Bristol University IV 0
AECC RFC 30
A patched-up AECC Rugby travelled to Bristol in the now standard minibus with inspirational coach Joseph Athow-Frost at home ill, vice captain and spent force Mike Richards relegated to the bench with "da sniffle-wiffles" and Ben Rutter (the dancing nutter) playing Number 8. Something was bound to go wrong. On the plus side, making their debuts for the College in the British Universities and Colleges Sports league were Beau Henrickson, Pieter Le Roux, Iain Stephen Crombie and Clive Hurkett.
Bristol started well, pressurising the AECC in their own half and forcing an early penalty opportunity. Opportunity, that is, for the Bristol kicker to show his complete ineptitude for the job as the ball was spooned harmlessly wide. Jon Coller's dismal day of kicking then commenced with a 22 drop out which went directly to touch, putting the Chiros straight back under pressure. Fortunately Alan Ryan was on hand to execute a swing in momentum with a couple of crunching hits in the midfield, before finishing off a seven-phase sweeping move that covered no less than 70 metres of uphill pitch. Jon Coller stepped up to add the extras.
The try seemed to settle the boys somewhat, and some good territorial play saw the Chiros earn a scrum on the Bristol five metre line. A rarely-seen glimpse of tactical nous from bulldozing No.8 Ben Rutter allowed skipper Matt Bateman to dive over for his second try in two outings this season. Jon Coller missed the conversion, obviously.
Bristol rallied before the end of the half, earning themselves another penalty opportunity, which obviously didn't concern the Chiros, and rightly so. Halftime 12-0.
The second half started well for the AECC, playing downhill they soon forced another scrum on the Bristol 5, this time there was no hint of tactical nous from Rutter as he steamrollered his way through three people to score the Chiros' third try. The good news continued as Coller once again missed the conversion which cost him £1 in a bet with his daddy, who came to watch his widdle boy pway wugby. The game was then held up for about 10 minutes - some of the carnage that unfolded in the scoring of Rutter's try could not be adequately cleaned up, so the teams moved to an adjacent pitch.
Iain Stephen Crombie, though it has escaped mention until now, seemed in ornery mood from the first minute and his frustration seemed to boil over in the 60th minute when he got his little lacy knickers in a right old twist. Crombie was sent to the sin bin for ten minutes, perhaps to go and pick up all his toys.
The one-man deficit was no barrier to the Chiros' momentum though, and it was not long before more questionable decision-making from Coller saw him spunk away a 5-man overlap for a spawny dribbler of a drop goal.
The boys would soon be back in scoring range though, and continued pressure in the Bristol 22 finally saw the Bristol scrum driven back over their own line for recent arrival Mike Richards to flop on the ball to take all the credit of the 7 men in front of him. This was of course followed by the obligatory missed conversion (Coller).
There would be time for one more try , some swift turnover ball in midfield and quick hands through the backs saw Kevin Marillier cross for a try on his debut start. The conversion attempt was missed.
Which brings us to the post-match review. Man of the Match goes to Alan Ryan for his heroic contributions up the centre channel. Dick of the Day went somewhat controversially to Ben Rutter for his persistent trash talking, though this award was chosen chiefly by another front-runner, Jon Coller. I like to think that this report has redressed the balance somewhat.
The team also received high praise from the parents who had travelled to watch, saying they had a "thoroughly enjoyable afternoon" and some said they would be travelling to Bath to watch us next week. We welcome the support and would love to see supporters from college. if you are interested in coming to watch, please contact Matthew Bateman or Mike Richards for details.
Quote of the day (from Dick of the Day Ben Rutter):
"Just call me the weatherman, 'cos I bring the ****ing rain!"
AECC RFC: Not bad for a top of the league team
AECC RFC 30
A patched-up AECC Rugby travelled to Bristol in the now standard minibus with inspirational coach Joseph Athow-Frost at home ill, vice captain and spent force Mike Richards relegated to the bench with "da sniffle-wiffles" and Ben Rutter (the dancing nutter) playing Number 8. Something was bound to go wrong. On the plus side, making their debuts for the College in the British Universities and Colleges Sports league were Beau Henrickson, Pieter Le Roux, Iain Stephen Crombie and Clive Hurkett.
Bristol started well, pressurising the AECC in their own half and forcing an early penalty opportunity. Opportunity, that is, for the Bristol kicker to show his complete ineptitude for the job as the ball was spooned harmlessly wide. Jon Coller's dismal day of kicking then commenced with a 22 drop out which went directly to touch, putting the Chiros straight back under pressure. Fortunately Alan Ryan was on hand to execute a swing in momentum with a couple of crunching hits in the midfield, before finishing off a seven-phase sweeping move that covered no less than 70 metres of uphill pitch. Jon Coller stepped up to add the extras.
The try seemed to settle the boys somewhat, and some good territorial play saw the Chiros earn a scrum on the Bristol five metre line. A rarely-seen glimpse of tactical nous from bulldozing No.8 Ben Rutter allowed skipper Matt Bateman to dive over for his second try in two outings this season. Jon Coller missed the conversion, obviously.
Bristol rallied before the end of the half, earning themselves another penalty opportunity, which obviously didn't concern the Chiros, and rightly so. Halftime 12-0.
The second half started well for the AECC, playing downhill they soon forced another scrum on the Bristol 5, this time there was no hint of tactical nous from Rutter as he steamrollered his way through three people to score the Chiros' third try. The good news continued as Coller once again missed the conversion which cost him £1 in a bet with his daddy, who came to watch his widdle boy pway wugby. The game was then held up for about 10 minutes - some of the carnage that unfolded in the scoring of Rutter's try could not be adequately cleaned up, so the teams moved to an adjacent pitch.
Iain Stephen Crombie, though it has escaped mention until now, seemed in ornery mood from the first minute and his frustration seemed to boil over in the 60th minute when he got his little lacy knickers in a right old twist. Crombie was sent to the sin bin for ten minutes, perhaps to go and pick up all his toys.
The one-man deficit was no barrier to the Chiros' momentum though, and it was not long before more questionable decision-making from Coller saw him spunk away a 5-man overlap for a spawny dribbler of a drop goal.
The boys would soon be back in scoring range though, and continued pressure in the Bristol 22 finally saw the Bristol scrum driven back over their own line for recent arrival Mike Richards to flop on the ball to take all the credit of the 7 men in front of him. This was of course followed by the obligatory missed conversion (Coller).
There would be time for one more try , some swift turnover ball in midfield and quick hands through the backs saw Kevin Marillier cross for a try on his debut start. The conversion attempt was missed.
Which brings us to the post-match review. Man of the Match goes to Alan Ryan for his heroic contributions up the centre channel. Dick of the Day went somewhat controversially to Ben Rutter for his persistent trash talking, though this award was chosen chiefly by another front-runner, Jon Coller. I like to think that this report has redressed the balance somewhat.
The team also received high praise from the parents who had travelled to watch, saying they had a "thoroughly enjoyable afternoon" and some said they would be travelling to Bath to watch us next week. We welcome the support and would love to see supporters from college. if you are interested in coming to watch, please contact Matthew Bateman or Mike Richards for details.
Quote of the day (from Dick of the Day Ben Rutter):
"Just call me the weatherman, 'cos I bring the ****ing rain!"
AECC RFC: Not bad for a top of the league team
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