Chinnor Seconds ‘Elated’ After Defeat Of Reading

CHINNOR RFC Seconds 29 pts vs Reading Seconds 10 – October 21 – Home League Game – Match Report – (Contributed)
Tries: Nick Grimsdell, Joe Iosefo and Ed Orchard x 2.
Conversions: Gareth Duder x 2

CHINNOR seconds are back to their winning ways with a great win against a very strong Reading seconds, beating the visitors 29 points to 10.
This makes it three wins and three loses in this very competitive Canterbury Shield, Division 2 League, playing against major clubs with large pools of players, and the boys are holding their own.

Chinnor went behind within three minutes of the start to a penalty but pulled it back in the 10th minute after some good work by both forwards and backs, cluminating with Joe Iosefo going over in the corner. This was then well converted by Gareth Duder from the touch line against the wind.
The lead was brief however, with Chinnor dropping behind again five minutes later to a converted push over try, and Reading was confidently ahead 10 points to 7.

Chinnor then started to take control, despite some strange decisions that saved Reading from going further behind. Nick Grimsdell scored to take Chinnor into the lead 12 points to 10. This was followed by a well worked try by Ed Orchard and again converted by Duder, which saw the first half finish with Chinnor 19 points to 10 in the lead.

The Chinnor boys kept control of the game but were denied adding to their points tally by being blown out of the game with 19 penalties to 4.
This added to their own mistakes and some dubious choices, besides not keeping control of the ball and at least five forward passes with the line at their mercy. This was duly rectified with Orchard going over for his second try. Ed Devine, who has been out of the game for three months after receiving a knee injury at practice, came on as a replacement for the last 20 minutes and did very well to score the next try.

An elated Chinnor team finished the game ahead 29 points to 10.

All 19 players had good games and although Ian Stock was taken off for the last 20 minutes, he was adjudged man of the match.

Walter McGuicken
Second Team Manager