High School of Glasgow S2 Vs Marr College S2

Marr travelled to Anniesland in Glasgow to play High School of Glasgow in a friendly fixture. The match was eagerly anticipated by both teams given recent results in the rugby fixture list, and was predicted to be a close match.

HSG began the game and raced too an early lead with a converted try under the posts. It was not long before HSG added further points in a similar fashion to the first try. Marr struggling to get a foothold in the game, with a dominant HSG pack keeping possession of the ball and competing at the breakdown to secure several turnovers. Marr demonstrated a resilient defence and line speed in midfield to disrupt the tempo of the HSG attack.

HALF TIME HSG (8) MARR COLLEGE (0)

Both teams began the second half looking to create a continuity of play focusing on ball retention and exposing gaps. HSG and Marr played with a respectful but pleasing attitude to attacking from anywhere on the pitch. Once, the game became unstructured, HSG took full advantage of deploying their forwards and backs to attack the space in an around the breakdown. HSG went on to score four trys, and Marr a conciliation try through Sam Moore. An exciting game and both teams should be very pleased by the effort and commitment to play an exiting brand of Rugby.

FULL TIME HSG (22) MARR COLLEGE (4)
Marr Man of the Match Sam Moore