Bonus point but defeat for Highland in Edinburgh
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Watsonian 22
Highland 20
HIGHLAND conceded a 13-point advantage as Watsonian fought back to claim victory in National One.
The Inverness club were unable to register a point in the second half in Edinburgh as they returned home only with a losing bonus point.
Highland got off to a dream start when Sean Blair scored a try in the first minute with Scotty Fraser adding the conversion to give them a 7-0 lead.
Watsonian levelled the score on 14 minutes but four minutes later Mike Gordon sprinted down the left wing to score to make it 12-7.
A Fraser penalty and a try on 32 minutes extended Highland's lead to 13 points to make it 20-7.
However Watsonian reduced the deficit to three points with a converted try and a penalty before half time when Highland's Callum Carson was yellow carded before the break.
In a scrappy second half, Watsonian scored an unconverted try to take a two-point lead which they were able to hold on to for the remainder of the game.
The defeat sees Highland drop to fourth in National One as they lost their second game in-a-row in the league
National One results and table
Meanwhile Highland 2nd XV remain top of Caledonia North Two with a crushing 53-12 victory over Aberdeenshire at Canal Park.
The Raptors, who won the division last season winning all their matches but were ineligible for promotion to Caledonia One due to being a second team, moved three points clear at the top of the table.
Caledonia North Two results and table
In Caledonia North Four Inverness Craig Dunain went down 42-24 at Aberdeen University Medics and are fourth in the table.
Caledonia North Four results and table