Tigers and Club dish up piping-hot offerings

As if the beef and barley broth was not enough, DeA Tigers and CBRE Club dished out a piping-hot brand of rugby that kept the tundra-like cold at bay at King's Park last night. The end-to-end action more than supplemented the soup served by the caterers on the touchline.

And at the end of the night, it was Club who resembled the poor relations forced to make-believe they were partaking of a banquet standing at the end of a soup line. For with ingredients like Seni Seruvakula, Fred Moe and Logan Kerisome in their mix, DeA Tigers were a mouthful to handle as they stormed to a 25-20 victory in the Zurich Premier League First Division action.

It was a heart-warming victory for the DeA fans who were crying into their cups of soup early in the match when Club blazed to a 17-3 lead with tries by No8 Rob Henley, captain and hooker Tom Cameron and scrumhalf Simon Aird.

DeA Tigers cut the lead to 17-8 just before the break with a try from Alex Zenovic. But the turnaround was only completed in the second half with a magnificent display by the DeA forwards led superbly by captain and No8 Seruvakula who had an inspirational game.

Kerisome scored twice, sandwiching a try by Seruvakula as DeA Tigers ran out winners. Club and DeA Tigers share second spot in the standings. But the top slot was grabbed by Asahi Valley who defeated Synovate Aberdeen 28-12 to take the outright lead.

Club can only blame themselves for losing their unbeaten record this season. After a stirring start - where flyhalf David Wigley kept bombing the DeA back three with high balls resulting in a couple of the tries - Club lost their way.