Stewartry RFC thump Carrick 98-0 for one of the biggest wins in their history

Stewartry completed the league double over Carrick, avenging memories of the seven defeats in a row to the side from Maybole between 2012 and 2017.

And they did it in style, running in 16 tries in the rout that keeps the pressure on the top two in West Division one, Garnock and Allan Glens.

With Storm Malik blowing towards the clubhouse at Greenlaw, Stewartry decided to play into the strong wind giving Carrick the kick-off.

It was a good decision as they immediately gained possession and made progress into the Carrick half where their fired-up forwards took the first scrum against the head.

That allowed the half back pairing of Archie Nicholson and David Armstrong to break upfield with McCarney putting winger Scott Milligan in for the opening try out on the left.

The kick into the wind failed but it was a great start going 5-0 ahead in the same number of minutes.

Three minutes later, after making good progress up the left, the backs spread the ball across the field to right wing where Stevie Hogg ran clear for the second score.

Captain John Picken added the points, 12-0.

Stewartry kept up the pressure with the pack winning good ball for the free flowing backs and the third try came in 22 minutes when Hogg and Maxwell charged through the middle setting up Archie Nicholson for his first try, 17-0.

Second row forward Hugh Carson got the bonus point try after another scrum against the head, 22-0.

On the half hour Hogg picked up at a ruck and sent stand off Armstrong in for the fifth try, Picken adding the points, 29-0.

And just before half-time Picken’s 30 metre break saw Iain McMorran take advantage of work by McCarney and Milligan, driving into the Carrick 22 where he released David Maxwell who touched down, 34-0

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