Falkirk RFC suffered a challenging 48-21 defeat to Lasswade at Hawthornden, culminating in a third-place finish in the leagues. In the meantime, Grangemouth RFC was compelled to make a difficult decision to withdraw from the play-off fixtures due to the exorbitant costs associated with fulfilling their scheduled games. This choice resulted in their opponents being granted 28-0 victories.
In women’s rugby, a highly anticipated match took place at Glensburgh, pitting Grangemouth against West of Scotland, with both teams defending their unblemished records. Conversely, the Caledonia Reds experienced a disheartening 34-33 loss to Edinburgh in an exhilarating contest marked by eleven tries and a dramatic conclusion. The Reds’ ultimate match will occur at Canal Park in Inverness this Saturday when they face The South.
In the Women’s Six Nations, Scotland exhibited remarkable resilience against France, maintaining a 5-3 lead at halftime before ultimately succumbing to a 15-5 defeat. Their next match will be against the formidable favourites, England.
Regarding the weekly quizzes, the mystery player from last week was revealed to be Argentine stand-off Hugo Porta, and the true or false question about Leicester having letters instead of numbers on their shirts was confirmed to be true. Lastly, the inquiry about Alan Tait’s dual representation in both Rugby League for Great Britain and Rugby Union for the British and Irish Lions was posed for the readers to test their knowledge.