All Golds v Newcastle Thunder KPL1 2017

ALL GOLDS
WIPE AWAY CUP
MISERY WITH
REVENGE WIN
ALL GOLDS 36-28 CRUSADERS
SATURDAY 13 th MAY
PRINCE OF WALES STADIUM
The All Golds avenged their League 1 Cup
semi-final defeat to Crusaders with a crucial
eight point victory.
The Crusaders had eased into an 18-6 lead and
it looked like the home side were in for another
miserable 80 minutes but they fought back to
level the scores with the final play of the half
and took the lead in the opening minutes of
the second period.
Though the Crusaders regained the advantage
with two quick tries, the All Golds came back
to record their third league win of the season.
The All Golds were their own worst enemies
with their discipline letting them down
time and again and their lack of defensive
line-speed allowing plenty of space for the
Crusaders halfbacks to dictate play.
And it was the Crusaders halfbacks who
combined to open the scoring, Ryan Smith
supporting Jack Hansen’s break up the
middle for a converted try. Three minutes later,
Earl Hurst ran a great line to score a fine try
doubling the visitors’ lead.
The All Golds capitalised on their first decent
attack and won a repeat set that ended when
Reece forced his way over, Ben Stead adding
the goal.
Having got back into the match, they promptly
frittered away their foothold with ill-discipline
that caused the referee to put them on a team
warning.
Almost immediately, Hurst went over for his
second score, but that seemed to energise
the All Golds and Harrison Elliott added some
powerful surges from the bench to gain decent
field position.
This brought its reward as Stead’s kick to the
corner fell to Mo Agoro and the division’s top
try-scorer added another touchdown to his
tally.
Harry Kidd crashed over for identical tries
either side of the break and Stead converted
both to give the home side the lead for the first
time.
However, it lasted barely ten minutes as James
Dandy scored from close range but Johnson
was wide with the conversion which meant
the All Golds held a slender 24-22 lead. Alex
Thompson then gave the visitors a four-point
advantage when he powered through some
ineffective defence to score.
On the hour the lead changed hands again
and for the final time, Billy Brickhill forcing his
way over from a standing start close to the
line for his first All Golds try against his former
club. Stead added the goal and began to find
his range with his kicks including a superb 40-
20 that set up a chance at the game-breaking
score with seven minutes left.
But the All Golds lost possession and the
Crusaders looked to have gone back in front
when Thompson ploughed over for what
would have been his second try but the referee
ruled he had lost possession in Jack Mitchell’s
tackle.
The All Golds closed the game out effectively
from the restart. They played out a safe set,
Danny Fallon finding a good touch and then
forced an error which set up the position for
Reece to drive over for the winning score.
ALL GOLDS: Jack Mitchell; Mo Agoro, Steven
Nield, Brad Kislingbury, Chris Barlow; Ben
Stead, Danny Fallon; Ollie Purslow, Steve Parry,
James Walter; Lewis Reece, Joe McClean;
Chris Worrall; INTERCHANGE: Billy Brickhill,
Harrison Elliott, Malikhi Lloyd-Jones, Harry Kidd
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