Torquay 25-22 Shelford ~ National Cup
23/02/08 17:54 Filed in: Match
Reviews
Having arrived late due to the coach bursting a tyre on the motorway Torquay produced enough good rugby to keep a very large and strong Bridgewater team at bay.
Torquay
have booked themselves a place in the quarter finals
of the National Colts Cup with this nail biting
encounter at the rec on Sunday.
A large crowd turned out to cheer on the young TICS and they certainly responded by producing some fine rugby against a well drilled side who, as anticipated, came to play an open running game of rugby.
Torquay had the larger pack of forwards and put Shelford under some pressure in the scrum and in the line outs, and for this reason tried to play a more controlled kicking game.
This played a large part in Torquay's first try, following a missed penalty kick on 8 mins and then a successful penalty kick on 12 mins by fly half Aaron De Young. The number 10 then put a high kick up for his backs to chase. The Shelford 15 miss judged the kick for it to bounce once and land in the open arms of the chasing Tom Harris who raced in from the 22 to score Torquay's first try. De Young slotted the conversion.
Torquay at this stage were playing well and not giving Shelford any time on the ball and as much as Shelford try to run Torquay's defence held strong. Torquay continued to put the pressure on Shelford and it was their forwards that produced a good pick and drive for George Mills to go over on 22 mins in the corner. Con missed.
Shelford then picked up a gear and the last 10 mins of the first half was all them. They had a very mobile pack and a set of very quick backs which they tried to make use of at all times. There efforts were rewarded on 31 mins with a penalty kick and followed by a well worked try on 38 mins. No conversion.
The second half continued in the same vein with Shelford determined to play themselves back into the game. Again they were rewarded with a try after only 8 mins, conversion was good which meant the scores were level and Shelford would go through on the away team rule.
Torquay to their credit continued to battle and defend in numbers which kept them in the game and at times frustrated Shelford into making some errors. Torquay put themselves back in front on 17 mins after being rewarded a penalty which DeYoung took full advantage of.
Torquay continued their pressure and it was Tom Harris who took a gamble on a long pass by the Shelford backs to intercept and race 50 yards score his second try of the day on 20 mins, to which DeYoung converted.
Shelford then threw every thing they had at Torquay and to their credit always tried to run the ball whenever they could. This led to a frantic last 15 mins of the game where Torquay defended as well as they possibly could but Shelford scored a further try on 32 mins, conversion good. Torquay managed to hang on for the remaining few mins and were glad to hear the final whistle.
The game was played at great pace and kept the crowd on the edge of their seats right to the final whistle. It was also played in good spirit and was a credit to both sides.
Next round should be drawn this week with the fixtures to be played on the weekend of 15/16 March.
A large crowd turned out to cheer on the young TICS and they certainly responded by producing some fine rugby against a well drilled side who, as anticipated, came to play an open running game of rugby.
Torquay had the larger pack of forwards and put Shelford under some pressure in the scrum and in the line outs, and for this reason tried to play a more controlled kicking game.
This played a large part in Torquay's first try, following a missed penalty kick on 8 mins and then a successful penalty kick on 12 mins by fly half Aaron De Young. The number 10 then put a high kick up for his backs to chase. The Shelford 15 miss judged the kick for it to bounce once and land in the open arms of the chasing Tom Harris who raced in from the 22 to score Torquay's first try. De Young slotted the conversion.
Torquay at this stage were playing well and not giving Shelford any time on the ball and as much as Shelford try to run Torquay's defence held strong. Torquay continued to put the pressure on Shelford and it was their forwards that produced a good pick and drive for George Mills to go over on 22 mins in the corner. Con missed.
Shelford then picked up a gear and the last 10 mins of the first half was all them. They had a very mobile pack and a set of very quick backs which they tried to make use of at all times. There efforts were rewarded on 31 mins with a penalty kick and followed by a well worked try on 38 mins. No conversion.
The second half continued in the same vein with Shelford determined to play themselves back into the game. Again they were rewarded with a try after only 8 mins, conversion was good which meant the scores were level and Shelford would go through on the away team rule.
Torquay to their credit continued to battle and defend in numbers which kept them in the game and at times frustrated Shelford into making some errors. Torquay put themselves back in front on 17 mins after being rewarded a penalty which DeYoung took full advantage of.
Torquay continued their pressure and it was Tom Harris who took a gamble on a long pass by the Shelford backs to intercept and race 50 yards score his second try of the day on 20 mins, to which DeYoung converted.
Shelford then threw every thing they had at Torquay and to their credit always tried to run the ball whenever they could. This led to a frantic last 15 mins of the game where Torquay defended as well as they possibly could but Shelford scored a further try on 32 mins, conversion good. Torquay managed to hang on for the remaining few mins and were glad to hear the final whistle.
The game was played at great pace and kept the crowd on the edge of their seats right to the final whistle. It was also played in good spirit and was a credit to both sides.
Next round should be drawn this week with the fixtures to be played on the weekend of 15/16 March.