Boroughmuir 26 - 27 Aberdeen Grammar: Hagart remains calm to secure late victory - Top Rugby Stories - Scotsman.com Aberdeen Grammar head coach Alex Duncan hailed his team's battling spirit after a late converted try secured a crucial victory against Boroughmuir at Meggetland on Saturday. The teams went into this one ninth and eighth respectively in the top flight table and knew that a win was key given that their next league matches are not until 1 December. After a poor first half when too many basic errors were made, the game came to life after the interval with "Muir going up 26-20 before the men from Rubislaw grabbed a try through hooker Sean O'Connor in the 78th minute. Young stand-off Alex Hagart, who didn't miss from the tee all day, held his nerve to kick the winning conversion. It leaves Grammar nine points ahead of bottom club Dundee HSFP and Duncan said: "I am pleased with the spirit shown by the team. They always dig deep for each other and they certainly had to do that today given that both teams were feeling the pressure. We now have to build on the two wins we have had over the last two weeks in our upcoming cup matches and then when the league resumes. While it was all smiles for Grammar, "Muir's coaches and players were left scratching their heads and wondering how they had let this one get away. It was not the first time this season they have looked comfortable in a match before throwing away the lead and they will need to learn to be more ruthless to survive in this very competitive division. The hosts were 3-0 up before some non-existent tackling let Grammar centre Peceli Nacamavuto through for a soft converted try. A second penalty then came for "Muir before Grammar back-row Tony McGuiness, making his 101st appearance for the first XV, went over for a converted try. Boroughmuir led at the break though, stand-off Ally Warnock kicking a third penalty and centre Mark Hare scoring a converted try after great work by Redha Guedroudj and Keith Buchan. Hagart's boot put Grammar 20-14 to the good before two unconverted tries, by replacements Sep Visser and Robin Hislop, put Boroughmuir 26-20 up. However, that was until O'Connor managed to barge his way over the line and Hagart remained the calmest man in the ground to snatch victory. Scorers: Boroughmuir: Tries: Hare, Visser, Hislop. Pens: Warnock 3. Con: Warnock. Aberdeen Grammar: Tries: Nacamavuto, McGuiness, O'Connor. Pens: Hagart 2. Cons: Hagart 3. Boroughmuir: D Hoyland; R Guedroudj, K Buchan, M Hare, J Webster; A Warnock, A Watt; R Wilson, G Jones, K Coertze, G Scott, A Davidson, A Rose, J Swanson, A Henderson. Subs used: M Brown, R Hislop, I Moody, D Reekie, S Visser. Aberdeen: S Aitken; E Oag, W Wardlaw, P Nacamavuto, C Anderson; A Hagart, M Ward; S Corsar, S O'Connor, N Fraser, S Smith, M Reid, M Douglas, C Eyre, T McGuiness. Subs used: L Seydak, M Dixon, J Lauder. Referee: J Matthew.