Borders rescued for next season.Byline: By Alan Hedley The Borders have been told that they will still be around next season. Murrayfield officials have informed the Netherdale club that they will continue to fund them as Scotland's third professional side. At what level that funding will be remains to be seen and that will inevitably reflect on the future of several players, including Samoan skipper and No8 Semo Sititi Semo Sititi (born 6 March 1974 in Moto’otua, Samoa) is a Samoan rugby union footballer. He is a flanker and currently plays for Celtic League side Border Reivers and Manu Samoa internationally. He made his test debut in 1999 against Japan in Apia, Samoa. , who is attracting the interest of Newcastle Falcons For the Australian basketball team of the same name, see . The Newcastle Falcons is a rugby union team currently playing in the Guinness Premiership. The team plays at Kingston Park in Newcastle upon Tyne. along with his countryman and full-back Tanner Vili. Despite the good news though last night's show against the European Cup semi-finalists was muted and low-key in front of a poor crowd and it's hard to see them finishing anywhere but bottom. Try-scorer Doddie Weir George "Doddie" Weir, born July 4, 1970 in Edinburgh, is a Rugby Union player, in the lock position. George Weir started playing rugby for Stewarts Melville RFC, his former school, in Edinburgh. will spend at least one more season with Borders and he welcomed the news of the SRU's commitment: "The game has a massive future here and we all have to work hard to make it happen and I want to be part of that." Two tries in the first six minutes from Garan Evans Garan Evans (born 16 February 1973 in Trimsaran, Wales) is a Welsh rugby union footballer, who plays for the Llanelli Scarlets in the Magners League. Evans has also played for Wales. He is a fullback. and Matthews Watkins were ominous and despite a typical Gary Armstrong Gary Armstrong (born 30 September, 1966 in Edinburgh) is a former Scottish rugby union player who played scrum-half. He played for Jed-Forest RFC, Newcastle Falcons, The Borders and represented Scotland and the British Lions. tap-penalty to set up the Borders' only try for Weir, the Scarlets always had the upper hand. Two soft tries in four minutes at the start of the second half from Mark Taylor and Salesi Finau hit Borders who were barely roused by an old-fashioned punch-up. Taylor got his second try in the 77th minute and Jon Thiel scored in injury time. Borders: t Vili, C Murray (I Berthinussen 37), G Morton, J Stuart, C Moir, C Laidlaw, G Armstrong (I Fairley 52), C Dunlea, S Scott (R Ford 57), B Douglas (G Cross 70), D Weir (A Davidson 71), C Stewart, S McLeod, A Rennick (capt), S Sititi. LLANELLI: B Davies, G Evans, M Taylor, M Watkins (T Selley 41), S Finau (R Rees 77), G Bowan, D Peel (M Phillips 72), I Thomas, R McBryde, J Davies (J Thiel 41), V Cooper (capt) (A Jones 50), C Wyatt, D Jones (A Gravelle 59-67), S Easterby, S Quinnell (D Hodges 50). Scoring: G Evans (T 3min) 0-5; Watkin (T) and Bowen (C 6min) 0-12; Weir (T 13min) 5-12; Vili (P 40min) 8-12; Taylor (T) and Bowen (C 41min) 8-19; Bowen (P 45min) 8-22; Finau (T 49min) 8-27; Taylor (T) and Bowen (C 76min) 8-34; Thiel (T) and Bowen (C 82min) 8-41. Sin-bin: A Rennick (19), S Finau (20), Sititi (55) I Thomas (55). |
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