LISA Robertson capped a great day for Murrayfield Wanderers and her Galashiels family as she scored the winning try to defeat Hillhead/Jordanhill 25-22 in the Sarah Beaney Cup final.

“It was mind over matter,” she admitted after having had to leave the field in the first half with a back injury.

“I hurt my back, but wanted to continue,” she added. “I hurt it previous to the game, and I thought that if I take five minutes, I will be all right. It is the last game of the season, and if I break, I break! I put my all on the pitch for the girls. It is amazing.

“To win was a great achievement. It was one I wanted. We won it last year, and we wanted to retain it, and that is what we have done.

“It was a really tough game. When we went up 17-0, we thought here we are. But I think we took our feet off the gas and then we realised that we had to come back and play – and we did.” On the winning try, scored five minutes from the end, Lisa added: “I just thought, I am going to take my chance here. I got it and I was amazed. I could not believe it either.

“I cannot believe we have won (said after the final whistle), but it will hit us tonight.” Lisa returned to the field in the second half when her team faced an uphill struggle after Hillhead had turned round a 0-17 deficit to lead 22-20.

But in a fantastic finish, Murrayfield made it three wins out of three this season against Hillhead to give Lisa a medal and the opportunity to play on the international pitch.

Murrayfield had swept into a 17-0 lead with tries from Rhona Lloyd (2) and Sarah Law.

It took a penalty by Lisa Martin to edge Murrayfield ahead before Megan Gaffney to restore the Hillhead lead. Only for Lisa to spoil the party and send her team-mates into ectasy. It would be a big night in the Robertson household.

LISA Robertson capped a great day for Murrayfield Wanderers and her Galashiels family as she scored the winning try to defeat Hillhead/Jordanhill 25-22 in the Sarah Beaney Cup final.

“It was mind over matter,” she admitted after having had to leave the field in the first half with a back injury.

“I hurt my back, but wanted to continue,” she added. “I hurt it previous to the game, and I thought that if I take five minutes, I will be all right. It is the last game of the season, and if I break, I break! I put my all on the pitch for the girls. It is amazing.

“To win was a great achievement. It was one I wanted. We won it last year, and we wanted to retain it, and that is what we have done.

“It was a really tough game. When we went up 17-0, we thought here we are. But I think we took our feet off the gas and then we realised that we had to come back and play – and we did.” On the winning try, scored five minutes from the end, Lisa added: “I just thought, I am going to take my chance here. I got it and I was amazed. I could not believe it either.

“I cannot believe we have won (said after the final whistle), but it will hit us tonight.” Lisa returned to the field in the second half when her team faced an uphill struggle after Hillhead had turned round a 0-17 deficit to lead 22-20.

But in a fantastic finish, Murrayfield made it three wins out of three this season against Hillhead to give Lisa a medal and the opportunity to play on the international pitch.

Murrayfield had swept into a 17-0 lead with tries from Rhona Lloyd (2) and Sarah Law.

It took a penalty by Lisa Martin to edge Murrayfield ahead before Megan Gaffney to restore the Hillhead lead. Only for Lisa to spoil the party and send her team-mates into ectasy. It would be a big night in the Robertson household.