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NCL MATCH REPORT
WOOLSTON ROVERS 24 BEVERLEY 40
Woolston Rovers unbeaten start to the
Kingstone Press National Conference League
Division Three season came to a shuddering
halt on Saturday afternoon when they were
defeated by a very good Beverley side at The
Sadore Construction Field, Monks Sports Club.
Beverley opened the scoring in the eighth
minute when the ball was slipped u to the right
for hooker Tom Moor to score at the side of the
posts. Stand off Lewis Straw converted and
then three minutes later an error by Rovers
gave Beverley possession and winger Ben
Bardle scored in the right corner.
Just before the midway point pressure on the
Rovers line paid off again fro Beverley as scrum
half Lewis Poskitt scored. Straw converted and
ten minutes later a 40/20 from Straw gave Beverley
the ball in a great position and full back
Billy Riby scored under the posts. Straw added
the conversion.
Three minutes before the break L Poskitt raced
thirty metres to score. Straw converted and to
compound matters for Rovers stand off Theo
Holt was sin binned for dissent as the visitors
went in at the break with a commanding 28-0
lead.
Four minutes into the second half Beverley
went further ahead when slick passing saw the
ball reach L Poskitt who went over for his hat
trick but then eight minutes later Rovers finally
managed to get on the scoreboard when prop
forward Ryan Hickman cleverly pinched the
ball ‘one on one’ and went over at the left of
the posts. Centre Lewis Hoarty converted but
then just before the hour L Poskitt intercepted a
Rovers pass and raced sixty metres to score in
the right corner.
Rovers responded swiftly when a lovely ball
from substitute Nick Braide put centre Troy
Brophy over in the left corner. Hoarty converted
from the touchline and then almost immediately
Braide sold an outrageous dummy to create a
gap that he exploited to score wide out on the
left. Hoarty added the conversion.
Rovers were then reduced to twelve men when
winger Alex Dunne was sent off for alleged
stamping, much to the surprise of both sets of
players, as he got upto play the ball and from
the penalty Beverley winger Josh Poskitt scored
in the left corner but Rovers had the final say
two minutes from time when a kick downfield by
scrum half Conner Muir saw Brophy chase the
ball and he hacked it on further and full back
Luke Walker was quickest to react to pick up
and score under the posts. Walker added the
conversion himself but it was too little to late as
Beverley were left t celebrate a deserved 40-24
win.
Best for Rovers were hooker Ryan Brown,
prop forward Ryan Hickman, second row Dan
Fearnley loose forward Harry Files and full back
Luke Walker.
After the game Rovers Head Coach John Fieldhouse
said, “That was very
disappointing and completely out of the blue; to
go in at half time 28-0 down was not
acceptable. We showed no respect for the ball
when in possession and after two games where
our defence had been excellent we seemed to
forget how to tackle. A few home truths were
spoken at the break and even though we then
conceded early in the second half we competed
a lot better and made the scoreline more
respectable, although with a little more composure
we could have made the result a lot closer
as we finished very strongly. To concede forty
points at home was a nightmare and we cannot
have a repeat of that again.”
ROVERS
Luke Walker, Alex Dunne, Troy Brophy, Lewis Hoarty, Will Chadwick, Theo Holt,
Conner Muir, Jack Sherratt, Ryan Brown, Ryan Hickman, Dan Fearnley, Anthony Clayton,
Harry Files.
Subs: Aaron Barber, Christian Taylor, Owen Hazlehurst, Nick Braide.