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NEIL McIlroy, Jed-Forest's district prop, will not be playing rugby at
least until after he has had a brain scan to ascertain why he has been
suffering occasional black-outs. Consequently, he has had to drop out
from the South's XV for the under-21 district championship match against
Edinburgh at Poynder Park tomorrow evening.
Ken McCall returns as understudy at loose head, and his Gala
colleague, Neil Crooks, will be fit to play even though he had to be
replaced at Stirling on Saturday. The flanker was winded in
that club championship match, though his injury seemed worse at the
time.
Victory tomorrow would allow the Borderers to retain the title.
Edinburgh, however, will be close to full strength, with just one change
from the team who beat North and Midlands by 24-3 last month. Russell
Adam, the Edinburgh Academicals threequarter who has already played for
the North-Midlands senior XV this season, takes over on the left wing as
Currie's Scott Forrester has a hamstring injury.
For the other championship match tomorrow, the Glasgow v North and
Midlands game at Hughenden, Murray Wallace returns to the home team
after having missed the defeat by the South last month because of
concussion. The Glasgow High/ Kelvinside flanker takes over from
Stirling's Derek Gibbons, who is having to concentrate on examinations.
North and Midlands have four changes in personnel from the team who
lost 20-12 to the South last week. Neil Ritchie and Scott Fraser join
the pack, Stephen McLaughlin comes in on the
left wing, and Andrew Waddell returns at stand-off with David Hunter
switching to centre. Both games will kick off at 7pm.
Glasgow -- C T MacDonald; A S M Turner, D R D Pulfrey, R Mailer (all
Stirling County), M Ross (West of Scotland); A H R Hay (Glasgow High/
Kelvinside), F Stott (West of Scotland); J A Couper (GHK), K D McKenzie
(Stirling County), captain, G T MacKee (GHK), D A Jackson
(Hillhead-Jordanhill), S J Simcox (Hutchesons'), C H Brown (Stirling
County), G T Mackay (Glasgow Academicals), M I Wallace (GHK).
North and Midlands -- J Clark (Aberdeen University); M Hopley (St
Andrews University), D W Hunter (Selkirk), G Jessop (Gordonians), S
McLaughlin (Aberdeen GS FP); A A W Waddell, S M Simmers, captain (both
Aberdeen University); W Anderson (Kirkcaldy), S Fraser (Highland), G M
Kenhard (Heriot's FP), C Hankin (Aberdeen University), D Farmer
(Dunfermline), K M Dobson (Aberdeen University), N Ritchie (Dundee HS
FP), G Hannah (Kirkcaldy).
Edinburgh -- S R Maclean (Corstorphine); F Henderson (Trinity
Academicals), A R McRobbie (Heriot's FP), C T Simmers (Edinburgh
University), D R W Adam (Edinburgh Academicals); M Walker (Boroughmuir),
N S Burnett (Edinburgh University); A B McMurray (Watsonians), G
McKelvey (Haddington), P H Wright (Boroughmuir), captain, J G Mathieson
(Watsonians), S W Paul (Heriot's FP), B Ward (Leith Academicals), G A R
Simpson (Heriot's FP), A Elms (Currie).
WILLIE Bark was omitted by Kilmarnock on Saturday after he had missed
training earlier in the week. The club, however, restore him for the
River Series Trophy tie against Clarkston at Braidholm tonight (kick-off
7 o'clock).
Brian Gilbert, the Kilmarnock coach, was blunt about his decision to
leave the wing out. ''Why should I stand out in the rain for two hours
if players are not prepared to come out to train?'' It was a statement
rather than a question.
Scott Grant took over on the left wing for the second-division match
against Musselburgh at Bellsland and scored a try in the 14-13 win. He
is, however, unavailable tonight, and Bark has been recalled, if not
forgiven.
Fraser Macnaughton, Kilmarnock's other try-scorer on Saturday, also
misses the cup-tie. As parish minister in Fenwick, the former Glasgow
full back has kirk duties to attend to every Tuesday, and Alan Hill
fills the vacancy. Teams:
Clarkston -- J Willock; B Middler, J Burk, S McKean, J L Price; F G E
McCready, A M Carle; A McIlwham, I Laidlaw, G McIlwham, A Tunn, J S
Hamilton, S McFadyen, D Landsburgh, A M MacDougall.
Kilmarnock -- A Hill; G S Agnew, A Agnew, D K M Glen, W Bark; E R J
Stewart, B G Yates; J Miller, H C Jackson, A Smith, S Kerr, R Weir, A
King, R S Carswell, K Young.
CRAWFORD McGuffie not only scored all of Ayr's points in the 15-21
defeat by Jed-Forest at Millbrae on Saturday but the Scotland B centre
also became the club's third player to reach a century for the season.
He now has 110, Grant Steel 106, and Derek Stark 104 from the 26 tries
with which he leads that list. Leading scorers:
Points -- M Walker (Boroughmuir) 313; C T MacDonald (Stirling County)
302; P W Dods (Gala) 284; P J Hewitt (Heriot's FP) 283; I J Ramsey
(Melrose) 268; C W Gass (Hawick) 251; A Donaldson (Currie) 246; A B M
Ker (Kelso) 245; D N Barrett (West of Scotland) 218; G J McKechnie
(Jed-Forest) 186; R L Pow (Selkirk) 184; B W Gibson (Dalziel HS FP), E R
J Stewart (Kilmarnock) 166 each; D C Cameron (Glasgow Academicals) 163;
P D Steven (Heriot's FP) 162; F Duncan (Edinburgh Wanderers) 158.
Tries -- D A Stark (Ayr) 26; M Moncrieff (Gala) 24; A Moore (Edinburgh
Academicals) 23; A G Stanger (Hawick) 22; D R Robeson (Kelso) 21; S
Forrester (Currie), P J Hewitt (Heriot's FP) 20 each; C J Macartney
(Boroughmuir), P D Steven (Heriot's FP) 18 each; A A Purves (Melrose)
17; M R DeBusk, M Walker (both Boroughmuir), D W Brown (Ayr), J Jeffrey,
C Millar (both Kelso), R M Kirkpatrick (Jed-Forest), D J Stoddart
(Heriot's FP) 15 each.
Club tries -- Boroughmuir 146; Gala 127; Stirling County 126; Heriot's
FP 106; Currie, Kelso 105 each; Melrose 103; Edinburgh Wanderers 102;
Ayr, Jed-Forest 95 each; Edinburgh Academicals 93.
FIVE Ayrshire boys have been included in Scotland's XV for the
under-15 schools international against Wales at Pontypool on Friday,
April 1. The team is:
C J Murray (Knox Academy); R N Dale (Kyle Academy), S M Little (Marr
College), R S Kelly (George Watson's College), J B Chalmers (Galashiels
Academy); D J Lee (Kyle Academy), C F Orsi (Kelvinside Academy); S W M
Hayward (Galashiels Academy), J I Ramage (Kelso HS), R D Eccles (Glasgow
Academy), S Wylie (Belmont Academy), M Brennan (Kelso HS), F R Dalgleish
(North Berwick HS), D R Thompson (Hutchesons' GS), captain, D J Bryden
(Belmont Academy).
MELROSE and Gala have moved their Scotch Beef Border League match
forward from Saturday to Friday with a 4.30pm kick-off at the
Greenyards. The host club have to win to keep alive their challenge to
force a play-off with Hawick for the title.
SCOTTISH Students take on their French counterparts in Paris on
Friday, the final match before they meet the USSR tourists at Hughenden
on April 4. The team for Paris is:
G Dodd (St Andrews University); J F Swanson (Heriot-Watt University),
A C McGuffie (Glasgow University), D W Caskie (West London Institute), C
Kelly; C T Simmers (both Edinburgh University), S Jardine (South
Glamorgan Institute); S A Baird (Glasgow University), B W Gilchrist
(Guildford College), A Stratton (Edinburgh University), E M Simpson
(Royal Dick Veterinary College), N Harris (Aberdeen University), J
Robertson (Napier Polytechnic), A C Murray (Manchester University), S
McGinty (Edinburgh University).
FRANCE plan to call on the experience of several internationalists,
including present captain Pierre Berbizier, former captain Daniel
Dubroca and current national coach Jacques Fouroux, in their build-up to
the 1991 world cup which will be held in France and Britain. The French
finished runners-up to New Zealand at the first event, staged in
Australia and New Zealand in 1987.
GLASGOW High/Kelvinside have been left without a game on Saturday as
their intended opponents, Hutchesons,' have a rearranged league game
against Peebles. Any club interested in filling the GHK fixture gap
should telephone Kenneth Fettes at 041 339 0669.
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