Blues kick off on an overcast dry but chilly afternoon in front of a crowd of a lot of travelling Blues supporters, Wimborne gather and after a couple of phases kick into Blues half, Blues run the ball getting into Wimborne’s 22 before conceding a penalty which Wimborne clear to touch, Wimborne’s throw isn’t straight giving Blues a scrum on Wimborne’s 22, Blues attack from the scrum taking play across the pitch but lose the ball forwards at the tackle. Wimborne have a scrum in their own 22, they win under pressure and kick clear Blues gather and a good run from Toby Thorne takes play back into Wimborne’s 22 before they concede a penalty at the tackle, Wimborne kick to touch win the lineout and take play up to half way before they concede a penalty scrum, Blues win their scrum and attack but concede a penalty at the tackle.
Wimborne kick to touch win their lineout and run at Blues, they spill the ball in the tackle allowing Alex Bancroft to hack the ball up field, he wins the chase to the ball and picks it up to score under the posts a great individual try Dan Thorne converts 0-7 7 mins

Wimborne restart and put pressure on Blues winning a scrum on Blues 22, from the scrum Wimborne attack through several phase’s before they win a penalty, the kick drifts wide 10 mins
Blues take the 22 drop out Wimborne gather and take play into Blues half before a forward pass gives Blues a scrum, Blues pack shove Wimborne back and play the ball wide, Josh Bartlett and Harvey North taking play up to Wimborne s 22 before conceding a penalty at the tackle, Wimborne kick to touch, Blues steal the lineout and attack, some good Blues play results in Alex Millar breaking through to score a good team try and Blues 100th this season, 0-14 15 mins

Wimborne restart and get their hands to the ball but knock on, Blues shove Wimborne’s pack backwards winning a penalty which is kicked to touch on Wimborne’s 22, lineout won Blues run the ball getting into Wimborne’s 22 before they lose the ball forwards, Wimborne win the reset scrum and clear to touch. Blues win their lineout and run the ball, Blues concede a penalty at the tackle and get a team yellow.
Wimborne kick to touch win their lineout and get into Blues half before a knock-on halts their progress, Blues win their scrum and take play across the pitch but a big tackle forces the knock on, Wimborne win their reset scrum on their own 22 and run at Blues before a knock on gives Blues a scrum, from the scrum Blues cough up possession allowing Wimborne to kick clear, a good run from Josh Bartlett then a chip kick over the defence is gathered by Harvey North, Wimborne steal the ball at the tackle and after a couple of phases kick clear, Blues gather and their backs make good ground Josh Bartlett to Harvey North then Dan Thorne cuts through the Wimborne defence to score a good team try and adds the conversion 0-21 33 mins

Wimborne restart Blues gather and spread the ball through hands across the pitch, a good Harvey North run takes play into Wimborne’s 22 before he is stopped. Blues get a scrum which they win and take play across the pitch, Blues concede a penalty at the tackle allowing Wimborne to clear to touch on half way, Wimborne win the lineout and maul, bit of a strange decision by the ref and both teams get a red for something of nothing, Wimborne get the penalty and kick to touch, Blues manage to keep the ball in and set off up field, Alex Millar breaks through several tackles, Blues keep the ball live and after some good passing rugby Josh Bartlett scores the bonus point try wide out left, the conversion is just wide, 0-26 38 mins

Wimborne restart and get hands to the ball but knock on, Blues win their scrum but don’t get far before they lose the ball Wimborne attack but the mistake comes and the half time whistle is blown

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Wimborne kick off the second half Blues gather and run back getting up to half way before being tackled into touch, Blues steal the lineout and set off on another attack but cough up possession allowing Wimborne to counter attack, Blues get a penalty at the tackle just in their own half which they tap and go, Blues put up a chip kick over the Wimborne defence and a good chase is rewarded when Wimborne have to take into touch, Blues win the lineout and spread the ball across the pitch, Kris Ford takes a pass and thunders through the tackles to score close to the posts Dan Thorne converts, 43 mins 0-33

From Wimborne’s restart kick Blues run then put in a high kick, Wimborne gather and run, both teams get a yellow card for a scuffle at the tackle, Wimborne get the penalty and kick to touch, Blues manage to steal the lineout and attack, a knock on halts their progress and Wimborne have a scrum which they win and then concede a penalty at the tackle, Blues tap and go but concede a penalty which Wimborne kick to touch, win their lineout and attack, Blues steal the ball and run out of defence, Blues spread the ball through hands making good ground, Kris Ford gets the ball and storms down the touchline and over to score a good team try Dan Thorne converts, 53 mins 0-40

Kris Ford off James Lewis on

Wimborne kick off Blues gather James Lewis produces his bit of Wizardry, Alex Millar takes play up to Wimborne’s 22 with a charging run he releases Harvey North who has a free run to score another good team try, Dan Thorne converts 0-47 55 mins

Wimborne kick off Blues take and set off on another attack taking play up to Wimborne’s 22 getting a penalty at the tackle.

Ryan Davis on Kyle Doel off 56 mins

Blues win their lineout and put pressure on Wimborne’s defence, Wimborne steal the ball at the tackle, Blues manage to charge down their clearance kick and win a scrum, Wimborne steal Blues scrum and run out of defence getting into Blues half, Blues manage to steal possession at the tackle and Josh Bartlett weaves his way through the defence to score the conversion is just wide, 64 mins 0-52

Wimborne’s restart isn’t 10 so back for a Blues scrum, Blues win their scrum and take play up to Wimborne’s 22 before a knock-on halts their progress, Wimborne win their scrum and soon have a penalty which they tap and go making some progress before being tackled into touch

James Macaulay off Aaron Johnston on 66 mins

Wimborne get a scrum as Blues lineout throw is crooked, they win the reset scrum and after a few phases of play put up and chase a good kick, Blues take possession deep in their 22 and run out of defence but get held up in the tackle, Wimborne have a scrum in Blues 22, from the scrum Wimborne run at Blues, Ryan Davis steals the ball at the tackle and Blues set off and some good interplay takes play into Wimborne’s half Blues keep the ball live, Alex Millar ends a great move with a try Dan Thorne gets the conversion the ball bouncing over off the crossbar 0-59 74 mins

Kyle Doel on Dylan Stewart off

Wimborne kick off Blues gather and run the ball getting to half way before they lose the ball, Wimborne attack taking play up to Blues try line before they spill the ball, Blues run out of defence, Wimborne manage to get the ball back and after several phases of attacking play spent in Blues 22 they get the breakthrough and score a well worked try 5-59 78 mins

Kris Ford on Josh Bartlett off

Blues restart and are penalised for being in front of the kicker, Wimborne kick the penalty but it doesn’t find touch, Blues run at Wimborne but get tackled into touch, Wimborne win their lineout and their 9 spots the gap and is gone through Blues defensive line to score a good try 10-59 Full time

A good hard-fought game and credit to Wimborne who didn’t give up and scored two late trys, good luck for the rest of the season

MOM goes to Josh Bartlett
Wizard Of the Day goes to James Lewis

Newbury Squad
Ben Hicks, Max Hayman, James Macaulay, Kyle Doel, Tom Erskine, Josh Winfield,
Dylan Stewart, Alex Millar
Tom Hunt, Alex Bancroft, Toby Thorne, Kris Ford, Dan Thorne, Harvey North, Josh Bartlett
Aaron Johnston, Ryan Davis, James Lewis

Thanks to the large Blues crowd who travelled to Wimborne to support the Blues

Blues next match is at home against Banbury, Jan 19th 3pm KO.