Agony For Tamworth
87th minute try deflates Town
Tamworth fell behind early in this Mids 2 west north fixture Veseyans being rewarded for their impressive start with a penalty just 3 minutes in.
The visitors extended their lead just a few minutes later with a nice try that was converted by the fly half 0-10.
Tamworth finally sparked into life and narrowed the gap with a Danny Norton penalty after 13 minutes 3-10.
The home side got back on level terms when Jon Arnold beat three players on the outside before being hauled up but John Borthwick was on hand to take the offload and dive over the line. Norton converted well 10-10.
Veseyans went back into the lead on 25 minutes touching down under the posts 10-17.
Norton kicked 2 penalty’s before the break to make the half time score 16-17.
Veseyans came out strongly for the second period but Tamworth defended well and managed to restrict them to a 54th minute penalty 16-20.
It was on a rare visit to the visitors 22 that Tamworth got their nose in front for the first time in the game some strong work from Jamie Lawrence allowing Dean Guy to get the final touch 21-20.
Another twist was yet to come as it looked that Tamworth had just to see out the last couple of minutes the referee seemed to find far more stoppage time than anyone could remember and played a Wayne Barnes style 7 minutes extra and the visitors took full advantage and scored a last ditch converted try to take the points at the death. No one would argue it was probably a fair result but it was still heartbreaking for the Tamworth players to lose in such a manner.
Final Score
Tamworth 21
Veseyans 27
Try
John Borthwick
Try
Dean GuyKey moments
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As it happened
- Tamworth
- Veseyans
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Danny Norton Penalty 13:00'
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John Borthwick Try 16:00'
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Danny Norton Conversion 17:00'
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Danny Norton Penalty 36:00'
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Danny Norton Penalty 40:00'
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Dean Guy Try 70:00'
Team selection
Carroll, Jimmy
Gemmell, Rob
Norton, Danny
Shorthouse, Ben
Arnold, Jon
Render, Callum
Borthwick, John
Dearne, Martin
Hough, Rob
Green, Macauley
Lawrence, Jamie
McGreevy, Liam
White, Stephen
Norton, Jason
Egan, Stuart
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League table
| # | Team | Pl | Pts |
| 1. | Stourbridge Lions | 22 | 92 |
| 2. | Camp Hill | 22 | 90 |
| 3. | Leek | 22 | 84 |
| 4. | Walsall | 22 | 73 |
| 5. | Tamworth | 22 | 62 |
| 6. | Kidderminster | 22 | 54 |
| 7. | Veseyans | 22 | 42 |
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