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| Barns Green |
| League, Away |
| 18th April 2009 |
| Won 24-15 |
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| Starting 15 |
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Porty |
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Debs |
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Monkey |
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Horse |
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Ali |
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Mooey |
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Nutter |
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Roland |
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Jez |
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Tim |
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SOAP |
| 12 |
Dan |
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Chemist |
| 14 |
ChiChi |
| 15 |
Yids |
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IBosh |
| 17 |
Ian B |
| 18 |
John |
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The last league game of the season and a positive end which
was hard fought for and well deserved! The Norfolk travelled to Billingshurst
and the Weald School where Barns Green ply their trade. When last our two teams
met an awful start left the Norfolk reeling and after a valiant fight back it
was the opening few minutes which gave victory to Barns Green.
Keen to rectify this it was the Norfolk who got the ideal start, winning a
penalty from the kick off and beginning an assault on possession and territory.
Early breaks and pressure amounted to nothing though and frustrations simmered
as several passes went behind the receiver or forward from the passer and all
momentum off the attack was lost time and time again. The pressure did tell
after ten minutes when the Barns Green defence was caught offside in mid field
giving an easy opportunity for 3 points. McMichael slotted coolly and our
travelling support went wild. From the next kick off the Norfolk worked back up
the field again with Mike Slator making a scything break only to throw the ball
forward rather than passing to his captain Ali Hoare just inside the BG 22.
From the scrum the pack applied serious pressure to the set piece and won a
series of penalties moving closer to the Green line. Hodson took the pass from
Jez Stewart and crashed the ball within a few feet of the line before McKenna
pirouetted over the line taking several defenders and a bull elephant with him.
The Norfolk dominated the majority of the half until Barns Green put some
attacking moves together and poor decision making gave them the territory they
needed. Green kicked a penalty with four minutes remaining in the half and then
scored the equalizer on half time.
The second half got off to an edgy start with the scores locked at 10-10 and
more wayward passing thwarted any decent attacks. The game threatened to turn
when Tim Laker was taken off the field requiring stitches to a nasty cut on his
head but his brother Matt broke the deadlock with a fine run to score under the
posts, Robotham spotted a gap and fed Laker who then beat 3 players on his way
to the line. Robotham then took his own try a few minutes later to open a 14
point gap and the pack took control of the game dominating lineouts and scrums
and securing the messy breakdown. McMichael missed a chance to put the game out
of reach and minutes later denied the Norfolk a certain try when he was
adjudged to have blocked a defender meaning White had to forego the pleasure of
diving under the posts to score. Another 2 chances went begging one where White
knocked on a pass from Ali Hoare with the try line almost at his mercy, the
second where McMichael this time found himself in front of Slator and was again
penalised for blocking.
All things considered it was a usual tight affair between two evenly matched
teams, derby matches are always a bit scrappy and this was no exception. Credit
to a resilient opposition who never gave up and scored a late consolation try
but praise must go to the boys who gave everything in the pursuit of victory
and despite the scrappy and frustrating nature of the game, everyone kept their
patience and stuck to the game plan. It was a positive end to a fantastic
season in which the team surpassed all expectations for the third year running
to finish strongly in the intermediate league. |
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