Hereford Times - 28th January 2016 - Page 141
Hereford Times - 28th January 2016 - Page 141
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the >ss- on- .ter neretordtlmescom Sportsdesk phone: 01432 845810 email: sport@herefordtimes.com Skipper Smith is keeping the faith llmmmmall LUCTONIANS captain Dan Smith has every faith his side can get a win at Chester this Saturday as the King- sland side aim to bounce back from a disappointing defeat in National League 2 North. Lucs go into the game six points from safety in the di- vision, with their latest de- feat coming at the hands of Sedgley Park. But the north Hereford- shire side acquitted them- selves well at Chester last year and Smith is hoping for the same performance this time around. “We were a point behind and were on course for two bonus points, but they scored with the last serum of the game,” Smith. “It’s one of the nicest grounds in the league, but they’re not unbeatable. “They can be deadly on their day and have some extremely good players, but we’ve got to go there and give it our best shot, which I am confident we can do.” Lucs lost 35-10 to Sedgley Park at Mortimer Park. “They are a good side and, physically, it was probably the toughest game we have had,” said Smith, who was one of two Lucs players who were yellow—carded in the match. “We allowed them to mus- cle their way in, so we got frustrated and our disci- pline let us down, which spi- ralled out of control.” Luctonians director of rugby Alex Davidson added that, even though the pitch was in much better condi- tion than previous weeks, his side struggled on it. “It seemed that the players were shocked to be playing on a good surface,” said Da- vidson. “We were culpable of handing them three or four tries,” Lucs opened the lead thanks to a L'ouis Silver penalty after four minutes, but the visitors quickly responded with a Jamie Harrison try, converted by Collins. Sedgley were then rewarded with scrum penal- ties, which allowed Collins to kick over again. _ It was then 23-3 to the VlSl- tors thanks to another Col- lins penalty before hooker Johnny Matthews went over. The hosts pulled a score back through Owen Davies, which Silver converted, but Sedgley Park had the final say when Callum McShane raced to touch down for a bonus point. explained lhursday, January 26, 2016 IHI: HthI'UHU i”)/It5 'l Ledbury roar back from loss LEDBURY bounced back from a defeat against Southam by beating Chel- tenham North 22-12 in Midlands 3 West (South) to set them up nicely for this Saturday’s trip to table- toppers Evesham. Rob Anscomb put in an outstanding captain’s dis- play to lead his side to vic~ tory, which keeps Ledbury on track for promotion. A slow start by Ledbury saw the visitors open up a 7-0 advantage, but Ans- comb’s boys responded with an Ali Park try. But Cheltenham North responded and went on the attack, and, following sus— tained pressure, went over the try line to increase their lead. Ledbury levelled the game when Dave Bromage converted Andrew Bee- cham’s try before Bromage kicked over a penalty. The victory was sealed when Anscomb dived over for a try, which Bromage converted. The win leaves Ledbury I“ by Tenbury's Ed Gough. just a point behind Evesh- am, although the Worces- tershire side have a game in hand. Bromyard comfortably beat Yardley & District 17-0 in Midlands 4 West (North). Will Tomkins and Greg Leighton scored first half tries before Tom Mor- ris added a third after the Greyhound's Ali Paton passes the ball while being tackled Photo: Andy Compton break, converted by Matt Swain. Bromyard travel to Aldridge this Saturday. But it was a bad day for Greyhound, who lost 29-0 to Tenbury in Midlands 5 West (North). However, Greyhound can rectify it when they face the same opponents this Saturday Craig Jones (right), seen here playing for Westfields against Hereford, scored the winning goal against Lye Town Westfields grab win WESTFIELDS earned an excellent 2-1 win at Lye Town as they secured their first back-to-back wins of the season. Craig Jones was the match-winner, slotting home an 82nd minute pen- alty after substitute Ekene Amadi was impeded. It means Westfields. who are home to Stourport Swifts this Saturday, are now 11 points above the drop zone. Manager Sean Edwards had the luxury of picking an unchanged team for the first time this season, with MFL PREMIER DIVISION former Lye winger James Baldwin playing against his former side. And he was in the thick of the action in the first half, producing crosses that Jamie Cuss and Jones could not get on the end of. Lye then took the lead mid-way through the half with a well-taken goal. Josh Shepherd’s pinpoint pass found leading scorer James Spray, who made no mistake from 15 yards. Westfields had a few half. chances to get back on level terms as Matt Reeve, Jones and Cuss had shots scram- bled away. but it was John Hopkins who kept the away side in the game when he expertly saved from Spray Jake Bedford then made two superb saves from Cuss after the break before Westfields did equalise with 20 minutes to go. Good work from Cuss and Craig Jones created an opening for Aidan Thomas. who unleashed a curling shot that beat Bedford. And the winner came from the penalty spot as Jones slotted home. fl sportoa Hereford slide to fifth defeat at Whitchurch _DLANDS 1 W581 aliatljzi: 1,: , ' or.» able ‘zv : >30." mg (in; .’ ~ Hon: ., - furthl: :‘xifl 0ng HEREFORD RFC came un- stuck against Whitchurch in Midlands One West. gov ing down 11-6. It means, despite having games in hand. the Vl'yesid— ers are now 18 points off the promotion places. The early stages of the first half were well bal» anced. with both sides haying opportunities to score. but were not clinical enough. Hereford winger Will Ford . was then forced into touch. were r. ' ' ' . r which was a feature of the into if . q ' Vilyesiders' attacking play. st“? As the half-time interval approached, both sides ex- changed penalty goals to make it 3-3: Dean Powell kicking over for Hereford. Whitchurch enjoyed their best period of the game in the 15 minutes after the break and earned a serum inside the Hereford 22 fol— lowing sustained pressure. The .home side move the ball wide and were able to touch down in the corner to put them 8—3 ahead: the con- version was wide. Hereford increased their WORCESTER ‘. » WARRIORS vs EXETER C HIE FS; SUN 3171A KO 3:00PM; ‘ Fx‘-qi~'o!"¢§i(~':' ,, '3».- A“? "1‘“ 01905 459309 ’ ‘3 WARRIORSCQUK/TICKETS mug/’5' m |
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