Playing against second placed Marr, Biggar opened with the not inconsiderable elements on their backs. This did give the away side an advantage but the hosts had other ideas.

Unable to kick for any great distance Marr opened strongly. Biggar suffered throughout as they rang up a host of early penalties and Marr struck first. Their opening score coming after a series of forward driven plays with flanker Callum Steel crossing for the score after 11 minutes.

A Biggar penalty then gave them good field position but a lineout error ceded possession and allowed Marr to clear the immediate danger.

A huge relieving kick by Ruari Watson forced an error from the Marr fullback and Biggar were able to take full advantage after another penalty forced Marr deep into their 22. A fine angled run by Conor Lavery was thwarted but the same player figured in another attacking play, his break and then neat offload collecetd by Finlay Crozier who split the Marr defence for the try. Biggar were back in the hunt at 7-5.

Throughout the match, Biggar coughed up cheap possession and it was one such error which paved the way for Marr’s second try.

An attacking grubber kick from Marr took play into the Biggar half where an error gave the hosts an opportunity of their own to attack. They handled the ball well and at pace to breach the defence and line for their second try, this credited to fullback Jake Jacobsen.

With five minutes to go tempers flared after a high tackle. The result was a Marr penalty which took play into the Biggar half but a similar award to Biggar shortly afterwards saw Crozier put in a monster clearance which took play to within 10 metres of the Marr line.

Ball won in textbook fashion by Stewart Neill saw the visitors mount a powerful maul which ended with hooker Cameron Gray touching down for a try which, on the stroke of half time, put Biggar 12-10 down at the break.

Biggar now turned round to face the elements and were immediately put under pressure. With seven minutes gone, Marr struck, the try scorer was former Biggar man Jordan Duncan with the conversion making it 19-10.

There was then a really tough patch of weather which made handling tricky and another error from Biggar saw play once again taken deep into their half. The attempted dive onto the ball to secure possession went awry and with the ball skittering out of the hands, it was pounced upon by Marr for a converted try.

Their fifth score stretched the lead to 31-10 and while the conditions were difficult, Biggar will still be annoyed that Marr took the initiative in such a fashion.

Biggar managed to fight back. A series of promising moves edged Biggar ever closer to the line, where Gray notched his second score. Crozier added the conversion.

Into the last 10 minutes and Biggar had much of the play as they went searching for a four try and the bonus it would bring. Sadly it was not to be after some great work in attack was undone by errors as Biggar tried to force the pace.

With the full-time whistle beckoning it was the home side who finished in better shape, a quickly taken tap penalty ending with another Marr try, the missed conversion ending the contest.

Biggar: F. Crozier, R. Watson, H. Lang, C. Lavery, D. Conaghan, J. Barr, L. Kotze (c), L. Calvin, C. Gray, R. Whitefield, J. Tucker, S. Neill, H. Stewart, R. Jackson, L. Stewart. Reps: R. Dunlop, T. Young, F. Barr, C. Dunlop, R. Rennie.