SWANAGE & WAREHAM RFC

Walcot who are top of the league started well having been awarded a series of penalties by the referee, but Swans responded in the  later part of the first half, but could not pull the deficit back in the second half.

            Swans started on the attack, but gave away in the Walcot 22, and the visitors cleared.  At the next breakdown Walcot received another penalty and from this they scored a try under the posts. ( 0pts – 7pts) after 7 minutes. From the restart a high kick by Walcot back into Swans 22, was knocked on, and from the scrum the visitors were awarded another penalty which was converted making it 10pts to Walcot. After ten minutes. Two minutes later Walcot had a fourth penalty on Swans 22, but this was missed. After 17 minutes a mistake by Swans, had Walcot pouncing on the ball to run in another converted try( 0pts – 17pts) From the restart Walcot ran the ball back, and a winger went in for a try in the corner. 0pts – 22pts after 20 minutes. A penalty to Swans took them down into the Walcot 22, and following the line out, Swans drove the Walcot pack backwards, and wing forward Joe Towers d the line. George Crouch landed the conversion 7pts – 22pts after 25 minutes. Swans had a bit more of the play towards the end of the half, and a move between backs and forwards had wing forward Tom Holland going in for Swans second try

After 38 minutes. In the last minute of the half another penalty by Walcot was put over making the half time score Swans 12pts Walcot 25pts.

The play was quite even in the early part of the second half, but a long kick down into Swans 22 had a bad clearance going to a Walcot centre, who made ground towards Swans line, passed to his winger who went in at the corner(12pts – 30pts) after 55 minutes. Swans were on top for much of the half, particularly in the pack, and from a scrum the ball was worked to full back George Crouch, who worked his way through the Walcot defence to score. He converted himself to take the score to 19pts – 30pts after 60 minutes. From thereon Swans tried to reduce the arrears but Walcot were playing the referee, as at every breakdown sa Walcot player played injured, stopping Swans recycling the ball. Five minutes from the end Walcot had a penalty on Swans 22 which they put over, making the final score Swans 19pts Walcot 33pts.

Swans team:- George Crouch, Lee Hardy, Tom Munns, Ed Dimascio, Olly Dillon, Will Slack, Olly Peters, Zach Wyburgh, Jack Jenner, Nick Audley, Joel Andrews, Kian Salina, Joe Towers, Tom Holland, Paul Gregory, -- Sam Chapman,Matt Roberts, Matt Spencer.

 

OTHER RESULT

Oakmeadians 53pts Swanage & Wareham 5pts

 

FIXTURES

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FRIDAY March 6th 

Swans 3rd XV  v Poole                                             Home            7.30 p.m.

 

SATURDAY March 7th

Swans 1st XV v Swindon                                           Away              2.30 p.m.

Swans 2nd XV v Bridport                                         Home             2.30 p.m.

 

SUNDAY March 8th

Swans Ladies v Trojans Women 2nd                         Home             2.00 p.m.

SATURDAY March 14th

NO games for any Swans teams

 

RON BUTLER(Publicity Secretary)