B XV
Matches
Sat 08 Sep 2012
Burton Rugby Football Club
B XV
35
20
Spartans 4
Injuries inspire Burton to great victory

Injuries inspire Burton to great victory

Roy Bradley9 Sep 2012 - 12:34
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Despite losing two players Burton put in a powerful performance to record first win of season

A quick start from Spartans saw them take an early lead and after last week’s heavy defeat the Burton team may have feared that worse was to come, but showing typical resolve the home side powered back with two quick-fire scores from ex-colt Tom Cooper and Lithuanian new comer Dav Rackauskas to give them a 10-5 lead.

But no sooner had this happened than Burton were reduced to fourteen men when Gareth Sutton limped of the park with a hamstring injury, however this inspired Burton to greater heights as Danny Jansic and Nathan Wrathall both raced in for a try a piece to take the score to 20-5 as the half-time whistle sounded.

The second half started with another quick score from the visitors to lessen the deficit, but Cooper soon got his second try as he intercept a Spartans pass and raced clear to put Burton ahead by 25-10.

Spartans hit back with two further tries but Burton had the final say when despite being further reduced to thirteen men as Jansic left the field after tangling his feet in the long grass and tripping over. However, some great work by the Burton pack with Ian Baker, John Collett and Will Harrison leading the way saw Jon Dickson break clear to feed Rackauskas, who raced in to complete the scoring and give Burton a 35-20 victory thanks to a tremendous Burton team effort.

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Match date

Sat 08 Sep 2012

Kickoff

15:00

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Club Sponsor - Kenect Recruitment Ltd
Club Sponsor & 1st XV Match Shirt Sponsor - Burton Kia
Player Sponsorship - Tommie Collingwood - Sabiana
1st XV Women and Colts XV Match Shirt Sponsorship & Player sponsor to Alfie Grant - Particle Technology
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 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 - 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 - Dominic Phillips - Rollo Civil Engineering Ltd
Player Sponsorship - Llyr Griffith - TAG Sports Limited
Player / Coach Sponsorship - Harry Titley - The Therapy Room
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