Newbury Blues
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Sat 07 Mar 2015  ·  South West 1 East
Chippenham
32
20
Newbury Rugby Football Club
Newbury Blues
Tries: T THORNE, J LOVE, S DENNERConversions: I HERRIOTTPenalties: R WEST
Blues fall to league leaders

Blues fall to league leaders

mick futcher10 Mar 2015 - 16:47
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Newbury Blues travelled to Chippenham and were out muscled and out thought by the league leaders

Newbury kicked off into a strong cross wind and are immediately penalised for contact with the man in the air, Chippenham kick to touch, Newbury manage to steal the lineout and the forwards try to maul up the field but don’t get far before they are held up giving them a scrum. Newbury lose possession at the scrum allowing Chippenham to chip over the Newbury defence but the strong wind helps the ball float over the line giving Newbury a scrum just outside their 22. Scrum won Newbury try to run the ball but cannot break through the Chippenham tacklers so a grubber kick is tried, Chippenham run the ball and are soon in front when Newbury infringe at a ruck giving Chippenham a kickable penalty, 3-0, 4 mins

Newbury restart and are awarded a scrum when Chippenham knock on, scrum won Newbury run the ball but lose possession when Chippenham area awarded a penalty which is kicked into touch, Newbury get a scrum at the lineout but Chippenham’s forwards make amends and steal the ball and run at the Blues defence which forces the mistake and Newbury have the ball which they try running out of defence but are shoved into touch. Chippenham win the lineout and the ball sis spread wide for winger Ryan Surry to score wide out on the right the long Sam Saunders conversion adding the 2 points 10-0 11min’s

Chippenham are now using the wind to their advantage and keep the pressure on the Blues, play is now disjointed and becomes littered with penalties and mistakes breaking up the play, several Newbury penalties later the ref gives Eddie Farebrother a team yellow, Chippenham now have the upper hand and are soon further in front when they get up to the Newbury try line before the ball is quickly recycled allowing winger Ryan Surry to score his second try Dom Riccio converting 17-0 27 min’s

Newbury manage to regain the ball from their restart running the ball into Chippenham’s 22 before Chippenham concede a penalty Richard West kicks 17-3, 31 mins

Just before half time Chippenham go further in front when they take a quick penalty and break through the Newbury defence to allow their winger to score his hat trick try and make the score at half time 22-3

Chippenham kick off the second half and keep possession getting up to the line before they concede a penalty scrum allowing Newbury to get out of defence, a penalty at the scrum allows them to kick safely into touch close to halfway, from the lineout Newbury run the ball and soon have a penalty which also put the Chippenham 5 in the bin. Newbury’s kick floats away from touch and close to the dead ball area where a Chippenham mistake means Newbury have a 5 m scrum, at the scrum a good Newbury shove means their 3 infringes to stop Newbury’s progress and he is yellow carded. From the scrum Newbury spread the ball wide allowing Toby Thorne to score, the conversion just wide 22-8 46mins

Newbury now have a 2-man advantage but good Chippenham defence keeps them from adding to their score, Newbury keep trying and a last gasp tackle on Iain Herriott stops Newbury from scoring. Newbury try a long-range penalty but that just sails past the posts on 55 mins, George Robinson Slater comes on for Eddie Farebrother.
Newbury run the ball but are stripped in the tackle allowing Chippenham to attack, Newbury concede a penalty allowing Chippenham to kick to touch 8m out, lineout won their forwards pick and drive through several phase’s getting to the line for Ben Lewis to score the bonus point try 27-8 65min’s
Richard West comes off Aaron McDowell on
Newbury’s restart is not 10 giving Chippenham the scrum, Jamie Futcher off Tom Bass on.
Newbury keep plugging away and put pressure on the Chippenham defence when a Dan Thorne kick is well chased forcing Chippenham into touch, lineout won Newbury win a penalty and Chippenham’s captain Fraser Clilverd gets a yellow both sides are soon down to 14 when Toby Thorne gets a yellow. Eddie Farebrother on for Ryan Davis. Chippenham clear their lines briefly before Newbury attack from a scrum allowing Josh Love to score wide out on the left, 27-13 74 min’s

Chippenham are not to be outdone and have soon scored again when from a lineout they spin the ball through forwards and backs for Jamie Atkin to score 32-13 76 min’s

Newbury manage to have the last word when Aaron McDowell makes a great break draws the defender before passing to Steve Denner to run unopposed to score under the posts, Iain Herriott drop kicking the conversion 32-20 full time

Link to Simon West’s photo’s https://www.flickr.com/photos/simonawest/sets/72157650785539387/

Good luck to Chippenham for the rest of this season who are sure to win promotion and return to League 3 South West, good luck next year

This young Newbury squad need to learn not to give away numerous penalties, they need to quickly understand how the ref is marshalling a game and play with him not against
Also need to take our opportunities when we get them, which ultimately lost us the game and at least a losing bonus point.

Big thanks to a big Newbury contingent that travelled to Chippenham and as always the ever-dependent H20 office and video king Ben

Next week is a free week so the next game is at home against Devizes on March 21st

Squad
Graham Stewart, Tom Sanders, Ben Hicks, Eddie Farebrother, Josh Winfield,
Rob Drysdale, Josh Love, Ryan Davis, Joe Pigott, Richard West,
Steve Denner, Iain Herriott, Dan Thorne, Jamie Futcher, Toby Thorne
George Robinson-Slater, Aaron McDowell, Tom Bass

Match details

Match date

Sat 07 Mar 2015

Kickoff

15:00

Attendance

350

Competition

South West 1 East
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