Glasgow Hawks 33 - 22 Watsonians: Watsonians on brink of relegation
If Edinburgh Accies can defeat Heriot's in their final match – that encounter may be played this midweek now with Heriot's out of the cup – then 'Sonians will be down before they even play Melrose in their last match later this month.
On Saturday, Watsonians started the stronger of the two sides, but were only 3-0 up after 26 minutes when Mike Fedo was sin-binned. Hawks gained momentum from that and went in at the break 10-3 to the good, Mat Whittleston scoring a try and Andy White kicking five points.
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Hide AdThe visitors were level soon after half-time thanks to a well-worked try by Richard Minto before the hosts scored 13 points in a five-minute spell.
That put them 23-10 up and although at one point 'Sonians clawed things back to 28-22 the victory that gives Hawks hope of a top-four finish was confirmed late on when replacement Gavin McDonald went over.
For Hawks, the second-row pairing of Whittleston and Rory Hamilton showed up well, while Watsonians were left to rue some of their decision-making.
Scorers: Glasgow Hawks: Tries: Whittleston, Hair, Taylor, Maclay, McDonald. Pens: White 2. Con: White.
Watsonians: Tries: Minto, Rowe, Learmonth. Pen: Ker. Cons: Ker 2.
Glasgow Hawks: C Gossman; S Murray, R Hair, G Harkness, M Taylor; A White, P Jericevich; G Strain, E Milligan, J Stafford, R Hamilton, M Whittleston, R McKay, G Strang, G Oommen. Subs used: G Hunter, C Kerr, J Maclay, E Morrison, G McDonald.
Watsonians: A Rowe; A Turnbull, M Learmonth, S Trotter, R Minto; M Ker, J Blackwood; N Hart, G Wood, K Coertze, J Duthie, T Weizman, H Grant, S McInally, M Fedo. Subs used: G Scott, N Dennis, J Pelter, M Di Rollo.
Referee: C Rudkin.