Win For Scratch Chinnor Seconds Side

CHINNOR 2nd – 15 Pts vs. Cheltenham 10 Pts – Date:November 10, Friendly Away game: Tries – Guy Hackshaw and Max Williams, Conversions – Tim Sutton (2 penalties)

THIS was a tough game played by two good sides, but still a game that Chinnor seconds will be very disappointed to have only won 15 points to 10.
Due to a high amount of injuries in the first and second team, Chinnor fielded a changed pack.

Chinnor had 90 percent of position and territory in the first 20 minutes but rushed things. on any other day this would have been converted to points.
In the 20th minute Cheltenham hacked the ball down field and due to a terrible bounce for young full back, Chris Forsyth, saw the chasing Cheltenham wing scoop up the ball and score against the run of play. Five minutes later with Chinnor going for a push over try, they were once again thwarted by an interception and a run away try that found Chinnor 10 pts to nil behind and chasing the game.
With nothing going Chinnor?s way, Cheltenham had their tails up and kept Chinnor from scoring, leaving them down 10 points to Nil at the end of the first half.

The second half belonged to Chinnor. Five minutes in and a successful penalty by Tim Sutton put their first points on the board, followed 10 minutes later with a try by Guy Hackshaw. For the next 20 minutes Chinnor played great rugby with good runs by Chris Price, Arno Bredenhann, Max Williams and good inter play between the backs and forwards. It was then the turn of Max Williams to break the Cheltenham line and out pace them all for a 40 metre run to score under the posts which was converted by Tim Sutton and Chinnor took a well deserved lead of 15 points to 10.
Cheltenham then played some of their best rugby in the last 10 minutes and put Chinnor under a lot of pressure but the Chinnor defence held up well.

Walter McGuicken