05/12/14 Posted in Clubs and Schools
The BT Premiership battle is set to continue at full throttle tomorrow (Saturday 6 December) in round 12 of the top-flight division.

Scotland 7s' Lewis Young will play for Gala tomorrowStirling County have the potential to move into the top four if they are able to come away with more league points than Gala, but equally Gala will be looking to re-establish themselves at the submit of the division. Both currently have 29 points.

Stirling County are at home to Heriot’s at Bridgehaugh, while Gala travel to Old Anniesland where they’ll meet Glasgow Hawks, both matches kick-off at 3pm.

Stirling County Head Coach, Graeme Young, said: “Although we were not at our peak last weekend we were very pleased with the overall performance from the squad.

“There was a little bit of rust from the autumn international window, but we improved as the game went on and despite coming back in the second-half we were pipped by a well drilled Melrose team that took their opportunities.

“Heriot’s are flying high this season. Phil has his squad performing well and we certainly felt the brunt of that in the second-half of our first round fixture where Heriot’s made life very difficult for us (42-19).

Our young squad continues to grow and develop and we’re pleased with the level of effort, desire and application in training.

“Everyone is looking forward to another challenging match on tomorrow where we will continue to benchmark our progress against the top four sides.”

Edinburgh Accies and Currie open the day’s fixtures, being the only teams to kick-off at the earlier time of 2pm.

The remaining two ties will be played between Hawick and Ayr at Mansfield Park and Boroughmuir and Melrose at Meggetland.

Chris Dean, Alex Toolis (both Edinburgh Accies), James Downey, Mike Cusack (both Currie) Fraser Lyle (Stirling County), Jamie Ritchie (Heriot’s), Jack Cuthbert, Joaquin Dominguez (both Hawick), Tom Brown (Boroughmuir), Sean Kennedy (Melrose), Gregor Young, Lewis Young and Fraser McKenzie (Gala) are the professional players that are released to clubs tomorrow.

Also, on Sunday (7 December) Murrayfield Wanderers will meet Kirkcaldy in the final weekend of the women’s BT Premier League at Beveridge Park, Kirkcaldy, kick-off 3pm.

Murrayfield Wanderers have already, mathematically achieved the title, but following Sunday’s match will be rewarded with their trophy.

BT Premiership Round 12
Edinburgh Accies v Currie, Raeburn Place, 2pm

Edinburgh Accies team: Ruairidh Young; Sam Pecqueur, Chris Dean (Edinburgh Rugby), Iain Berthinussen, Jack Marples; Alex Glashan, Ryan Godsmark; Duncan Morrison, Michael Liness, Lewis Niven, Greg Campbell CAPTAIN, Alex Toolis (Edinburgh Rugby), Ronan Seydak, Jamie Sole and Robin Snape.
Replacements: David Bates, Liam Launders, Jamie Winks, James Munro and Neil Armstrong.

Currie team: Matt McPhillips; Chris Logan, Fidias Efthymiou, James Downey (Glasgow Warriors), Harvey Elms; James Semple, Richard Snedden; John Cox, Matt Goodwin, Mike Cusack (Glasgow Warriors), Romain Denonain, Travis Brooke, Paul Mundell, Malcolm Peacock and Ross Weston CAPTAIN.
Replacements: Graeme Carson, Mike Erskine, Gary Temple, Mike Vernel and Duncan Swanson.

Stirling County v Heriot’s, Bridgehaugh, 3pm

Stirling County team: Joff Hope; Jamie Urquhart, Danny Gilmour, Fraser Lyle (Glasgow Warriors), Matt Lamb; Alex Black, Ali Price; Jamie Bhatti, Reyner Kennedy, Gary Mountford, Euan Dewar, Ruairidh Leishman, Struan Robertson, Shaun MacDonald and Lewis Wynne.
Replacements: Cameron Fenton, Colin Hutton, Stevie Neil, Aubrey Mncube and Cameron Hughes.

Heriot’s team: Glenn Bryce; Charlie Simpson, Liam Steele, Rory Carmichael, Max Learmonth; Gregor McNeish, Graham Wilson CAPTAIN; Nathan Borel, George Turner, Struan Cessford, Russell Nimmo, Jack Turley, Jono Armstrong, Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh Rugby) and Jason Hill.
Replacements: David McGregor, Gavin Cameron, Jack McLean, Stuart Edwards and David McMaster.

Hawick v Ayr, Mansfield Park, 3pm

Hawick team: Jack Cuthbert (Edinburgh Rugby); Nikki Walker, John Coutts, Joaquin Dominguez (Edinburgh Rugby), Scott McLeod; Rory Hutton, Greg Cottrel; Shaw Muir, Ross Graham, Matt Landels, Mike McKee, Bruce McNeil, Nick McTaggart, Ross Gibson and Michael Robertson.
Replacements: Lindsay Gibson, William Blacklock, Keith Davies, Sean Goodfellow and Lee Armstrong.

Ayr team: Craig Gossman; Robbie Fergusson, Ross Curle, Dean Kelbrick CAPTAIN, Kerr Gossman; Danny McCluskey, David Armstrong; George Hunter, Fergus Scott, D’Arcy Rae, Robert McAlpine, Scott Sutherland, Callum Templeton, Will Bordill and Blair McPherson.
Replacements: James Malcolm, Fraser Watt, Andrew Dunlop, Graham Fisken and Grant Anderson.

Boroughmuir v Melrose, Meggetland, 3pm

Boroughmuir team: Tom Brown (Edinburgh Rugby); Grant McConnell, Jordan Edmunds, Malcolm Clapperton, Sep Visser; Chris Laidlaw, Jonny Adams; Robbie Wilson, Cal Davies, Simon Bergham, Iain Moody CAPTAIN, Adam Best, Andy Rose, Mike Entwhistle and Magnus Bradbury.
Replacements: Darren Miller, Angus Wallace, Trent Sutton, Sam Johnson and Ed Farquharson.

Melrose team: Fraser Thomson CAPTAIN; Tito Mua, Blair Hutchison, Joe Helps, Bruce Colvine; Austin Lockington, Sean Kennedy (Edinburgh Rugby); Nick Beavon, Richard Ferguson, Ewan McQuillin, James Head, Lewis Carmichael, Andrew Nagle, Peter Eccles and Graeme Dodds.
Replacements: Nicky Little, Ross Miller, Ruaridh Knott, Tom Wilson and Tom Galbraith.

Glasgow Hawks v Gala, Old Anniesland, 3pm

Glasgow Hawks team: Jack Steele; Tom Steven, Brendan McGroarty, David Milne, Paul Ramsay; George Horne, Paddy Boyer; Gary Strain, Jack McFarlane, Zander Fagerson, Scott Cummings, Andrew Linton, Stephen Leckie, Finlay Gillies CAPTAIN and Andrew Kirkland.
Replacements: Steven Findlay, Brendan Cullinane, Sam Thomson, Mateus Bartosek and Andrew Fleming.

Gala team: Ruairi Howarth; Graeme Speirs, Gregor Young (Scotland 7s), Alan Emond, Lewis Young (Scotland 7s); David O’Hagan, George Graham CAPTAIN; Callum MacIntosh, Russell Anderson, Gary Robertson, Chris Weir, Fraser McKenzie (Edinburgh Rugby), Gary Graham, Scot Wilkinson and Tom Weir.
Replacements: Ewan Johnstone, Josh Irvine, Opeta Palepoi, Gregor Mein and Grant Sommerville.

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