These two fierce rivals met at a blustery Tetley's Stadium, Dewsbury to settle the third and fourth ranking spots for the BYAFA 2006 season in what proved to be a close and classic game.

The Tigers, victors over the Hawks on three previous occasions this year started effectively and looked as if they would swamp the opposition. Taking the opening drive on their own twenty-three they marched steadily downfield behind a solid running game featuring Kieran Phillips. Moving effortlessly to Hawks' twenty-one yard line, Kris Kennedy hit Derek Russell on the far right hand touchline and it looked as if the Tigers had opened their account only to be ruled out on the one. Some crisp blocking allowed Phillips to step into the end zone on the next play virtually untouched and with Russell performing his machine like kick for the extra points things looked bleak for Clyde Valley as the Tigers moved to 8 - 0.

Things got worse for the Hawks when they lost quarterback Darren Brownlie early on but with David Orr taking over the role they still managed to move the ball effectively. Trying to pass into the face of an almost howling gale Orr eventually was picked off with Brodie McDonald snaring the ball as it hovered in the wind.

As the game moved into the second quarter and with the wind no longer in their favour the Tigers were forced to punt. When a kick that looked as if was going to travel fully forty yards was suddenly stopped by another gust of wind and plummeted to earth after fifteen, Kris Henderson picked up the ball and galloped thirty yards down the sideline to bring the Hawks within striking range. Moving the ball on the ground the Hawks struck back when Ryan McCabe side stepped left keeping his balance and sped in from eight yards out. Mark Murphy stepped up to drill the extra points kick home and tie the scores at 8 - 8.

With the game nicely balanced both teams exchanged possessions before the end of the half and with the Tiger's Chris Lang recovering a fumble on his own twenty-three the teams took shelter after an excellent first half.

The third period was notable for the number of fumbles and recoveries, as the ball became greasy in the long grass and rain. David Carney fell on one for the Tigers to kill one promising Hawks drive. Scott Findlay did the same for the Hawks only for them to fumble it away on the next play with David McLaughlan making the recovery for the Tigers on the Hawks thirteen. A Kennedy to Kyle Wilson pass saw the wideout leap to catch the ball on the one foot line before being bundled out of bounds. Scott Watson took the hand off, broke off left tackle to ease the Glasgow side back into the lead at 14 - 6. A poor snap for the kick and some alert work by Findlay to smother the ball meant the Hawks were still very much in the game.

The rest of the game was down to the Hawks defense with Findlay, Blake Kyle and Murphy in particular being everywhere. With Murphy making ten tackles, tipping a punt, kicking the extra points and playing every down on both sides of the ball he easily walked off with Hawks MVP but his colleagues were not that far behind. For the Tigers Scott Watson gained ninety-six yards on twenty carries to claim their MVP.

The Tigers had one final attempt to seal the game when they got down to the Hawks twelve but the play was called back. Facing a fourth and two Russell stepped up to kick and put the game out of reach. He hit the ball superbly only to see it thud against the upright and fall to safety. In the end it made no difference as the Tigers held on to take the victory.

On balance the Tigers deserved to edge the game, but the much smaller Hawks squad who lost numbers as the game progressed were a match for them every step of the way and while football of this standard can be reproduced there is a bright future for Scottish football. Both sides were a credit and set the standard for the rest of the day and on this performance will be in the running for honours next season.