Hi chaps
It was quite a result on Saturday in more ways than one!
I had to put us on the Fixture Bureau last week and it was quite an eventful one….I had three changes for the week….a record!!!
We then went with Quintin but at 11 o’clock Saturday morning the skipper called me to say they had bad news and would have to cry off as they only had 10 players!!
My reply was short and to the point.
It had taken me all week to obtain a fixture, 15 players, a ref and our costs for the pitch of around £65!! I was in no mood to let you all down!!
Fortunately he agreed to arrive and as wr had 20 players it made it possible for us to make up two full sides!! My thanks to our guys that played for the opposition ..your co-operation was much appreciated
What then took place was one of the best games we have had this season and with a fine win of 29 point to 15!!
Our forwards were on top form and provided a good platform throughout the game for our outsides to play a wide open game that made for an enjoyable game to watch and a great one to play in !
We had Big Jonathan back in the pack and he made numerous drives to the opposition and in fact scored two very good tries!
Our line out jumping as you can see form the photos was again spot on and made for good ball for James at scrum half ….Matt had one of his typical forceful games with Johno , Saffa, Dave and Tinks and Andrew giving fine support.
Johnno is now becoming a regular scorer and did one of his well known low level attacks on the oppo to go through for a really good try.
The highlight in many cases must have been Andy playing at fullback who gathered the ball and then scorched down the wing to put another try in. Ian also joined the scoring ranks and with a good run went over for another try…..he was most put out that Kelly was not on the touchline to see his magic efforts!!
Another highlight of the game was the apppearance of Bojangles on the pitch in his old position of winger WHO SHOWED WHAT CAN STILL BE DONE if you keep fit!!
Touchline support was good with Ben and our regular old philanthropist Dave Jones always at the ready!! Dan’s girl friend was alos insupport and appears in our Bulldog photo shoot…not certain how that happened! I blame Toby who pinched my Lord Lenthall playing shirt and is just waiting to get on the pitch!
One of the most amusing parts of the game was when Saffa Pete was tackled by Saffa Mathew who we had lent to the oppo…Pete was chasing a ball close to the line but Mathew stopped that with a resounding tackle,,,,,unfortunatly Pete did not have the ball!!! A few choice words were exchange between the two Saffas!
Unfortunately, Iron Man Tony was now able to make the game and that left the photos to me. Not brilliant but they are attached….It is difficult to write up a match report and also take photos so this is an abbreviated report.
In finishing off I think w can all be very pleased with the game on Saturday and everyone played very well indeed.
Man of the match for the next few months is Tinks who is looking at helping us with Tour shirts.
Cheers
Colin