Close but not close enough

One of those saw Plympton Victoria get their first win of the season when they beat old rivals DHSOB 23-17 in a game of contrasting halves.

Plym Vic totally dominated the opening 40 minutes, but DSHOB came back after the break and gave their hosts a real scare.

“We could have done without the half-time break,” said Plym Vic’s Chris Hunt. “We just lost our heads second half.

“I think we thought the game was won and switched off and it took a right shock for us to get back into it.

“In the first half I thought we played some great rugby and kept them to nil, but second half we let them back into it. We can’t lose focus like that.

“But, all in all, we played well against a good side and we were able to hang at the end for the win.”

DHSOB’s Martyn Ruskin, who had an impact when he came on, said: “We were awful first half. We just threw it away. We just did not seem to turn up and we let them dictate it.

“There were some very harsh words at half-time and we came back and had it not been for the rugby Gods we would have finished the job.

“It is a learning curve for us. We still have a lot to learn. This defeat is stinging but I want it to sting.”

Plymouth Sports Gazette.
https://plymouthsportsgazette.com/2018/10/07/rugby-reports-wins-for-ivybridge-services-oaks-argaum-opms-and-plym-vic/