STEWARTRY 42pts STRATHENDRICK 3pts
Stewartry made it three league wins in a row and scoring forty plus points for a third time scoring seven tries in the process. Strathendrick kicked off into the wind and rain as the Stewartry match sponsors stayed in the clubhouse watching Scotland beating Italy with a last minute Duncan Weir drop goal. Stewartry started well winning a penalty from the kick off but losing the resultant lineout.
John Fingland taking a Srathendrick kick ahead made 30 metres back to the halfway line. Stewartry won the first scrum giving Scott Carson the chance to charge down the wing. A number of penalties against Stewartry saw Strathendrick miss a kick at the posts in nine minutes. Porteous and Fingland took the game back to the Strathendrick 22. From a Stewartry scrum win John Muir put John Fingland in for the opening try. Craig Mosey added the conversion. From the kick off Scott Carson caught the ball and again made good progress over the halfway line. In twenty two minutes Craig Mosey added a penalty kick.10-0. Strathendrick found their second wind putting pressure on the Stewartry defence and driving deep into the Blacks 22. Their reward was a penalty goal to keep them in touch. This score fired the Stewartry up and from the kick off Armstrong, Brolls and Burton were driving back up into the Strathendrick 22. A penalty kick to touch was their reward but it was knocked on at the lineout.
Stewartry won the scrum against the head and drove over the try line for number eight Ian Fenwick to touch down. Just before half time an unseen sight in Stewartry rugby was the Stewartry props Broll and Cannon and Broll again in a stylish inter passing move which unfortunately ended in a forward pass losing Carson the scoring chance. Half time 15-3.
Stewartry kicked off towards the clubhouse and into the rain and it was Broll who stole the ball from theStrathendrick catcher and setting Cannon away but the play again ended in a knock on. Carson once again broke over the halfway line winning a penalty award. Stewartry won a scrum against the head but the advantage ended with an injury to scrum half John Picken who was replaced by David Kerr.
Fifty minutes gone and Cammy Fenwick broke down the right wing to score Stewartrys third try. Two minutes later it was game over when from the best passing move of the day involving Kerr, Danny Boyd, Muir, Cammy Fenwick and Muir again put fullback John Fingland in for his second and Stewartrys fourth try and the bonus point.25-3. Rory Porteous and Martin Smith kept the pressure on before replacement Callum Ferguson making his home debut after a long term injury juggled and jinked his way through for a fine individual try. Moseys kick came back off the post . Five minutes later James Armstrong set up his captain Ian Fenwick for his second try of the day. It was Armstrong who picked up in his 22 and was not caught until he reached the Strathendrick 22 where he recycled the ball to Cammy Fenwick who equalled his brothers try scoring efforts for the day with his second try. Craig Mosey added the conversion for a record 42-3 win over Strathendrick. A good all round performance from the Blacks forwards and backs.
Stewartry Squad. J Fingland, S Carson, Danny Boyd ,J Muir, TJ McCarney, C Mosey, J Picken, M McCulloch, D Burton, T Cannon, M Smith, J Armstrong, R Porteous, C Fenwick, I Fenwick (captain),
S Broll, C Ferguson and D Kerr. All Subs used.
This week Stewartry are at home again to McLaren one place above them in the league. A Blacks win would put them three points ahead. Kick off 3.00pm
On Sunday Stewartry Sirens are at home to Glasgow University Women in their second play off match their only home game of the three to be played. Kick off 2.00pm
