All Golds v Newcastle Thunder IPC 2016

ALL GOLDS vs.
COVENTRY BEARS REPORT
THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE
ALL GOLDS 28-29 COVENTRY BEARS
Friday 25th March, Prince of Wales Stadium, Cheltenham
WRITTEN BY CHRIS WILSON
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Former All Gold Joel James saved
his best game for the Bears so far
for his return to Gloucestershire.
He kicked four goals from five
attempts as well as the crucial
drop goal just 30 seconds from
full time to earn his side their first
league win of the season.
Having beaten the Bears
handsomely in the iPro Sport Cup
in February and recorded a club
record 66-6 win at the PoW last
season, the All Golds were full
of confidence coming into this
game.
However, things didn’t go to plan
and coach Lee Greenwood was
left fuming after the final whistle.
“We weren’t good enough,” was
his simple analysis. He described
the defensive frailties of his side
as being down to “laziness and
attitude”. “You get what you
deserve in this sport,” he said,
“and we did tonight.”
the 16-6 lead was not as emphatic
as it could have been.
A score from Eddie Medforth
early in the second period put
the Bears in the hunt and even
though Davies added a penalty,
the absence of Joe McClean, who
was sin-binned for a high tackle,
allowed the Bears to pile on the
pressure.
Hayden Freeman levelled the
scores and Matt Reid gave them
the lead in the space of four
minutes around the hour mark as
the game rose to a thrilling climax.
Chris Barlow scored to level
things up again but Richie Hughes
wrestled over out wide and James
struck a superb conversion from
the touchline for a 28-22 lead.
Parry drove over for his second
try after the All Golds recovered
the restart and Davies levelled
the scores again but the All Golds
failed to set up for a drop goal
and the Bears’ last possession
saw them set up the position for
James to win the game.
TEAM: Brendon Newton; Chris
Barlow(t), Josh Allison, Brad
Kislingbury, Phil Cowburn;
Courtney Davies(t,4g); Jayson
Lombardo; Ollie Purslow, Steve
Parry(2t), Harrison Elliott; Lewis
Reece, Joe McClean; Emmerson
Whittel;
SUBS (ALL USED): Almer
Tagayuna, Lamont Bryan(t), Alex
Davidson, Morgan Evans.
It looked promising in the opening
ten minutes when Courtney
Davies stole the ball from Jamahl
Hunte to score and Steve Parry
bulldozed his way over from 10
metres out but Jack Morrison
pulled a score back for the
Bears shortly afterwards. Even
though Lamont Bryan opened
his account for the club with a
try supplied by new signing from
Widnes Vikings Almer Tagayuna,
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