First Win Of The Season For Chinnor Seconds

CHINNOR 2nd – 33 Pts vs. Grove 1st – 14 Pts
Away, friendly game – September 1.
SCORERS
Tries: Tom Iles, Guy Hackshaw, Adam Seymour and 2 x Richard Grimsdell.
Conversions: 4 x Adam White

MATCH REPORT By Walter McGuicken

Chinnor seconds started the new season with a very good win by beating Grove First 15 by 33 points to 14.

A rugby game called a friendly is a contradiction in terms, and this game was no different with both teams giving their all. It was very physical with hits coming in as if their lives depended on it with no quarter given. The game was played in four periods of 30 minutes each, which was meant to have been 20-minute periods, but it worked out well.
Both teams were a little rusty after not playing for the last four months. It was more evident in the first 20 minutes with both teams making a lot of errors.
The Grove pack was the bigger with a lot of older heads; this gave the Chinnor pack something to think about for the coming season.
First points went the way of Chinnor with a forwards drive, new boy, Tom Iles, playing at No 8, scoring the try in the 20th minute.
It took to the 60th minute for the next points when it went the way of Grove with their scrumhalf breaking around the side of the scrum and Chinnor were caught flat footed. The first half ended with Grove in the lead 7points to 5.

The second half, or third 30 minute period, saw a more determined Chinnor team cutting out most of the errors. There were a lot of positives and great inter passing between forwards and backs and getting to the break down much quicker. This made a vast difference and it was just a matter of time before they would add points. It came by off a break by Richard Grimsdell that left Grove for dead and scored under the posts converted by Adam White.
Then it was the turn of Guy Hackshaw after Ian Stock broke through about six players to off load to Guy, again converted by White. Once again Grimsdell broke through a number players to score and again converted by White and Chinnor were 26 points to 7 ahead.

Final points for Chinnor came from some great inter passing between backs and forwards from their own try line, ending up with flanker, Adam Seymour, running from the Grove 10 meter line to score a fantastic try once again converted by White.
Grove finally got a consolation try after some sloppy passing by Chinnor, making the final score Chinnor 33 points to 14.
Chinnor seconds welcome the new boys to the team, Anthony Avery, Tom Iles and Tim Price, it?s great to have you join us.

Walter