Saturday 12th November 2016 – at Billesley Common
Attendance: 776 Referee: Adam Leal
Teams
Mike Penn |
15 |
Leo Fielding |
Drew Cheshire |
14 |
Gregory Griffiths |
Alex Grove |
13 |
Marcus Burcham |
Tim Molenaar |
12 |
Mark Cooke |
Ed Sheldon |
11 |
James Davies |
James Williams |
10 |
Simon Whatling |
Dave Brazier |
9 |
Sam Eydmann |
Tom Fidler |
1 |
Aston Croall |
Jake Farnsworth |
2 |
Michael Perks |
Will Stuart |
3 |
Terry Read |
Marcus Garratt |
4 |
Gregor Gillanders |
George Oram |
5 |
Devin Montgomery |
Harry Hone |
6 |
Frederick Owen |
Chris Brightwell |
8 |
Anders Nilsson |
Jack Preece |
7 |
David Allen |
Replacements |
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James Burgoyne |
16 |
Harry Fry |
Adam Caves |
17 |
Kieron Scutt |
Jacques Le Roux |
18 |
Ryan Ward |
Sam Brown |
19 |
Thomas Chapman |
Greg King |
20 |
Jake Lloyd |
The game as it happened
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05 |
0-3 |
Pen Fielding |
|
05 |
0-3 |
Rep Ward for Montgomery |
Pen James Williams |
07 |
3-3 |
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Try Ed Sheldon |
11 |
8-3 |
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Con James Williams |
12 |
10-3 |
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|
15 |
10-3 |
Rep Montgomery for Ward |
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20 |
10-6 |
Pen Fielding |
|
21 |
10-6 |
YC Sam Eydmann |
|
23 |
10-6 |
Rep Davies for Chapman |
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32 |
10-6 |
Rep Chapman for Davies |
|
32 |
10-9 |
Pen Fielding |
Rep Sam Brown for Dave Brazier |
47 |
10-9 |
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Rep Adam Caves for Jake Farnworth |
47 |
10-9 |
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|
49 |
10-9 |
Rep Chapman for Eydmann |
Rep Jacques Le Roux for Harry Hone |
53 |
10-9 |
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53 |
10-12 |
Pen Fielding |
Rep Greg King for Alex Grove |
54 |
10-12 |
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Try Jack Preece |
61 |
15-12 |
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62 |
15-12 |
Rep Fry for Perks |
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62 |
15-12 |
Rep Scutt for Read |
|
67 |
15-12 |
Rep Lloyd for Davies |
|
67 |
15-12 |
Rep Ward for Nilsson |
Try Chris Brightwell |
79 |
20-12 |
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Con James Williams |
80 |
20-12 |
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Match Report
Jack Preece and Chris Brightwell tries keep Moseley in contention
By Ben Goddard & Paul Smith – Birmingham Mail
Birmingham Moseley maintained their unbeaten home record with a come-from-behind success against Blackheath
Birmingham Moseley remain unbeaten at home after coming from behind thanks to two second-half tries against promotion rivals Blackheath.
The pace and determination of the Mose pack enabled Jack Preece to give the hosts a narrow advantage going into the final stages before Chris Brightwell sealed the victory.
Head coach Kevin Maggs said: “It wasn’t the best game but we showed great composure to score that final try, we had them under a massive amount of pressure at the end and sealed it.
“It was one of those games that didn’t really get going and wasn’t an expansive game. It wasn’t exactly a spectacle but it’s always going to be tough, second place against fourth.”
The early stages were littered with small errors with kickers Leo Fielding and James Williams taking advantage, scoring a penalty each.
Blackheath thought they had broken the deadlock when Marcus Burcham ran through a gap under the posts, but took advantage of an illegal block in the process and his try was chalked off.
Maggs’ side responded immediately and went ahead on 11 minutes when Wasps loanee, tighthead prop Will Stuart, charged forward before allowing Ed Sheldon to run around the back to score.
Moseley’s small errors put them on the back foot with Fielding kicking two penalties before half-time and one after to give the visitors a 12-10 lead after 53 minutes.
Williams didn’t have the same luck in front of the sticks for the hosts, missing two penalty opportunities himself.
Moseley needed the victory to keep up with runaway leaders Hartpury College, who they play next week, and piled on the pressure.
Stuart led the drive and once again powered forward allowing Greg King to jink forward, and despite dropping the ball, Preece picked it up to fly over.
As the clock counted down the hosts pinned the visitors inside their own 22 and eventually the pressure was too much but second-row George Oram was held up on the line.
Mose continued the pressure and Brightwell sneaked through to seal the win in the dying stages.
England under-20 international Stuart joined Moseley on loan under dual-registration from Wasps in October and was influential in the victory.
He added: “It’s a good level for young props to come in and scrum against older guys, who have played about and know what they’re doing.
“It’s a bit of a baptism of fire but it’s a good training ground.”
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