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Extended post match reaction Cornish Pirates 21 Jersey Reds 17
An exciting match between old rivals featured a storming start from the Reds and a determined comeback from Cornish Pirates, who ended up the narrow victors on their home turf at the Mennaye Field. The result was a hammer-blow to the Reds’ ambitions to be in the mix at the end of the Championship season, with fourth place now the almost inevitable final ranking for Harvey Biljon’s side; the Pirates remain very much in contention, with Doncaster Knights and Ealing Trailfinders their rivals for the title. Playing at a lively tempo from the start, the Reds quickly tapped their first penalty of the match, with Brendan Owen racing forward and being supported by Scott Van Breda. When the ball was worked back to Tom Pittman the fly-half kicked over the Pirates’ defence and Ryan Olowofela raced forward to tackle the defender. With the Pirates in disarray the ball was quickly worked wide and Owen slid through a grubber that bounced up nicely for Macauley Cook to collect it and stroll over with only 130 seconds on the clock. Another good run by Owen, this time from a kick return, gave the visitors more momentum a few minutes later and the ball was fed wide via an unlikely ‘Serevi’ flick-pass between the legs of prop James Flynn. The bouncing ball from Flynn was taken by Dan Barnes who found Olowofela for a searing break forward and then a pass inside to James Elliott, who then returned the ball back outside to Barnes, who took it well and crossed by the posts. A second conversion from ‘SVB’ left the Reds 14-points ahead after eight minutes. With the Reds rampant, there could have been a third try when Owen fed Will Brown, who got very close to the line, but this time the Pirates held firm and they were soon able to get some field position at the other end and hooker Tom Channon, wearing number 16, crossed from the back of a maul. The Reds enjoyed a further spell of pressure late in the half, with Matt Bolwell of Pirates binned for illegal play at the breakdown and a series of drives that went close, but could not get the ball over the line. With the last play of the half the Reds won a penalty and Van Breda slotted the kick to make it 7-17. Although there was some rain in the first half, the weather was a lot kinder than for the majority of the Reds’ previous visits to the Mennaye, and the sun was back out by the time the second half started. The Reds had a great chance when Olowofela and Brown fed Barnes, but the final pass to Van Breda went to ground with the line beckoning. There were also two lost lineout balls at the start of the second period which robbed the visitors of momentum. Pirates capitalised with a second mauled try by Channon and the home crowd of just over 2,000 urged their side to complete the comeback. The Pirates were in the ascendancy now, but the Jersey defence was solid, with the closest shave being when number 8 Tom Duncan was held up over the line. But eventually the pressure told and replacement scrum-half Tom Kessell got over in the corner, Arwel Robson extending the lead with his third successful conversion. Both side had chances in the closing stages, with Pirates being initially awarded a fourth try through Robin Wedlake only for the officials to disallow the score as a result of handling in a scrum several phases earlier, with acting captain Van Breda displaying some authoritative yet tactful negotiating skills. The Reds had a chance with an attacking lineout inside their opponents 22 after a deliberate knock-on - but no yellow card - against Wedlake as he went for an interception, but although Harry Doolan found his jumper, the Reds weren't able to form a maul; in spite of some promising late attacks, with replacements Guy Thompson and James Mitchell having an impact, the clock ran down and the home side’s win was confirmed. The losing margin was typical of the league games between the sides over the past decade, with 13 of the 18 contests settled by seven points or fewer, and the winning side only once managing to secure a try bonus point. CORNISH PIRATES: Penny, O’Meara (Wedlake 3), Wyatt, De Battista (capt), Sirker (Tucker 68), Robson, Schwarz (Kessell 52); Andrew (Phillips 68), Channon, Petch (Rodman 71), Caulfield (Teague 68), Cutmore, Montgomery (Gibson 56), Bolwell (YC 33), Duncan. Unused: Blackmore JERSEY REDS: Owen (Roberts 77); Olowofela, Van Breda, Barnes, Brown; Pittman, Elliott (Mitchell 64); Flynn (Godfrey 59), Clarke (Doolan 78), Longwell (Yendle 71), O’Connor (Humfrey 71), Cook, Argyle, Wynne (capt) (Grey 65), Lawrence (Thompson 61). REFEREE: Anthony Woodthorpe. Assistants: Simon Adams, Ian Bibey Half Time: 7-17 Attendance: 2,042 Scorers Cornish Pirates Tries: Channon 20, 48, Kessell 66 Conversions: Robson 20, 48, 66 Jersey Reds Tries: Cook 3, Barnes 8 Conversions: Van Breda 3, 8 Penalty: Van Breda 40
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Three goals in the first 21 minutes had Dundee fans leaving early. Bruce Anderson's double, Scott Pittman and Jack Fitzwater secured the 4-0 victory away. Subscribe to the SPFL YouTube here!: http://goo.gl/jq3jXN Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/spflofficial Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/spfl & https://twitter.com/spflnews SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP CONTENT AVAILABILITY INFORMATION - GOALS FROM SATURDAY'S MATCHES WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE UK & IRELAND FROM 6PM ON SUNDAY. GOALS FROM ALL OTHER MATCHDAYS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO VIEW WORLDWIDE FROM MIDNIGHT AFTER THE MATCH. The SPFL is the leading sporting competition in Scotland, covering the top 42 football teams in the country. Subscribe to the official SPFL YouTube channel to make sure you catch all the best bits from Scottish league football. Scottish football is famous for passionate and exciting matches featuring top teams like Celtic, Rangers, Aberdeen, Hearts, Hibs and Dundee United. The top league is called the Scottish Premiership. Below the top level, there are a further three leagues -- the Scottish Championship, Scottish League 1 and Scottish League 2.
Jersey Reds tries v Nottingham
Jersey Reds claimed a thrilling win away at Lady Bay, scoring seven of the 12 tries in a ding-dong encounter which took them – temporarily at least – to the top of the Championship rankings. The game kicked off 41 minutes late on a cold day which had seen rain at times, the majority of which had passed by the time the players took to the field. The delay was caused by there being no ambulance on-site at the time of the scheduled 7.45pm start, with the referee eventually acquiescing to suggestions that the players should warm up a second time before the game started. As Scott Van Breda eventually kicked off, the Reds immediately began to pressurize their hosts and before too long Tom Pittman worked a grubber kick through and Ryan Olowofela raced through to touch down. ‘SVB’ hit the post with an unsuccessful attempt to add the extras. It wasn’t 0-5 for long: Will Brown went close and as the forwards followed up with power and numbers Steve Longwell crossed and this time the con was good. Callum Allen gave the home crowd something to cheer about when he closed from close-range, but then there was a moment to treasure for Jersey and their supporters as Harry Doolan finished a rolling maul for his maiden try for the Reds on his first start. Attempts to add a fourth try were scuppered when Harry Graham pounced and raced clear for Nottingham’s second as the first quarter ended. The second quarter was a less frenzied affair with just one more try: Brown racing after a kick ahead, deftly kicking forward and touching down for 12-22 at the break. Doolan and his fellow forwards got an early chance after the resumption when the Archers were penalised for holding on and Van Breda kicked to the corner. The hooker found skipper Macauley Cook and then followed up to steer the maul over and touch down, with SVB adding two more points. The pace of scoring picked up again, the next score coming from home wing David Williams after some nice phases and Bunting restoring the 10-point deficit. A quick tap by Scott Van Breda from a penalty award set up the sixth Jersey try as the South African kicked the ball forward and Brown followed up at pace to claim the try. The 10th try of the game was for the hosts with Bunting the scorer after 63 minutes, and once again it was a 10-point game (24-34) with the Reds now having introduced all of their eight replacements. Achieving a bonus point for their fourth try was far from the limit of Nottingham ambitions and the hosts pressed forward as the clock ran down, with Williams eventually adding his second and Bunting converting for 31-34. Supporters following the game back on the Rock may have been beside themselves, but the Reds focused and when the home side knocked on, the visitors finally applied the coup-de-grace through two back-row replacements: Lewis Wynne went close and then Wes White crossed, with SVB’s excellent conversion the last kick of a pulsating evening’s rugby. NOTTINGHAM: Stapley; Williams D, Thacker, Simonds, Graham; Bunting, Marsh; Williams T, Vanes, Betts, Hall, Allen, Cox, Tweedy, Poullet (capt). Replacements: Farnworth, Sio, McNulty, Ramshaw, Barrett, Stronge, Hollingsworth, Peachey. JERSEY REDS: Owen B; Olowofela, Van Breda, Holgate (Hutler 53), Brown; Pittman, Mitchell (Elliott 53); Godfrey (Owen H 49), Doolan (Clarke 63), Longwell (Yendle 49), O’Connor (Everard 60), Cook (capt), Argyle, Grey (Wynne 51), Lawrence (White 60). REFEREE: Anthony Woodthorpe. Assistants: Gregg Dawson, Andy Ashwell Half Time: 12-22 Attendance: 838 Scorers Nottingham Tries: Allen 10, Graham 20, Williams 49, 77, Bunting 63 Conversions: Bunting 10, 49, 77 Jersey Reds Tries: Olowofela 2, Longwell 6, Doolan 18, 43, Brown 31, 52, White 80 Conversions: Van Breda 6, 43, 80
Jersey Reds tries v Richmond
Scorers Will Brown 14, 72, Tim Grey 20 Eoghan Clarke 63 James Mitchell 79 JERSEY REDS: Van Breda; Owen, Roberts (Olowofela 74), Holgate, Brown; Pittman, Mitchell (Elliott ); Flynn (Godfrey 68), Clarke (Doolan ), Longwell (Higgins ), O’Connor, Cook (capt), Humfrey (Argyle 55), Grey (Wynne 65), Lawrence. Not used: Doolan, Godfrey, Higgins, Everard, Elliott. RICHMOND: Kaye (Landray 61); James (Trimble 73), Anyanwu, Mclean, Caddy; Kane, Lennon (Stafford 53); Harris (Spring 76), Perks (Hadfield 51), Litchfield (Ntinga 53), Hosking, Carrick-Smith (Collingridge 73), Worthington, Cardew (Benson 65), Bright (capt). REFEREE: Hamish Smales. Assistants: Charlie Gayther, Darryl Chapman Half Time: 12-5 Attendance: 1,272 Man-of-the-match (as chose by match sponsor Hartigan): Will Brown (Jersey Reds)
Reactions from Reds DOR Harvey Biljon & Richmond HC Rob Powell after Reds 29-13 win against Richmond
The Reds produced a second-half masterclass in how to control a game when playing into a headwind, helping achieve what might appear to be a relatively comfortable bonus-point win. In truth it was anything but straightforward for a home side who had underperformed during the first half and were clinging to a two-point lead on the hour mark before knuckling down with power and composure to put the game to bed. The Reds made the early running and used a penalty advantage from a scrum to work the ball wide. Backs and forwards combined as Sean O’Connor punched a hole in midfield and offloaded to James Flynn, who quickly found Scott Van Breda, with the ball spun via Jack Roberts to Will Brown, who applied the finishing touch in the corner. After Van Breda’s conversion attempt clanged into the upright, Richmond responded into the wind with a powerful maul. The initial lineout may have been 20 metres out, but the rumble maintained momentum and Jared Cardew ploughed over. After the visiting number seven got his name on the score-sheet, his Jersey counterpart did the same two minutes later, Tim Grey touching down after a powerful run at close range. The Reds were unable to add to their points tally in the second quarter, hindered by several lost lineouts and other inaccuracies, but held their lead when Scott Van Breda read James Kane’s dummy and crunched the visiting fly-half when a try seemed likely. The wind didn’t let up when the teams returned after half-time, with an early sign of this being a clearance by Kane from just outside his 22 that bounced on and smashed into the advertising hoardings in front of the Investec Terrace 80 metres away. Jersey efforts to control the game were producing a more even territorial battle than in the first period, although initially there were no points to show for this, the closest being a break by Tom Pittman that saw the fly-half being penalised for jumping back to his feet after a tackle. Another attack by the Reds offered a glimpse of an overlap on the right wing, but attempts to get the ball wide to Brendan Owen were read by Richmond’s Jake Caddy, who intercepted and sprinted home from 50 metres. Kane’s conversion was missed, leaving the Reds 12-10 ahead. The home forwards had come out for the second half brimming with determination, and established themselves in the loose and at set pieces, with several scrum penalties and some flawless lineout execution. The Reds’ discipline was also impressive, with an estimate of only six penalties conceded across the 80 minutes. Just after the hour, a penalty award set up a chance for an attacking Jersey maul, converted by Eoghan Clarke for his 11th try of the season after Macauley Cook had taken the lineout ball. Richmond were far from finished, and pressed forward to earn a penalty close to the Jersey 22. With a seven-point deficit, skipper Mark Bright agreed that Kane should kick for goal, although some members of the visiting contingent had favoured going for the try. Kane’s kick was successful, meaning the visitors could win the game with a try. The Reds responded in fine style, securing possession from Van Breda’s hanging restart via Lewis Wynne and Sean O’Connor. Omitted from the starting line-up for the first time this season, Wynne made a real impact during the final quarter alongside another replacement, Max Argyle. Richmond conceded a penalty for obstruction, allowing the Reds to set up camp in their opponents 22 and eventually claim a fourth try. There were good thrusts by Jordan Holgate and Argyle and eventually Holgate fed Brown who broke Kane’s tackle and squeezed over in the corner. Brown’s final contribution was a defensive one as he brought down Max Trimble and dragged the Richmond players feet across the touchline when a try seemed likely, and in the dying stages a final attack by the visitors from much closer to their own line saw the ball dropped and kicked to the in-goal area by James Mitchell, who followed up to score. Van Breda’s conversion was the final act before referee Hamish Smales blew the final whistle. After the game, Director of Rugby Harvey Biljon hailed the effort of his Reds’ squad. “I wasn’t overly-confident at half-time,” he said. “The conditions were tough, but I think we managed them better. “The elements that our coaches had highlighted during the week worked well, we were accurate and disciplined, and key players stood up at crucial moments.” Richmond Head Coach Rob Powell was disappointed with the outcome of the second half. “We thought that with the wind we had put ourselves in a good position,” he said. “Unfortunately we couldn’t compete as well in the second half as a result of the errors we made and the penalties we conceded. “The game was tighter than the score suggested, but in the second half we found ourselves defending when it should have been Jersey on the back foot.”
Jersey Reds v Richmond preview
Jersey Reds and Richmond will reach two decades of league rivalry later in 2022, meaning Saturday’s encounter at Stade Santander International is particularly eagerly-awaited. Dating back to the 2002/03 season, the two clubs have built up a strong mutual respect, although the bonhomie will be suspended once the latest round of Championship matches gets underway. After ringing the changes among half of his starting line-up ahead of last weekend’s win at Ampthill, Jersey Director of Rugby Harvey Biljon will send out a more settled starting XV. James Mitchell and James Elliott have rotated frequently at scrum-half, with Mitchell getting the nod this week, while in the front row Steve Longwell is promoted from the bench to start at tight-head. The final change comes in the back row, with new signing Alun Lawrence earning a start after impressing as a replacement on his debut at Ampthill. This means Tim Grey moves to flanker, while Lewis Wynne will be on the bench after captaining the Reds in every league game so far this season. While Wynne waits to make an impact from the bench, lock forward Macauley Cook will lead out the side; Cook is one of only two players – alongside wing Will Brown – to have started all 13 Championship games so far. Prop Jack Higgins and three quarter Ryan Olowofela both return to contention having been selected on the bench. The current season is the seventh in the past two decades when the clubs have been in the same league. In 2002/03, Richmond were champions of London 3 South-West (level 7), defeating the Reds 3-32 at St Peter and 30-13 at the Richmond Athletic Ground as part of a run of 83 successive league wins. In 2010/11 it was Jersey who gained promotion, from National Two South – honours between the two sides finished even, with Jersey winning 29-9 at St Peter having lost 25-14 in south-west London. More recently the clubs have met eight times in the Championship, with the Reds winning six of the encounters and also taking the honours in two Championship Cup games. At the end of October last year, the visitors from Jersey made an impressive start at the RAG, with Wes White crossing in the fourth minute, and led 0-19 at the break; but it was a far closer affair after that, with Richmond closing the gap to just two points on the hour mark before the Reds claimed a fourth try and eventually won 20-26. Jersey Reds 1st XV squad v Richmond (H) – RFU Championship match 14/20, Stade Santander International, Saturday January 29th 2022, k-o 2pm Backs (15-9) Scott Van Breda; Brendan Owen, Jack Roberts, Jordan Holgate, Will Brown; Tom Pittman, James Mitchell. Forwards (1-8) James Flynn, Eoghan Clarke, Steve Longwell, Sean O’Connor, Macauley Cook (capt), Alex Humfrey, Tim Grey, Alun Lawrence. Replacements (16-23) Harry Doolan, Roy Godfrey, Jack Higgins, Tom Everard, Max Argyle, Lewis Wynne; James Elliott, Ryan Olowofela.
Jersey Reds tries v Ampthill
The Reds returned to winning ways thanks to a hard-fought win against a resilient Ampthill, coming from behind to seize victory through Jordan Holgate’s try with 12 minutes to play. After successive defeats to Bedford Blues and Doncaster Knights either side of the New Year break, the visitors started with real determination and dominated the first 25 minutes. Possession was secured directly from Scott Van Breda’s hanging kick-off and the home side’s defence came under immediate threat. A scrum offence and several other penalty concessions gave the Reds a series of opportunities, but attempts to get a rolling maul going were unsuccessful, the nearest effort being held up over the line. The frequent use of grubber kicks behind the defence almost paid dividends when Van Breda was just beaten to the touchdown of a Pittman grubber, but the next time the Reds fly-half threaded a kick through the home defence couldn’t deal with it and Brendan Owen pounced to score his third try of the season, with a fine conversion added by ‘SVB’. The Reds carried on in the same vein and looked by far the most likely side to score next, with Ampthill not helped by the loss of debutant scrum-half Harri Morgan with an ankle injury early in the second quarter. But having soaked up a considerable amount of pressure, the hosts then struck on the counter. Having dropped a kick near his 22 minutes earlier, Joe Goodchild atoned with a run out of defence after fielding James Elliott’s box-kick, chipping over the cover and regathering. The ball was kept alive with great hands from Joe Bercis and Josh Bragman before Ben Cambriani applied the finishing touch with a 35-metre sprint down the left touchline to score. In spite of their overall dominance, the Reds had nothing to show for it on the scoreboard. Further chances came to nothing, while the hosts had to play with 14 men after Cambriani cynically prevented the Reds recycling ball from a breakdown close to his own line. At one stage prop Luke Yendle crossed the line but was again held up, while there were some powerful runs from – among others – Jack Roberts and Tim Grey. It looked as if the attacking lineout option was finally bearing fruit on the stroke of half-time. A maul rumbled towards the try-line before stalling momentarily with direction from the referee to use the ball and the whistle blowing just before Eoghan Clarke dived over the line. It was close, but no try… and there was no more time as the half-time whistle blew. With efforts to capitalise from attacking lineouts having failed to bring points, it was no surprise to see Van Breda opt for the posts when the Reds won a penalty in the centre of the field 10 minutes after the resumption, and the full-back bisected the uprights to restore his side’s lead. Shortly afterwards it was Jersey’s turn to go down to 14 men with an over-physical entry to a ruck by Eoghan Clarke sparking a scuffle and a yellow card for the hooker. Ampthill took advantage to kick to the Reds’ 22 and then replacement scrum-half Kevin Barrett sprinted through a yawning gap to almost reach the line, something Bercis was able to do two phases later with the try awarded following consultation between the officials. The visitors needed to dig deep in order to wipe out the deficit and showed an increased inclination to keep ball in hand. Van Breda’s massive touchfinder from a penalty set up more than a dozen phases of play, with debutant Alun Lawrence playing a prominent role, but a potential scoring pass from Will Brown to Lewis Wynne went to hand. The decisive move came after the Reds attacked from halfway after fielding a clearance kick. Several phases put the home defence under stress, and when it came, the try was a simple one. James Mitchell took possession from a ruck, glanced left, hesitated momentarily and then delivered a short pop-pass to Holgate, who was running a devastating line and raced to the try-line. Van Breda converted and the Reds had a five-point lead. The final 10 minutes featured half-chances for both sides, but the Reds were able to defend in relative comfort and had a chance to move clear when the pack won a scrum penalty in the penultimate minute. Van Breda summoned the tee and lined up from 30 metres out, but his high kick was adjudged (by the officials, with the kicker appearing to belong to a different school-of-thought) to have passed just to the wrong side of the upright. The missed kick, Van Breda’s first of the game, meant Ampthill clung on to their losing bonus point and still had an outside chance of victory. But regaining possession from the 22-metre drop-out proved beyond them, and the Reds controlled the ball for a few vital seconds before Mitchell acted on the referee’s ‘time’s up’ advice and kicked it dead.
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