Linlithgow Reds took the derby day bragging rights thanks to a 27-16 victory over Livingston as the two sides met in a National Shield second round tie.The outcome was perhaps expected given the Reds currently sit a division above their West Lothian rivals but the visitors certainly gave a great account of themselves.Linlithgow opened the scoring thanks to a Jack Frame penalty with the Reds kicker passing the 1000-point mark for the club during the contest.Almost immediately Livi replied with a penalty of their own through Jamie Pollock after an infringement stopped a charging run towards the line.That gave the away side a spark and they took the lead when a wonderful passage of play carried the ball 50 yards before scoring in the corner with the conversion making it 10-3 to Livi.The back-and-forth nature of the first-half continued and after a passage of sloppy play, Linlithgow finally got it together and were able to level up the contest.They managed to secure the ball in midfield with Frame sending Mark Caddle through to score under the posts with Frame duly adding a simple two points.If the expectation of the sizeable home crowd was that the Reds would go on to dominate, they were mistaken as Livi moved ahead once more thanks to a pair of penalties from the boot of Pollock - one of which resulted in both sides being temporarily reduced to 14-men during the feisty affair.But Linlithgow would head into the break with a slender lead as they bagged a penalty before adding an unconverted try in the final minutes of the half.Freddie Adcock charged through the defence before the ball was moved along for Frame to add the finishing touch to score in the corner.The missed conversion meant it was an 18-16 advantage to the Reds
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