Proud Win For Chinnor RFC Seconds
CHINNOR 2nds, 9 Pts vs. Blackheath Development 0 Pts
Home Game – November 24 – League Game; Match Report from Walter McGuicken.
THIS was a tough game played by two good sides, a game that Chinnor 2nds will be both pleased and proud to have won. Blackheath?s 1st team are a national 2 side and Chinnor 2nds played this game with 8 players that were new to the side this season.
Chinnor as a club is coping with many players being unable to play as a result of injuries and all teams have been affected from the 1st to the 4ths.
Chinnor started the game with one sub on the bench, and had to call on Joe Pickett who was the benching for the 3rd s to come over and play when they lost Phil Scott-Priestly to a dislocated shoulder, and Darren Oxley (having just come back from a leg injury) to a broken rib.
The defending by both sides was top draw as can be seen from the score, with no tries scored throughout the game. It took until the 30th minute for Chinnor to get the first points on the board with a penalty by Leon Westerman and then another one with the last kick before half time.
The Chinnor line out was outstanding – the best it has been this season, with them winning all their throw-ins as well as Blackheath?s.
The second half was a carbon copy of the first with both teams defending well and both forwards and backs working well together. Once again it took until the 30th minute for Chinnor to add to their score with another successful penalty by Westerman making it 9 pts to nil in Chinnor’s favour.
The last 10 minutes Blackheath put Chinnor under a lot of pressure and they were awarded penalty after penalty. Deciding not to kick for points, they kept going for tries to get them 7 points. However, Chinnor?s defence held out leaving the final score at 9 points to 0.
The teams were very fortunate to have a very good and fair referee, which made it a very enjoyable rugby match.
All Chinnor?s players had very good games but young Sam Blewitt and Sam Black were outstanding playing second row and in the line outs.
