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Sat 05 Apr 2025  ·  Caledonia North Region League Division 2 (Men's)
Aberdeen Wanderers RFC
AWRFC 1st XV
65
12
Banff RFC
1st XV v Banff RFC

1st XV v Banff RFC

Mike Westwood7 Apr - 07:38

Final Home match of the season

With a large crowd at Groats Road, Wanderers played their last home game of the season in a high scoring victory against Banff scoring 11 tries with two players scoring hat tricks.
The match kicked off at a frantic pace with Gabe Liddle scoring a hatrick of tries within 12 minutes which most likely will be one of the few that has done that so quickly. Stuart McAusland missed the first two conversions but he was successful with the 3rd making it 17-0 after only 15 minutes.
Angus Clark scored his 6th try of the season shortly after with Stuart McAusland scoring the conversion taking it to 24-0
Before half time there were 2 tries from Iain Lyndon and one from Finlay Smeaton, plus one conversion from Finlay. Banff also pulled one converted try back before half time from an interception.
HT score: Wanderers 41 Banff 7

The second half was a bit slower, and it took until around 20 mins for old boy Rob McLean to score his first try of the season. Conversion missed. 46 – 7.
Ted Allen then popped up to score his 5th of the season with a conversion from Stuart McAusland again taking it to 53-7.
Greg Gaunlett was up next to score with another conversion from Stuart taking it to 60-7.

The final try of the day was scored by Iain Lyndon to get his hat trick and also to put him level on tries at 8 with Arif Muhammad in the try leader board.
There were several contenders for MOTM but it was given to Gabe Liddle for his fast hat trick and general play.

A notable debut for Christian Aitken stepping up from the Under 18s to have an impressive game off the bench.
Big thanks to Banff for the game and Billy and Greg for doing the post match pies.
The food was sponsored by Drilling Tools International this week.
Thanks to shirt sponsor Dusk and club sponsor Saltire Projects for their sponsorship this season.
Associated charities Mental Health Aberdeen and Sam Lobban Trophy representatives enjoyed a pre match lunch in the clubhouse with committee members followed by taking in the match.
Also, a big thanks to our mascots for the day and to Greig McIntosh and the other youth coaches for helping select them this season.
The final game of the season will be away against Shetland on the 19th of April.

Try scorers
Gabe Liddle (x3)
Iain Lyndon (x3)
Finlay Smeaton (x1)
Angus Clark (x1)
Rob McLean (x1)
Greig Gauntlett (x1)
Ted Allen (x1)

Conversions
Stuart McAusland (x4)
Finlay Smeaton (x1)

MOTM -Gabe Liddle
Final Score Wanderers 65 Banff 12

Match details

Match date

Sat 05 Apr 2025

Kickoff

14:00

Meet time

13:00

Competition

Caledonia North Region League Division 2 (Men's)

League position

6
Banff RFC
10
Aberdeen Wanderers RFC
Further reading

Team Sponsors

1st XV Team Sponsor - Saltire Projects
1st XV Shirt Sponsor - DUSK