Linlithgow 2s  46 – 5  Edinburgh Northern 2s

Saturday 24 October 2026

Edinburgh Northern stepped in at short notice after the Reds 2s league opponents, Watsonians, withdrew from the scheduled match, citing “unable to raise a team”. Big shout-out to the Edinburgh Northern 2s who travelled out to Linlithgow and made a very favourable impression, displaying true rugby values both on and off the pitch.

The match was played in atrocious conditions on a pitch that held up well and hats off to the Reds 2s who implemented a good rugby strategy on the day to control ball and territory, while still moving the ball well.

For the record, the match scoring was as follows:

First Half

5-0 try Linlithgow Ewan Curran after 2 minutes

12-0 try Linlithgow Adam Scott, conversion Fraser Miller after 8 minutes

19-0 try Linlithgow Cameron McHardy, conversion Fraser Miller after 18 minutes

24-0 try Linlithgow Ross Findlater after 32 minutes

29-0 try Linlithgow Ewan Curran after 35 minutes

Half time:  Linlithgow 2s  29 – 0  Edinburgh Northern 2s

2nd half

29-5 try Edinburgh Northern after4 minutes

36-5 try Linlithgow Max Holt, conversion Fraser Miller after 7 minutes

41-5 try Linlithgow Eioan Magee after 29 minutes

46-5 try Linlithgow Alfie Woods after 34 minutes

Final Score:  Linlithgow 2s  46 – 5  Edinburgh Northern 2s

Reds 2s Team

Adam Scott, Aidan McTavish, Alfie Muir, Alfie Woods, Callum Banks, Cameron McHardy, Cyrus Knox, Ethan Sargent, Ewan Curran, Fraser Miller, Lewis Smith, Martin McElwee, Max Holt, Ross Findlater, Ross McBain and Struan McLean.

Comment

While it was disappointing that for the third time this season, the Reds 2s opposition have been unable to raise a team, it was great to see Edinburgh Northern stepping in and sending their 2s through to Linlithgow. We have a very young team – many only recently graduated from our u18s – and they need matches like this to further develop their skills under what proved difficult conditions.

Chapeaux to both teams and a big thanks to the ref!