MARLOW coach Derek White said it was just like the old days as his ex-colleagues from Scotland's 1990 Grand Slam winning team took on Marlow in his testimonial at Riverwoods on Saturday.

More than 800 fans saw the Scots, who included Gavin Hastings and Finlay Calder, win 83-62.

White, now coach at Marlow, played in the Scots' side that also included Ross Kemp, EastEnders' Grant Mitchell.

White said: "I couldn't lose. I was playing for Scotland but if Marlow had won I'd have been able to say it was because of my coaching."

But there was a serious side to the carnival mood that included two sportmens dinners. The money will help White and his family adjust now his wife Audrey has been diagnosed as a multiple sclerosis sufferer.

White, who played more than 40 times for Scotland, was delighted so many of his former colleagues came down to play for him.

He said: "It was brilliant. The dressing room banter was still there, we just carried on where we left off. I keep in touch with most of them and it was great to see them again. We were soon chatting about the old times."

But Marlow were in no mood to make it a stroll in the sunshine for the visitors and shocked the internationals with two early tries.

White said: "Marlow were up for it and I was delighted with the way they played."

Marlow never looked out of place but the Grand Slammers always had something in reserve. For home supporters the highlight was skipper David Vickers dummying Hastings and sprinting in for a try from 25 metres.

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