2022 Woolston Rovers Matchday Programme Normanton Knights 05082022

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WOOLSTON ROVERS ‘A’ 72 LIVERPOOL LIZARDS 0
NWML 27/07/2022
Woolston Rovers ‘A’ produced a ruthless performance to claim a big win over a very brave
Liverpool Lizards side in the NWML Division Three on Wednesday evening at the Limestone
Construction Field, Monk Sports Club.
Rovers opened the scoring in the third minutes when second row Sam Vernon broke clear on the
halfway line and raced fifty metres, evading three attempted tackles, to score under the posts.
Stand off Craig Lawton converted and five minutes later centre Dan Griffiths sold a ‘dummy’ and
went through the gap before sprinting thirty metres to score under the posts. Lawton added the
conversion.
Just before the midway point of the half a short ball from D Griffiths put full back Ben Roberts
through a gap and he raced thirty metres to score at the side of the posts. Lawton converted and
then winger Olly parr collected a Liverpool kick and went sixty metres down the left wing to score
at the side of the posts. Lawton added the conversion.
On the half hour D Griffiths sent Roberts away down the left from a scrum and he weaved back
inside before finding scrum half jay-Jay Catterall and he put hooker Dylan Alcock over on the right.
Lawton converted and then straight from the restart Rovers moved downfield and Alcock collected
the ball on the halfway line and went fifty metres to score under the posts. Lawton added the
conversion.
A minute before the break D Griffiths broke clear down the left and he passed to Catterall who
scored his first ever try at the side of the posts. Lawton converted to make the half time score 42-0
in Rovers favour.
Rovers moved further ahead eight minutes into the second half when from a scrum on their own
forty metre line the ball was sent out to Greek second row Thodorhs Nianiakas who brushed off
three defenders on a sixty metre run to score his first try in England under the posts. Lawton
converted and five minutes later substitute Ryan Palin made a fifty metre break that stretched
the Lizards defence and that allowed fellow substitute Nathan Maguire to score under the posts.
Lawton added the conversion.
The onslaught continued when a great short ball from substitute Rob Griffiths sent prop forward
Lewis Dawson through a gap and he went fifty metres, outpacing the chasing pack, to score his
first try for the club at the right of the posts. Lawton converted and then on the hour a great ball
from Alcock put Vernon clear and he raced forty metres to score under the posts. Lawton added
the conversion.
Six minutes later a nice offload from D Griffiths saw Nianiakas collect and race forty metres to
score under the posts. Lawton completed a perfect evening with the boot with his twelfth
successful conversion to make the final score 72-0 to Rovers as the referee brought the game
to an early close due to further injuries to the Liverpool side.
The Man of the Match was awarded to Rovers teenage hooker Dylan Alcock on his debut for the
club. He was very well supported by second row pair Thodorhs Nianiakas and Sam Vernon.
ROVERS ‘A’
Ben Roberts, Olly Parr, Dan Griffiths, Craig Woolvine, Ben Buckley, Craig Lawton, Jay-Jay
Catterall, Lewis Dawson, Dylan Alcock, Troy Holcroft, Sam Vernon, Thodorhs Nianiakas,
Callum Moore.
Subs:
Nathan Maguire, Tom Fagan, Rob Griffiths, Ryan Palin.