Stew Mel 2nd XV vs Currie 2nd XV, 6/10/07

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Squad

The Stewart's Melville team for Saturday's league game against Currie at Inverleith, kick off 3 pm, is:

Players are asked to meet at Inverleith at 1.45 pm.

Match Report

Saturday afternoon saw the 2nd XV back at home in the sunshine of Inverleith to play Currie.

The game got off to a flying start with Dave McCall, back from a spell away, breaking through the defence and offloading to the supporting Matt Targowski. Unfortunately, Matt was dragged down just before the line and Currie were able to regroup and relieve the pressure.

It wasn't long before we were on the attack again, though, and, after some great handling and running from the backs, we came away with quick tries from Dave Roland, Alex Cox and Victor Awuse.

It was clear early on that Currie were going to play a highly physical game up front and were sticking to a game plan of hitting in close around the ruck. This resulted in us giving away some needless penalties around the breakdown area, which halted our progress and allowed Currie to get back into the game.

Currie also managed to score a drop goal, taking advantage of a free ball from another ruck infringement, which was followed by a try through the middle after a hefty period of pressure from the visiting team.

The second half started with a similar tempo to the first. Stew Mel scored tries through Victor - this time a crash ball in the centre allowed him to power his way to the line - and another from Dave Roland, which came about after a majestic cross-field kick from Phil, which Dave was able to follow over the line and dive on.

Coxy also got another try by dancing his way through the midfield, but this was instantly matched by one from Currie. With two minutes to go, we were desperate to end on a high, and some miscommunication in the Currie attack allowed Fergal to pounce on a dropped ball and run under the sticks to finish the game.

A good performance from the team, which was, undoubtedly, due to the numbers we had down at training all week, and, consequently, the numbers of players we had to select from. If the 2nds want to compete in their league, we need to have competition for places, and, with a number of players due back from injury this week and next, there are undoubtedly going to be some much needed selection headaches coming up shortly.

Eck

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