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| Date - 27th October 2001 | Old Brentwood 1st XV -v- Bancroft |
| Old Brentwoods - 7 Bancroft 30 | |
| In a match played in near-perfect conditions, it
was Bancroft's who proved the more incisive finishers to overcome a determined old Brentwood's team. The match started at a very fast tempo and it was clear it was going to be a good open game. It was end to end to stuff with some good individual breaks from both sides & most notably from Laws & Neil Tetner. No sooner had Old Brentwood's tried (& failed!!) to open the scoring with a quickly taken penalty in front of the oppo's posts, than Bancroft's had taken their chance of 3 points at the other end. There was a good battle going on up front, with Bancroft's probably just edging it in the set-piece. However, the visitors kept them pinned back in their own half, before the fly-half launched a hopeful looking kick down the field. Bancrofts chased up as if their lives depended on it & capitalised on an awkward bounce. Possession was shared equally amongst the 2 teams with the Old Brentwood's forwards beginning to settle. Both sets of backs were seemingly canceling each other out. Then all off a sudden the Bancroft fly-half caught the away team defence napping and scorched over. Three scoring chances to the home team: 17-0. Old Brentwood's regrouped well at half-time and upped their game for the second half. The back-row of Holmes, Laws & Stroud worked tirelessly to recycle the ball & the away team began to look threatening. Holes were creeping into the home team's defense and Tetner & Reah were taking full advantage, but it was Laws who went over for a well-deserved try. The Old Boys seemed right back in the game & the hard work of the tight five of Raymond, Davies, Wormersley, Buchanan and Gooday was beginning to pay dividends. The Blues dominated possession for that period with Laws, Holmes & Tetner continuing to make good breaks, but the support play was lacking. Bancroft then secured possession and again launched a hopeful kick downfield. Another half-chance led to another try for the home team: 25-7. Still Old Brentwood's kept plugging away, but without the support play, the result wasn't going to be in doubt. The Old Boys soaked up a lot of pressure in the last 10 minutes before the home team finished off the scoring with the full-back running in for a fine try. To sum up, it was a lesson from Bancroft's in how to capitalise on half-chances. For that, they thoroughly deserved their 2 points. |
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