11/09/12……Try bonanza for Chinnor RFC seconds

MATCH REPORT – The Shield – Division 2N – Chinnor 90 vs 10 Thurrock; CHINNOR seconds, playing in the Zoo Shield Division 2 North, welcomed Thurrock RFC to Kingsey for the first league game of the season.

This was the first time Thurrock and Chinnor had met after Thurrock?s promotion to the division this year. With Chinnor RFC first team being promoted to National 2 South this season, the club have managed to attract a healthy number of new players. This showed in the team selected, with five new players in an already very strong second team. The side always welcomed two forwards, Evan Sawyer and Jack Horward, and three back line players, Neil and Paul Davies and ‘grease lightning’ Leo Fielding. Many of this team will compete for first team places in an already strong outfit – a great problem for the club to have!

On a very hot afternoon, in at least 28 degrees, the game started with the home side forwards dominating and getting the first points on the board with a try by Adam Hastings. The game then settled down with both teams attacking and defending and trying to settle and gel as a team. Thurrock added the next points shortly afterwards with a penalty. It then took twenty minutes for Chinnor to get their second try, scored by Trevor Powell, taking the lead to 10 points to three. Chinnor then started to string the phases together with forward and backs working well together and in the space of fifteen minutes, ran in three tries by Leo Fielding, Neil Davies and Tristan Corpe, two of which were converted by Will Millett. By this point, the lead increased to 31 points to three. Just on half time, Thurrock cut the lead with a converted try of their own and the half finished 31 points to 10 and Chinnor with a try bonus point.

Thurrock was disadvantaged with only one player on the bench, whilst Chinnor sported four, and so it proved to be a very long second half for Thurrock. Chinnor then ran in another nine tries; Huw Morgan two, Sam Angell two, with Leo Fielding, Adam Hastings, Evan Sawyer, Tristan Corpe and Trevor Powell each scoring seconds tries. The successful boot of Sam Angell made seven conversions. The final score was 90 points to 10.

Carol Bradbrook-Taylor, Chinnor RFC’s Honoury Secretary, said: “This was an outstanding performance by the team with some great individual performances as well. The game was watched by the full first team, as well as an encouraging crowd who were full of praise for second team, and for the depth of talent that we have in our squad this year.”

As ‘the seconds’ were playing their game, other home fixtures were going on simultaneously.

Chinnor ‘thirds’ played Windsor ‘seconds’, establishing a good lead. However, Windsor later took over the game beating Chinnor by only one point.

Chinnor Oxen (Vets) battle to beat Aylesbury thirds, 27 – 5.

Carol concluded: “All three games were very entertaining, showing the depth of senior rugby at Chinnor by being able to put out five teams involving over 130 senior players, as well as a proper route from Junior to Senior rugby from the 17 ? 21 year olds.”

If you fancy pulling out your boots and having a run around, all are welcome to the Senior training sessions held every Tuesday and Thursday evening from 19.30.

Next Saturday?s Fixtures (15/09):

1sts Bournemouth away National League 2 South
2nds Redingensians Home The Shield – Division 2N
3rds Redingensians away BBO Division 1
4ths Gosford All Blacks 2s BBO North

SOURCE: Contributed