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Sat 08 Feb 2020  ·  Midlands Premier
Broadstreet
47
24
Burton Rugby Football Club
1st XV
Tough Game

Tough Game

Claire Bradley9 Feb 2020 - 12:48
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Burton travelled to Broadstreet on Saturday.

The Coventry based side were three places below Burton and fighting to stay in the Midlands premier league, so a tough game was expected. The visitors played poorly and were in effect blown away in the first ten minutes. They were then chasing the game for the rest of the match.
Broadstreet’s first try came from a simple missed tackle in the centre and a pass to the winger who scored wide out. The conversion was missed. Burton then conceded a penalty on their own 22 metre line in front of the posts which the Broadstreet kicker duly slotted over for three points. From the restart the home team again attacked in numbers and the Burton defence was unable to stop them scoring again. The try was converted to make the score 15-0.

Through a rare piece of good handling Burton eventually got into the Broadstreet 22 where the ball was carried by the forwards to the line with prop Ben Smith receiving the final pass to jog over the line. Will Simpson added the extra points.

Despite this score Burton continued to make mistakes and a poor kick ahead was gathered by the Broadstreet full back who ran the ball back from his own 22 metre line. All the backs joined in a slick handling move to score their third try. The kicker again added the extra points.
The next score went to Burton when Will Simpson kicked a penalty goal, but the home team scored again before half time. From a lineout on the Burton 5 metre line they stole the ball and the scrum half went over virtually unopposed. The conversion was missed but as there was no further significant action the half time score was 27-10.

Burton continued to make mistakes in the second half and when Simpson fielded a kick, he kicked it back straight into the hands of the Broadstreet backs who ran from their own ten metre line to further stretch their lead. With the wind increasing the conversion was again missed.

Burton did not give up and after a good move along the back line number eight Lewis Sturgess popped up in the centre to score under the posts. Simpson converted.

The next score came from a penalty when unusually the Burton front row were beaten causing them to commit the offence. The kicker took the three points on offer.

The home team were soon on the score sheet again when a series of missed tackles enabled them to score in the corner again the conversion was missed.

Still trying to get something out of the game the visitors won a penalty. They won the ball from the ensuing lineout and drove over the line, with the captain Dominic Taylor getting the touch down. Simpson added the extra points.

Broadstreet were to have the last word however as Burton again trying to force things had a pass intercepted by the number eight who ran from the halfway line to score under the posts. This time the kicker added the extra two points to make the final score Broadstreet 47 Burton 24.

Match details

Match date

Sat 08 Feb 2020

Kickoff

14:30

Competition

Midlands Premier

League position

10
Burton
11
Broadstreet
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Team Sponsors

1st XV Men Match Shirt Sponsorship - HI-LINE Industries
Club Sponsor - Kenect Recruitment Ltd
Club Sponsor & 1st XV Match Shirt Sponsor - Burton Kia
1st XV Men Match Shirt Sponsorship - Burton Rubber Company
1st XV Men Match Short Sponsorship & Player Sponsorship for Josh Cartwright and Callum Stoakes - Gas & Water Engineering
Player Sponsorship - Tommie Collingwood - Sabiana
1st XV Women and Colts XV Match Shirt Sponsorship & Player sponsor to Alfie Grant - Particle Technology
Player Sponsorship - Rhys Williams - ABM Commercial Cleaning ltd
Player Sponsorship - Ben Hulland - Advanced Roofing
Player Sponsorship - Tom Anderson - AJB Transport (Hatton) Ltd
Player Sponsorship - Harry Titley - Alice & Co
Player Sponsorship - Fredrick Henshaw - All Counties Scaffolding (Midlands) Ltd
Player Sponsorship - Danny Chaplin - Another Brick in the Wall
Player Sponsor - Conor Bradley - AnS Scaffolding Ltd
Player Sponsorship - James Dean - ARW Transport Ltd
Player Sponsorship - Ben Sanderson - Batecool
Player Sponsor - Dougie Simpson - Biomedical Data Solutions
Player Sponsorship - Rob Ramsell - Books and Banter
Player Sponsorship - Alfie Wheeler - Broadway Garage
Player Sponsor - Tom Lovering - Brooks Bros (UK) ltd
Player Sponsorship - Will Derry & Cameron Summers - June & Adrian Bullock
Player Sponsorship - Eddie Brown - Coytes the Bed and Sofa Shop
Player Sponsorship - Jack Bayes - DHL Supply Chain ( Ferrero & Lindt)
Player Sponsorship - Harry Smith - DHL Supply Chain ( Ferrero & Lindt)
Player Sponsorship - Joe Gazzard - Crossfit Mercia
Player Sponsorship - Eddie Brown - Cutlers Sales And Hire Ltd
Player Sponsor - Dave Henry - Foundry Projects Ltd
Player Sponsorship - Riley Cassidy - Fusion Electrical
Player Sponsorship - Will Hopwood - Greenhatch Group
Player Sponsorship - Niamh Lewis - Greenborough Management Limited
Player Sponsorship - Darryl Banton - Hulland Home Decorating
Player Sponsorship - Ed Henry - H&H Carpentry Contracting Ltd
Player Sponsorship - Taine Goddard - Hydraspecma Samwon LTD
Player Sponsors - George Abel - Jason Cockerill
Player Sponsorship - Niall & Liam Collett - JCS Engineering Contracts Limited
Player Sponsorship - Alex Nesbitt - Nisa Local Horninglow
Player Sponsorship - Dominic Taylor (Spuddy) - Pick Me Locksmiths Ltd.
Player Sponsorship - Dominic Phillips - Rollo Civil Engineering Ltd
Player Sponsorship - Will Simpson - The Sofa King
Player Sponsorship - Llyr Griffith - TAG Sports Limited
Player / Coach Sponsorship - Harry Titley - The Therapy Room
Player Sponsorship - James Ratcliffe-Davies - Thermclad Contract services ltd
Player Sponsorship - Chaz Bunting & John Kirwan - TJ Pickford Electrical Ltd
Player Sponsorship - Henry Knox - Solar Star Power Ltd
Player Sponsorship - James Davies - The Vets Inner Sanctum
Player Sponsorship - Conor Bassett - Uttoxeter Tile & Bathroom
Player Sponsorship - Harry Mellor - Woodward Group
Player Sponsorship - John Kirwan - Wynniatt-Husey Ltd