Match Report

Friendly Match

 Bristol Harlequins 2nd's Vs Kingswood 'A'

Kingswood's last game of the season was an away trip to Bristol Harlequins.  A fair and equal lot was drawn before the game and Neil Ward's name was selected from the hat to play for the opposition.

It only took Kingswood 1 minute to get onto the score sheet after a Harlequins 22 drop-out was collected well and the ball recycled for a few phases before making its way out to Rob Edwards who showed good pace down the wing before popping the ball inside to Paul Allen who went over and even converted for the extra 2 points. 0-7

It was on 13 minutes that the game saw its next try.  Kingswood were pressing well which lead to a down field clearance by Harlequins.  Rob Edwards was on hand to scoop up the ball and again set off up the wing on a strong run before being tackled.  The ball was again recycled well and this time it was Dave Vince who went over. 0-12

There was then more points for Kingswood as the Harlequins restart ran dead and Kingswood secured a scrum on the half way line. Paul Allen ran a lovely line and received the ball and broke through the Harlequins line to run the remainder of the pitch unchallenged. 0-17

Harlequins then got into the game and put Kingswood under some sustained pressure and it looked as though they were going to score at any minute but fortunately for Kingswood Dan Nicholls done well in ripping the ball from the advancing Harlequins rolling maul and it was eventually cleared downfield.  Mark McGarrigle done well in reaching the bouncing ball first and set off downfield before passing to Damien Crosswell who powered through the Harlequins defender and got the ball down over the line. 0-22

Kingswood then went off the boil for the next 13 minutes and were camped out in their own 22 for the duration, but they were solid in defence and prevented any Harlequins tries.  On the 32 minute mark Harlequins were awarded a lineout 10 metres for Kingswood's tryline but Mark McGarrigle done well to clear the spilt ball.  The ball fell in the hands of the Harlequins full-back who then made some ground before sending a kick into Kingswood's half.  The ball was caught well by Paul Allen who spread it wide to Rob Edwards who finally grabbed a try after breaking up the wing and running over the Harlequins whitewash. 0-27

Harlequins kept attacking Kingswood though and on 36 minutes finally made the breakthrough and it was Kingswood's own Neil Ward that assisted the try.  Harlequins were rucking well and making good ground before the ball was sent blind to Neil Ward who fed Harlequins No. 1 who in turn crashed over in the corner. 7-27 

Half Time:  Bristol Harlequins 2nd's 7 - 27 Kingswood 'A'

Kingswood were placed under pressure from the restart and Harlequins tried a cheeky little kick through but it was excellently blocked by Derek James' face.  James scooped up the ball and unselfishly passed it inside to a fitter Mike Oakley who was left with the arduous task of running the "80 yards" unassisted to grab his first try of the match. 7-34

On 49 minutes Kingswood grabbed another try through a nice move with some excellent ball retention that saw Mike Oakley send a miss pass out to Rob Edwards who slipped through to grab his 2nd try. 7-39

2 minutes later and Kingswood had a scrum in their own half which was secured and the ball sent to the backs, Paul Allen set off on a lovely weaving run and slalomed his way through several players to run the ball in over the line and secure his hat-trick. 7-44

4 minutes later and Harlequins were awarded a scrum but Kingswood managed to turn the ball over, Mark McGarrigle quickly picked the ball up and made a great break before passing to Rob Edwards who ran the rest of the way to also secure his 3rd try of the game. 7-49

On 63 minutes, Kingswood had a scrum 5 metres from the Harlequins try line and the ball was secured and sent to the backs and Paul Allen once again slipped through the Harlequins line with a nice sidestep to grab his 4th try of the game. 7-56

On 70 minutes, Kingswood had a scrum in the Harlequins half and this time there was some excellent work through the forwards who rucked, recycled and hit the Harlequins defence again and again before Mike Oakley found a gap and slipped through it to grab his 2nd try and Kingswood's 11th. 7-61

It was Harlequins who had the last say in the game however when they were awarded a scrum on 73 minutes from which Kingswood were caught knapping as No. 12 broke through and looked as though he was going to score but he was excellently tackled just short of the try line.  However Harlequins got to the ruck quickly and No. 15 received the ball out wide to go over in the corner. 12-61

The final whistled sounded soon after and Kingswood had ended their season with a win and now look forward to a nice relaxing break, before the pre-season training begins!

Until next season folks...

  Full Time: Bristol Harlequins 2nd's 12 - 61 Kingswood 'A'

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