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15th November 2008
Dings Crusaders 33-24
Bridgwater
Dings
Crusaders Points: Try: L Plummer (80), N Dipple (59).
Pens: A Westall 4 (12,37,39,49).
Penalty Try: (79). Cons: A Westall 3 (60,79,80).
Bridgwater
Points: Try: A Lloyd (41), D Kimberley (51), L Messer
(26). Pens: L Cozens (64). Cons: L Cozens 3 (27, 42, 52).
Dings
Crusaders consolidate fifth place with this home win over Bridgwater &
Albion taking all five points on offer.
Adam Westall gave the home side the lead with a 12th minute
penalty goal. The next score did not come till the 26th minute when the
visitors took the lead as full back Louis Messer went over and Luke Cozens
converted. Two Westall penalties saw the home side go
in ahead, 9-7 ahead at the break.
In the opening
minute of the second half Albion were back in front as winger Alex Lloyd on his
debut went over and Cozens converted for 14-9.
Westall
kicked another penalty goal but the visitors seemed in control when flanker
Dave Kimberley got his sixth try of the season and with Cozens again converting
they were 21-12 ahead after 52 minutes.
Just
before the hour mark the home side got over the visitors line as scrum half
Neil Dipple went over and Westall
converted to make it a two point game.
Cozens
steadied the Albion ship with a penalty goal but two late tries saw the home
side home as they were awarded a penalty try and centre Luke Plummer went over and Westall converted them both to move onto 97 points for the
season.
Rugby Lions 17-14
Barking
Rugby
Lions Points: Try: J Hawken (25), T Handley (42).
Pens: J Hawken (1). Cons: J Hawken
2 (25, 42).
Barking
Points: Try: J Kellard (63), T Kwilimbe
(45). Cons: O Crosby 2 (45, 64).
Rugby
Lions are up into sixth place in the table after this narrow home win over Barking who are on of the side’s the Lions leap frog above
in the table.
James Hawken gave the home side the lead in the opening minute of
the match. It took 24 minutes for the next score as the home side went 10-0
ahead as Hawken went over and converted in what was
the final score of the half.
Two
minutes into the second half and scrum half Toby Handley went over and Hawken converted for 17-0.
The
visitors were on the scoreboard a few minutes later when replacement winger Tavela Kwilimbe went over and fly
half Ollie Crosby converted.
Flanker
James Kellard got the second Barking try and again Crosby
converted to make it a three point game.
Ealing 46-26 Chinnor
Ealing
Points: Try: D Howells 3 (53, 56, 74), J Price 2 (7, 51), P Hodgkinson
(16), T Parker (42). Pens: B Ward (69). Cons: B Ward 4 (42, 51, 56, 74).
Chinnor
Points: Try: A Wallace (66), T Prescott 2 (45, 61). Pens: B Hewitt 3 (4, 11,
18). Cons: B Hewitt (42).
Ealing
were back amongst the tries in this seven try display at home to Chinnor who
managed three tries of their own.
The first
half was a close affair with the home side just edging it 10-9.
Ben Hewitt
kicked three penalties for the visitor’s whilst centre Joe Price and full back
Peter Hodgkinson got the tries for Ealing.
In the
second half winger David Howells led the way for the home side with a hat trick
to move onto 14 for the season, six clear of anyone else in the division.
Price went
onto complete a double and Ben Ward finished the match with 11 points and moved
onto 118 for the season 21 clear of Adam Westall in
the points scorers list.
Canterbury 35-17 Worthing
Canterbury
Points: Try: B Thomas 2 (37, 73), M Melford (26), P
Marshall (49), P Sykes (22). Pens: G De Kock 2 (4,
43). Cons: G De Kock 2 (49, 73).
Worthing
Points: Try: M Farnes (75), T Sargaent
(31). Pens: T Wells (19). Cons: J Govett
(75), T Wells (31).
Canterbury
returned to winning ways and took all five points with this home win over Worthing
who slip to a ninth defeat in 10 matches.
The home
side were ahead on four minutes when Gert De Kock put over a penalty goal.
Tom Wells
replied for the visitors but tries form centre Pat Sykes and wing Michael Melford saw the home side 13-3 ahead 26 minutes. Worthing
responded with a try of their own on 31 minutes as
flanker Tom Sargaent went over and Wells converted to
make it a three point game, 13-10. But it was the home side who
got the final score of the half as centre Ben Thomas went over and they led
18-10.
Gert De
Kock increased their lead with a penalty early in the
second half and soon after scrum half Peter Marshall got the bonus point try
and De Kock converted for a 28-10 lead.
Late in
the match both sides got another try each including Thomas completing a double
for Canterbury.
Havant 5-34 Henley
Hawks
Havant
Points: Try: S Cruddas (42).
Henley
Hawks Points: Try: D Wells (50), J Gaunt (40), J Hennings
(18), N Baggett (12). Pens: T Turner 2 (15, 38). Cons:
T Turner 4 (12, 18, 40, 50).
Henley
Hawks were away day winners at Havant with the home side slipping to a 10th
straight defeat.
The Hawks
did the damage in the first half when they built up a 27-5 lead running in
three tries in the opening 40 minutes as they went into a 27-0 lead. Centre
Neil Baggett got the opening score on 12 minutes and Tom Turner converted.
Further tries followed from No 8 Jack Henning and scrum half James Gaunt, Tuner
converted them both and slotted a couple of penalty goal. In injury time at the
end of the half the home side got on the scoreboard as hooker Stephen Cruddas went over for an unconverted try.
In the
second half the only score was a bonus point try for the visitors as centre Dan
Wells went over on 50 minutes and the Hawks consolidated fourth lace.
Lydney 10-45 London
Scottish
Lydney
Points: Try: C Jones (29), G Porter (24).
London
Scottish Points: Try: D Hayward (76), G Swailes 2
(42, 56), I Fullerton 2 (32, 39), O Walbyoff (19), R
Bruce (20). Cons: S Amor 5 (20, 39, 42, 56, 76).
The
leaders made it 10 out of 10 at Regentsholme taking
all five points on offer running in seven tries.
The
visitors were ahead when scrum half Owain Walbyoff went over and it
was 12-0 on 20 minutes when prop Raynn Bruce went
over and Simon Amor converted.
Back came
Lydney with two tries of their own as prop George Porter and centre Craig Jones
went over for unconverted tries to make it 12-10 after 29 minutes.
The
visitors took control with tree tries late in the half to go in 31-10 ahead as
second row Iain Fullerton with a brace and full back Gareth Swales went over
and Amor added a couple of conversions and the try bonus point was secured.
In the
second half the visitors got two more tries with Swales completing a double and
replacement Duncan Hayward getting the final try late in the game.
Rosslyn Park 23-6 Richmond
Rosslyn
Park Points: Try: A Cadwallader (80), J Strong (29),
N Canty (55). Pens: R Gosling 2 (40, 49). Cons: R
Gosling (29).
Richmond
Points: Pens: L Cousins 2 (27, 40).
Rosslyn Park
continued their great run with another excellent defensive display in beating Richmond.
It was the
visitors who took the lead when Luke Cousins put over a 27ndminute penalty goal
but two minutes later and Park were ahead as winger James Strong went over and
fly half Rhys Gosling converted. In injury time Gosling and Cousins exchanged
penalties and the home side went in 10-6 ahead.
Gosling
increased the homes sides lead with a 49th minute penalty goal. Further tries
followed from Nick Canty and Alex Cadwallader
as the home side ran out comfortable winners