Glasgow Hawks 37 - 21 Selkirk: Glasgow Hawks never lose their grip on spirited Selkirk
Playing with the strong wind in the first half, Selkirk hung on and trailed only 10-6 in first-half stoppage time, but a solo try by Hawks stand-off Duncan Weir stretched the lead to 15-6.
Earlier Grant Strang had crossed for Hawks, Weir adding the goal points and a penalty, whilst Scott Hendrie had slotted a couple of penalties for Selkirk.
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Hide AdThree minutes into the second half a poor clearance was gathered by Strang and popped to Weir, who linked well with Craig Gossman to put Robbie Hair over. It was only a matter of time until Hawks notched the bonus try, sheer pace taking Craig Gossman through and again giving Hair the scoring pass. Hair duly collected his hat-trick – Weir converted and a further penalty took his tally to 17 points.
In the dying moments, Selkirk's sevens skills earned them a couple of tries – John Smyth and Fraser Harkness scoring well-worked touch downs, and Hendrie scoring a lovely conversion from the touchline.