‘A’ XV need a perfect run-in to secure promotion after bonus point win against spirited Lychett
This game was over as a contest by half-time but a combination of poor handling, defiant defence from the opposition and strange conditions meant it was scrappy to the last.
In the first 15 minutes, Dorchester created chance after chance in the backs after secure ball was won at every scrum, against a much heavier and wiser pack, with Broaders at tight-head pulling the strings in the front row. But the men from 10 – 15 were too busy complimenting each other on their hairstyles and physique to bother scoring. Step up prop forward Duncan, who’d had enough of these pansy’s antics and took it upon himself to throw Skidmore across the lineout to steal, pick up the loose ball, run around and through the gaps, throwing an outrageous dummy and fending off numerous defenders to score under the posts. Cree hit the post with the conversion, which was no surprise. The try scorer should have insisted on taking it himself, after all, the try deserved two extra points.
Some more poncing around, with the backs seeing who could kick it the highest and admire it most, meant Duncan had to step in again, but instead of scoring to the left of the posts himself, after more good rucking by the excellent Harvey, Bonner, Cheeseman, Pengelly and King, he decided to pass to a more central position for new dad Clark to stroll under the sticks. He made a huge meal of it and got high tackled forcing the penalty try. Cree couldn’t miss...could he?
With the adrenaline pumping, Duncan continued to make run after run in the loose, beating 50 (sorry, 51) year old defenders for fun, but ran into a couple of younger guys who managed to dislodge the ball. After another searing break from inside his own half, and after beating the whole team twice Duncan was about to ‘Ashton’ over the line for his second, but he decided to pass inside to Zac Paton, knowing the latter’s family were in support on the touchline, cheering him to glory. Very unselfish play!
The fourth try followed when an awful Dorchester kick, about to go dead, was picked up by a young Lychett player who had seen Duncan’s runs and thought...”I’m having some of that action, I wish I could be as good as him”. He tried to run it from the dead ball line, was screamed at by his own players, kicked in panic into centre field. Cree took 4 attempts to pick it up but eventually did and ran the 5 inches necessary to score. He probably missed the conversion.
Half time came and went with the usual drivel being spoken about how rubbish we are and that we need to score more than four tries in the second half or else we aren’t real men. The inspirational speeches meant it took only 30 minutes to score our first of two more tries. With Cramp in both legs due to covering every blade of grass, Duncan was once again in the right place at the right time to skilfully send Hayden into the corner after drawing both covering defenders. The final try came with the last play of the game. Half time sub and self proclaimed Spartacus powered forward, Underhill supported bravely, Skidmore had a go at the line but was held short, Broaders punched someone back on the half way line and Woody was sin binned for being off his feet. Duncan, once again involved, secured the ball and set up Skidmore to dive over from close range. Cree missed and the final whistle went.
Acheson Construction man of the match: – Simon Pengelly - he won every scrum and putting their set piece under huge amounts of pressure throughout.
Team: Duncan (v), Pengelly, Broaders, Cheeseman, King, Harvey, Skidmore, Bonner; Jones, Cree (C), Ford, Paton, Hayden, Griffiths, Clark; Woody, Dixon, Underhill.
