Knights enjoy sweet victory over Heriot’s after tricky spell

The Southern Knights recorded just their second FOSROC Super6 Championship win of the campaign on Saturday as they got the better of Heriot’s at Goldenacre.

T h e f i f t h - p l a c e d B o r d e r - ers cannot make the play-off s e mi - f i n a l s , b u t t h i s b o n u s point 27-20 triumph in Edinburgh will have felt sweet after a tricky period.

The home side to ok just a losing bonus point here, have now suffered three home losses on the trot and are rather l i mpi n g i n t o t h o s e p l ay - o f f semi-finals which will take place later in the month.

It started well for Heriot’s as they went ahead thanks to an unconver ted tr y by skipp er Iain Wilson.

However, Edinburgh Rugby loosehead prop Nick Auterac then scored a converted effort to make it 7-5 to the Knights.

Another Wilson five pointer gave Heriot’s a 10-7 lead at the break before two Aidan Cross effor ts just b efore the hour mark had the visitors back in front at 17-10. Ross Jones ↑ Knights’ Aidan Cross, centre, celebrates one of his two tries

kicked a penalty for the home side before a converted try by David Colvine gave the Knights a bonus point and an 11-point cushion. Jack Blain’s converted effort got Heriot’s back within four points with seven minutes to go, but a late penalty kicked by Scotland cap Jaco van der Walt meant the victory headed south.

M e a n w h i l e , Wa t s o n i a n s are back at the top of the table after a 27-10 bonus point win at third-placed Boroughmuir Bears at Meggetland.

The home side played well in the first 40 minutes and led 10-7 at the interval, but Watsonians took control after halftime.

The sole try for the Bears was scored by teenage hooker Jerry Blyth-lafferty while Watsonians’ tries came from Pierce Phillips, Dom Coetzer, Angus Guthrie and Bobby Bratton.

Edinburgh Accies are now top of the Tennent’s Premiership after a 56-17 bonus point win at Musselburgh.

Currie Chieftains are second by points difference after their own 39-12 bonus point win at Glasgow Hawks.

Hawick are third - and still unbeaten - after a 20-3 home victory over Marr with Selkirk fifth following a 28-14 victory over GHA.

Jed-forest defeated Heriot’s Blues 51-20 with a bonus point to move up to seventh. ↑ Novak Djokovic defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in final