Canons Match Report

It was close but no cigar for the Canons, as a try in the last 5 minutes led them to a one point defeat against Old Williamsonians.

Old Willies took control in the first 10 mins with slick passing and running threatening the Canons try line, however their only reward from the entire into the Canons 22 was a solitary penalty.

As the Canons settled into the game, they too started to threaten the Old Wills try line, with line breaks from Will Rayner and AJ Masaka helping to gain territory. However the only reward came from Old Wills infringements, with Liam Brownes boot taking the Canons to 6-3 lead at the break.

The second half started in the same way as the first, with the Canons absorbing Old Wills pressure, with the defensive line remaining resolute. A third penalty followed from Browne, and the Canons looked to take control of the game.
The Canons soon broke the try scoring deadlock, with Fady Sheta breaking down the left to release Freddie Philpott to score under the posts. The conversion hit the post, but the lead was stretched to 8 points.

Old Wills struck back with a try in the corner, to cut the deficit but the Canons still held the advantage. However old habits die hard, as the Canons gave away silly penalties to gift Old Wills field position. A well worked strike play from a centre field scrum led to an Old Wills try with 5 minutes to play, which was well converted by the fly half.
The Canons recovered the ball from the kick off, but despite threatening could not get into a position to snatch a late win, in an exciting and evenly matched game.