Grangemouth welcomed Kinross to Glensburgh last Saturday for round 3 of the league campaign. The Stags made a number of changes with starts for McNiff, Hind, Skelton and Clyne and positional changes for Strathie and Balfour. On an ideal day for rugby the home side were quickly on the attack and pinned Kinross in their 22. The opening score came after just 5 minutes. Allan carried into the 22 and good handling by the backs allowed Balfour to twist out of the tackle and force his way over for an unconverted score. Grangemouth continued to dominate and added their second score after 15 minutes. From a lineout Strathie carried forward. Clyne continued the move before Allan beat the cover for the score. The conversion attempt was unsuccessful. As the game entered the second quarter White scored an excellent individual try. He collected a flat pass from a lineout just inside the Kinross half. He bounced off 3 attempted tackles before running in from 40 metres. Once again the kick was off target. Grangemouth were forced into changes after injuries to Balfour and White but remained on top and collected the bonus point score on the half hour mark. Johnston secured the lineout in the Kinross 22. The pack drove on to 5 metres and Watson peeled off to crash over for the try. Skelton was again wide with the conversion attempt. On the stroke of half time the Stags added try number 5. Kinross were loose at a lineout and Clark was first to react. He linked with Johnston and his pass found Gardiner for another unconverted score. HT Stags 25 Kinross 0.

The second half continued in a similar fashion. On 46 minutes the pack drove a lineout from the 22 with Hind crashing over for the score. This time Skelton added the extras. Ten minutes later Kinross were turned over in midfield. Strathie carried and found Coyle in support and the winger scampered in for the try. Skelton added the conversion. On the hour another lineout drive took play into the visitors 22. When the ball was moved wide Allan forced his way over under the sticks leaving Skelton the simple conversion. The closing quarter was largely forgettable as mistakes crept in and tempers flared on both sides. With the last play the visitors were again turned over and Allan ran in for the score. FT Stags 51 Kinross 0.

This was a dominant performance by the home team. They bossed the scrums and lineouts and as a result the backs had plenty of ball to play with. Gardiner was named man of the match. This week there is a double header at Glensburgh with both Grangemouth squads facing Perthshire 1s and 2s with 3pm KO.