great break
that nearly brought a try - more, please!
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| Bevvy Bulletin |
Accies' beer is no better than our own, and is served
in considerably less salubrious surroundings ... the
pint of Arran
Fireside that awaited me in Bert's Bar was even
tastier than normal!
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