Newbury Blues
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Sat 11 Apr 2015  ·  South West 1 East
Newbury Rugby Football Club
Newbury Blues
Tries: J WINFIELD, T THORNE, J BARTLETT, S DENNERConversions: R WEST (4)
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Leighton Buzzard
Blues snatch victory from jaws of defeat

Blues snatch victory from jaws of defeat

mick futcher13 Apr 2015 - 20:01
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Newbury Blues put it together in the last quarter to snatch a last gasp victory from the Buzzards

Newbury welcomed Leighton Buzzard to Monks Lane for the first time for the Blues final home game of the season, a sunny afternoon and a big crowd to cheer on the Blues, many who had attended the pre-match lunch. Blues needing an up after the disappointing down at Grove in their last match

Buzzards kick off the match towards the scoreboard with the strongish breeze behind them, Newbury knock on giving Buzzards an attacking scrum, from the scrum Buzzards put pressure on the Newbury defence through several phases before a knock on gives the Blues a defensive scrum and a chance to clear their lines. Scrum won under pressure, Newbury get the ball back and kick to touch just inside their own 22, Buzzards win their lineout and again attack but luckily cough up possession giving the Blues a chance to relieve the pressure, Blues run the ball getting to their 22 before being held up giving Buzzards the scrum. Buzzards win the scrum and run the ball breaking through the Newbury tackles to score under the posts, 0-7 4 min’s

The blues restart is knocked on by Buzzards, Newbury scrum just outside Buzzards 22, from the scrum Blues win a pen, which is taken quickly by Joe Pigott, this forces a second, which is again taken quickly and fed through hands allowing Josh Winfield to get to the try line before being stopped, the ball is recycled but a penalty is conceded allowing Buzzards to kick to safety.
Lineout won Buzzards run the ball, their centres breaking through some poor Blues tackling and taking play well into Blues half before they are halted, Buzzards win a penalty which is taken quickly and they take play into Newbury’s 22 before play is taken into touch Newbury touching the ball last as they scramble Buzzards over the touch line.
Buzzards win the lineout and run cross-field to try and break the defence which remains firm and wins a penalty, Blues kick is not in touch but they manage to chase and regain possession running at Buzzards defence before a kick over the Buzzard defenders rolls into touch in Buzzards 22. Buzzards win their lineout and kick out of defence, blues gather and run it back getting into Buzzards 22 before a mistake coughs up possession. Buzzards run the ball and are awarded a penalty which is kicked safely to touch, lineout won Buzzards run the ball but it is lost forward, Blues win the scrum just in Buzzards half and put pressure on the Buzzards defence through several phases of forward play, good pick and drives from Graham Stewart and Rob Drysdale getting into Buzzards 22. Newbury manage to keep hold of the ball and it is first spread one way across the pitch before coming back allowing Josh Winfield to break the tackle to score Richard West successful with the conversion 7-7 15 min’s

Buzzards attack from the restart but don’t get far before they lose the ball, Blues run back at Buzzards defence through Tom Sanders who is tackled high giving Newbury a penalty around half way, Blues kick to touch, win the lineout and put Buzzards under a period of pressure through several phases of play, good running rugby from Eddie Farebrother, Dan Thorne and Ryan Davis is rewarded when Dan Thorne crosses the line but the final pass is deemed forwards. Buzzards have a 5m scrum and are put under pressure but illegally according to the ref giving them a penalty and a chance to relieve the pressure, the kick is put into touch, lineout won Buzzards run the ball after a few phases they change and a high kick is put up, Toby Thorne takes and makes good ground before an intercepted pass allows Buzzards to run to the try line unopposed and score close to the posts, 7-14 25 min’s

Blues attack from the kick off and some good running rugby from both forwards and backs takes them into Buzzards 22 before they lose the ball, Buzzards gather and kick up field, Blues take and again run the ball with winger Steve Denner making good ground before kicking through the defence, a good chase results in Buzzards going into touch.
Aaron McDowell off Joe Binfield on.

Blues lineout is not straight giving Buzzards the scrum, from the scrum the forwards take the ball up field getting close to halfway before they lose the ball, they soon have the ball back when Newbury knock on. Buzzards win the scrum on their 40 m line but this time it’s their turn to make the mistake a knock on. Newbury gather and play the advantage but don’t get far before they knock on with the advantage over Buzzards have a scrum on their own 40m line. Newbury win a free kick for feeding and run the ball making good ground before a chip and chase forces Buzzards to kick to touch.
Lineout won Blues run the ball from scrum half Joe Pigott to forwards Graham Stewart, Ben Hicks, Ryan Davis then the backs Joe Binfield, Dan Thorne and Jamie Futcher getting into Buzzards 22 before winning a penalty which is kicked to touch giving Blues a 5m lineout. Blues win the lineout and attack the Buzzards defence spreading the ball wide quickly through the backs allowing Toby Thorne to score wide out on the right the long conversion from Richard West sailing through the posts, 14-14 33 min’s

Buzzards manage to regain the restart and attack the Blues defenders getting through a couple of weak tackles before they knock on, Blues win a free kick at the scrum which Richard West kicks to touch, Buzzards win the line out and run the ball getting into Blues 22 before play is held up while a couple of injuries are treated. Buzzards restart with a 5m scrum and again put pressure on the Blues defence winning a penalty, they play the advantage but cannot break through so play is brought back for the penalty which they kick 14-17, whistle is blown for half time

Newbury kick off the second half and get the ball back when Buzzards knock on, Blues pack win the scrum but the ball is knocked on, Buzzards win their scrum and run the ball getting into Blues half winning a penalty, the kick is just short of the posts, Newbury take and kick out of defence, Buzzards take and infringe offside giving Blues a penalty just in Buzzards half. Richard West kicks to touch, lineout won Blues attack but lose the ball at the ruck allowing Buzzards to kick out of defence. Blues knock on giving Buzzards a scrum around half way, Buzzards win a penalty at the scrum and kick to touch, lineout won Buzzards attack cross field and score a good try wide out on the left, the long conversion is successful making the score 17-24 47 min’s
Joe Binfield off Josh Bartlett on
Buzzards attack from the restart and put pressure on Blues defence with a long kick, Newbury gather and kick to touch well in Buzzards half, Buzzards win the lineout and run the ball but knock on, Blues win the scrum and kick into touch in Buzzards half, Buzzards win the lineout and run out of defence, winning a penalty which is kicked to touch, Newbury getting a yellow for cynical play.

Buzzards win the lineout and run at Blues but don’t manage to make much ground instead only manage to go across field through several phases, play is halted with a bit of hand bags resulting in both sides getting a yellow card and Buzzards puzzlingly a penalty which is kicked to touch. Lineout won they run at the Blues but give away a penalty which Blues kick to touch 10m in Buzzards half, Jamie Futcher off Cameron Golby Barr on.
Blues infringe at the lineout giving Buzzards a penalty, which is slotted into touch, lineout won Buzzards run the ball but Blues manage to shove them into touch.
Blues win the lineout and run the ball then put in a great kick, which rolls into touch on Buzzards 22, Buzzards throw is not straight giving Blues a scrum, Blues win the scrum and run the ball, Buzzards get a strange penalty at the tackle situation, they tap and go then put in a kick which is taken by Blues and they again run the ball, Buzzards win the ball at the tackle and again kick the ball. Newbury gather and some good running rugby from Dan Thorne then Toby Thorne to Cameron Barr who makes good ground up to Buzzards 22 before he releases Josh Bartlett who makes the final yards to score a great try Richard West converts 21-24, 67 min’s

Eddie Farebrother off Joe Binfield on and Blues back up to 15 players
Blues attack from the restart and play is confined to the midfield area for the next few minutes, Buzzards win a scrum but knock on before they make any progress up field, Blues win the scrum and run the ball but a forward pass halts their progress. Buzzards attack from the scrum and are rewarded with a penalty which they kick to touch, lineout won they cough up possession allowing Blues to run the ball getting into Buzzards 22 before they are penalised just short of the try line, Buzzards clear to touch. Buzzards win the lineout and run the ball but lose possession at the ruck, Blues spread the ball wide through the backs giving Steve Denner the space to make the final yards to score the bonus point try wide out on the left, Richard West converting 28-24, 78 min’s

Buzzards restart is taken safely by Newbury who run out of their half, a great run by Ben Hicks taking play well into Buzzards territory before Dan Thorne kicks over the Buzzards defence and nicely into touch. Buzzards win the lineout and kick up field and into touch, Buzzards steal the lineout and put up a high kick, the chase is good and they win a scrum in Blues half, scrum won they mount one final attack getting up to Blues 22 before they are shoved into touch and the final whistle is blown

Man of the Match going to the evergreen Steve Denner
Well done to young Cameron Golby Barr who joins the few in the debuts at 17 club

Newbury kept on playing and although being behind for almost all of this game managed to get the result. Buzzards will go away wondering how they lost but as they say it isn’t over until the final whistle is blown, both teams making this a hard fought and entertaining game
Good luck to Buzzards in their final match and we look forward to playing you next season

Newbury travel to Maidenhead for their final game of the season this Sat 18th

Hope many of you will make the journey up to Maidenhead and thanks for your great support

Squad
Graham Stewart, Tom Sanders, George Robinson-Slater, Josh Winfield, Ben Hicks,
Eddie Farebrother, Rob Drysdale, Ryan Davis, Joe Pigott, Richard West,
Steve Denner, Aaron McDowell, Dan Thorne, Jamie Futcher, Toby Thorne
Joe Binfield, Josh Bartlett, Cameron Golby Barr,
Travelling Reserve Duncan Craigen

Match details

Match date

Sat 11 Apr 2015

Kickoff

15:00

Competition

South West 1 East
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