Newbury Blues
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Sat 11 Mar 2017  ·  South West 1 East
Newbury Rugby Football Club
Newbury Blues
Tries: J BASTABLE, J PIGOTT, J BARTLETT, T THORNE (2), J LOVE (2)Conversions: N WACKWITZ (4)Penalties: N WACKWITZ (3)
52
5
Old Centralians
Blues win big again

Blues win big again

mick futcher12 Mar 2017 - 20:55
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Newbury Blues beat 5th placed Old Cents scoring 52 points the same as the 52 points scored against 4th placed Witney last week, 104 pts for 13 against

NEWBURY BLUES 52 v 5 OLD CENTRALIANS

Blues win big again

Saturday 11th March, South West 1 East League, 2 pm KO

Newbury Blues beat 5th placed Old Cents scoring 52 points the same as the 52 points scored against 4th placed Witney last week, 104 pts for 13 against

Blues make two changes to the squad that beat Witney last week, Dylan Stewart in for Josh Winfield and Toby Pearce in for Mike Walker, Blues are back on pitch one in front of the usual Blues supporters.

Blues kick off the match on a cloudy but warm afternoon, Old Cent’s take and return the kick which is taken by Rory Jones who breaks a couple of tackles before releasing Josh Bartlett, he makes good ground getting up to Old Cent’s 22 before passing to Toby Thorne who touches down by the corner flag, ref adjudges a forward pass so back for an Old Cent’s scrum. Old Cents are shoved back at the scrum but just manage to hold possession and kick to touch on half way, Old Cent’s steal the lineout and run across the pitch before a great Josh Bartlett tackle helped by Toby Thorne takes the Old Cent’s player into touch, again Old Cents steal the lineout and attack the Blues through several phase’s before a knock on gives Blues a scrum and a chance to relieve the pressure.
Blues win the scrum and kick to touch just short of halfway, Old Cent’s win their lineout and spread the ball wide through hands but a loose pass takes play backwards, Blues are up quick but knock on in the tackle, Old Cent’s win the scrum and launch another attack but concede a penalty at the tackle which Dan Thorne kicks to touch. Blues win the lineout and play the ball through a multitude of hands getting into Old Cent’s 22 before a knock on halts progress, Old Cent’s win a penalty at the scrum and kick to touch, Blues steal possession at the lineout and another Josh Bartlett run takes play back into Old Cent’s territory, after several attacking phases Blues knock on but the ref brings play back for an earlier Old Cents penalty infringement, Nick Wackwitz slots the kick through the posts 3-0 14 mins

Blues gather the Old Cent’s restart kick but a forward pass gives Old Cents a scrum, Blues steal the scrum and good running rugby takes play back up to halfway and they win a penalty which is slotted into touch, Blues win the lineout and put pressure on the Old Cents defence after several phase’s Blues spill the ball but the ref is playing advantage form an earlier infringement so play is brought back for a Blues penalty which Nick Wackwitz kicks 6-0 19 mins

Old Cent’s restart kick is kicked straight out by Blues so back for an Old Cents lineout, Blues get a scrum at the lineout which they win and kick clear, Old Cents 15 gathers and runs before chipping the Blues defence and re-gathers, Blues manage to steal at the tackle and Joe Pigott sends a good kick bouncing into touch just in Old Cent’s half.
Blues steal the lineout and run the ball going across the pitch and making good ground through Alex Millar and Ryan Davis, the ball is spread back Rory Jones to Nick Wackwitz who releases Jon Bastable to make the final yards to score, the long conversion just wide 11-0 25 min’s

Old Cent’s restart and several players are again in front of the kicker, Blues take and run the ball before sending a grubber kick through the defence, Old Cent’s get there first but don’t get far before Blues steal the ball and attack in midfield, Blues under pressure resort to kicking the loose ball up field, Old Cent’s gather and under pressure kick, Blues gather and some good attacking play takes Blues up to Old Cent’s 22 but are penalised allowing Old Cent’s to clear to touch. Old Cents win the lineout and get a penalty which is kicked towards touch, Blues try to keep it in but knock on, Old Cent’s have an attacking scrum which they win and their big forwards maul over the line to score the conversion wide 11-5 34 min’s

Blues restart kick is taken by Old Cents and they get a penalty for a high tackle which is kicked to touch just in their own half, Blues steal the lineout and run the ball before Nick Wackwitz kicks to touch on Old Cents 22, Old Cents win the lineout and maul for a few yards before putting up a high kick, Jamie Futcher takes and sends a pass to Josh Bartlett who is off on one of his runs he release’s Toby Thorne who does the same before releasing Josh Love, play is now back in Old Cents 22 and Blues are testing the Old Cents defence with forwards making good runs Ben Hicks and Alex Millar pushing play towards the try line, Old Cents infringe at the tackle giving Blues a penalty which Nick Wackwitz kicks 14-5 38 min’s

Old Cents take the restart kick and again they are a good 3m off side at the kick, they manage to steal the ball and attack the Blues but a knock on gives Blues a scrum, Blues kick up field Old Cents gather and return the kick which Blues kick to touch, Old Cents attack the Blues for the final minutes of the half but are unable to break the Blues defence and when the mistake comes the ref blows for half time

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Old Cents are offside again as they kick off the second half but it doesn’t go 10m so back for a Blues scrum, Blues win the scrum and run the ball but progress is slowed when a loose pass goes behind the man, Blues manage to re-gather and kick into Old Cent’s half, Old Cent’s run the ball but concede a penalty at the tackle, Blues kick to touch. Old Cents get a scrum at the lineout and get up to halfway with some good running rugby, a knock on halts their progress, Blues win the scrum and a good Josh Love run takes play up to Old Cent’s 22, Blues sop the direction of the attack spreading the ball wide to Dan Thorne who draws the defence and a great pass to Joe Pigott means he is through the gap and over to score a great well worked try, Nick Wackwitz converts making the score 21-5 46 mins

Old Cents are penalised for being in front of the kicker at the restart giving Blues a scrum, Blues pack hold the scrum and Blues who are now on top in the game take play well into Old Cents half before after several phases of play the ball is spread out to Josh Bartlett who rounds the defenders to come back and score behind the posts Nick Wackwitz converts 28-5 50 mins

Old Cent’s restart kick is taken by Blues and a high kick is put up, Old Cents knock on Blues pick up the loose ball and run hard at the struggling Old Cents defence Alex Millar making good yards before the ball is spread through hands and across the pitch allowing Toby Thorne to finish off a great move and score the bonus point try wide out on the left, 33-5 53 mins

Ryan Davis and Ben Hicks off Dylan Stewart and Graham Stewart on

Old Cents restart kick is not 10 so back for a Blues scrum, Blues attack from the scrum and some good rugby takes them into Old Cents 22 before they concede a penalty and lose the ball at the tackle, Old Cents play the advantage and get nearly up to half way before they lose the ball and Joe Pigott kicks into Old Cents 22. Old Cents gather and under pressure kick to touch, Blues win the lineout and the forwards maul up to the try line but are held by Old Cent’s giving them a 5m scrum, from the scrum Old Cents run the ball before kicking to touch.

Jamie Futcher off Toby Pearce on 58 mins

Blues win the lineout and take play up to Old Cents 22 and win the scrum, Blues pack win the scrum and again Blues attack getting up to the line but cannot make the final yard, Blues change tact and the ball is spread wide to Dan Thorne who release’s Toby Thorne who scores wide out on the left, the long conversion just short 38-5 60 mins

Blues return Old Cents restart kick who run the ball and win a penalty which they kick into touch, lineout won the again run at Blues before a chip kick is sent over the Blues the defence, Blues gather and again put the Old Cents defence under sustained pressure getting up to Old Cents 22 before progress is stopped, Josh love picks up at the ruck and is straight through the middle to stroll over and score under the posts, Nick Wackwitz converts 45-5 65 mins

Blues are straight back into attack from Old Cents restart kick and a grubber kick by Blues puts their defence under pressure, Old Cents gather and kick, Blues run back at Old Cents getting well into their half before a knock on halts progress.

Kyle Doel and Rory Jones off Ryan Davis and Ben Hicks on 71 mins

Old Cent’s win a penalty at the scrum which they run out of defence getting into Blues half before infringing and giving Blues a penalty, Blues tap and go and get well into Old Cents half before they lose the ball, Old Cents counter attack but get ushered into touch.

Jamie Futcher on Toby Thorne off 75 mins

Blues win the lineout and again put pressure on Old Cents but a knock on gives them a scrum, Blues steal the scrum and run the ball getting a penalty scrum which they win and spread the ball across the pitch Josh Love cuts a great line and collects the pass to slide straight through the defence to score under the posts, Nick Wackwitz converts 52-5 78 mins

Old Cents kick off and manage to re-gather the ball getting up to Blues 22 but after several phase’s they concede a penalty, which Blues kick to touch and the final whistle

Another great squad performance and for the second game on the trot Blues score over 50 points

Forwards MOM Kyle Doel closely followed by Rory Jones
Backs MOM Josh Bartlett closely followed by Josh Love

Thanks to the ref who managed the game well allowing attacking rugby

Good luck to Old Cents for the remainder of the season

A great win for Blues their first recently over Old Centralians, the reverse match a 19-19 draw when they visited Old Cents earlier in the season

Thanks again to the great Blues support who turn out every match to cheer on the Blues

Blues Squad
Ben Hicks, Rob Drysdale, James Macauley, Kyle Doel, Jon Bastable,
Alex Millar, Ryan Davis, Rory Jones, Joe Pigott, Nick Wackwitz,
Jamie Futcher, Josh Love, Dan Thorne, Toby Thorne, Josh Bartlett
Graham Stewart, Dylan Stewart, Toby Pearce

Blues now have a week off before a crucial match at Old Patesians on 25th March the big one, which could decide the promotion and play off place

Match details

Match date

Sat 11 Mar 2017

Kickoff

14:00

Location

Competition

South West 1 East

League position

3
Newbury Blues
5
Old Centralians
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