Annan are beaten in the 3rd round of the 1556 Tennants Scottish Rugby Cup. I was through in Glasgow watching this match and all I can say is that the score did not reflect the game. I'm not saying Annan should have won....but the performance Annan put up made me proud to be an Annan supporter. At half time Annan were 38-0 points down...and a humping looked on the cards. There hadn't been much difference between the teams...but the GHK backs were a bit faster and were obviously more used to this level of rugby. GHK scored 6 tries in the first half....5 of which were either interceptions or after bad mistakes by Annan players. GHK were also more "streetwise" to the kind of referee that is used at this level. Handling in a ruck, lifting in the lineouts and backs always bordering on offside seem to be mainly ignored at this level. Annan were not used to this...and it took until the second half for the Annan players to become used to this type of refereeing. In the second half...the Annan players came out with all guns blazing..they scored 3 superb tries within 10 minutes of the restart....none converted....and looked to have scored a fourth..with an obvious penalty try (well obvious to us unbiased Annan supporters)...but is was not given...IT WAS A BLATENT PENALTY TRY MR REFEREE!!!!...We shall be sending a copy of our match tape!!! :O)...Annan competed brilliantly in the 2nd half, but the experience of the GHK team bore through and they scored 3 more tries. Final score GHK 59 Annan 15. All in all, Annan played great rugby but GHK were that bit quicker and thought faster on their feet than the Annan players. I can see GHK going far in this competition. Annan now go into the BOWL competition with all the other 16 second round losers. Other highlights of the GHK trip -