2022 Woolston Rovers Matchday Programme Dewsbury Moor Maroons 02092022

RECENT MATCH REPORTS
FOR OUR OPEN AGE TEAMS
WOOLSTON ROVERS 26 NORMANTON KNIGHTS 22
NCL 06/08/2022
Woolston Rovers produced one of their best performances of the season to claim a
very hard-fought win over an in-form Normanton Knights side in an exciting National
Conference League Division Two fixture at the Limestone Construction Field.
The Knights opened the scoring after four minutes when a high kick on the last tackle
bounced kindly for stand off Jacob Crossland to collect and score under the posts. Full
back Charlie Barker converted but then just after the midway point of the half Rovers
replied when prop forward Harry Files stepped round the defence to score. Full back
Aaron Barber converted to level matters at 6-6.
Shortly afterwards a great run by hooker Adam Files split the Knights defence and he
offloaded to H Files who sold an outrageous dummy and shot through the gap to score
and then just after the half hour centre Lewis Hoarty intercepted a Normanton pass and
raced clear to score under the posts. Barber added the conversion.
Right on the stroke of half time Normanton got themselves back into the game when
some slick passing saw the ball reach centre Jimmy Brown and he managed to force
his way over on the right with three defenders on him. Barker added the conversion to
make the interval score 16-12 to Rovers.
Five minutes into the second half a great ‘show and go’ from Rovers stand off Theo
Holt saw him create space to put Hoarty over in the right corner but then nine minutes
later Normanton responded when a kick on the last tackle was collected by winger
Arran Clark who scored in the right corner. Barker landed the conversion.
Just before the hour mark Rovers scrum half Dec Leonard took the ball to the line
and slipped an outrageous ball to centre Kieran Moore who scored under the posts.
Leonard converted and the Knights had Clark sin binned for dissent following the try
but while he was off the field his side managed to narrow the gap when winger Jack
Millward scored in the left corner to set up a grandstand final fifteen minutes.
As the game entered the final minute the Knights had Crossland sin binned for dissent
and Rovers were able to see the game out to register a richly deserved and very important
26-22 success that keeps them in the top six in the league table.
The Man of the Match was awarded to Rovers prop forward Harry Files. He was very
well supported by centres Lewis Hoarty and Kieran Moore.
ROVERS
Aaron Barber, Tom Byrne, Kieran Moore, Lewis Hoarty, Karlton Bates, Theo Holt, Dec
Leonard, Harry Files, Adam Files, Ryan Hickman, Dan Fearnley, Scott Whiteley, Ryan
Brown.
Subs:
Theodoros Nianiakas, Jake Eccles, Craig Lawton, Josh Sudlow.
Tries H Files (21 mins, 25), Hoarty (31, 45), Moore (57).
Goals Barber 2 Leonard 1