Match Report
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| Date - 25th September 2004 |
Writtle Wanderers 2nd XV -v- Old Brentwoods 2nd XV |
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| Writtle Wanderers II 25 Old Brentwoods II 42 |
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| Old Brentwoods started slowly on Saturday: the Writtle pack took the advantage and three unconverted tries were their reward. This ignited the spark for the Old Boys and some fine work from half-backs Hughes and Reeves gave centre Bache room to create havoc, breaking through the defence and using his support wisely. This lead firstly to a try from Hughes after good support work from Austin and Bristow, and then to two tries for Peace. Soon after, a characteristic break from Reeves and a slightly out of character reverse pass gifted Hughes his second try of the match. The Brentwood side were fielding a solid, experienced pack, but the front row of Tomlinson, Cavanagh and Knapp were made to work hard to hold a larger Writtle pack in the scrums after struggling early on.
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| The second half was even closer, with Writtle using their pack to gain ground. Writtle flanker Shields was held up over the line by full-back Peace and good defence in the rucks from Bristow, O'Connor and Davis kept them out. A breakaway run from Hughes left the defence - and his support - in his tracks and his score was converted by Reeves. In the last quarter the Old Brentwood team began to pile on the pressure, a good run from Peace saw support from Keith on the wing, who in turn found Haddock and Barnes in support. The move broke down but a tap penalty provided Cuthbert the chance to go on a bullocking run, stopping just short of the line. Scrum half Hughes was there yet again to score his fourth of the day. Writtle scored a breakaway try in the dying seconds to finish a close match which seemed more one-sided because of the accuracy of Reeves, converting all six Brentwood tries.
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