Rampant Dorchester simply had far too much pace
and power for their relegation-haunted opponents
in a one-sided affair at Coburg Road.
Playing into a very strong wind in the first half,
the hosts had earned themselves a bonus point within
15 minutes courtesy of tries from James Baker, Matt
Read, Rich Bament and Adam Makepeace.
The visitors’ only response was a well-struck
penalty from the halfway line.Further tries from
Chris Miners, Idris Croft, Lee Harvey and a second
from Baker, together with Bament’s five conversions,
meant that Dorchester had reached the half century
by the break.
The second half was not quite all one-way traffic
as Blandford knuckled down to the task and Dorchester
introduced all their replacements.
The home side did, however, manage a further six
tries.
Croft helped himself to three to take his tally
to four, Bament bagged his second of the afternoon
while James Newsam and Carl Mitchell also touched
down.
Bament converted three of the second-half tries
for a personal haul of 26 points.
The mammoth victory, which lifts Martin Oxland’s
side to fourth in Southern Counties South, will
have provided a welcome confidence boost but the
county town side will no doubt face a much sterner
test when they visit rivals Sherborne this weekend.
Dorchester: Warren, Miners (Pengelly 65), Cottell,
Makepeace, Broadbent, Dixon (Bonner 60), Newsam,
C Mitchell, D Gower, Bament, Baker, Waddington,
Harvey, Croft, Read.
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man of the match: Dave Gower
