The Girls U18 Shield Youth Final, saw Dundee take a quick lead when in the 5th minute a scrum on the Caithness five metre line allowed Dundee scrum-half Lily Campbell, to dart her way across the line (5-0).

And just moments later Dundee were adding to their total when Aila Ronald made an outstanding intercept of the ball, before making her way across the Caithness whitewash (10-0).

Several phases of exciting play followed, with Caithness making Dundee work really hard as they searched for a third try.

Despite lots of admirable defensive effort, just ahead of half time Dundee found third try. Good footwork and drive from Sam Taganekuru saw her place the ball down under the posts, to make it an easy conversion for kicker, Libby Smith to add the extras.

With the half time on the clock, Dundee’s Izzy Greer made a lightning fast dash from their 22 to score between the sticks. Smith once again enjoyed a successful conversion.

Half Time: Dundee 24 Caithness 0

Despite a dominating first half performance from Dundee, Caithness were far from down and out as they eagerly looked to make their comeback. And they did! In minute 38 of the match Shannon Pasotti found a gap between Dundee’s defence and got the ball over the line.

And it was time for another. Some 10 minutes later Pasotti was back across the whitewash for another Caithness try, which we also went on to convert, narrowing the gap between the two sides (24-12).

Just two minutes later, the crowd were back on their feet at DAM Health Stadium when Pasotti bagged herself a hat-trick, which she again converted with ease (24-19).

Dundee were now really under pressure for the win as just five points now separated the sides, and they were eager to extend their lead. Strong team work from the Angus side saw them back in their opposition 22, and soon Aila Ronald was making her way towards the try line to score her second try of the match. Smith's conversion pulled Dundee ahead to 31-19.

As full time drew closer, both sides continued to search for more points. But it was Dundee's Izzy Greer who would claim a final five points and close the game.

Full time: Dundee 36 Caithness 19

Player of the Match: Aila Ronald, Dundee Rugby

Dundee

15. Libby Smith 14. Charlotte Burrows 13 Eva Milne 12. Aila Ronald 11. Caitlin Hay 10. Lily Campbell 9. Jenna Milne CAPTAIN 1. Olivia Dunn 2. Eloise Salt 3. Kelci Noble 4.Emma Dodd 5. Megan Hyland 6. Cayley Jamieson 7. Izzy Greer 8. Sam Taganekuru

Replacements: 16. Ailsa Murray 17. Roxy Hill 18. Olivia Steel 19. Caoimhe O’Neill

Caithness

15. Susanna MacDonald 14.Sophie Burns13. Shannon Pasotti 12. Amy Lloyd 11. Emma Leitch 10. Morven Thomson 9. Hannah Dunnett 1. Elise Comey 2. Katie Henderson 3. Isla Mackenzie 4. Olivia Marxzak 5. Zoe Henyel 6. Catherine Green 7. Samantha Williamson 8. Rhianna Mackay (C)

Replacements: 16. Abbie Dunnet 17. Lyndsey Dunnet 18. Kamryn Norrie