Moray made the long trip to North Berwick last Saturday and came away with a bonus point 12-38 win in their latest Arnold Clark National League Division 4 fixture.
The home side kicked off but after only three minutes, Moray opened the scoring.
Ben Taylor brushes off an attacker. Picture: James Officer
Following some good driving play in midfield, the ball was moved wide and a missed pass put hooker Marc Higgins into space out on the wing.
He had the line in sight and brushed off a couple of last ditch tackles to score out wide. Full-back Rory Millar couldn’t add the conversion leaving the score 0-5.
Five minutes later, they extended their lead.
Again good continuity driving play took them into the 22 to a ruck. The ball was moved to centre Cameron Hughes who put wing-forward Kris Morrison into the gap and he barged his way past a number of defenders to score by the post. Millar added the extras for 0-12.
Over the next 20 minutes or so the home side became more competitive but did not threaten the opposition 22.
Kris Morrison drives through defenders. Picture: James Officer
However, in a four minute spell around the half hour mark a lapse in concentration by the visitors allowed them to score a couple of tries, one converted to level up at 12-12.
Moray regained the lead a couple of minutes before half-time. A penalty was kicked to touch, 10 metres out. Clean ball was taken and driven and Morrison emerged with ball in hand and barged through a number of tackles to score. Millar added the extras for a half-time score of 12-19.
Four minutes into the second half, the Elgin side stretched their lead. Ball was quickly moved wide through hands to Millar on the wing and he made good ground before returning the ball inwards to wing Connor McWilliam and he had a clear route to the line. Millar converted the bonus point try for 12-26.
Moray were dominating the play and in the 59th minute added another try. Good continuity passing by both forwards and backs saw them progress deep into the home half and a final pass released scrum-half Cameron Ireland to make the line. Millar added the extras for 12-33.
The last try of the afternoon was scored in the 72nd minute. North Berwick were pressing in the 22 but wing Iain Stuart intercepted and had the pace to outstrip the defence running the length of the field and scoring out wide. Millar could not add the conversion leaving the final score at 12-38.
The bonus point victory moved Moray up to fourth in the league.
This Saturday, Greenock travel to Morriston for a league fixture. Kick-off is 2pm.
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Publish date : 2025-01-21 17:30:43
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