Foreign Secretary Robin Cook was in Ayr High Street, First Minister Henry McLeish canvassed for votes in Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish health minister Susan Deacon met the electorate in Dundee and transport minister Sarah Boyack met shoppers in Dumfries High Street.
Deacon and his fellow forwards made all the early running, and an outside break from Henry Paul almost led to a try, but Garvey dropped the inside pass.