Newick 2nds 3 0 v Heathfield and Waldron 2nds 48
The second league game of 2008 saw Heathfield still sitting pretty at the top of the league table, however an away trip to Newick could have proved tricky. The game started with Heath playing into a strong wind and having to run everything, something that both the Heathfield wingers took full advantage of.
In the first couple of minutes a strong run by Levi Willis on the right wing saw him put Heathfield in the lead with a touchdown in the corner. Both sets of forward were contesting a hard fought game, but Heath knew if they could move the ball quickly their backs would capitalise. Dave Groom on the left wing scored two quick tries first with good ball passed down the backline, then from a quick tap penalty by Jack Bayley who offloaded to Dave in the tackle.
Imbetween the tries Newick scored a penalty, and the half ended with Heathfield 20-3 up. The second half saw Heathfield pick the pace up with the forwards making some excellent runs especially from the skipper Jim Cummings and back row Simon Green. The pressure told and there was a typical Jack Bayley try, picking up a loose ball and running half the length of the pitch to score and a Jim Cummings try from a quick tap penalty running half a yard to score. Sam Goatcher converted both tries. There continued more pressure on the Newick line and the fitness of the Heath pack was taking its toll on Newick who conceded a penalty try after persistent infringement, Goatcher converted.
With 15 minutes to go it was good to see a familiar face introduced from the replacements bench, Joe Reilly started his first game back after a long injury lay off. He was quickly into the action and then a flowing forwards and backs move saw quick ball go out to Goatcher who threw an outrageous dummy and cut inside the defence to score under the posts, he converted to take the score to 48-3. The score line was flattering and Newick made it a hard fought game, however another W sees the development team stay top of the league.
Match Report by Shaun Hipgrave
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1/26/2008 5:44:21 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00) 
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