Saturday 23rd January 2010

Coventrians 6 - 0 Copsewood (Mids 5 West S E)

Our all time league record v Copsewood, GPT Coventry, GEC is now P6 W2 L4

A Win is a Win

Covents eventually triumphed yesterday in a game that was uglier than the bird Eamonn pulled in Ilfracombe, Easter 1988. It really was a case of after the Lord Mayors show when we consider the pulsating heroics of last week. I don't know what it is about Coventrians v Copsewood that guarantees drudgery, if anyone can answer that question, get your postcards out please.

Covents actually started well and flew out of the traps, finding themselves in the Cs 22 driving through the forwards and in the 2nd minute won a penalty which big Simon Needle potted for 3-0. He repeated this later in the half and we went in at the break 6-0 to the good.

The second half was slightly better with both sets of forwards fired up and we saw good work from DJ with at least a couple of surging drives and Cozzy and Danny linking well to put Kev Walters away before being pulled up by a whistle. Copsewood had a couple of long range punts which both fell short and looked nippy in the backs where they deployed a couple of slippy dwarves. Our own three quarter line had an off day as big Lawrence earned himself the new nickname of Teflon. He reported to the officials post match and tested positive for Kerrygold on his fingers. On a brighter note, Alan Bedford made some good solo runs and a medium sized hit before coming off with a groin strain. No one told him that Lauren is no longer the physio apparently.

Woz came on for a trundle to replace the cream crackered Vallis and just as he was starting his warm down (a Bensons and a Black Label) he had to re enter the fray for the busted Bedford.

There was a little excitment near the end generated by coach and touch judge Bopper who signalled a Copsewood foot in touch 6 minutes and 120 yards after the offence. The ref brought it all back and Copsewoods lovely peroxide player started to wax lyrical at the man in yellow. I happened to disagree with him slightly and we entered into a brief exchange of pleasantries which may or may not have included some Anglo Saxon. Congratulations to Neil Walters who provided this quip, "It was the highlight of the match!"

So a short match report because quite frankly my dear, I cannot be bothered to switch on my dictaphone and re live yesterdays fare. Middlesex 7s it wasnt but as the title suggests, a win is a win.

Covents 2nds 20 - 29 Manor Park 2nds (Warks 3)

So no such problems in the second team game then as they performed heroics, only succumbing by 9 points after playing with 14 men for the first half and against top of the league opposition. A penalty try and one from Dom which were both converted by Ben Davies who added a penalty for good measure. Giz summed it up as he said, "We gave them Treacle Tarners a game and alf youth." ALL HAIL THE SECOND TEAM!