GLASGOW Hawks supremo Peter Laverie hailed the counter-attacking skills of his men as he looked back with satisfaction on the 43-24 victory over Gala. The hosts created five touchdowns and a penalty try at Old Anniesland and looked a much more positive unit than they were in the defeats by Ayr and Melrose. Co-coach Laverie said: "We showed a huge improvement. The guys have been working really hard in training and we have to be pleased with the way they have responded. "We made some excellent scores through our effective counter attacking, with the wingers (Tom Steven and Robert Beattie) making a lot of ground." Gala coach George Graham insisted the scoreline flattered Hawks, though he did admit the Maroons' passing had been "absolutely woeful." He stated: "We were soundly beaten, however I didn't think we were THAT many points worse than them." Tries by Paddy Boyer and Jack Steele got Hawks up and running before the break, with Beattie, Ally Maclay and Steven going over after the break. They also earned a penalty try, while Gregor Hunter landed a penalty and five conversions. Luke Pettie and Matt Carrier snapped up Gala's touchdowns in vain. Newly promoted Selkirk produced a brave display against Heriot's on home turf to go within a whisker of earning their first top-flight win. It was pack power that saw the champions through to an uneasy 29-33 victory - with two penalty tries in quick succession in the first half proving crucial. Graham Wilson's series of accurate goal kicks also made it harder for the hosts to pull off a shock result. IT was stalemate at Meggetland, where Boroughmuir and Currie fought out a 12-12 draw. In a scrappy and error-strewn affair, both sides squandered a spare of opportunities - with ball in hand and with the boot.
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules here