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1st XV 46 v 20 Barnet Elizabethans RFC - Away League on 22 Sep 2018

Published on Sunday, 23 September 2018

1st XV 46 v 20 Barnet Elizabethans RFC - Away League on 22 Sep 2018
 
James Bolter

It is some time since these two sides met, but on this occasion Hitchin took the honours, thanks to their superior forwards, whose performance  in the scrums and lineout gained plenty of good  possession , which might well have resulted in even more tries.

Barnet, often going backwards when  scrummaging , still managed to secure most of the own ball, and their backs were given too much room to set up  attacks. After a poor start they rallied to get to within 5 points of  the visitors, but in the last 15 minutes of the game , they were outplayed as a tired defence let in  3  tries to give Hitchin an emphatic victory

Barnet kicked off playing up the slope, and were immediately threatening the line. Hitchin recovered and  five minutes into the game were awarded a penalty in the Barnet 22, converted by Ben Wiggins. Back again in the 22, thanks to  a run by Hitchin’s man of  the match James Bolter, Wiggins slotted another penalty

Play continued  from end to end, with the Barnet backs putting in some useful kicks into space to gain territory, but at the end of the first quarter Hitchin benefited from some loose play following a scrum 10m from the line, for Bolter to   break through  leaving Wiggins with yet another easy conversion, at 13 – 0

Barnet  came back quickly to score  in the right hand  corner, and half time came with the visitors ahead by just the 8 points.  Their  forwards  had won much of possession during the 40 minutes , and with a more  cohesive back line might well have been further ahead.

 

 

The home  side narrowed the gap soon after resumption of play, converting a penalty.

Hitchin replied as , back in the Barnet 22 ,the ball became available from a break from the base of the scrum , for  prop Sean McGinnity to  crash over for  a converted try, for a 20 -8 lead

However, an error in handing as Hitchin sought to exit from their own 22 gifted Barnet a try , run in under the posts for 7 points

Hitchin restored the 12 point lead as Bolter claimed his second try, bursting through to score from short range, for Wiggins to add the extra points

Will Rooney came close to adding to the score as he chased a kick ahead up the slope, but Barnet managed to collect and clear their lines.

Ruiri Shanahan touched down for Hitchin    after  pressure from a maul near the line, before Barnet  came straight back  with an unconverted try

The visitors’  lead was extended, when after several scrums  near the line the referee awarded Hitchin a penalty try

Finally, Hitchin’s veteran Adan Shaw, showed his pedigree with a dash for the line  on the right wing to score, Ben Wiggins just failing  to convert from near touch in a search for a 100 % kicking game  




Team Sean McGinnity, Tom Tidey, James Akrill, Ryan Arbon, Thomas Spratt, Frederick Rooney, Ruiri Shanahan, James Bolter, Daniel Wiggins, Ben Wiggins, William Rooney, Carwyn Morgan, Jon Whitby, Chris Martin, Alistair Southward

Subs Stuart West, William Evans, Adam Shaw

Scores T: James Bolter (2), Ruiri Shanahan (1), Sean McGinnity (1), Adam Shaw (1) C: Ben Wiggins (4) P: Ben Wiggins (2)

Player(s) of Match 1. James BolterLondon North West 3 The league: London North West 3

 

 

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