WHILE Currie were emphasising their grip on the top of the Scottish Premiership with a comprehensive 44-22 win away to Dundee HSFP, it was a day for comeback victories among their rivals. Watsonians, Ayr and Boroughmuir all scored late to snatch games they looked like losing.
It was also the weekend when Glasgow Hawks got their show on the road, becoming the second side in three weeks to win away to Aberdeen GSFP, claiming the try bonus point as they did so, touched down by Rory Kerr marking his return to Scottish rugby.
The 26-year-old former Glasgow professional, capped three times by Scotland, almost gave up the sport but a spell playing club rugby in New Zealand has recharged his enthusiasm and he reckons he is in the best shape and form of his life. Back home he may think about a return to professional ranks — there has been interest from Edinburgh — but for now he is ready to have fun at Hawks, cementing the 35-14 win.
At table top, Currie were briefly behind at Dundee after George Oommen, the home flanker, collected the first of his two tries with an interception, but in reality the Edinburgh club were always in control. Two late surges to the try line by Geoff Caldwell, the wing, brought the try bonus. Ally Warnock, the fly half, controlled the game and contributing a try of his own as part of his 29-point haul.
Watsonians are sitting just behind Currie, but left it late at home against Heriot’s, coming from 13-3 down, with Andy Skeen, the centre, scoring a brilliant solo try with almost the last move of the game to snatch the 21-16 result.
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It was a similar tale in the Borders with both Hawick and Melrose taking early leads only to see their opponents touch down in injury time and claim the result. The Greens were 13-0 up just after the break but Ben Colley crashed over for Ayr and AJ McFarlane, the scrum half, calmly slotted the conversion for a 14-13 win.
It was more see-saw at Melrose, but Ross Cook, the Boroughmuir full back, held his nerve to slot the winning penalty in the 23-21 victory.