Newbury Blues
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Sat 24 Sep 2016  ·  South West 1 East
Newbury Rugby Football Club
Newbury Blues
Tries: M WALKER (3), T THORNE (2), R JONES, O SPANSWICKConversions: D THORNE (6)
47
24
Windsor
Blues back in the groove

Blues back in the groove

mick futcher26 Sep 2016 - 19:14
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Newbury Blues entertained Windsor and got back to winning ways at Fortress Monks Lane with a try bonus point win

NEWBURY BLUES 47 v 24 WINDSOR

Blues back in the groove

Saturday 24th Sept 2016, South West 1 East League, 3 pm KO

Newbury Blues entertained Windsor and got back to winning ways at Fortress Monks Lane with a try bonus point win

Blues were led out onto the pitch by U10 mascots Milo McDermott and Archie Harmon, fans of Ollie Spanswick and Dan Thorne

Blues make two changes due to unavailability bringing in debutant Jake Richardson at 12 and Anthony Hackett on the bench

Blues kick off, Windsor manage to get possession and run the ball but a foot in touch gives Blues a lineout in their own half, from the lineout Blues attack and a good run from Jake Richardson takes play to halfway where Blues win a penalty which Dan Thorne kicks to touch. From the lineout Blues put Windsor under pressure but a knock on gives Windsor a defensive scrum, Blues win Windsor’s scrum and run at Windsor, but concede a penalty allowing Windsor to clear to touch. Windsor win their lineout and run the ball then kick, the kick hits a Blues player and Blues are unlucky when they knock on the loose ball, Windsor win their scrum but a loose pass rolls into touch on half way.
Blues win the lineout and a good attack is ended when Blues knock on, Windsor play the advantage and just as the advantage is over they knock on, Blues win the scrum and the ball is spread wide from Joe Pigott to Josh Bartlett to Mike Walker to crash over in Blues corner, Dan Thorne slotting over the long conversion 7-0 11 mins

Windsor kick long and get a scrum when Blues knock on, Windsor win their scrum but an accidental offside gives Blues a scrum, Blues win the scrum and the ball is fed back to Dan Thorne who kicks to touch. Windsor win the lineout and a good attack takes them up to Blues 22 they then spread the ball across the pitch through several phases but the Blues defence holds firm with some good tackling from Dylan Stewart, Kyle Doel Iain Herriott and Rob Drysdale is rewarded when Blues win a penalty, Blues kick to touch win the lineout and mount another attack but a knock on stops their progress, Windsor have a scrum just outside their own 22.
Blues put the Windsor scrum under pressure and they knock on, Blues now have a scrum inside Windsor’s 22, Blues win the scrum and scrum half Joe Pigott sends a quick pass to winger Mike Walker who again breaks through the Windsor defenders to score his second try in Blues corner, Dan Thorne again kicking a great long conversion 14-0 20 min’s

Windsor take the restart kick Blues take, prop James Macauley sets off and breaks the tackles before releasing Josh Bartlett who makes good ground stands up the defender and passes to Toby Thorne who fools the last defender and sidesteps him to go over and touch down under the posts, Dan Thorne slots over the easy conversion 21-0 22 min’s

Windsor restart Blues take but a knock on gives Windsor a scrum in Blues 22, scrum won Windsor attack but the Blues defence holds firm and the ball is stolen in the tackle by Ollie Spanswick allowing Blues to run out of defence and win a penalty which is kicked to touch, Blues win the lineout and run at Windsor, Ollie Spanswick and Josh Bartlett making good yards before a loose pass is just knocked on. Windsor have a scrum in their own 22, they hold possession and try running out of defence before they kick out of defence, Blues take and run the ball back at Windsor but another knock on in the tackle gives Windsor a scrum.
From the scrum Windsor kick to touch, Blues lose possession at the lineout allowing Windsor to run the ball, this time Blues tackling is poor and Windsor make good ground before the ball is spread quickly through their backs allowing their 14 to sprint through the Blues defence to score, the long conversion just wide, 21-5 33 min’s

Blues take the restart kick Windsor catch and run up to half way before they are held up but the ref awards them a scrum, Windsor are turned 90 in the scrum, from the reset scrum they win a penalty when Blues shove early, Windsor tap and go and force another penalty which is kicked to touch. Windsor win the lineout and run at Blues before they vary the attack and put up a high kick, Mike Walker takes and kicks to touch, Blues steal the lineout and run the ball getting over half way before a knock on halts their progress. Windsor win their scrum under pressure and going backwards, they put pressure on the Blues defence and after several phases have got into Blues 22 but a foot in touch gives Blues a defensive lineout.
Blues win the lineout and the forwards maul upfields , a good charge from Graham Stewart makes ground before an up and under kick from Joe Pigott is gathered by Mike Walker who sets off upfields, Blues keep possession spreading the ball across the pitch then bring it back, Dan Thorne breaks through the defence and into Windsor’s 22 before he slips a pass to Mike Walker who breaks through the Windsor defenders to score his hat trick and the bonus point try in Blues Corner, another great conversion from Dan Thorne makes the score on the half time whistle 28-5

*****

Windsor kick off the second half, Blues take and return the kick, Windsor do the same, Mike Walker takes and makes a good run up the touch line but Blues concede a penalty which Windsor kick to touch, lineout won they attack Blues but a knock gives Blues a scrum, injury time out and a Windsor player has to leave the field. Blues win the scrum and a good run from Rory Jones, he kicks cross field for winger Toby Thorne who takes and gets nearly up to the try line before he is stopped, Windsor win a scrum, Blues pack puts the pressure on forcing Windsor backwards and win a scrum. Again the Blues pack shove Windsor backwards allowing Rory Jones to keep the ball at his feet until they cross the line and he drops on the ball to score, Dan Thorne just wide with the long conversion 33-5 50 mins

Graham Stewart off Ben Hicks on, Joe Pigott off Anthony Hackett on, Dylan Stewart off Chris Guyatt on.

Windsor take the restart kick, Blues catch and a good Toby Thorne run takes play back into Windsor’s half Blues keep the ball live and Ollie Spanswick breaks several tackles in a great run and scores under the posts, Dan Thorne converting 40-5 52 mins

Windsor kick off, Blues take and run Chris Guyatt making good yards but after a couple of phases Blues lose the ball allowing Windsor to kick to touch, Blues win a scrum at the lineout and set off on another attack through Iain Herriott but a forward pass halts their progress, Blues steal the scrum and spread the ball across the pitch, Blues knock on in the tackle, another injury time out. Windsor’s pack is under pressure and the scrum has to be reset, Blues pack again shove Windsor back and win the ball, Josh Bartlett makes a run and then chips the ball over the Windsor defence, Windsor win a penalty when Blues are just a bit to eager and catch the man on the floor Windsor kick to touch.
Blues win the lineout but quickly concede a penalty, Windsor tap quickly and get into Blues half before being slowed up, Windsor keep up the attack and get into Blues 22 wide out and win another penalty, Blues get a team yellow for a player being trapped the wrong side, Windsor kick to touch. Blues steal the lineout and kick up field, Windsor take and run at Blues but lose the ball, Blues do the same allowing Windsor to launch another attack then win a penalty which they kick to touch, Blues again steal the lineout and kick clear to touch.
Windsor win the lineout and run the ball across the pitch and back getting into Blues 22, Windsor keep up the pressure getting up to the try line but the Blues defence holds firm and manages to steal the ball running out of defence and up to their 22 but a knock on gives Windsor an attacking scrum.
Windsor win the scrum and attack getting back into Blues 22 winning another scrum, Blues pack put pressure on Windsor who’s front row pop up, they win the reset scrum and run the ball sending it through the backs a forward pass is missed and Windsor are over to score wide out on their left, the conversion is kicked 40-12 73 mins

Blues restart kick is taken by Windsor who are now playing their best rugby and get back into Blues 22 where a cross field kick is taken by their 13 who runs past the Blues defence to score an easy try 40-17 75 min’s

Ollie Spanswick off Dylan Stewart on

Blues take the restart kick Windsor take, Blues are quickly there and hold them up winning a scrum

Josh Bartlett off Joe Pigott on 76 mins

Windsor win a penalty at the scrum and kick to touch, Blues win a scrum at the lineout, scrum won Blues run the ball Kyle Doel and Jon Bastable making ground before the ball is quickly spread wide through hands to winger Toby Thorne to get over for his second try wide out on the left, Dan Thorne’s long conversion hitting the upright and dropping over 47-17 77 mins

Windsor kick is not 10 so back for a scrum on halfway, from the scrum Blues attack and make good ground before they spill the ball, Windsor gather and run at Blues defence which isn’t up to its usual standard and some poor tackling lets Windsor through and they score under the posts to earn arty bonus point, the conversion is successful 47-24 39 mins

Toby Thorne off Ollie Spanswick on

Blues re-gather their restart kick and put Windsor under pressure, Blues miss the chance to score when the tackle is taken instead of passing, Windsor get their hands on the ball and kick off the field to bring the final whistle

Forwards MOM Rory Jones
Backs MOM Mike Walker

A great game getting Blues a well deserved bonus point win at fortress Monks Lane, all credit to Windsor who fought to the end and earnt themselves a try bonus point, good luck for the rest of the season

Squad
Graham Stewart, Rob Drysdale, James Macauley, Jon Bastable, Kyle Doel,
Ollie Spanswick, Dylan Stewart, Rory Jones, Joe Pigott, Dan Thorne,
Toby Thorne, Jake Richardson, Iain Herriott, Mike Walker, Josh Bartlett,
Ben Hicks, Chris Guyatt, Anthony Hackett

Next week Saturday 1st Oct, Blues are away at newly promoted Banbury

Match details

Match date

Sat 24 Sep 2016

Kickoff

15:00

Location

Competition

South West 1 East

League position

1
Newbury Blues
10
Windsor
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