![]() |
IMPORTANT Remember to read the rules of the board and abide by them when posting. |
Match report 22/1/22 |
Post Reply ![]() |
Author | |
tigerburnie ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() Joined: 10 Jun 2012 Location: Scotland Status: Online Points: 3725 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Posted: 23 Jan 2022 at 20:40 |
Esher 34 Leicester Lions 31 Saturday 22nd January 2022 League Points 5-2 Esher 34: Tries: Theo Skoumbourdis (35, 46), James Chaumeton (40), Adam Bullett (58); Conversions: Sam Morley (35, 40, 46, 58); Penalties: Sam Morley (4, 16); Leicester Lions 31: Tries: James Stubbs (9, 60), Will Ward (21), Alex WilHuckleberryson (55); Conversions: Ben Young (9, 21, 55, 60); Penalties: Ben Young (38); Lions stretched their opponents Esher, but Esher hold out against a dynamic Lions performance. Lions had defeated Esher 27-21 in the home fixture, at Westleigh Park, Blaby, in September 2021, so an exciting close game was expected. Sam Morley opened the scoring for Esher with a penalty. Lions quickly came back with a nippy try by their scrum half James Stubbs, converted by Ben Young. Sam Morley added a second penalty for Esher, before Lions struck again with second row Will Ward thrusting through for their second try, with Ben Young adding the extras. After 21 minutes Lions had established a deserved 14-6 lead. In the closing minutes of the first half Esher started to show their class when Theo Skoumbourdis powered his way through for their first try of the afternoon, with Sam Morley adding the conversion. Lions replied with a Ben Young penalty, but smart play by Esher just before the break gave their centre James Chaumeton space to run in a try, with Sam Morley adding the extras. Half Time: Esher 20 Leicester Lions 17 The second half quickly started with Theo Skoumbourdis going over for his second try of the afternoon for Esher, with Sam Morley again adding the conversion. Lions closed the gap with a try by Alex WilHuckleberryson following a dashing run through the centre, with Ben Young putting the conversion between the posts. With Esher in the lead and the score at 27-24, it was still anyone’s game. It did not take Esher long to widen the points gap when their captain and second row Adam Bullet drove through for a try and Sam Morley added the conversion. Both sides had opportunities, but the defences held out. In the last five minutes of the game Lions put the Esher’s line under pressure, but they were not able to produce the score that would have taken them into the lead. The well contested game ended 34-31, with a nail-biting finish. Final Score: Esher 34 Leicester Lions 31 A well contested match, with Lions showing application and determination against demanding opposition. Esher won a balanced game, which could have gone either way, with Esher holding out against Lions in the last minutes of the game. An exciting try scoring afternoon – eight tries in total – four to Esher, four to Lions. All eight tries from the game were converted. A pleasing team performance by Lions, showing their class against testing opposition. Following the game Lions were in sixth position in National League 2 South and Esher were in second position in the league, on the same number of points as league leaders, Clifton, but Esher had two games in hand. Head Coach, Gareth Collins, was getting married over the weekend, so Assistant Head Coach, Chris McAuley, was in charge. Chris commented: ”The players will feel its 3 points dropped rather than 2 points gained after a hard fought game where both teams looked to attack and play positive rugby from the outset. Lions attacked from the first minute to the last, competing vigorously against one of the stand out teams in the league. Lions’ Chairman, Ken Whitehead, said: “We have had two testing fixtures over the last three games, away to league leaders, Clifton and second placed Esher. In both challenging games I feel the lads have given an excellent account of themselves”. Next week, on Saturday 29th January 2022, Lions are at home to Guernsey, from The Channel Islands, at Westleigh Park, Lutterworth Road, Blaby, Leicester LE8 4DY, kick off 3.00 pm (t.b.c.). Teams – Order 15-9, 1-8, 16-20 |
|
![]() |
|
Halliford ![]() World Cup Winner ![]() ![]() Joined: 17 Feb 2010 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 4212 |
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fair report, should say that the Chaumeton try came when Esher were down to 14 following a yellow card. Esher won the yellow card period 7-3.
|
|
![]() |
Post Reply ![]() |
|
Tweet
|
Forum Jump | Forum Permissions ![]() You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum |