Stewartry RFC complete league double over Perthshire with 52-8 win

Stewartry completed the league double over Perthshire at Greenlaw on Saturday.

Sandy Currie’s side had won 24-12 up north on game week two of the season and were even more comfortable winners this time around.

Perthshire managed just one penalty kick score in the first half and went into the break trailing 33-3.

Both TJ McCarney and Lochy Spence bagged braces, with McCarney now the top try scorer in the side this season with seven, while Spence has an impressive four scores in just three appearances.

Sam Tait, Archie Nicolson, Jason Forysth and captain Angus Lindsay all added to their tallies as Stewartry scored eight tries in total to take the 52-8 win.

They sit fifth in the table with 30 points, having won six and lost five and are just one point off fourth-placed North Berwick, who they have already beaten this season and have still left to play in the new year.

This weekend Stewartry have a break and will return to action with an away trip to Greenock Wanderers at the start of December.