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1st XV 42 v 5 Wasps FC - Away League on 27 Oct 2018

Published on Sunday, 28 October 2018

1st XV 42 v 5 Wasps FC - Away League on 27 Oct 2018
 
Skipper Tom Tidey touches down

Hitchin again scored 6 tries, as they secured their position as joint leaders in the league with a well-earned victory  at Wasps

 

Wasps kicked off into the wind and Hitchin gathered the ball and attacked deep into Wasps territory.  A period of sustained pressure was rewarded with a penalty to Hitchin. The kick bounced infield off the post, resulting in  a scrum 10metres out. The Hitchin number 8  Armel Baufume picked up from  the base of the scrum and was stopped 2 metres short, but prop Stuart West following up gathered the ball ,and went over the line, Ben Wiggins adding  the conversion.

Another penalty to Hitchin led to a scrum 5 metres out, the ball was passed along the line for Jon Whitby to add to the try he scored in the previous week, Wiggins converting

 

The visitors were enjoying good possession and territory, and another penalty gained was enhanced by the Wasps conceding an extra 10metres for backchat and ended with Tom Tidey going over with Ben Wiggins adding another conversion.

As half time approached Wasps regathered and, after a long period of sustained pressure on the Hitchin line, found a gap for their number 10 to go through to score an unconverted try ,in the 5oth minute

Halftime score Wasps 5 Hitchin 21

Hitchin were playing with increasing confidence, and after defending well for a few minutes broke out from defence for Ben Wiggins  to run in for a bonus point try which he duly converted.

More pressure on the Wasps line saw centre Carwyn Morgan breakthrough in the middle, managing to get the ball away as he was tackled to Whitby, to score his second try, again converted by the reliable Wiggins.

With ten minutes to go Hitchin ran the ball along the backs in their own half to Will Rooney, and the winger outpaced the covering defence to score under the posts to make the conversion by Wiggins a formality.

This was the Hedgehogs’ best performance of the season, with the Wiggins  bothers dictating  play well  at half back, and debutant Pierre De Rancourt picking up man of the match  for his performance at flanker

 

Next week Thamesians RFC visit Old Hale Way, KO 2.30 pm




Team Sean McGinnity, Tom Tidey, Stuart West, Ryan Arbon, Matt Trussell, Frederick Rooney, Ruiri Shanahan, Armel Baufume, Daniel Wiggins, Ben Wiggins, William Rooney, Jon Whitby, Carwyn Morgan, Adam Howard, Alistair Southward

Subs Pierre De Rancourt, Dale Baines, Max Stallard

Scores T: Jon Whitby (2), Stuart West (1), Tom Tidey (1), Ben Wiggins (1), William Rooney (1) C: Ben Wiggins (6)

Herts/Middlesex 1 The league: Herts/Middlesex 1

 

 

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