YATTON R F C -
1st XV Western Counties (North)
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Saturday 28th
October 2006 (EDF Senior Vase)
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This EDF Senior Vase
excursion into Western Counties (South) territory gave
travelling Yatton the chance to try out a few new
faces in the latter stages of the game.
Defences for both teams held
firm for the first quarter with the hard Withy pack giving Yatton
something to think about.
Centre Adam Pearce was first
on the board for the homeside as their inevitable
five yard lineout catch and drive gave him space to finish off and convert.
Midfield no quarter tackling
and rucks resulted in Sam Osborne converting a
penalty, the result of a Withy centre being yellow carded at 35 minutes.
Minutes
later scrum half Nic Garnham sold a midfield dummy
and finished well supported under the posts. Giving Yatton
the slender lead of 7-10 at half time.
At 55 minutes another homeside player was sin binned but it was Withycombe who regained the lead through a momentary error
at the back of a five yard scrum when Yatton had won
the ball against the head. Fly half Graham May pounced on the ball and Pearce
converted.
For the next 20 minutes the
delicate balance swung slightly in Yattons favour.
Centre Mike Harris intercepted in midfield, grounded
the ball and Osborne collected the extras.
With 5 minutes to go solid
ball from the pack saw good angles of attack on the way to the safe hands of
Capt ‘for the day’ Alan Scott Walters, who was grinning like a Cheshire Cat as
he ran in the deadball area to make sure of an easy
conversion.
But to be fair to Withycombe it was only the final whistle which made them
give up.
This Saturday, back to the regular
League programme, Yatton 1st XV face the stiff opposition of Gordon League. The ever popular
Vice Presidents Luncheon precedes the 2.30 pm
kick-off, when Yatton are expected to be wearing this
seasons new ‘state of the art team’ strip.