BRFC Best the Wanderers

Beaconsfield did well to win in very hot weather this week-end. A sound and efficient game strategy is responsible for our 16-5 win over the Wanderers while a lack of discipline or poor execution kept us from winning the game by a respectable margin.

We began the game like every other playing a tough defence and trying to control the territory. This strategy proved fruitful to the tune of three points slotted through by our very own Scott Gill who played through injury.

At love all, we are a very hard team to play, with a three point lead we are close to unbeatable and we grinded our way to victory. We protected our lead by playing a chess match on a field against opponents who seemed as if they were playing a different sport. They did have some spurts and runs and close breaks it seemed but never a lead. The most frustrating partfor us repeatedly working our way to their 5m line just to be sent back for a penalty.

The forwards absolutely dominated the scrums. Although our backs would appreciate more ball nobody makes a pass they don’t need in rugby and when our ball is in our scrum we know we’re moving forward. On one scrum in particular it seemed as if their entire pack with the exception of their front row broke out and watched us walk the ball forward. We had a pack so strong that their pack just stood and watched as they lost 15 meters on a scrum. The only possible critique would be that we may be able to do better on their put ins and when their pack abandons a scrum the way they did we should be able to either score (although we were almost forty meters out) or at least be awarded a free kick or something, I’m not sure what the law calls for but please feel free to educate me.

Our backs tackled which is all that was asked of them and did so at great possible danger to themselves since a member of the triads on the other team seemed bent on trying to kill certain members of our team. Fil executed well at fly-half and Paul ‘Axe’ Walker also gave us a great half after popping his shoulder on the first play of the game. Dave ‘Beavis’ Lawrence did well having never really practiced in the centers and Cousin Keith’s showed great heart playing with the big boys.

Line up:

1- Phillip “Bubbles” Corketon

2- Ryan “Squirrel Paw” Wilds

3- Jeff “Hates the Nickname Schoolboy” Lawrence

4- Greg “Sticky Icky Shrek” Gallant

5- Cory “I wouldn’t mess with him if I had a gun and was in my Car” White

6- Mike “He ain’t handsome he’s from Hudson” Crowle

7- Darrel “I hope I look that good when I’m 29” Hosket

8- Scott “expletive deleted” Warcup

9- Vince “No one better at 62” Nickson

10- Fil “I rock a toga like Julius Ceasar” Dobrosielski

11- Chris “Cousin Keith’s” Ross

12- Mike “All Dimple” Antonekia

13- Paul ‘Axe’ Walker

14- Ovett “ The Mad Vegetarian” Edwards

15- Scott “The Injured” Gill

Substitutes

16- Dave “Mr Beavis” Lawrence

Sin Bin

Ovett Edwards- 10 minutes for losing a fight to a 70lb Asian winger