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Tuesday, 13 October 2009

The Scotland Women Cougars overturned a 15-point deficit on Sunday to win take a clean sweep in the Scottish Regional Series 3-0.

Created to provide performance players with an opportunity to play at more competitive level, by bridging the gap between club and international rugby, the Regional Series will be used as selection tool for the Scotland Women's and development teams for the 2009/10 season.

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The Cougars had already won the series with two back-to-back wins but with national places up for grabs there was no let up in the full-throttle encounter.

Keen not be the victims of a clean sweep the Scotland Women's Lions came bursting out of the starting blocks and drew fist blood after just seven minutes when back-row forward Ruth Slaven scored an unconverted try.

However, after 20 minutes of arm-wrestling in the fiercely contested match, the Cougars crossed the line with the equaliser - wing Claire Bain crossed the line however the missed conversion meant that it was all square after 25 minutes.

The Cougars then saw out the half in good shape when number 8 Keri Holdsworth and winger Cara D'Silva scored an unconverted try a-piece to put the Lions in 15-5 to the good at the break.

However, keen to get the clean sheet of wins, the Lions fought back after the break getting the two tries needed to draw level thanks to Scotland Women's back-row Lynne Reid and inside-centre Annabel Seargent.

Emma Evans then stood up to the plate and slotted the only conversion of the match to snatch the game for the Cougars and secure the 3-0 win.

Lions (blue shirts)

15 Julie Sanaghan

14 Cara D'Silva
13 Celia Hawthorn
12 Stephanie Johnstone
11 Megan Gaffney

10 Tanya Griffith
9 Lisa Martin

1 Roz Murphy
2 Sarah Quick
3 Beth Dickens
4 Joy Lyth
5 Jilly McCord
6 Jemma Forsyth
7 Ruth Slaven
8 Keri Holdsworth

Replacements
16 Mari Forsyth (prop)
17 Nikki Mcleod (hooker)
18 Kay Chan (fullback)
19 Dawn Hope (centre)
20 Laura Hansen (back-row)

Cougars (white shirts)

15 Ciara Baxter

14 Jenny Miller
13 Katy Green
12 Annabel Seargent
 11 Claire Bain

9 Louise Dalgliesh
10 Emma Evans

1 Heather Lockhart
2 Sarah Lou Walker
3 Lindsay Smith
4 Marianne Oliver
5 Natallya Macholla
6 Lana Blyth
7 Lynne Reid
8 Louise Moffat

Replacements
16 Ellen Beattie (prop)
17 Alison Macdonald (hooker)
18 Joy Bark 2nd (row)
19 Rhianne Boag  (centre) 

 

 

 
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