Earlston up to second place in in rugby’s Arnold Clark East Region League Division 2 after win in Penicuik
Earlston are up to second place in rugby’s Arnold Clark East Region League Division 2 after handing out a 48-13 hiding to Penicuik on the road on Saturday.
That win in Midlothian, their sixth of the season, leaves them on 30 points from nine fixtures, eight behind table-toppers Livingston, having played one match more.
Earlston’s try-scorers were No 8 Ethan Deakin at the double, right-winger John Craig, hooker Sandy Fairbairn, openside flanker BJ Gunn-Grieve, outside-centre Keith Young and left-winger Thomas Richardson, with full-back Clark Young and replacement Ollie Smith adding three conversions each.
Hawick Harlequins’ planned trip to Edinburgh to take on Corstorphine at the weekend was called off due to the Borderers being unable to put a team together and rescheduled for February next year, triggering a three-point penalty.
That leaves Corstorphine third in the table, on 29 points from seven games, and ’Quins fourth, on 18 from seven.
Earlston and ’Quins have both got this weekend off and return to action on Saturday, December 6, against Edinburgh opposition. They’re both at home that time round for 2pm kick-offs, respectively versus basement side Royal High and sixth-placed Forrester.
A division down, Hawick Linden beat Duns 74-0 at home on Saturday.
Lewis Ferguson, Arran Common and John Frew scored two tries each, with Euan Wood, Liam Bouglas, Tom Huggan, Ryan Ali and Harley Bryson touching down too.
Bouglas also kicked a penalty and three conversions, Common three conversions and Luke Scott two.