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Selkirk vs Stew Mel,
10/1/04
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Squad
The Stewart's Melville FP RFC team to play Selkirk RFC
at Philiphaugh on Saturday, kick off 3 pm, is:
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15
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Tyronne Anderson
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14
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Fraser Deeming
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13
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Graham Shiel
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12
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Struan Samson
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11
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Jed Gordon
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10
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Nick Wood
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9
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Mike Elliott
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1
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Paul Wharakura (captain)
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2
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Andrew Kelly
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3
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Stephan de Beer
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4
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Stuart Clark
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5
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Stephen Dalgleish
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6
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Sandy Storrar
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7
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Graham Lind
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8
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Nick Penny |
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16
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Peter McLean |
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17
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Alex Edmonstone |
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18
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Scott Riddell |
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Chris Bissett |
We have been forced to make a couple of changes from the
team that played last week.
In the backs, Matt Dey is unavailable for us this week
and is replaced by Struan Samson. Up front, Richard Taylor
has returned home due to a family bereavement, but should
return in the next couple of weeks. Paul Sullivan is unavailable
this week, so Sandy Storrar is recalled to the side, with
Graham Lind switching to openside and Nick Penny reverting
to No. 8.
On the bench, Scott Riddell comes into the squad for the
first time this season.
The bus to Selkirk will leave Inverleith at 12.15 sharp
for any supporters wishing a lift to the game. Please note
that kick off is 3 pm as the game will be played under the
floodlights at Philiphaugh.
Riggers'
Review
Henry S Haskins once said, 'The best way to
deal with a great victory is to follow it with another that
makes it look small.' That kind of sums up the magnitude
of the performance on Saturday, when, in my eyes, we raised
the level of performance a notch or two again. And that
is what we are going to have to do again next Saturday when
Dundee High School come calling to Inverleith. The first
half at Philiphaugh, in particular, was maybe our most complete
team performance of the season, playing into a very strong
wind and turning round 14-6 ahead.
When we consider that this was achieved, for the most part,
without our two most experienced players (Nick Penny had
called off on the Friday to be replaced by debutant Ben
Leathes and Graham Shiel left the field of play in under
five minutes with a twisted knee), then we have every reason
to be delighted. The defence, in particular, was outstanding
- and it needed to be, into such a strong wind. Our lineout
was also very secure, which meant we had no problem clearing
our lines.
It is pretty much the first time this season that we have
backed up a good performance with another. The last couple
of performances have seen the pack come to the fore, and
they have really laid the foundations for the last couple
of victories. They are going to be key again next week,
and will need to put in a much better performance than the
one they gave at Mayfield if we are to trouble the league
leaders.
The backs are again showing that, given ball, they can
create plenty of chances, and are starting to be more clinical.
A couple of times it would have been better to see the ball
go through the hands quicker and give our wingers the chance
to take on their opposite numbers, but I'm sure they'll
be working on that this week.
The race for leading try scorer is also hotting up, with
Tyronne joining Paul at the top of the charts with 8 after
Saturday. Big Clarky moves up into joint third with Fraser
Deeming on 7. 22 players have scored our 68 tries between
them this season, which means that fully half of the 44
players used in 1st XV games have managed to cross the tryline.
Here's hoping for a few more next week.
Riggers
Stew
Mel Stats
| Score |
Won 11-32 |
| Sequence |
3-0,
3-5,
3-7,
6-7,
6-12,
6-14
(half time), 6-19,
6-21,
6-24,
11-24,
11-27,
11-32 |
| Tries |
Stephan de Beer (35 mins), Tyronne
Anderson (40 mins), Stuart Clark (45 mins),
Struan Samson (85 mins) |
| Conversions |
Nick Wood 3 (first three tries) |
| Penalties |
Nick Wood 2 (50 & 72 mins) |
| Cards |
None |
| Referee |
Our old mate Hayden Edwards of ERRS -
as always, happy in his own wee world |
| Single Sentence Summary |
A mammoth performance against a typically
stuffy Selkirk side - the first half, playing into a
fierce wind, saw some of our best defence of the season,
and two fine tries |
| Leading Lion |
A collective 'on' day, but
Nick Wood deserves special praise for a
near-perfect kicking display. Thanks are therefore
due to Allan Munro and Riggers for midweek coaching
lessons and magic kicking tee duties, respectively.
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| Bevvy Bulletin |
Coaxed onto the whisky by the ridiculously
cheap prices in Selkirk's fine temporary bar - great
to see the Souters in such fine fettle after their recent
troubles |
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