CIRENCESTER RFC 5 v 40 CWMBRAN RFC
The rain starting to fall as soon as the game kicked off.
The game started even as both sides tested each other out.
Cwmbran had several plays in the Cirencester twenty-two, then on the 17-minute Jacob Jeremiah scored and Nye Evans converted to put the Crows on the board 0 - 7.
25 Minutes in and the Crows starting to get to grips with the opposition gave away a penalty to Cirencester on their own line, kicking out of hand they failed to reach touch, the ball caught in field was passed to James Skellett who skipped around two players to run in unopposed, converted by Nye Evans 0 - 14.
Cirencester where quick to respond, on 27 minutes they kicked a penalty to the Cwmbran five metre and from the lineout managed to drive over for a try. 5 - 14.
Cwmbran continued to pressurise the Cirencester defence, their patience paying dividends just before half time, Cirencester kicking out from their own touchline again failing to find touch, similar to the previous try, this time Cam Stewart charged forward, stepping through a couple of week tackles to score, converted by Nye Evans 5 - 19.
Half Time 5 - 19
As the second half started the intensity of the rain increased, Cwmbran were the dominant team, but with the Cirencester defence working as a coherent unit Cwmbran didn't score again until 66 minutes.
In the Cirencester twenty two, Jacob Jeremiah taking the ball from the back of the scrum ghosted left on the short side gained ten yards before the Cirencester defence caught up, phases across the field through the hands of Tom Hopkins, onto Rob Davies then Morgan Hall who scored in right hand corner, with a kick from the touch line, Nye Evans converted with his best kick of the day. 5 - 26
77 Minutes, Cwmbran had a line out on the Cirencester twenty-two, quickly forming a maul, Cam Stewart breaking away from the back and a clear run to his second on the day, converted by Nye Evans. 5 - 33
Not to be outdone, on eighty minutes Jacob Jeremiah picked up from the back of a scrum, another run on the short side, tackled and recycled to Tom Hopkins who had a go on his own, tackled and recycled to Jacob who went over for his second try of the day, converted by Nye Evans. 5 - 40
Final Score 5 - 40
Tries
Morgan Hall
Jacob Jeremiah (2)
James Skellett
Cameron Stewart (2)
Conversion
Aneurin Evans (5)
There were some big performances out on the pitch today with the guys who have just stepped up from youth all showing that they have a place in this team, Rob Davies passing on his experience in the back line, and it was also great to see Lewis Hopkins back on the pitch.
A big thank you to Cirencester RFC for hosting us, we look forward to you coming down to us for a return fixture, and again, another big thank you to all the travelling supporters who travelled nearly two hours and out up with the rain, great to see you all there.
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