Sat 14 Jan 2023
Norwich Union 7-28 Colchester 2s 14-Jan-2023
Union were blown away in the first quarter as their visitors Colchester 2s amas a four try and what turned out to an unassailable lead before Union managed to get into the game.
The game started with am un-characteristic mistake by captain Matt Spenceley from the kick off which resulted in a scrum to the visitors, which they won and spun the ball quickly to round the Union defence to score a converted try from the off.
Colchester scored a further two tries in similar style moving the ball quickly away from the Union pack rounding the scrambling defence to score a second and third converted try. A fourth followed with barely 14 minutes on the clock as Union tried to run the ball but were turned were turned over on half-way, the visitors again moving the ball quickly, using their quick and powerful backs to make big holes in the Union defence resulting in a 0-28 deficit we less than a quarter of the game gone.
Union, to their credit gathered and dusted themselves off and began to compete in the set-piece which gave them a platform and started to close down their opponents stifling their ability to move the ball. So, the score remained 0-28 at half time.
Union scored the only points of the second half though a try from Greg Thurston as he found himself at the back of a driving maul from a lineout close to the Colchester 2s line, Lloyd Davis slotted a difficult conversion to take the score to 7-28.
A downpour part way through the second half resulted in awful conditions for both teams, who slugged it out with neither able to make a clean break to score, so the score remained at 7-28 until the final whistle.
Union’s next game see them travel to Woodbridge RFC next Saturday, kick is 2pm.
Team: Martyn Webb, Ben Bond-Webster, Simon Pitcher, Jordan Read, Johnny Short, Matt Mclaughlin, Greg Thurston, Matt Spenceley, Lloyd Davis, Mark Hill, Graham Hunt, Nick Trataris, Ryan Day, Tristan Smith, Alex Sinclair
Replacements: Joe Morrell, Rob Savage, Jay O’Brien
Scorers: Greg Thurston 1T, Lloyd Davis 1C
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