UKC vs Canterbury Pilgrims

UKC 19pts CANTERBURY PILGRIMS 24pts

A new look Pilgrims survived a second-half fightback by the students and clung on to claim a tense victory. The home side started well and Canterbury saw little of the ball until debutant Tristan Van-Dyk set off from his own half and chased down a kick ahead for a great individual try. Player/coach Will Hilton converted.

It was not long before the home side built-up pressure to score under the post, to make it 7-7. It was end-to-end stuff before the Pilgrim’s backs opened up a gap for Max Halliday to score out wide. When Halliday stormed through for his second try and Hilton converted things were looking good for Pilgrims but the second half was a different story. Both sides made halftime substitutions but Pilgrims never got going. UK C chipped away at the lead and eventually leveled matters through two tries and a conversion. A yellow card for the student gave the city side their chance and Van Dyk forced his way over in the corner to open up a narrow advantage which they battled to keep. A well-deserved win from a scratch side, but anyone could have won this game. Good entertainment for the crowd. Outstanding performances from Van-Dyk and Dunkerley.

Team

1. Dan Whittaker ,2. Joe Harvey, 21. Dan Gill, 4. Rob Knott, 5. Joe Craig, 6. Harvey Furneaux, 7. Brandon Dunkerley, 8. Haydn Annakie, 9. Dan Eaglestone, 10. Will Hilton, 11. Max Halliday, 12. Tom Halliday, 13. Nathan Annakie, 14. Tristan Van-Dyk, 15. Barney Howard, 16. Joe Rumsey, 18. James Hunt, 19. Nico Englebrecht, 20.Jake Forest