Belper Under 17’s 5 : 26 Ashfield U17's
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Sunday 28 September 2008
Idea conditions to play good rugby, slightly damp and grass up to the ankles. The game plan was to dominate their backs with a running game from all 15 players plus replacements.
With the pack rampant for the off Ashfield made good progress down the field for the opening try after 10 minutes. Great work from prop Chris Eyles made the opening try for Danny Easom to score in the corner.
This sparked the home side into action with their pack driving forward however the Ashfield defence stood firm. The pack started to dominate through Chris Housman, Chris Eyles and debutant Regan Johnson.
The second half started as it had finished, Ashfield on the attack and again the pack in dominate mood gave Chris Housman a platform to score the second try of the match with a conversion by Adam Dawson.
Belper to their credit embarked on a 40 m run which saw a try scored in the corner, to the credit of the team Ashfield stormed back with a try from Chris Eyles converted by Adam Dawson.
The backs were now in full flow seeing good ground being made time and time again. Danny Wilson capped a fine display scoring the final try again converted by Dawson. This was a very good team performance.
Back of the match Danny Wilson, forward of the match Chris Eyles and man of the match Adam Dawson.