Sunday, 25 April 2010
Sunday, 18 April 2010
Sunday 18th April: Training and Barbecue
Excellent barbecue after training. Thanks to Harry and Louise for the organisation, including the fantastic weather.
The head coach was the subject of a number of 'thank you's from the team.
The head coach was the subject of a number of 'thank you's from the team.
Sunday, 11 April 2010
Newmarket 27 - 0 Peterborough
It was third time lucky for Newmarket as they gained revenge, in some style, for two narrow defeats by Peterborough earlier in the season.
The writing was on the wall for the away team from the kick off. Newmarket recovered the ball from their own drop out, forced a penalty and Aiden Cooper crashed over with fewer than two minutes on the clock.
The home team were so dominant that the only times that Peterborough crossed the halfway line in the first half were when they re-started after a score. Those incursions were only brief and with Newmarket quick to the breakdown and disrupting opposition ball it was only a few minutes before they were back in front of the away side's posts. This time a Peterborough clearing kick was gathered by Jack Watson and his pass out of the tackle allowed Iain Moffat to score from outside centre.
Cooper soon had his second try as the home side won a scrum against the head. Chris Le picked up at No. 8 and drove for the line before slipping the ball to the scorer who evaded several tackles to touchdown. This time Joe Stafford correctly judged the swirling wind to land the first of his two conversions and give Newmarket a 17 point lead at half-time.
The second half started no better for Peterborough. Their kick off was gathered by Dan Bristow and the second row sprinted the length of the field to score under the posts. However, they responded well and had their best passage of play. Newmarket found themselves pinned in their own half as a number of handling mistakes resulted from their commitment to an expansive running game. But, with the exception of a powerful run by the Peterborough full-back, Newmarket never looked in serious danger of conceding points.
They stretched their advantage as Bristow snaffled a Peterborough throw and again outpaced the defence, this time from the halfway line, to secure his second try and the man of the match award.
The writing was on the wall for the away team from the kick off. Newmarket recovered the ball from their own drop out, forced a penalty and Aiden Cooper crashed over with fewer than two minutes on the clock.
The home team were so dominant that the only times that Peterborough crossed the halfway line in the first half were when they re-started after a score. Those incursions were only brief and with Newmarket quick to the breakdown and disrupting opposition ball it was only a few minutes before they were back in front of the away side's posts. This time a Peterborough clearing kick was gathered by Jack Watson and his pass out of the tackle allowed Iain Moffat to score from outside centre.
Cooper soon had his second try as the home side won a scrum against the head. Chris Le picked up at No. 8 and drove for the line before slipping the ball to the scorer who evaded several tackles to touchdown. This time Joe Stafford correctly judged the swirling wind to land the first of his two conversions and give Newmarket a 17 point lead at half-time.
The second half started no better for Peterborough. Their kick off was gathered by Dan Bristow and the second row sprinted the length of the field to score under the posts. However, they responded well and had their best passage of play. Newmarket found themselves pinned in their own half as a number of handling mistakes resulted from their commitment to an expansive running game. But, with the exception of a powerful run by the Peterborough full-back, Newmarket never looked in serious danger of conceding points.
They stretched their advantage as Bristow snaffled a Peterborough throw and again outpaced the defence, this time from the halfway line, to secure his second try and the man of the match award.
Sunday, 28 March 2010
Swaffham 5 - 46 Newmarket
Newmarket continued their recent good form with a fifteen man performance that overwhelmed the Swaffham defence and made it difficult for the opposition attack to cross the gain line. With forwards and backs firing on all cylinders it was no surprise when Newmarket scored early, as Dan Bristow and Chris Le combined to get within inches of the try line and set up Ethan Brown to wriggle over.
They had soon doubled the score as Aiden Cooper spotted a gap on the blindside and slipped the ball to Iain Moffat. The winger had work to do before touching down in the corner, following his welcome return to the team. With both conversions missed, Le was then close to another score, only to be adjudged rightly to have made a double movement in trying to get the ball over the line.
Moffat moved from wing to outside centre shortly afterwards as Nathan Buckle had to be carried off with a serious-looking ankle injury. Newmarket responded well and Swaffham found themselves pinned in the own twenty-two and having to kick to clear their lines. With Newmarket winning any lineout ball and Ashley Reid comfortably catching and returning any open field kicks it was inevitable that the waves of pressure would tell and this time it was Cooper who cut back in past the wrong-footed defence to score under the posts. Joe Stafford converted the try and soon added to his points tally with a try of his own on the stroke of half time to give Newmarket a 24 point lead.
The pattern of the game continued in the second half as Stafford made good use of kicks over the top of the Swaffham defence to put them under pressure. First a good chase by Joe Metts and Moffat enabled the ball to be recovered with Stafford finishing off what he had started. Then Gwilym Davies put the defence under pressure allowing Metts to charge down the clearance kick and Jack Felton benefited from the rebound for his first try for the club and the man of the match award.
In between these Newmarket scores, Swaffham managed to break out of their own half briefly and a powerful run led to an unconverted try in the corner. The score gave the home side more heart and they defended stoutly for the remainder of the game against a Newmarket side that was reduced to 14 by a sending off. However, their efforts were in vain as Stafford scored a hat-trick try for the second week running following a powerful run by Cooper.
The front row of Tom Wills, Dan Downing and Oliver Sanusi Bartlett, together with flanker Ben Jeacock had been at the heart of much of Newmarket's success in retaining ball and they were responsible for starting the move that resulted in Newmarket's final try. This time Stafford turned provider to put Cooper in close to the posts. Sanusi Bartlett's narrow conversion miss ended the game.
They had soon doubled the score as Aiden Cooper spotted a gap on the blindside and slipped the ball to Iain Moffat. The winger had work to do before touching down in the corner, following his welcome return to the team. With both conversions missed, Le was then close to another score, only to be adjudged rightly to have made a double movement in trying to get the ball over the line.
Moffat moved from wing to outside centre shortly afterwards as Nathan Buckle had to be carried off with a serious-looking ankle injury. Newmarket responded well and Swaffham found themselves pinned in the own twenty-two and having to kick to clear their lines. With Newmarket winning any lineout ball and Ashley Reid comfortably catching and returning any open field kicks it was inevitable that the waves of pressure would tell and this time it was Cooper who cut back in past the wrong-footed defence to score under the posts. Joe Stafford converted the try and soon added to his points tally with a try of his own on the stroke of half time to give Newmarket a 24 point lead.
The pattern of the game continued in the second half as Stafford made good use of kicks over the top of the Swaffham defence to put them under pressure. First a good chase by Joe Metts and Moffat enabled the ball to be recovered with Stafford finishing off what he had started. Then Gwilym Davies put the defence under pressure allowing Metts to charge down the clearance kick and Jack Felton benefited from the rebound for his first try for the club and the man of the match award.
In between these Newmarket scores, Swaffham managed to break out of their own half briefly and a powerful run led to an unconverted try in the corner. The score gave the home side more heart and they defended stoutly for the remainder of the game against a Newmarket side that was reduced to 14 by a sending off. However, their efforts were in vain as Stafford scored a hat-trick try for the second week running following a powerful run by Cooper.
The front row of Tom Wills, Dan Downing and Oliver Sanusi Bartlett, together with flanker Ben Jeacock had been at the heart of much of Newmarket's success in retaining ball and they were responsible for starting the move that resulted in Newmarket's final try. This time Stafford turned provider to put Cooper in close to the posts. Sanusi Bartlett's narrow conversion miss ended the game.
Thursday, 25 March 2010
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