Harlow 29 Rochford 12

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Harlow’s second XV went to the top of their league with their fourth win out of four when they beat Rochford with four tries and three penalties against two tries, one converted.

Kerry Palmer’s men took the lead early on having defended well for the first ten minutes. Probing runs from both wingers pushed Rochford into their twenty two and from a line out which the visitors failed to secure flanker Martin Edwards pounced to score.

The Harlow boys went further ahead when fly half Gary Stanley kicked a penalty in front of the posts  before Rochford pulled a try back just before half time, their winger scoring in the corner. At the beginning of the second half a Harlow mistake at the tail of the scrum five yards out allowed the Rochfrod number eight to touch down, a try which was converted.

The Rams showed their spirit and bouncebackability in coming back soon afterwards when they forced another penalty which Stanley converted. They forged ahead when they won the ball from Rochford at a scrummage and Laken kicked across field for Steven Ward, the winger scoring out wide. Within five minutes Harlow went further ahead. A kick out of defence with the Rochford scrum half under pressure went to full back Alasdair Phillips who went down the left touchline passing inside to centre Ian Rundall. Inside centre Lee Hodges was in support to take the inside pass and score.

Harlow continued to dominate and another Stanley penalty was followed by their best try. Rundall collected a high kick on the left flank and cut through the Rochford defence before passing to Phillips who took the ball to within five metres and passed to Ward who crashed over.

This was a well deserved victory with the Rams showing spirit and determination in coming from behind to win handsomely.

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Harlow Second XV.  Clarke,(Sub.Bayford  40 min.) Wilkins, Brown, Hawkin, Palmer (Capt), Edwards, Twilley, Laken, Dunn, Stanley, Ward, McFerran (Sub. Hodges 35 min.), Rundall, Gladden (Sub. Snell 45 min.), Phillips.

10th October Thetford Ladies  10  Harlow Ladies Sponsored By Charvills of Harlow.  22.

The Harlow Ladies lie second in the Eastern Counties Second Division this week after their victory at Thaxted last Sunday. They initially went behind conceding a try after some ten minutes but using her speed on the wing Sarah Sondheim soon equalised.

Harlow were supreme in the lineouts and won the better of the possession but it was the hosts who went further ahead. Thetford scored another unconverted try just before half time and lead 10-5 at the interval.

Harlow continued to make the running and continued to move the ball wide at every opportunity. Outside Sarah Stimpson broke through to bring theb scores equal with a well taken try and then Solheim went over again. The winger rounded off a fine performance with her hat trick scoring Harlow’s fourth try which was converted by Keeley Diprose.

Harlow’s Skipper Kelly Cotterill was delighted with her team’s performance and said “ Our hard work in training throughout the Summer is now paying off and we are playing as a team”.

Harlow Ladies. Kelly Cotterill(Capt), Sharon White, Penny Griffiths, Claire Schneider, Tracey Lee, Jo Coare, Charlotte Stead, Frankie Barnes, Nicky King, Keeley Diprose, Sarah French, Sarah Stimpson, Claire Phillips, Nicky Millman, Katherine McCormack.

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