SWANAGE & WAREHAM RFC

Swans Ladies

North Dorset 62 - 5 Swans Ladies 

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The 2nd & 3rd Teams both gave WO's to their opposition. 

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SWANAGE & WAREHAM  34pts – 43pts    FROME

 

Swans started with an early try with hooker Jack Young going in after 5 minutes which George Crouch converted. From the restart scrum half Olly Peters picked up and scored Swans second converted try (14pts-nil) after 9 minutes. Another backs move by Swans had a Frome centre intercepting and he scored under the posts after 15 minutes. Both sides gave away penalties, but after 25 minutes Swans let a Frome centre through the defence and he scored a converted try to level the scores. Frome kicked deep into Swans 22, Swans infringed and the visitors landed the penalty goal. (14pts – 17pts) . A penalty took Swans back into the Frome 22 and a move along Swans three -quarters had Olly Peters going in for his second try in the corner.(19 pts – 17pts) after 35 minutes. Frome were not finished and just before the end of the first half another interception by Frome was tackled on Swans line, but following up Frome added another try. Half Time Swans 19pts Frome 22pts.

 

Both sides were giving away penalties early in the second half, but Swans were guilty of not tackling the Frome backs and another break through had Frome scoring another converted try. From the restart Swans put the ball deep into the Frome 22, and from a scrum the ball came back to centre Ed Dimascio who scored in the corner (24pts- 29pts) after 55 minutes. On the hour mark from a scrum, a break by Frome resulted in a converted try taking Frome to 36 points. With ten minutes to go a move along Swans backs   full back Lewis Reeves coming into the line to score in the corner.

Once again Swans let Frome’s centre break clear to run round to score a converted try taking their score to 43pts.   Frome started a backs move, but were tackled on the halfway line, winger George Crouch fielded the ball, shrugged off a couple of tackles to score in the corner to take Swans score to 34pts. Final Score Swans 34pts Frome 43pts.

 

Swans team:- Lewis Reeves, George Crouch, Tom Munns, Ed Dimarcio, Olly Dillon, Will Slack, Ollie Peters, Joel Andrews, Jack Young, Nick Audley, Joe Towers, Ryan Lander, Paul Gregory, Lee Hardy, Tom Holland --- Zach Wyburgh, Sam Chapman, Matt Spencer

 

SATURDAY 28th March

Swans 1st XV v Corsham                          Away                          3.00 p.m.

Swans 2nd XV v East Dorset Dockers      Home                         3.00 p.m.

SATURDAY 4th April

Easter Week End

SATURDAY 11th April

Swans 1st XV  v Marlborough 2nd              Home                         3.00 p.m.

Swans 3rd XV  v Sherborne 2nd                 Home                         3.00 p.m.

 

 

RON BUTLER(Publicity Secretary)

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