Match Report

League Match

Kingswood Vs Tredworth

After their week off last Saturday, Kingswood were thrown back into league action against Tredworth.  The two teams haven't met since the opening game of the season when Kingswood took the points in a very close scoring match.

There was only 2 minutes on the clock when the game saw its first points.  Tredworth were awarded a scrum but a solid Kingswood drive saw the ball arrive on their side.  Dave Vince released the backs and there was some quick passing before Dean Stephens kicked the ball through into the Tredworth penalty area.  Tredworth attempted the clearance but the ball ran loose and the whole sideline went wild as Alex Green dropped on the ball to grab his first ever try for Kingswood in 4 years of trying. 5-0

5 minutes later and again Tredworth were awarded a scrum but this time Kingswood's pack wheeled it around and earned themselves the put-in.  Kingswood secured the ball and the backs were released again and this time Dean Stephens slipped through the Tredworth line and placed the ball down rather dramatically right under the posts. Ian Kirley added the two points. 12-0

Despite Kingswood dominating play, it wasn't until the 20th minute that they grabbed another try.  It was a classic Kingswood try, a penalty was awarded for offside from which a lineout was secured and a solid Kingswood rolling maul powered towards the Tredworth tryline and Mark Oakley got the ball down in the corner. 17-0

9 minutes later and Ian Kirley went on the offensive up the wing but was tackled into touch just metres from the tryline.  Tredworth secured the lineout and No. 9 cleared their lines from the boot, however the kick was once again secured by Ian Kirley who this time started a run in field. Kingswood moved the ball well through the hands before it eventually fell to Jon Bogan who powered through a tackle to just get the ball down over the line. 22-0

Straight from the restart Mike Oakley secured the catch and Neil Ward was close by in support as the pair combined well to setup a strong rolling maul. Dave Vince removed the ball from the back and popped it inside to Mark McGarrigle who broke through a gap in the Tredworth line and made great ground up the wing before passing the ball to the supporting Liam Stinchcombe, who's great one handed catch saw him have a clear run in under the posts.  Ian Kirley added the two points. 29-0

4 minutes later and Kingswood were in cruise control with excellent rucking and mauling on display.  Paul Bennett caught a high kick and set off up field, breaking several tackles before being brought down.  The ruck was secured and Dave Vince sent the ball inside to Dean Stephens who then sent a crash ball pass to an advancing Mike Oakley who smashed through an attempted tackle to secure himself an easy run in. Ian Kirley added the two points. 36-0

The end of the half was approaching but Kingswood still had one more try in them.  Tredworth setup a rolling maul but Mark McGarrigle got involved and made a nuisance of himself and Kingswood eventually managed to secure the ball.  The ball was released quickly and again Kingswood put together a lovely flowing move which ended with Rich Francis getting the ball down over the line despite several Tredworth bodies attached to him.  Ian Kirley added the two points from a difficult kick which swerved nicely between the uprights. 43-0

Half Time: Kingswood 43 - 0 Tredworth

At half time an injured Liam Stinchcombe was replaced by Ben Lambert.

There was a Tredworth fight back at the start of the 2nd half as Kingswood were placed under sustained pressure in their 22.  Tredworth were awarded a series of penalties and Kingswood were reduced to 13 men as Damien Crosswell and Mark McGarrigle were sent to the bin for 10 minutes for 2 different offences.  Despite being two men down, Kingswood defended excellently against waves of Tredworth tap penalties and finally cleared their lines.

On 59 minutes, Tredworth were awarded a scrum in their own half and Kingswood competed well which caused a rushed pass from Tredworth's Scrum Half.  The ball suddenly appeared loose on the floor and Stan Bailey dropped on the ball to secure possession for Kingswood.  Rob Lamb got to the ruck first and popped the ball up to Mike Oakley who again broke through several attempted tackles to finish under the posts. Ian Kirley grabbed his 5th conversion, adding the two points. 50-0

   Now back to full strength, Kingswood took control of the game once again.  On 66 minutes they secured a beautifully worked lineout and their rolling maul once again made ground up the pitch before Mike Oakley broke from the back up the blind side to grab himself a hat-trick. 55-0

Matthew Davies then came on, replacing Mark Oakley.

There was then an incredible restart to the game.  Tredworth's kick off was clearly not going to go 10m but despite cries of "leave it Special" from Coach Rich Knight,  Matt Davies caught the ball and powered up the pitch on his own, breaking several tackles and incredibly grabbing himself a try within 8 seconds of being on the pitch. 60-0

Neil Ward was then replaced by Dan Nicholls

On 77 minutes Kingswood secured a lineout via a penalty and another rolling maul was formed before a long pass was sent in field where Paul Bennett was on hand to secure the catch and power over to grab his first try and Kingswood's 11th try of the game. Kirley added the two points. 67-0

Right on the stroke of full time, Kingswood secured a lineout in their own half and the ball made it to the backs and eventually it was sent wide to Ian Kirley who ran most of the pitch up the wing before popping the ball inside to Mark McGarrigle who had an easy run in over the Tredworth tryline and Kirley added the two extra points from his 7th successful conversion. 74-0

The referee brought the game to an end and Kingswood had secured their biggest league win of the season to keep promotion chances alive for another week.

  Full Time: Kingswood 74 - 0 Tredworth

Quote Of The Week: "Don't Hurt Him Liam" - Rich Knight