West of Scotland under-18s beat Hawick to reach Murrayfield Youth Cup Final

By The Newsroom
Published 3rd Feb 2022, 16:00 BST
Action from West of Scotland under-18s' win over Hawick (pic: Bill McBurnie)Action from West of Scotland under-18s' win over Hawick (pic: Bill McBurnie)
Action from West of Scotland under-18s' win over Hawick (pic: Bill McBurnie)
West of Scotland’s under-18s took centre stage on a weekend which produced a memorable hat-trick of victories for the Milngavie rugby club.

The first XV maintained their fine form in Tennent’s National Division 3 with a win over Perthshire (see page 31) while the ladies’ side won a crucial encounter with previously unbeaten league leaders Garioch.

But it was the under-18 side who took pride of place as they stunned hosts Hawick in a closely-contested National Youth Cup semi-final in the Borders to book a Murrayfield final against Boroughmuir.

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Despite Hawick having a Premiership fixture at Mansfield Park, there was an excellent turn out at Volunteer Park to watch the next generation battle it out and the spectators were entertained by two evenly matched sides.

West were first on the scoreboard with a try from hooker Emin Thaqi, stand off Lewis Howick adding the conversion.