AECC RFC 59
Arts Institute of Bournemouth RFC 0
Now, the score says 59-0, and I'm going to go with that because I trust Tom Waller, but there's only noted details of 43 of the points. The rest of the notes just read "best legs - Tom Waller" and the times, details and consequences of every Mike Richards fumble (of which there were many!).
Today was a great opportunity for newcomers Magnus Stadheim, Kristian Gabrielsen, Dominik Jaskulski, Bram Vis and Nathan Chilbear to experience rugby for the first time. You will no doubt be happy to hear that sterling performances were put in by all.
The game was deadlocked for the first ten minutes, with both sides struggling to gain the upper hand. That was until the returning Joe Frost put the quicksilver Mike Richards through a gap with a no-look pass, Richards offloading to Struan Brown, who passed to Matt Bateman who scrambled over for the opening try.
Straight from the next kickoff, Tom Waller was put away up the touchline, ran "203 metres" and the try included a "beautiful step" (according to the notes). With his hero points safe, Waller played no further part in the game.
He was on the pitch, like, but played no further part in the game, really.
The next try was to come from a beautifully worked backline move from the scrum, with captain Antoine Helsen bursting through a gaping hole in the defence to dash under the posts.
AECC turned around 17 points to the good, and with no points leaked. Aside from some inevitable penalties at the breakdown, the Chiro defence was top notch.
It had been a while since Joe Frost had played a game of rugby, and he was obviously a bit bored of passing the ball, so when returning the next fielded kick, decided to bully his way through about four people to trundle under the posts. That lad is definitely getting bigger, but if it helps his rugby, who am I to criticise? He scored another one a bit like that later on, so I'll just mention it now to save bringing it up later. You're welcome.
By now the AECC try machine was rolling on like a train with no station on the road to a win. Next to jump on the wagon was newcomer Nathan Chilbear, who finished off some fine interplay in the backs by crashing over for a debut try.
Jonny Coller, with an individual effort, and Tom White were the next to benefit from the AECC backs' dominance with a try each, setting the stage for Piet "The Rhino" (notes again) Le Roux running in a try from his own half.
One piece of play that didn't result in a try but surely deserves recognition is Magnus Stadheim's break. Spotting the gap, Magnus clearly didn't like the look of it, so decided to make his own by smashing two people out of the way, before swerving past the fullback. Not bad for a man of his size!
So anyway, apparently the final score was 59-0, but that didn't really matter, because the new boys did themselves and us proud.
For that reason, the traditional man of the match award will be shared by Magnus Stadheim, Kristian Gabrielsen, Dominik Jaskulski, Bram Vis and Nathan Chilbear.
Unfortunately the occasion was somewhat marred by the lack of hygiene shown by an alarming amount of AECC players, not showering after the game. Starting now, the rugby club will be implementing an aggressive "name and shame" policy in an attempt to stamp out such behaviour.
The following can consider themselves SHAMED:
MAGNUS STADHEIM
PIET LE ROUX
ED CRAWFORD
CALLUM FORREST
KRISTIAN GABRIELSEN
(Apologies, I can't remember everyone, I'm sure a quick click on the 'Reply All' button would be much appreciated by everyone if you remember someone I missed)
So all that remains is to say
AECC RFC - Not bad for a touch team!
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