Hatfield went into this game with 15 wins out of 15 and were probably eyeing the Grand Slam season. After a close game exactly a month ago both teams knew this was going to be a battle.
Player report:
Harry Pollard - Solid in the scrum, physical game, went to the bin for scrapping
Max Rouse - Lineout was top class, great try , Man of the Match
Doug Smith - Scored the easiest of the 6 tries
Matt Craggs - 2 memorable kick off catches and was our demolition man
Pete Gibson - Set the tone in the warm up , solid in the scrum
Jack Claridge - Lineout catching and tackling usual high standard
Louis Cottell - 2 great tries and many turnovers and carries
Graeme Coles - Spoiled and pressured, lots of grunt work in the loose
Ally Davidson - Accurate , quick service kept the high tempo game plan going, bossed the forwards
Dan Kinsey - Unleashed the backs and found his kicking boots in the second half.
Will Turnbull - Cleared up at the back , unselfish passing
Jack Davidson - Mazey runs and constantly pressured the oppo backline
Owain Masom-Johns - linked up nicely & scored the opening try to get us going
Mike Merron - Legendary try in the corner just on half time gave us the lead and momentum going into the second half, Hatfield had only just equalised!
Stefan Treloar - Secure at the back, plenty of carries, loved the contact
Andrew Grant - Solid scrum work from the Big Yin in his final season
Jamie Fenton - Great catching at the back of the lineout, tackling and disrupting
Tom Fletcher - Breaks from deep , solid defensive tackling.
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A very enjoyable victory , some great Rugby was played by a committed and skilled Chiltern team.
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Thanks to all at ladies day for coming and supporting and being great fun.
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Thanks to Jose for strapping us up, Jerry for setting up HQ for Rugby and to Derek and Molly for supplying the beer and food.
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Match Photo: Mark Connell