Hope Valley RUFC

Date: 24th October 2009
Venue: Away
Result: Win
Final Score: Hope Valley 96 – Broughton 0

Tries:
Steve Hudson x 4
Dean Ancell x 6
Tom Hodgson x 1
Ric Spencer x 1
Martin Spencer x 1
Dave Ryder x 1

Conversions:
Richard Spencer x 13

Man of the Match
Dean Ancell

Mandy of the Match
Matt Johnson

Match Report

Both teams took time to settle in the early stages of the game, with Broughton being penalised repeatedly for high tackles. Valley broke the deadlock with a drive down the middle by hudson, scoring under the posts, with Spencer converting 0-7.

Valley ran at Broughton from the restart, turning the ball over in the scrum and passing the ball through the backs for hudson to jink through again and score, spencer converting 0-14. Wain was replaced by Gladstone due to injury. Again valley ran at Broughton from the restart, with strong running from Hodgson, and recycling through the backs to Hudson, who scored again for his hat trick, again converted by spencer 0-21. Next, from a scrum on the halfway line Hodgson picked up to power through to score out wide 0-26.

Valley were in command now and a kick through from spencer was chased and gathered by Ancell to score, Spencer converting 0-33. Again from the restart, Valley passed the ball through the line for Hudson to score yet again, converted by Spencer 0-40. Broughton had no answer to Valleys attacking runs, the ball again going through hands for Ancell to score again, Spencer converting 0-47 at half time.

Martin Spencer replaced Woodall, and valley pressure continued, with Ric Spencer breaking from behind the scrum to score under the posts, converting his own try 0-54. Ancell again showed pace to power through and score out wide, with Ric Spencer converting 0-61. valley forwards surged forward next, with Martin Spencer driving on to score, again converted 0-68. Winger Dave Ryder was next to score, the ball being passed down the line 0-75. The rout continued with three more tries to Dean Ancell, all converted to make it 0-96. the referee blew the final whistle ten minutes early with valley looking to score a century plus, still top of the table.

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