Newbury Blues
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Sat 16 Jan 2016  ·  South West 1 East
Grove
0
6
Newbury Rugby Football Club
Newbury Blues
Penalties: D THORNE (2)
Grove penalties give Blues the points

Grove penalties give Blues the points

mick futcher18 Jan 2016 - 18:41
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Newbury Blues benefit with Oxfordshire RFU providing 2 assistant referees, kicking two penalties awarded close to the Grove 22, which wins the game.

GROVE 0 v 6 NEWBURY BLUES

Grove penalties gives Blues the points

Saturday 16th January 2016, South West 1 East League, 2-15 KO

Newbury Blues benefit with Oxfordshire RFU providing 2 assistant referees, kicking two penalties awarded close to the Grove 22, which wins the game.
The match at Newbury earlier in the season ended in a narrow 16-10 Blues win, this match is always a keenly fought, physical encounter, local derby. Blues are forced due to unavailability to make several changes, Mike Walker being called up for his first team debut and a couple of backs playing out of position

Blues kick off down the slight slope on the pitch on a cold and damp afternoon the pitch heavy after the overnight frost has thawed, Blues chasers are there but a knock on gives Grove a scrum, from the scrum Grove run the ball but only manage to crab across the pitch until Blues come in at the side giving Grove a penalty. Grove kick to touch and win their lineout, their forwards maul good yards getting well into Blues half before they release it to their backs who get up to the Blues try line but infringe a the breakdown giving Blues a penalty and a chance to clear their lines, the kick is safely in touch.
Blues win their lineout on their 40m line and run the ball before a neat grubber kick by Dan Thorne rolls towards the touch line and bounces off a Grove player giving Blues the lineout well in Groves half, Grove manage to steal the lineout and then get a penalty which they kick to touch, lineout won Grove run the ball but don’t get far before Blues steal the ball and run the ball with Josh Winfield making good yards before releasing Steve Denner who chips the ball infields and chases, he is blocked and then Grove get a penalty when Blues hold back a Grove player just short of the try line.
Grove kick to touch and win their lineout, their forwards again maul good yards before their backs take it on getting well into Blues half before just in Blues 22 Blues get a scrum, Blues win the scrum but are just held giving them the put in to the reset scrum, Blues just hold their scrum and Ryan Davis makes good ground before releasing Dan Thorne who takes play back into Groves half before a knock on halts their progress.
Grove win their scrum and get a penalty when Blues come in at the side, Grove kick to touch just in Blues half, lineout won Grove attack but a loose pass goes to ground and Blues force the Grove players to concede a penalty, Blues take quick and attack making some ground before they kick, Grove take and return the kick, Jamie Futcher takes a quick lineout and Joe Pigott sets off, Blues make good ground before a knock on gives Grove a scrum.
Scrum won Grove run the ball but a foot in touch halts their progress, Blues again take a quick lineout Joe Pigott again making good ground, Blues get a penalty when a high and late tackle on Dan Thorne after he has kicked the ball, and also earns a Grove player a yellow card.
The long kick doesn’t make touch allowing Grove to gather and kick safely to touch, Blues win their lineout and run the ball but get ushered into touch, Grove win the lineout and kick, Blues take and run the ball getting well into Grove territory before a mistake hands possession to Grove who run the ball going sideways rather than forwards, Blues put pressure on Grove who infringe at the tackle giving Blues a penalty, Dan Thorne slots it between the posts 0-3, 29 min’s

Blues gather Groves restart kick and run the ball getting into Groves half before a knock on halts their progress, Blues manage to steal the ball at the scrum and again make progress before another knock on gives Grove a scrum, time out for an injury to a Grove player, Grove under pressure at the scrum spill the ball Newbury gather and chip the Grove defence but a good chase is spoilt when they knock on giving Grove a scrum.
Grove hold their scrum and kick into Blues half, Blues gather and run but concede a penalty just in Groves half allowing them to kick to touch, Grove knock on at the lineout, Blues play advantage but play is brought back, Blues win their scrum and a penalty when Grove’s scrum half gets off side, Blues kick to touch win the lineout and run the ball but knock on in the tackle. Grove win their scrum and kick well into Blues 22, Blues gather and under pressure manage to keep possession but play is brought back when Blues kick from just outside the 22 sails straight out. Blues manage to steal Grove’s lineout and run out of defence but the mistake comes and a knock on gives Blues a scrum.

Rob Drysdale on George Robinson-Slater off 35 mins
Grove win their scrum and run at Blues whose defence holds out through several phases before they are penalised at the ruck and Blues get a yellow card, Grove kick to touch, lineout won their forwards maul into Blues 22 winning a penalty when the maul collapses, Grove take a penalty scrum
George Robinson-Slater on Josh Love off 39 mins
Grove are held in the scrum and the ref blows for a reset then blows for half time, time for the coaches to get to work

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Grove’s kick is not 10 giving Blues a scrum on halfway; Blues win and run the ball getting well into Grove territory before they lose the ball, Grove gather and kick Blues take and run back at Grove, Blues attack through several phases of play before they spill the ball allowing Grove to kick out of defence, Blues take and kick back into Groves half the ball rolling up to Groves 22, Blues chase and put pressure on Grove who kick to touch the ball touching a Blues player giving Grove a lineout.
Grove win the lineout and run the ball but a mistake hands the ball to the Blues who attack the Grove defence getting into Groves 22 before a mistake gives Grove a defensive scrum, scrum won Grove kick out of defence, Blues gather and run back at Grove winning a scrum

Newbury’s yellow back on Josh Love on George Robinson-Slater off 50 mins
Grove steal the scrum and kick, several kicks later blues change tact catch Groves kick and run at the Grove defence winning a penalty the long attempt is just short, Grove catch and kick to touch just outside their 22.

Jamie Futcher off Mike Walker on 55 mins
Blues win their lineout and run the ball winning another penalty, Grove penalised for playing the ball on the ground just outside their 22 wide out on the left, this time the penalty attempt is just wide Grove take and kick, Blues gather and run the ball getting into Groves 22 before they just step in touch. Grove win the lineout and kick out of defence just outside their 22, Blues win the lineout and take play back into Groves 22, Groves defence holds out though several phase’s of play but the pressure tells and they concede a penalty in front of the posts on their 22, Dan Thorne slots this kick through the posts, 0-6, 60 min’s

Kyle Doel on Ben O’Shea off
Grove restart, Blues take and kick, the ball rolling into touch, Grove win the lineout then a penalty for a late tackle,
Tom Sanders off injured, George Robinson-Slater on 65 mins
Grove kick to touch, win the lineout but a knock on gives Blues a scrum, Grove’s pack have the upper hand and turn the scrum 90 giving them the put in, Grove’s pack shove Blues backwards win their scrum and attack the Blues defence getting into Blues 22 winning a penalty, Grove play the advantage but get pushed back and across the pitch by good Blues defence, the ref plays a long advantage and brings play back for the penalty. Grove kick to touch in Blues 22, Blues steal the lineout and kick out of defence, Grove take and run back at Blues who manage to force them into touch, after a handbag session the ref talks to both captains.
Blues win the lineout and their forwards pick and drive through several phases before they kick into Groves half, Grove catch and run but a knock on gives Blues possession they play the advantage and run before kicking, Grove catch and run but lose the ball, Blues run and then kick, a good chase is spoilt when Blues infringe at the tackle, Grove play advantage and get back into Blues 22 before they are halted but again Blues are penalised at the tackle giving Grove a penalty and Newbury a harsh yellow card.
Grove attack the Blues defence through several phases but are unable to break through instead Blues shove them into touch, Blues lineout is not straight giving Grove a scrum which has to be uncontested, Grove attack from the scrum getting up to the try line but are held up by great Blues defence giving them a 5 m scrum.
Blues win the scrum and kick to touch, Grove attack from the lineout and put pressure on Blues defence but spill the ball allowing Blues to run out defence then kick into Groves half, Grove gather and run back into Blues half before they chip the blues defence straight into Mike Walkers hands, Grove had an overlap of two so a pass would have brought a try, Blues run out of defence and then win a penalty, they play advantage and make good ground but lose the ball as the ref calls advantage over.
Grove again launch an attack but the mistake comes giving Blues the scrum, from the scrum Blues kick out of defence, Grove gather and kick, Blues return the kick which in turn is kicked back by Grove, Blues are adjudged to have knocked on giving Grove an attacking scrum. Grove win the scrum and again attack the Blues defence but this time they knock on giving Blues a scrum in what seems a long second period. Blues win the scrum and kick out of defence and up to half way, Grove win the lineout and launch one final attack but good Blues defence forces Grove into touch and brings the end to a long second half.
A good squad victory for Blues with all 18 players playing their part in this hard fought win

Blues defence winning the game in the last ten minutes holding Grove out and earning them a hard fought 4 pt league victory keeping them in 4th place in the league. Both sides giving no quarter in this evenly matched game played with great passion, a credit to both squads, Grove playing above their league position and earning a losing bonus point

MOM goes to Josh Winfield who had a great game in the forwards

Well done to the ref and touch judges who controlled the game

Great to see so many Blues supporters make the journey to support this squad

Next Saturday 23rd Jan Blues are at home against second in the table Salisbury 3pm KO

Squad
Ben Hicks, Tom Sanders, George Robinson-Slater, Ben O’Shea, Jack Walsh,
Josh Winfield Josh Love, Ryan Davis, Andy Herriott, Dan Thorne,
Steve Denner, Iain Herriott, Toby Thorne, Jamie Futcher, Joe Pigott,
Rob Drysdale, Kyle Doel, Mike Walker.

League Results
Grove 0-6 Newbury
High Wycombe 21-15 Trowbridge
Leighton Buzzard 11-19 Towcestrians
Reading 21-14 Windsor
Salisbury 27-7 Maidenhead
Swanage 10-38 Swindon
Witney 11-7 Oxford Harlequins

Newbury Stags keep up their return to form beating Witney III 46-5 at Monks Lane

Match details

Match date

Sat 16 Jan 2016

Kickoff

14:15

Competition

South West 1 East
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