Harlow Vets 12 Romford Vets 17

25th October 2009

Only a penalty goal and one conversion separated these two sides  and saw the newly formed  Harlow Vets   lose  their first game. Romford  played ten man rugby very effectively with their big pack and strangled Harlow’s possession. Both of their tries came from their forwards who dominated the set –pieces, and only desperate  defence from Harlow kept them from adding  to their points tally.

The visitors took the lead after ten minutes of pressure in the Harlow twenty two when they rucked the  ball to the open side flanker who crashed over from five metres.

The Rams, sponsored by Attwater Solicitors, came back at Romford after twenty  minutes  with a well worked backs move, the scorer  inside centre Alan Price.    Darren Harrison made no mistake  with the conversion .

Romford replied within minutes, scoring  another try from a five  metre  scrummage, the conversion through the posts. 

Just before the half time whistle Harlow scored again this  time a well placed grubber kick from Price to winger Matt Howard who was  unstoppable and touched down.The score at half time 14-12 to the visitors.

Romford shut the game down in the second half keeping the ball in  their forwards’ possession and the Harlow  backs had no chance to run the ball. A Romford penalty early on in the half was missed and then Price went just wide with two long range efforts. Mid way through the half Romford extended their lead with   a  penalty  and  the Rams were unable to get back into the game.

Harlow Vets. Powell, McGuckin, Boggas, Keeling, Twilley, Hewlett, Guyton, Burroughes, Mace, Harrison, Guthrie, Price, Howrd, Appleby, Loveday, Westbrook,Oastler (Capt.).

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