Home advantage pays off for Chinnor Seconds (Contributed)

Chinnor 2nd, 43 Pts vs. Hertford 2nd, 5 Pts – 5th April – Home League game: MATCH REPORT
Tries: Sam Ludgate, Andy Millburn, Jordan Wood, Leon Westerman and Thadeus Cooper x 2
Conversions: Thadeus Cooper x 4

CHINNOR seconds beat Hertford seconds by 43 points to 5 in this, a Canterbury Shield league game against a very good team. Chinnor made great use of home advantage from the start and although the conditions were not good, Chinnor played good rugby. The Chinnor team consisted of at least five under 18s and five under 21 players out of a team of 16, which bodes well for the future of the team.

It took until the 20th minute for Chinnor to put the first points on the sheet with a fantastic try by Jordan Wood converted by Thad Cooper. Five minutes later Thad added to the score line with a well taken try. On 30 minutes, Guy Hackshaw scored and Cooper converted and Chinnor were in the lead by
19 points to nil.
This was followed by great try by young, Andy Millburn and the first half finished 24 ?0. It was apparent that although Hertford played well, they had no answer to Chinnor.

The second half started with Hertford pressing the home team, but the Chinnor defence held up and in the 10th minute of the second half, the forwards and backs worked well together for Cooper to finish of with a converted try. Hertford then put their first points on the board but were unsuccessful with the conversion.
Then it was the turn of young Sam Ludgate, once again converted by Cooper, and then 10 minutes later a try by Leon Westerman.
The game finished 43 points to 5.
A big thank you to all the youngsters.