Borders upset Edinburgh title bid

Border Reivers 23 Edinburgh Gunners 11

Charlie Hore and Chris Cusiter emerged as the home heroes, the former triumphing in his personal penalty joust with Scotland marksman Chris Paterson and the latter pouncing for the try that mattered.

It was the second Reivers shock victory over their local rivals in nine months and the latest success of Steve Bates’ born-again squad propelled them into the top five, with Edinburgh knocked off top spot by Ulster, who beat Connacht last night.