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| Plumpton |
| League, Away |
| 14th February 2009 |
| Lost 13-10 |
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| Starting 15 |
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Porty |
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Bosh |
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Scrabble |
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Ali |
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Rich |
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Dan |
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Roy |
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Mooey |
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ChiChi |
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Pops |
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Ollie |
| 12 |
Bosh |
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Chemist |
| 14 |
Soap |
| 15 |
Yids |
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Ian B |
| 17 |
Jamie |
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A gritty and determined performance with plenty of
excitement and a fantastic comeback was not enough to get the result as the
Norfolk suffered another defeat in the league.
The Steyning team have lost all of their league games since topping the table
in November when they beat Worthing3. With a list of injured players growing
and bordering on the ridiculous this week it was a somewhat scratch team which
turned out at the racecourse this week. That is not to take anything away from
the heart and commitment shown during the match which was top notch. The game
quickly settled into the traditional arm wrestle with both packs keen to
pressurise the set piece and the usual determined tackling, it was the Norfolk
pack who seemed to be on top with the first quarter gone. Plumpton were however
very clever at the breakdown and their first points came from a penalty for
holding on. Minutes later they crossed for the first try of the game with a
fine wide pass to the unmarked winger who finished the move off near the posts
for the easier kick.
In the second half the Norfolk managed to hold on to the ball for brief periods
and were able to exert some pressure, the first points came from the boot of
Paul McMichael after a penalty for diving over the ruck and killing the ball.
From the next restart the Norfolk set up a ruck and a well chased box kick from
Martin Newark bounced into the greatful arms of Simon Robotham. Robotham passed
the ball onto skipper Ali Hoare who in turn passed onto Martin Newark to finish
what he started. For a while it seemed that the game was turning in our favour
and another score seemed well within reach, unfortunately several mistakes cost
dear and again knock ons at key times killed the momentum. Plumpton won the
game with a penalty kick as Matt Hodson was sent to the sin bin. The belief did
not die though and one final chance was halted by a knock on from the normally
safe hands of Robotham when Rich Addy offloaded out of the tackle.
Despite the recent run of results the Norfolk showed great spirit and belief to
push the hosts all the way to the wire but it was mistakes and penalties which
were the downfall of the team. Well done to everyone for a superb effort and
never giving up, that illusive win is just around the corner. |
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