Later repeated by Ardiles’s diamond formation
They were Scotland’s greatest forward line
Potent 50’s front row that won Brazilian admiration
As three times post war champs they’d shine
Born 1949 at a friendly in Sanquar
Easter Road’s Hibees became the beau monde
Five young braves, each holding the air of a Csar
Smith, Johnstone, Reilly, Turnbull and Ormond
Twas the very first time that the cavaliers played together
Grace and elegance in the shape of a powerful gale
A match that would etch their names in folklore forever
Knocking eight past the luckless Nithsdale
Smith set records never to be surpassed
Johnstone ventured South with good hope
Outside left Ormond stayed rooted till the last
Turnbull, the first Brit to score in Europe
Finally, the record capped 'Last Minute Reilly'
Thirteen years as a one club stalwart
Hibees hotshot always finished the most highly
Even Law and King Kenny fell short.
Entertaining until 59 they could do no wrong
Too much in fact to be written
Clyde at home proved the final swansong
For arguably the greatest team in Britain
Number 7
© Emdad Rahman
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