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Walden Diss-appointed not to sneak a win
Graham Marshall20 Aug 2019 - 07:28
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Walden gained 2 bonus points as they tried to score a winning try in the last minutes of the game.
Walden started the second half of the season with a difficult home game against fellow promotion chasers Diss.
Diss had much the better of the opening exchanges but could not convert the pressure they put on the Walden defence into points. On the 10 minute mark Walden regained posession deep inside their half and the ball was kicked long, left winger Paul Marshall gave chase and pressurised the Diss full back into making a mistake. Second row James Gosden was able to pick up the loose ball and run in the last 20mtres unopposed. 5 – 0 .
Diss scored a penalty five mins later when Walden strayed offside to narrow the gap to 5- 3. They then took the lead when they gained a scrum 5 mtres out and the No 8 picked the ball up and drove over the line, 5 -8.
For the next 15 mins neither side had total control, towards the end of the half Walden mounted an attack deep inside the visitors half and after several phases they spun the ball down the line for flanker Eddie Brown to receive the ball as he ran a good line beating the defence to score near the posts to leave the half time score at 12 -8 in Walden favour.
Walden went to sleep early in the second half and allowed Diss to score 2 tries to stretch the lead out to 12 – 22.
But on the hour mark Walden attacked the blind side and full back Harry Beddows joined the line using his pace to dive over to reduce the lead to 22 – 17.
However Diss scored what turned out to be the decisive try 5 mins later when they scored under the posts after a defensive lapse by Walden allowed them to trot over the line virtually unopposed. 29 – 27.
In the last 15 minutes Walden dug really deep and despite being down to only 14 fit men due to injuries showed great character to fight back and score a well worked try by centre Mark Kimberley and with Tom Price kicking the conversion they narrowed the gap to 29 – 24 with still 6 mins to go.
In these last minutes of the game Walden attacked again and again but never quite generated enough momentum to score despite going close several times.
The final whistle went and Walden had to settle for the 2 bonus points for scoring 4 tries and getting within one score of a win.
Perhaps if Walden showed as much passion throughout the game as they did in the last 10 mins things might have been different but they also need to know that they came up against a good team that might well be at the top of the league come April.
The guys can take a well earned Christmas break to allow the knocks and strains to heal before they take on Old Cooperians away on the 10th Jan.
Diss had much the better of the opening exchanges but could not convert the pressure they put on the Walden defence into points. On the 10 minute mark Walden regained posession deep inside their half and the ball was kicked long, left winger Paul Marshall gave chase and pressurised the Diss full back into making a mistake. Second row James Gosden was able to pick up the loose ball and run in the last 20mtres unopposed. 5 – 0 .
Diss scored a penalty five mins later when Walden strayed offside to narrow the gap to 5- 3. They then took the lead when they gained a scrum 5 mtres out and the No 8 picked the ball up and drove over the line, 5 -8.
For the next 15 mins neither side had total control, towards the end of the half Walden mounted an attack deep inside the visitors half and after several phases they spun the ball down the line for flanker Eddie Brown to receive the ball as he ran a good line beating the defence to score near the posts to leave the half time score at 12 -8 in Walden favour.
Walden went to sleep early in the second half and allowed Diss to score 2 tries to stretch the lead out to 12 – 22.
But on the hour mark Walden attacked the blind side and full back Harry Beddows joined the line using his pace to dive over to reduce the lead to 22 – 17.
However Diss scored what turned out to be the decisive try 5 mins later when they scored under the posts after a defensive lapse by Walden allowed them to trot over the line virtually unopposed. 29 – 27.
In the last 15 minutes Walden dug really deep and despite being down to only 14 fit men due to injuries showed great character to fight back and score a well worked try by centre Mark Kimberley and with Tom Price kicking the conversion they narrowed the gap to 29 – 24 with still 6 mins to go.
In these last minutes of the game Walden attacked again and again but never quite generated enough momentum to score despite going close several times.
The final whistle went and Walden had to settle for the 2 bonus points for scoring 4 tries and getting within one score of a win.
Perhaps if Walden showed as much passion throughout the game as they did in the last 10 mins things might have been different but they also need to know that they came up against a good team that might well be at the top of the league come April.
The guys can take a well earned Christmas break to allow the knocks and strains to heal before they take on Old Cooperians away on the 10th Jan.
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