Cumbernauld take command in 11-try romp

Cumbernauld RFC 67 Strathaven RFC 7
Action from Saturday's game between Cumbernauld 1st XV and Strathaven.Action from Saturday's game between Cumbernauld 1st XV and Strathaven.
Action from Saturday's game between Cumbernauld 1st XV and Strathaven.

In their latest RBS League Division 2 match Cumbernauld faced bottom-of-the-league Strathaven and enjoyed an 11-try bonanza.

The home team, with their forwards in fine form, stormed into an early lead when Daniel Prinn picked up a loose ball which was fed through Alex Stokes and Jordan Reid for Grant Cowie to score in the corner.

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A plethora of tries soon followed from a rampant home team. Alan MacLeod, playing at number 8 for the first time, scored a typical number 8 try by picking up from the base of the scrum and powering over. Alan then turned try-maker when he fed Daniel Prinn to score in the corner. However the best try of the match was scored when Captain Jordan Reid fielded a Strathaven kick to touch, ran 70 metres and fed Alan MacLeod to score Cumbernauld’s fourth try. This try was successfully converted by full-back Andrew Reid who had been very unlucky with some of his earlier conversion attempts.

Martin Wallace then decided to get in on the act by collecting a loose ball on the half way line and slaloming all the way to the Strathaven line for a fine try. Andrew Logan who was having a fine game at hooker then took another strike against the head and following good handling from Alan MacLeod and Nick Richardson, Ross Cowie scored try number 6 on the stroke of half-time. By this time Andrew Reid had found his kicking boots and routinely successfully kicked the conversions for tries number five and six to make the half-time score 36-0 for the Blacks.

For the full match report see this week’s Cumbernauld News and Kilsyth Chronicle - on sale now!

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