Peebles v Melrose 9/8/25

Peebles v Melrose – 9/9/25

This Border League match was played as part of a three-session match with the second and third sessions counting for Border League points. The match was played in sunny conditions, but with a strong, gusty wind into which Melrose kicked off. After 15 minutes of play a series of plays ended with Jack Dobie scoring at the posts with Roly Brett converting. Seven minutes later Melrose put in a passing move up the right side with Roan Frostwick scoring in the right corner leaving Brett with a tricky, but successful, conversion into the wind. A further seven minutes on saw Melrose passing the ball right across the pitch for Dobie to score an unconverted try in the right corner.

Half time – Peebles 0 Melrose 19

Almost from the re-start Finn Douglas collected the ball on the Melrose 22 on the right before jinking and dancing diagonally up the pitch to score a lovely unconverted try to the left of the posts. Four minutes later Matty Bertram ended a Melrose move with a try converted by Brett. After a further six minutes Peebles attacked into the wind and, from a penalty, took play into the left corner where their hooker used his bulk to drive over for an unconverted try. The match ended with Dobie completing a series of picks and drives with his hat-trick try, and Brett’s conversion, with the aid of the wind, squeezed inside the far upright to add the extras.

Peebles 5 Melrose 38

Melrose squad – Sam Rainey, Ben McLean, Jack Dobie, Jack Henderson, Angus Weir, Ollie Furness, Finlay Sinclair, Ruairi Campell, Roan Frostwick, Connor Spence, Paddy Anderson, Declan Mulcahy, Stuart Kirk, Finn Douglas, Logan Kirk, Robbie Robinson, Angus Runciman, Sam Derrick, Elliot Ruthven, Douglas Crawford, Donald Crawford, Matty Bertram, Jimmy Coull, Ben Conaghan, Roly Brett.

Referee – Steven Turnbull