CAITHNESS KRAKENS and Uddingston Selkies played out a very entertaining Women’s Plate final at Hive Stadium, the side from the north eventually coming out on top.

Catriona Brannan and Ellie Hancock tries, the latter converted by Monica Carlin, put Uddingston 12-0 up before Caitlin Harvey with two tries and Justine Mackay with one put Caithness ahead.

Carly Erridge had converted two of them and she then scored a seven-pointer too to extend their advantage to 24-12.

Catriona Hopkins then went over for Uddingston before skipper Nicola Mackay’s score, converted by Erridge, made it 33-17 to Caithness.

Uddingston had come to play though and unconverted tries from Jen Schahill and Clare Yule made it 33-27 after a breathless first half.

The second half was more cagey as the players tired, but tries from Harvey, completing her hat-trick, and Emmerleigh Smith, both converted by Erridge, secured the silverware for Caithness.

Caithness captain Mackay said: “I am just so proud of the players, it really is hard to put into words what this means to us all.

“Coming down here and playing in the biggest game of most of our careers, everyone stood up because Uddingston really took the game to us. We battled hard in defence and, in attack, we scored some really nice tries.”