Premiership Rugby: Heriot's hand Ayr their first defeat as Melrose beat Watsonian in 104 point thriller
Currie Chieftains move top of Premiership table after reigning champions lose at Goldenacre.
An exciting round of Premiership fixtures saw reigning champions Ayr handed their first defeat of the season as Heriot’s picked up a 31-14 win at Goldenacre.
The sides were level at 14-14 going into the break but the scoring in the second half was all Stuart Edwards’ side who added two more tries to secure the bonus point victory.
That defeat for the Millbrae outfit means that Currie Chieftains have leapfrogged them at the top of the table after they picked up all five points by beating Edinburgh Accies 31-12 at Malleny Park. They move on to 21 points from their four matches, level with Melrose in second place.
Melrose beat Watsonian 53-51 to keep pace with new league leaders Currie
The Borders side were involved in an incredibly high scoring affair at the Greenyards that ended with over 100 points on the board. A 53-51 win secured the maximum points for the hosts against Watsonian who will return to Edinburgh with two bonus points for their efforts.
Elsewhere, there was an impressive away win for Kelso who were 35-33 victors at GHA while Hawick made it two wins for Borders teams in Glasgow as they beat Hawks 43-19. Phil Smith’s side are still searching for their first win of the season and remain bottom of the table.
The game of the weekend in round six comes from Myreside where Watsonian host Heriot’s in an Edinburgh derby clash. Ayr will look to get back to winning ways at home to GHA while Melrose are at Edinburgh Accies, Currie travel to Hawick and Kelso host Glasgow Hawks.
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