Match report: Merchant Taylor’s
First XV
V
Shiplake College First XV
On the 22nd of
November, Shiplake College’s first XV played a tough rugby game against
Merchant Taylors’ first XV under flood-lights.
Shiplake sprinted onto the
pitch from the changing rooms and got ready to kick off. Merchant Taylor’s
didn’t look like they were ready for the Shiplake onslaught. Right from the
kick off Shiplake piled on the pressure forcing the Merchant Taylors’ defense
into an early penalty. Our captain, Alex Collis (Orchard Y13) decided to kick
for goal. Toby Howe (Orchard Y12) was to take the kick. Unluckily for him he
missed the kick which allowed Merchant Taylors’ an early advantage and the
first try of the game. They took an early lead 0-7 to the opposition.
With some more consistent
pressure from Shiplake, mistakes were made by Merchant Taylors’; the ball was
loose, picked up by Bodie Dean (Skipwith Y13) and this gave Shiplake a lifeline.
An excellent try by Bodie Dean followed by a conversion kick by Toby Howe leveled
the score.
Jake Long (Burr 13) with a
powerful hand-off broke through the opposition’s defense allowing him a
comfortable try under the posts. Another conversion kick took the half time
score to 14-7. Shiplake were now in a commanding position.
Second half was full of
surprises. Alex Collis the skipper got himself a yellow card and was sent-off
for ten minutes. This did not deter Shiplake, Jake Long and Fili Savou (Burr
Y11) both scored again, the final score being 33 – 7. A convincing win for the
mighty Shiplake!
Match Report by James Dinsdale
(Orchard Y11)
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