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SAINTS WIN AT HOME
Stephen Howse24 Nov 2014 - 14:45
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SAINTS CONTINUE THEIR WINNIN RUN
AFTER LAST WEEKS WIN AWAY AT WHITEHAVEN, SAINTS WERE LOOKING TO CONTINUE THEIR UNBEATEN HOME FORM THIS SEASON AS THEY WELCOMED UPPER EDEN TO NEWLANDS, WE ARE STILL TO FIND OUT THE COACHES PREFERRED STARTING 15, CAPTAIN STU WILSON AND GORDON MAUDLING UNAVAILABLE AND AGAIN DUE TO WORK COMMITMENTS, STEVE & KRIS WOOD WERE UNAVAILABLE AS WAS MIKE HAWLEY AFTER THE BIRTH OF HIS SON MID WEEK, EVERYONE AT THE CLUB SENDS THEIR CONGRATULATIONS. HEAVY OVERNIGHT RAIN MADE THE PITCH A BIT HEAVY IN PLACES, THIS YEAR HOWEVER WE DO HAVE STRENGTH IN DEPTH, AND FROM THE FIRST SCRUM OF THE DAY AFTER 2 MINS SAINTS FORWARDS DROVE EDEN OFF THEIR OWN BALL, THE BALL FED QUICKLY WIDE TO ROB SCOTT WHO JUST FAILED TO HOLD ONTO THE PASS, PLAY WAS BROUGHT BACK FOR A SAINTS PENALTY AND THE EVER RELIABLE BOOT OF DAN RAYSON SLOTTED OVER TO GIVE SAINTS A 3/ O LEAD. THE HOME SIDE WERE GUILTY OF OVER ELABORATING ON THEIR PLAYS WHICH WAS ALLOWING EDEN TO KEEP IN THE GAME, HOWEVER EDEN WERE STRUGGLING WITH THE SAINTS SET PIECE, IT WAS FROM A EDEN SCRUM SAINTS POWER DROVE THROUGH, THIS TIME THE REF DEEMED WE HAD DELIBRATLY WHEELED, PEN TO EDEN WHICH THEY GRATEFULLY TOOK AND LEVELLED THE SCORES 3/3.
THE HOME SIDE STARTED ATTACKING THROUGH ROLLING MAULS, AND FROM THE BASE OF ONE, STEVE ROUTLEDGE SWITCHED PLAY TO RYAN FISHER, WHO POPPED A PASS INTO THE ARMS OF WINGER ROB SCOTT WHO RACED AWAY TO SCORE, DAN ADDED THE CONVERSION, 10/3.AT THIS STAGE YET AGAIN WE WERE GUILTY OF OVER PLAYING, RUNNING IN AWKWARD SITUATIONS WHEN A RELIEVING KICK WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER SUITED IT WAS FROM ONE OF THESE PLAYS THAT EDEN SURPRISINGLY TOOK THE LEAD WHEN THEIR FORWARDS DROVE THROUGH SAINTS PENALISED AND EDEN WENT FOR THROUGH THEIR FORWARDS AGAIN, AND GOT OVER THE LINE TO SCORE A TRY, THEY ADDED THE CONVERSION SCORES WERE NO LEVEL AT 10/10.
EDEN WERE VERY GOOD AT SPOILING SAINTS PLAY FROM THE FLOOR AREA, AND SAINTS NEEDED TO ADAPT, THIS THEY STARTED TO DO NEAR THE END OF THE FIRST HALF WHEN 2 GLORIOUS CHANCES WERE BLOWN, WITH EDENS LINE BECKONING, HOWEVER THE HALF ENDED ALL SQUARE.
FOR THE FIRST FEW MINS OF THE SECOND HALF IT SEEMED COACH McQUIRES HALF TIME TALK HAD FALLEN ON DEAF EARS, AS WE CAME OUT SLOWLY, EDEN WERE AWARDED A PEN AND DULEY SLOTTED OVER TO TAKE THE LEAD 10/13.FROM THE RE START A HUGE HIT BY GAVIN MAUDLING ON EDENS 8 RESULTED IN THE BALL BEING SPILLED, SAINTS MOVED THE BALL QUICKLY AND BUT FOR A DELIBRATE KNOCK ON PENALISED BY THE REF SAINTS WOULD HAVE SCORED, THEY HAD TO SETTLE FOR RAYSON SLOTTING THE PEN OVER TO EQUAL THE SCORES, 13/13. THE HOME SIDE FROM THIS POINT GOT GOING AND FROM AN EDEN SCRUM ON THEIR 22 SAINTS DROVE THE EDEN PACK OFF THE BALL, WITH THE BALL BOBBLING ALL OVER THE PALCE AT THE BACK OF EDENS SCRUM, STEVE ROUTLEDGE RE ACTED QUICKEST, KICKED ON AND WON THE FOOT RACE TO SCORE, RAYSON ADDED THE CONVERSION AND SAINTS NOW LED 20/13, IT WAS BECOMING ONE WAY TRAFFIC WITH EDEN DESPRATLY TACKLING TO STEM THE SAINTS ONSLAUGHT, FROM A DRIVING MAUL, DAN RAYSON CALLED FOR THE BALL WAS GIVEN IT AND HE PUT A LOVELY CHIP THROUGH , EDENS COVERING PLAYER SHOULD HAVE CLEARED BUT MISSED HIS FLY KICK AND YOUNG WINGER KARL DRAKE TOUCH DOWN TO SCORE, MR RELIABLE DAN RAYSON PUT THE CONVERSION OVER FROM THE TOUCHLINE, 27/3. SAINTS SCORED AGAIN ALMOST FROM THE KICK OFF AS GAV MAUDLING COLLECTED, DUMMIED AND WENT THROUGH EDENS LINE, HE FED YOUNG DRAKE AGAIN FOR HIS SECOND TOUCHDOWN, DAN ADDED CON AND SAINTS WERE LEADING 34/13, IT WAS A MATTER OF HOW MANY SAINTS WERE GOING TO SCORE AS EDEN LOOKED A BEATEN TEAM ALTHOUGH THEY NEVER GAVE UP, MARK CAULFIELD FIELDED A HIGH EDEN KICK DANCED THROUGH WHEN TACKLED THE BALL WAS RE CYCLED, GIVEN TO DAN RAYSON HE PUT A LOW GRUBBER KICK THROUGH AND ROB SCOTT RACED IN FOR HIS SECOND OF THE GAME, AGAIN RAYSON OBLIGED WITH HIS BOOT 41/13.SAINTS 6TH AND FINAL TRY CAME AS THE HOME SIDE WENT FROM RIGHT TO LEFT SPREADING THE PLAY, AGAIN A LOVELY CHIP PASS SAW KARL DRAKE SCORE HIS HAT TRICK, DAN ADDED THE CON AND THE FINAL SCORE , SAINTS 48 UPPER EDEN 13.
THE SCORE IN THE END WITH THE BONUS POINT ACHIEVED WAS A VERY GOOD RESULT, BUT SAINTS KNOW THAT FOR PARTS OF THE FIRST HALF WE WERE OUR OWN WORST ENEMY, HAVING SAID THAT THE BOYS GOT IT SORTED AND PLAYED SOME FINE ATTACKING RUGBY, MAN OF THE MATCH WENT TO YOUNG KARL DRAKE FOR HIS HAT TRICK, I THOUGHT SHAUN WALKER HAD A HUGE GAME NEVER STOPPED WORKING ALL DAY.
SAINTS ARE ON THE ROAD THIS WEEK MAKING THE TRIP TO ASPATRIA, KICK OFF 2;15.
ON THE INJURY FRONT, KYLE HIDDLESTON WONT BE FAR OFF FROM A START, GORDON MAUDLING WILL BE OK THIS WEEK.
THE HOME SIDE STARTED ATTACKING THROUGH ROLLING MAULS, AND FROM THE BASE OF ONE, STEVE ROUTLEDGE SWITCHED PLAY TO RYAN FISHER, WHO POPPED A PASS INTO THE ARMS OF WINGER ROB SCOTT WHO RACED AWAY TO SCORE, DAN ADDED THE CONVERSION, 10/3.AT THIS STAGE YET AGAIN WE WERE GUILTY OF OVER PLAYING, RUNNING IN AWKWARD SITUATIONS WHEN A RELIEVING KICK WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER SUITED IT WAS FROM ONE OF THESE PLAYS THAT EDEN SURPRISINGLY TOOK THE LEAD WHEN THEIR FORWARDS DROVE THROUGH SAINTS PENALISED AND EDEN WENT FOR THROUGH THEIR FORWARDS AGAIN, AND GOT OVER THE LINE TO SCORE A TRY, THEY ADDED THE CONVERSION SCORES WERE NO LEVEL AT 10/10.
EDEN WERE VERY GOOD AT SPOILING SAINTS PLAY FROM THE FLOOR AREA, AND SAINTS NEEDED TO ADAPT, THIS THEY STARTED TO DO NEAR THE END OF THE FIRST HALF WHEN 2 GLORIOUS CHANCES WERE BLOWN, WITH EDENS LINE BECKONING, HOWEVER THE HALF ENDED ALL SQUARE.
FOR THE FIRST FEW MINS OF THE SECOND HALF IT SEEMED COACH McQUIRES HALF TIME TALK HAD FALLEN ON DEAF EARS, AS WE CAME OUT SLOWLY, EDEN WERE AWARDED A PEN AND DULEY SLOTTED OVER TO TAKE THE LEAD 10/13.FROM THE RE START A HUGE HIT BY GAVIN MAUDLING ON EDENS 8 RESULTED IN THE BALL BEING SPILLED, SAINTS MOVED THE BALL QUICKLY AND BUT FOR A DELIBRATE KNOCK ON PENALISED BY THE REF SAINTS WOULD HAVE SCORED, THEY HAD TO SETTLE FOR RAYSON SLOTTING THE PEN OVER TO EQUAL THE SCORES, 13/13. THE HOME SIDE FROM THIS POINT GOT GOING AND FROM AN EDEN SCRUM ON THEIR 22 SAINTS DROVE THE EDEN PACK OFF THE BALL, WITH THE BALL BOBBLING ALL OVER THE PALCE AT THE BACK OF EDENS SCRUM, STEVE ROUTLEDGE RE ACTED QUICKEST, KICKED ON AND WON THE FOOT RACE TO SCORE, RAYSON ADDED THE CONVERSION AND SAINTS NOW LED 20/13, IT WAS BECOMING ONE WAY TRAFFIC WITH EDEN DESPRATLY TACKLING TO STEM THE SAINTS ONSLAUGHT, FROM A DRIVING MAUL, DAN RAYSON CALLED FOR THE BALL WAS GIVEN IT AND HE PUT A LOVELY CHIP THROUGH , EDENS COVERING PLAYER SHOULD HAVE CLEARED BUT MISSED HIS FLY KICK AND YOUNG WINGER KARL DRAKE TOUCH DOWN TO SCORE, MR RELIABLE DAN RAYSON PUT THE CONVERSION OVER FROM THE TOUCHLINE, 27/3. SAINTS SCORED AGAIN ALMOST FROM THE KICK OFF AS GAV MAUDLING COLLECTED, DUMMIED AND WENT THROUGH EDENS LINE, HE FED YOUNG DRAKE AGAIN FOR HIS SECOND TOUCHDOWN, DAN ADDED CON AND SAINTS WERE LEADING 34/13, IT WAS A MATTER OF HOW MANY SAINTS WERE GOING TO SCORE AS EDEN LOOKED A BEATEN TEAM ALTHOUGH THEY NEVER GAVE UP, MARK CAULFIELD FIELDED A HIGH EDEN KICK DANCED THROUGH WHEN TACKLED THE BALL WAS RE CYCLED, GIVEN TO DAN RAYSON HE PUT A LOW GRUBBER KICK THROUGH AND ROB SCOTT RACED IN FOR HIS SECOND OF THE GAME, AGAIN RAYSON OBLIGED WITH HIS BOOT 41/13.SAINTS 6TH AND FINAL TRY CAME AS THE HOME SIDE WENT FROM RIGHT TO LEFT SPREADING THE PLAY, AGAIN A LOVELY CHIP PASS SAW KARL DRAKE SCORE HIS HAT TRICK, DAN ADDED THE CON AND THE FINAL SCORE , SAINTS 48 UPPER EDEN 13.
THE SCORE IN THE END WITH THE BONUS POINT ACHIEVED WAS A VERY GOOD RESULT, BUT SAINTS KNOW THAT FOR PARTS OF THE FIRST HALF WE WERE OUR OWN WORST ENEMY, HAVING SAID THAT THE BOYS GOT IT SORTED AND PLAYED SOME FINE ATTACKING RUGBY, MAN OF THE MATCH WENT TO YOUNG KARL DRAKE FOR HIS HAT TRICK, I THOUGHT SHAUN WALKER HAD A HUGE GAME NEVER STOPPED WORKING ALL DAY.
SAINTS ARE ON THE ROAD THIS WEEK MAKING THE TRIP TO ASPATRIA, KICK OFF 2;15.
ON THE INJURY FRONT, KYLE HIDDLESTON WONT BE FAR OFF FROM A START, GORDON MAUDLING WILL BE OK THIS WEEK.
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