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R&GP 1st XV v Westclif - 1st March '14

By Neil Glover
000 - The Programme
000A - The Teams - with amendments
001 - The Kick Off
002 - Paul Bradley (6 but wearing 20) makes a surging run supported by Matt Catchpole (4)
003 - Charlie Wilkinson (7) continues the run after a neat inside pass fropm Paul
004 - Sam Cook (8) brings the backs into play
005 - The ball ends up with Steve Barfoot (12) who considers his options
006 - and goes for the line with George Robertson (11) in support
007 - Touch down for Park's first try of the day.
008 - Confirmed by the referee. Score 5 - 0
009 - Ross Inwood (15) takes the conversion from out wide.
010 - He gets a great strike and it sails between the posts. Score 7 - 0
011 - Paul leads another charge as Park continue to pressurise the Westcliff line.
012 - Dan Harnett (13) tries to find a way through the Westcliff defence
013 - Park get a drive on at the scrum and secure good ball. Charlie checks on the opposing back row's moves
014 - Cooky makes a break from the base of the scrum supported by Reese Parr (9)
015 - "Matt the Catch" searches for a weakness in the Westliff defence.
016 - Reese tries some acrobatics ro retreive a loose ball
017 - Westcliff put in, but Park get a great drive on to make things difficult for them.
018 - Very difficult. as the ball squirts out and loose.
019 - Ross puts boot to ball to clear pressure on Park's defence.
020 - Cooky gets on top of his man and rips the ball free.
021 - Matthew Worral-Clare (3 but wearing 1) collects a loose ball
022 - Mick James (2) scrags the Westcliff outside half
023 - Matt Phillips (16 but wearing 10), substituting for Ross at fullback, puts some pace on the ball, with George in support.
024 - Matt tosses a long pass out to
025 - Vytaras Bloskys (14) who has Steve and Dan in support.
026 - Matthew in the attacking line
027 - The Westcliff fullback comes under close attention from Paul. That means he is going nowhere.
028 - Reese looks for the high ball. This one may have snow on it.
029 - Bradley Norman (10) and Steve work a noisy miss pass
030 - that ends up with Dan
031 - who feeds a charging Matt P.
032 - Dan lines up his part of the tackle. Not sure what Steve's intentions are.
033 - They are definitely up close and personal
034 - This is going only one way
035 - Down!
036 - The troublesome Westcliff No.8 must be greased as he slips from Cooky's grasp, but Ant Catchpole (5) is on hand to restrain him.
037 - The No. 8 attempts to smuggle the ball round the side of the maul but Charlie is on top of this.
038 - Charlie drags down the No. 8
039 - Westcliff attack through their backs. Are Park ready?
040 - Dan drags down the Westcliff fly half.
041 - Steve and George halt the wing forward in his tracks
042 - Matthew drags down an attacker as Tyler Lawrence (1) looks on
043 - George dives on a loose ball
044 - A Westcliff back tries to slip inside Dan but it does not look as if he is going to make it.
045 - That No. 8 again, but Charlie has him by the ankle.
046 - This time he is bottled up by Reese and Bradley.
047 - Paul sails aloft to take clean line out ball.
048 - Tyler and the Westcliff subsititute prop have a heated discssion with Mick acting as chairman. Clearly Tyler has been getting the better of the Westcliff front row.
049 - That No. 8 again flipping out a tricky pass as Reese is on his case.
050 - Matt pressurises the Westcliff centre
051 - and flips the ball to George
052 - Who heads for the line
053 - The centre closes
054 - clearly he wants a piggy back.
055 - George goes to ground.
056 -
057 - Reese collects from the base of the scrum.
058 - As Westcliff move the ball wide Paul intercepts.
059 - Bradley clears the Park line
060 - Westcliff return the compliment. Half time
065 - Caption required, if you are brave enough.
066 - Vytaras in open play.
067 - and he feeds inside to Matt P.
068 - Who anticipates a tackle
069 - and looks for support - but none he found.
070 - Charlie, Matt C and Paul show that the forwards can also play a running game.
071 - Paul gets ready to receive with Steve outside waiting
072 - He drives through a tackle as George also looks on.
073 - Cuts inside and draws the cover.
074 - Then slips the ball to Steve.
075 - who charges for the line
076 - and hits the defence as Charlie joins him.
077 - The defence holds
078 - A ruck forms
079 - Then Tyler carries on.
080 - Reese moves the ball wide
081 - Bradley kicks across field
082 - but just too long for Vytaras to collect.
083 - Matt joins him and dumps the winger. Drop out.
084 - Dan on a break
085 - but he is bottled up
086 - Paul tries to break out.
087 - But a great drive from the Westcliff forwards suddenly turns into a try for them. Score 7 - 5. Unfortunately the conversion is missed!!!! This is going to be close.
088 - Bradley sends the ball Leong.
089 - Ant puts on the pressure.
090 - Charlie collects the loose ball.
091 - Jake Jones (18) joins the fray
092 - but cannot find a way through.
093 - Attacking line out to Park. Micky sends the ball to the tail.
094 - Where Cooky rises abov all to take a clean catch.
095 - another maul develops
096 - From the ensuing maul Charlie peels off the back.
097 - He heads for a gap.
098 - but it slams shut.
099 - Bradley moves the ballout.
100 - to Jake, whilst Steve makes a decoy run.
101 - Cheer up Steve. You can have a ciggy in 25 minutes
102 - the cover comes in but Jake has great leg drive
103 - and heads towards the post
104 - where a ruck ensues only a metre out.
105 - Ant breaks from the back
106 - Matthew gets a chance for a move - but it comes to nought.
108 - Another attacking line out for Park.
109 - The ball goes loose at the back and Charlie picks up and heads for the posts - but he will not get far.
110 - So he unloads to Ant who carries on into a tackle.
111 - Dan collects the ball as Matt screams for a pass.
112 - Matt gets his wish and attempts to stretch the defence
113 - and chips over the defence for the corner for Vytaras to chase.
114 - Vytraras is at full tilt but unfortnately the kick was just a shade too far for our speed merchant and it runs into touch
116 - Charlie, Paul and Cooky see what the big boys can do.
117 - A miss pass goes to Cooky.
118 - Who draws the cover and slips the ball to Vytaras
119 - Who turns on the afterburners
120 - Avoids one tackle, but unfortunately runs into touch
121 - A messy line out but Matt C gets the ball back towards Reese
122 - Time for a scrum.
123 - Jakey clearly has loads of energy as he is on the run again.
124 - Westcliffs very sneaky left winger gets round the Park defence and runs in to score a try close to the posts. The sucessful conversion makes the score 7 - 12. It's all to do boys. 10 minutes to go.
125 - A solid Westcliff scrum sets up another good position.
126 - Vytaras just cannot get clear of the opositio full back.
127 - he has another go but still cannot get away. These boys are good. 6 minutes to go.
128 - Vytaras sends the ball left.
129 - where the returning Ross collects and hits the loud pedal.
130 - he avoids the second row as the line looms.
131 - he dives
132 - gets ready for the touch down as he crosses the line
133 - Touch down and TRY. That is Park's second try of the day. Score 12 - 12 with a difficult conversion to come.
134 - Ross is on his way.
135 - A sweet strike.
136 - Goes between the posts. Score 14 - 12. Only 4 minutes to go. How are the finger nails. Surely this cannot go the way of last week.
137 - Possibly it can. A difficult penalty for Westcliff out wide. A new kicker. But he hits the ball well.
138 - I cannot beleive it. Between the posts for a score of 14 - 15. Shortly later the whistle blows. Well played boys to take the top side to within a point and only decided in the last minutes of the match is a great performance.
139 - Glyn. I hope that was not too much excitement for your 75th birthday. Many happy returns to a great servant of the club and a great guy.

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