Zingari Match Report

Match Report. 04.10.25

Canterbury 5ths v Dartford Valley 2^nd

Canterbury 12pts. Dartford Valley 2^nd 33pts.

By Colin Scurr

The Zingari were away to Dartford Valley 2nds with a depleted side despite the lack of numbers and players out of position the city side gave they gave a good account of themselves against a strong well drilled opposition.  In fact, it was Canterbury who drew first blood with a crafty chip through gathered by Henry Collins to touch down out wide. However, Dartford soon rallied, and after some forward power play had a converted try under their belt followed fifteen minutes later with a similar play touched down under the posts for the simple conversion. The city side did well with some heroic midfield tackling stemming the tide but on the stroke of half time Dartford claimed another converted try after Canterbury just ran out of tacklers. At the start of the second half Canterbury looked as they might concede a Dartford ran in another converted try followed five minutes later with an unconverted try out wide. This looked as if this could turn into cricket score but the city side upped their game shutting down Dartford’s onslaught again with some aggressive tackling and winning turnover ball. It was a turn over ball in the last quarter that gave Canterbury’s Simon Jaynes space to jink his way through a scattered defense from halfway touching down under the posts. Just to add a little more to the final score line Piers Weigh stepped up for a drop kick conversion to give the final score a little more respectability.