Match Report

Friendly Match

Southmead V Kingswood

Kingswood went away to Gloucester 1 mid-tablers Southmead on Saturday after the match was changed from a home fixture at the last minute.  The match kicked off on time on a slightly windy Saturday afternoon with a good crowd looking on. 

For the opening 10 minutes of the game, Southmead pretty much stayed in the Kingswood half, this was primarily down to the fact that some of Kingswood's kicking and passing was not up to scratch, however, Kingswood's defence stayed firm and Southmead didn't really have any try scoring opportunities.  On 11 minutes however Kingswood ventured into Southmead's half and were eventually awarded a penalty when Southmead dived in over the top of a scrum, unfortunately Ian Kirley was unable to convert the kick and the scores remained level.

The next 20 minutes were evenly contested with both teams having equal possession and with neither team really creating any chances.  This was down to the fact though that there was some excellent Kingswood performances on display.  Neil Ward was hitting every ruck and retaining the ball for Kingswood and Steve Trevelyan had a 'Man Of The Match' performance by making some great runs that ensured that Kingswood were not going to roll over and be defeated.

The rest of the half was pretty much of the same standard but Kingswood got their kicking and passing game together and did start to control the game towards the end of the half.  A strong defensive performance saw Kingswood go in at half time with the scores level at 0-0.  

Half Time: Southmead 0 - 0 Kingswood

Kingswood made a great start to the 2nd half and were unlucky not to take the lead on two occasions when Damien Crosswell twice crossed the line, however the referee deemed that both times the ball was held up so the scores remained the same although Kingswood were showing good signs that they could take the lead in the match. 

Al Green was also putting in an excellent performance with some impressive strength and agility in the lineout's.  On 55 minutes, Al once again leapt and secured the ball from a lineout and Kingswood drove towards the Southmead try line and Damien Crosswell once again went over the line.  It was third time lucky for Damien and the try was awarded.  The resulting conversion was missed but Kingswood finally had the lead the deserved. 5-0

The rest of the game was played out like the first half with Kingswood having great spells of possession and defending well when it counted.  Shaun Voyce who was drafted in from the 2nd XV also had a 'Man Of The Match' performance with most notably two outstanding powerful runs and at one point amazingly seemed to teleport himself to the other side the pitch in a matter of seconds to help with a Kingswood break.  He was later however told off for screaming at the Southmead fullback!

  Southmead were very powerful in the scrums and did turn over a few Kingswood put-ins and this is where their best attacking opportunities came from, however, Kingswood held firm and earned themselves an amazing 5-0 victory.

Full Time: Southmead 0 - 5 Kingswood