Harwell 2nd
XV 0 vs. Chinnor 4th XV 34
Saturday 26th January 2008
League
With the
crocuses newly in bloom, blowing in the wind, Chinnor found themselves in
the shadow of the particle accelerator at Harwell this week.
A regular
line up was boosted by 2 Chinnor stalwarts, in the form of Alan “Any”
Beverage and Craig Dalziel “And Pascoe” in the backs. Lining up a full side
this week had been tortuous task for Gordon “Voldemort” Fennell and Mike
“Sippy” Hughes, but when all seemed to be slipping away in the changing
room, the team were galvanised by the sudden appearance of 4th
team legend and part time patio expert, Terry “And June” Chappell. Cries of
“We’re saved” rang around the room.
Chinnor
started the first half playing into the persisting, blustery wind and low
winter sun. Harwell kicked off from the whistle, and Chinnor secured well
from Tony “Arfur” Daley assisted by John “Half a “ Pound. Working their way
up field to play in Harwell’s half. Retaking possession, Harwell found
themselves against stern Chinnor defence, the pressure told as Gavin “He’s
not dead” Williams tackled, the ball spilled and Will “Still PDQ collected
and ran around the defence to touch down, 0-5.
Harwell kept
Chinnor busy with persistent kicks deep in their half. A series of scrums
resulting from a kick to touch and subsequent lineout tested Chinnor on all
fronts. Harwell appeared to have gone over, only to find the try held up by
Adam “Chimping” Woodliffe, ever tenacious in defence. Chinnor finally
cleared their lines through “Still PDQ” Dickinson.
With the
Chinnor set piece working well on all fronts, the visiting side soon worked
their way out of their own half. A breakdown saw the ball find Mike
“Thunderclap” Neuman who span out to Alan “Any” Beverage who in turn gave
quick ball to Craig Dalziel “And Pascoe”. A neat flick back to “Any”
Beverage enabled the veteran centre to touch down to the right of the posts.
0-10. Chinnor were starting to really warm up now, and put together some
nice passages of play to see out the half.
It was not
until the second half that Chinnor found the white line in true Amy
Whitehouse style. Boosted by the substitution of Terry “And June” Chappell
for Rob “Roy” McLachlan after yet another sold performance. Chinnor, now
with the wind at their backs put their foot down and found top gear.
A Chinnor
lineout near the Harwell 22 saw the ball go long from Matt “Billy Elliot”
Locke. Collecting the ball at the back, new face Aaron “No name” Taylor
split the Harwell defence to touch down for his first try for Chinnor.
“Still PDQ” added the conversion, 0-17. Making the most of the wind, Chinnor
kept play in Harwell’s half. Recovering from just missing out on a try in
front of his family, Johnny “Previn” Williams made no mistake from a scrum
10m out. The elusive scrum half stepped then dashed through to add another 5
points.
Repeated
passing out of the tackle really worked well. Another such passage from
“Arfur” Daley, “Previn” Williams and Andy “Not related” Healy found Terry
“And June” Chappell with the ball yards from the line. Quick reaction saw
the legend skip through for another try.
Chinnor’s
last score came through “No name” Taylor. A pass out from a Chinnor turnover
saw the new face hand off in the Harwell line then run wide to add another
try. From what appeared to be a hard fixture, Chinnor really did come
together and gel well. Good support all over the field from Andy “Not
related” Healey. Taking lineouts from Harwell, Mike “Harry Potter” Bambrook
proved invaluable. Kicking well from fullback, Pete “Shakespeare” McDermott
played his usual solid game. “Arfur” Daley showed his nice hands frequently.
“Still PDQ” organising and kicking well from 10.
Chinnor IV’s
play at home to Basingstoke on the 2nd.
Scorers:
Tries: Will “Still PDQ” Dickinson, Johnny “Previn” Williams,
Alan “Any” Beverage, Aaron “No Name” Taylor (2), Terry “and June” Chappell
Conversions; Will “Still PDQ” Dickinson (2)
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