Coventrians 38 - 10 Dunlop 2nds
Welcome to the 2011/12 season and good it was to be back at HQ as Covents kicked their season off in style with a thumping win against neighbours Dunlop's second team.
With a second team ourselves playing away at Barkers Butts (going down 32-0 to a very strong Vets side) it seems we're on the cusp of a good year bodycount-wise and after last year's struggle to put out one team, to see 25 training regularly is fantastic! Remember - if you want 1st team - get yo ass to training mother!
So to yesterday's game and Covents took an early lead when BIG, new No 8 'Dong' crashed over from close in with Ben Davies converting for 7-0. After 14 minutes, Ben again attacked up the right wing and facing Dunlop's buffalo (only bigger) winger we could hardly look, thinking Ben would be be snapped like a matchstick but he threw out an outrageous dummy to Rohan that sent Bluto and 4 of his teamates onto the railway (much to our loud and vocal amusement) and him in for a delicious score which he duly converted for 14-0.
On 31 minutes, the flying warthog (aka Lawrence) sporting 2 new stones of weight finally listened to my coaching of the last 3 years, straightened up, bludgeoned through 5 tackles and like Moses, parted the waves of Dunlop defenders for a great score with again, Ben converting for 21-0.
No display (such as this) would be complete without Rohan's customary try and he didn't disappoint as scorching up the touch he dotted down with Ben once again slotting. So 28-0 at half time and all was well. This actually gave me the opportunity to register a first after 27 years at Covents - armed with a plastic cup I removed a fox turd from the playing area. How did I know? Well it tasted pretty much vulpine to me ....
To the second half and on 45, Dunlop's buffalo went over in the corner but when the flag is flattened before the ball dots down it's pretty certain to be a foot in touch but yes, you've guessed it, that side was patrolled by their touch judge so 28-5 it was. 5 minutes later, after Rohan skinned the buffalo, our touch judge showed how it's done by waving for a gnat's willy on the line but fair's fair.
On 53 minutes the Covents pack were camping 3 yards from the line and the fat boys were not coming home from their holidays without a score and sure enough, Haydon popped up and dotted down for 33-5. Just a mention about the pack here; with Woz, Haydon, Vallis and Callum on the park there's surely something in the European Court of Justice about forbidding that much weight being gathered together in such a small area but hey ho!
68 minutes saw another bruising run from the Warthog put alan Hawthorne in for a score that made it 38-5 and a late rally from the visitors sealed a good workout for both sets of boys at 38-10.
So it's looking good pre season especially as we've added a clutch of Keresley boys to our ranks and a couple of students including Callum (a 6 with a prop's body) and quite a few names to return from holidays, broken toes and soujourns in Kansas. Watch this space, this season's future is so bright we'll all be wearing shades!
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With a second team ourselves playing away at Barkers Butts (going down 32-0 to a very strong Vets side) it seems we're on the cusp of a good year bodycount-wise and after last year's struggle to put out one team, to see 25 training regularly is fantastic! Remember - if you want 1st team - get yo ass to training mother!
So to yesterday's game and Covents took an early lead when BIG, new No 8 'Dong' crashed over from close in with Ben Davies converting for 7-0. After 14 minutes, Ben again attacked up the right wing and facing Dunlop's buffalo (only bigger) winger we could hardly look, thinking Ben would be be snapped like a matchstick but he threw out an outrageous dummy to Rohan that sent Bluto and 4 of his teamates onto the railway (much to our loud and vocal amusement) and him in for a delicious score which he duly converted for 14-0.
On 31 minutes, the flying warthog (aka Lawrence) sporting 2 new stones of weight finally listened to my coaching of the last 3 years, straightened up, bludgeoned through 5 tackles and like Moses, parted the waves of Dunlop defenders for a great score with again, Ben converting for 21-0.
No display (such as this) would be complete without Rohan's customary try and he didn't disappoint as scorching up the touch he dotted down with Ben once again slotting. So 28-0 at half time and all was well. This actually gave me the opportunity to register a first after 27 years at Covents - armed with a plastic cup I removed a fox turd from the playing area. How did I know? Well it tasted pretty much vulpine to me ....
To the second half and on 45, Dunlop's buffalo went over in the corner but when the flag is flattened before the ball dots down it's pretty certain to be a foot in touch but yes, you've guessed it, that side was patrolled by their touch judge so 28-5 it was. 5 minutes later, after Rohan skinned the buffalo, our touch judge showed how it's done by waving for a gnat's willy on the line but fair's fair.
On 53 minutes the Covents pack were camping 3 yards from the line and the fat boys were not coming home from their holidays without a score and sure enough, Haydon popped up and dotted down for 33-5. Just a mention about the pack here; with Woz, Haydon, Vallis and Callum on the park there's surely something in the European Court of Justice about forbidding that much weight being gathered together in such a small area but hey ho!
68 minutes saw another bruising run from the Warthog put alan Hawthorne in for a score that made it 38-5 and a late rally from the visitors sealed a good workout for both sets of boys at 38-10.
So it's looking good pre season especially as we've added a clutch of Keresley boys to our ranks and a couple of students including Callum (a 6 with a prop's body) and quite a few names to return from holidays, broken toes and soujourns in Kansas. Watch this space, this season's future is so bright we'll all be wearing shades!
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