The Chisholm Cup is safely within the trophy cupboard on the Greenlaw after Stewartry trounced Annan within the second leg of the native rivals’ conflict.
On the similar time 5 helpful Tennent’s West One league factors put the Blacks in prime spot though Garnock and Allan Glens each have video games in hand.
The 68-7 victory got here on the again of the sooner 29-5 cup win.
Earlier than the sport kicked off each groups lined up in entrance of the clubhouse for a minutes applause in assist of Ukraine.
Annan acquired play below manner within the sunny however windy circumstances and a primary penalty noticed them kick for the nook however they misplaced possession from a second and Scott Milligan made thirty metres into their half.
The ball went shortly to Robert Austin who coasted in on the nook in simply 4 minutes. Captain John Picken added the factors. 7-0.
From the restart Hogg and Mc Culloch took play again to the half manner line profitable a scrum the place Stewartry had been in command though Annan had been doing nicely within the lineouts.
Attempt quantity two got here within the 18th minute with Maxwell, Milligan and Hogg placing Ty Wilson clear for the contact down, Picken once more including the factors, 14-0.
Stewartry’s quick passing recreation, that includes good play by Nicholson, Armstrong and TJ McCarney, saved play within the Annan half.
An Annan penalty to midway was gathered by Milligan who put Austin away however he was pushed into contact simply quick.
Stewartry saved the stress on, Lindsay breaking clear to place Scott Milligan in for the third strive, Picken once more on track, 21-0.
And on twenty minutes the bonus level was gained from one other Blacks assault involving McCarney, Hogg, McGuire and Armstrong making room for Austin’s second, Picken once more changing.
Annan managed to place some stress on the Stewartry line with minutes to go to half time however Scott Milligan grabbed his probability to collect a free ball and raced away for the fifth strive, transformed by Picken.
There was simply time for one more Blacks assault which confirmed the power of the again line. Hogg began the transfer involving McMorran, Root, Hogg once more, Armstrong and Austin who was stopped simply quick however arrange
Ty Wilson for the contact down; Attempt quantity six was transformed
by Picken to make it 42-0 at half time.
Annan began the second half with all weapons blazing and had been rewarded when Stewartry prop McMorran acquired a yellow card. They took benefit of the ten minute sin bin to attain a transformed strive,42-7.
Halfway by way of the interval Stewartry picked up the place they left off on the break, Robert Austin scoring his third strive working in from half technique to the nook, Picken including the extras, 49-7.
Seventy Minutes in and Stevie Hogg scored an amazing particular person strive though it value Picken his 100 per cent kicking document for the day. 54-7.
4 minutes later TJ McCarney scored his deserved strive, Picken changing, 61-7, and late substitute Michael Yates accomplished the scoring with strive quantity ten on his return to the Stewartry ranks and Picken landed his ninth conversion for a document 68-7 win over the native rivals.
Stewartry squad. J Picken (c), T Wilson, R Austin, TJ McCarney, S Milligan, D Armstrong, A Nicholson, M McCulloch, Ok McGuire, I McMorran, D Maxwell, R Porteous, C Root, A Lindsay, S Hogg, C McGuire, J McCulloch, L Spence, M Yates.