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1st XV 24 v 19 U.C.S. Old Boys RFC - Home Friendly on 1 Sep 2018

Published on Monday, 3 September 2018

 

Hitchin started off their season with a friendly against a side they will meet in the league in a few weeks time.

From the first minutes Hitchin were on the defence which held out well  but a well  rehearsed move by UCS put their centre in under the posts. 

Just before the end of the quarter poor tackling in broken play let the UCS centre in through the middle to make the score 0-14.

 

 

The second quarter started well for Hitchin with a charged down kick being picked by prop James Akrill who carried the ball to within 10 m of the UCS line, and  from this position a heel against the head and some good handling led to Will Rooney going over for an unconverted try to bring the score to 5 - 14.

 

Hitchin continued to pressure and were held up 10 metres short but a scrum and a few forward drives saw the ball go to Ben Wiggins who went in under the posts, and converted his own try to make the score 12-14.

Last years captain James Bolter going over from a quickly taken penalty. gave Hitchin the lead 19-14, the conversion by Ben Wiggins being successful.

 

A defensive error allowed UCS back in to make it 19-19, and

another great run by Bolter deep into the opposition half came to naught, by Hitchin giving away a penalty by falling on the ruck

Hitchin fought back into the opposition half with an evasive run by Rooney which was stopped illegally.  Hitchin opted to go for a scrum which they had dominated all afternoon, and the ball came out to Chris Martin to cross in the corner, to bring the final score Hitchin 24 UCS Old Boys 19

Hitchin man of the match, with his first cap, was Armel Baufume




Team Sean McGinnity, Tom Tidey, James Bolter, Thomas Spratt, Matt Trussell, Frederick Rooney, Sam Willoughby, Armel Baufume, William Evans, Ben Wiggins, William Rooney, Jon Whitby, Thomas Attwell, Arthur Bardinet, Alistair Southward

Subs Chris Martin, William Sale, James Akrill, Kyle Honney, Dominic Baber-Norris

Scores T: Ben Wiggins (1), William Rooney (1), Chris Martin (1) C: Ben Wiggins (2)

Player(s) of Match 1. Armel Baufume

 

 

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