Brilliant Team Performance at Brechin

14 Montrose players headed through to Brechin to play in the S1/2 fixture. Brechin has a very capable and experienced squad so this was never going to be easy. Brechin loaned two players, Ian Smith and Alex Steven, to make up our squad to play 15 a side. They both put in excellent performances and should be congratulated for their effort.

Brechin won the toss and chose to play down hill for the first session. From the whistle, there was an obvious determination from Montrose both in the tackle and defence.

Into the second session, Montrose started to clear out the rucks better with strong driving from the forwards. This meant that the backs were getting cleaner and faster ball to start to test the Brechin backline. However, Brechin continued to lead through strong forward play and some strong individual running.

Heading into the last session, Montrose were behind by a try. The team dug deep and showed steely determination and excellent skills to release key players to score some excellent tries. Brechin scored a try in the dying minutes and after the conversion kick was made, the final whistle was blown.

A cheer went up from the Montrose side as they had won by 3 points - Brechin 33 : Montrose 36!

The whole team contributed to this memorable win and there was excellent agressive running from Sean, Jack, Jasper, Daniel and others. However, the man of the match, awarded by a well-informed spectator, went to Findlay Christie.

This has set a new standard for the S1/2 squad and all of the players should be very proud of their performance. Their skill and teamwork were excellent and spectators from both sides commented on how they enjoyed the match.

Winning Squad:

J. Boyle, L. Greive, D. Murray, J. Grant, J. Rogers, J. Anderson, D. Duplexito, J. Grove-White, S. Dalgarno, T. Watson, S. Watson, F. Christie, D. Waghorn, A Robertson, I. Smith and A. Steven.

Coach:

S. Grove-White