Hope Valley RUFC

Date: 14th November 2009
Venue: Home
Result: Win
Final Score: Hope Valley 61 – Bury 0

Tries
Martin Spencer x 1
Joris Gladstone x 1
Will Wain x 1
Dean Ancell x 2
Steve Hudson x 2
Tom Hodgson x 2

Conversions
Rick Spencer x 8

Man of the Match
Mike Woodhouse
John Boy Eyre

Match Report

Hope Valley fielded a strong side with plenty of replacements for this home fixture. The weather conditions were not ideal for flowing rugby, with driving rain and blustery winds throughout. Valley put on initial pressure with a kick through from Woodhouse, but Bury had a chance for the first points with a penalty which went wide. Valley again pressurised, with Lee Hutchinson charging a kick down and driving towards the Bury line. A valley penalty was awarded, and Martin Spencer drove over powerfully for the first try, converted by Rick Spencer. 7-0.

The Valley backs continued to make breaks through Woodhouse and Hudson, and Bury again conceded a penalty close to their line. This time Gladstone managed to power over for another try, again converted 14-0. Good running from the restart by Johnson and Woodhouse again saw Bury penalised and a quick tap let in Ancell for another try 19-0. The backs again ran at Bury, and Hudson eluded their tacklers to score, again converted 26-0.

The pressure continued with will Wain scoring from the back of the lineout, Spencer again converting 33-0. The pressure on Bury was relentless, with Valley again driving on, and skipper Hodgson got on the score sheet, again converted, for 40-0 at half time. The conditions were still very poor, but Valley pressurised uphill, with Hodgson driving on, and the ball was passed through the backs for Hudson to score, yet again converted 47-0.

The ball remained with the pack for some time, with good work in the scrums and mauls. Bury pressurised the Valley line trying to get on the scoreboard, but the defence was strong. The ball  was stolen at the line by Eyre, enabling Valley to clear their lines at a particularly threatening moment, with Cornes kicking well clear. Hodgson scored a long range try, running more than half the pitch, making it 54-0 with the conversion. The game was finished off with another long range try to Ancell, and another conversion for Spencer making it 61-0 over a full eighty minutes.

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