AECC RFC 33
Forrest 2T, Ryan 1T, Davis 1T, Crombie 1T, PIS 4C
University of Bristol 3rd XV 21
The AECC yet again showed their class with a relatively comfortable victory over a talented Bristol side. Bristol had travelled down on a Monday night to play under lights at Chapel Gate, which was an exciting event for all concerned. So exciting, in fact, that it drew a sell-out crowd made up mostly of AECC students (a big thankyou to everyone that turned up).
The Chiros started brightly. The lineout dominance from Callum Forrest in particular and the cool, calm and collected play of talented fresher Dan Pollard-Inshorts (double-barrelled; posh) laid the foundations for a solid first half in which all the AECC points were scored. Forrest scored two tries himself, which now leaves him on the quite frankly ludicrous scoring stretch of 6 tries in his last 3 AECC games.
The returning and persistently impressive Alan Ryan also nabbed himself a try, proving that you don’t have to be big to play rugby, but it certainly helps if you get an assist from someone who is; Forrest providing the scoring pass. Iain Crombie also continued his habit of just generally weaselling his way into stuff by creeping onto the scoresheet, lurking over the line from close range as is typical of the AECC’s “mane man”.
The pick of the scores though, came from recently-single Ricky Davis. Pollard-Inshorts, moving with the grace and ease of a unicorn in full flight, released Forrest who used his velvet hands to put Davis in just enough space for his blistering speed to carry him home. Pollard –Inshorts (also known by the acronym PIS) also kicked 4 of 5 conversions before leaving the field at half-time with a leg problem (perhaps through exposure to the cold; he was wearing shorts you see). After that, the AECC failed to score. Read into that what you will, but it does suggest that the success of a rugby team is inextricably linked with the presence of Dan Pollard-Inshorts.
Bristol managed to take advantage of a couple of collective brain farts to score 21 points, but because it’s late and I don’t really care much for talking about other teams scoring, I won’t bore you any further with the details. Aside from that, the second half was only really remarkable for it kicking off a bit, mostly following a no-arms hit from Mike Richards which probably should have warranted some sort of disciplinary action.
Long story short, AECC are back to winning ways, and now need only to field a team and do better than losing by 114 points to secure promotion for the second year running. Woop woop, as the kids say.
Quote of the day: Deano “Frosty, Frosty, I’m deep inside you”
Squad: Stroon, Arden, Edwards, Forrest, Witzoe, Matthews, Crombie, Richards, Gimby, Frost, Hurkett, Bateman, Ryan, Davis, Pollard. Subs: Tintin, Endler, Conlay, Pooley, Waldin, Stephenson.
AECC RFC
Not bad for Bournemouth Uni 2nd XV
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