Match Report: Fast charging, hard hitting Sittingbourne thwart Deacons.

Sittingbourne 2’s 50 – 7 Deacons

By the infamous Pete Demery

Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe sh..!

Fast charging, hard hitting Sittingbourne thwart Deacons.

Once again it took the Deacons some time to gel with lots of new players and regular players trying new positions on the pitch.
Sittingbourne were quick to capitalise, showing how effective a team that train and play together regularly can be.
Despite some valiant defensive efforts Bourne went across the try line repeatedly in the first half.
Capitalising on their strengths at scrum time, Sittingbourne had the rub of the decisions across the 80, causing havoc with their set piece play and adding to the Deacons frustrations with the penalty count.
Despite the occasional ‘interesting’ interjections from the referee, Canterbury started to gel in the second half. When we had the ball we were probing deeper into the home side’s territory & before long (after 2 disallowed) Adam Malik crossed the whitewash.
Sittingbourne kept the pressure high and looked threatening with every period of possession and were relentless in their pursuit of points.
With Steve Rutt joining the front row as a sub the scrums became stronger and more evenly contested. Dylan Coyle debuted at 9 and had a solid game. Callum Townsend stepped from the 5’s up and played brilliantly at flanker for the full 80. Adam Malik made a very welcome return to rugby and linked up with the ever present James Limmer in the forwards to offer some real momentum.
Rueben Kerr, Ronnie Wood & Brad Nicholson had a tough day in the front row but never showed any signs of giving up. Hayden Prett returned to his old club and tackled relentlessly in defense while carrying had in attack. Piers Weigh had a fantastic game on the backs nailing tackles on the wing & Matt Capper stepped into a centre role combining with Denton running attacking lines looking to release Harvey Ingram at 15, returning from injury.
We finished 50-7.
Deal next week at home. That ends our run of 4 on the bounce and we’ll have a rest.
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