Saturday 22nd
October 2005 (League Match)
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Yatton, in front of a large crowd,
were off to a dream start as Sam Osborne landed two penalty conversions from
the halfway line within the first 6 minutes.
10 mins later Osborne
converted his third penalty opportunity and with Thornbury
committing basic errors it was Yatton all the way.
But the visitors had the edge in the scrums and
seemed to test lineout rules to the limit with late arrivals ‘en mass’ amid
shouting and waving of arms.
Icing on the cake came for Yatton
in the first half injury time as Osborne pounced on the bouncing ball under the
posts, which had resulted from the oppositions sloppy defensive pass in open
play. He converted the try to put the homeside on
16-0 at the change of ends.
Just three minutes into the
second half Osbornes penalty edged Yatton further in front but Thornburys
heavy front five were not tiring and within seconds Simon Weaver put his side
on the board for the first time with a penalty.
With Yattons
adventures into the visitors half achieving no further points the penalty count
for Thornbury gradually gave them confidence.
Weaver, like Osborne before
him, achieved a 100% count with three more penalties at 65 mins
meaning that his side only needed a try and conversion to level the scores.
As players and supporters
from both sides expressed their feelings Thornbury’s
final chance came in the dying seconds of added time.
A forced lineout take and
drive was halted by the homeside but the overlap on
the wing allowed Ollie Fleming to cross over and Weavers final kick under the
intense pressure sailed between the posts. Giving each side one try and
conversion plus 4 penalty conversions with a 100% kicking rate.
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