Saturday 4 September 2004 (League Match)

 

     Yatton                      v                           Old Centralians

 

15                                                               33

 

Yatton Scorers     - N Garnham, A Walters, Cons D Keating, Pens  D Keating

‘Yatton found wanting’

 

Old C’s ended the first fifteen minutes stalemate when Mar Perkins finished off a backline break through thanks to lack of tackles. Craig Anderson converted. Anderson put his side further from a penalty and shortly after lack of outside cover was exploited giving Mike Mumford his touchdown and Anderson more successful kicking practice.

 

All this was a far cry from last seasons March encounter between these two when Yatton emerged victorious. However 5 minutes before halftime Nic Garnham’s speculative kick over and tryline tussle did end up with him grounding the ball and Dave Keating’s conversion from far out, for Yatton.

 

Just after the break Keating’s penalty from just inside the halfway line did seem to herald a revival for Yatton but the difference was soon erased by Anderson’s sure boot as another penalty was gifted.

 

Yatton then seemed to wilt in the heat of the scorching afternoon and Old C’s constant pressure. Nothing seemed to click for Yatton whose game became littered with errors. Maybe it was a touch of no train, no gain only more pain.

 

Old C’s now had their tails up and the last 15 minutes saw Rob Pinkney touchdown and confident Anderson drop a goal giving them clear water at 10-28.

 

But to be fair to Yatton they may have been having a ‘bad day at the office’ but they still keep battling. The result was their most cohesive move with Alan Walters touching down.

 

Old C’s however were well on a roll and Richard Pinkney’s grounding of the ball from a well drill lineout take and drive finished off their convincing performance against an out of sorts Yatton fifteen

 

Taunton 1st XV were relegated into Western Counties (North) at the end of last season. The homegrown Yatton XV clash with them at Taunton this Saturday, kick-off 3-00pm. Yatton maybe hoping (or not) that the 12 British Army Fijians will not have arrived to join their Fijian colleague currently in the Taunton side.

 

JUNIORS & MINIS kick–off in earnest this Sunday. A 9-00am start will shock most Parents and Coaches but it is necessary to accommodate all the frolics i.e. Award Giving re last season, Activities & Games, Registration & Training, B-B-Q followed by Yatton RFC’s Colts match in the afternoon.