S4, R8: CW Crabs RUFC vs. Spartans RUC (vBookie)

It's like Thermopylae in reverse

 

Fucking hell, this is awesome.

 

Or straight, and we've just skipped the bit where they hold out for a few days.

 

17.45

Scrum to the Crabs. Penalty to the Spartans. Clearly some issues with the way that Os Du Toit was binding on there.

The next phase to be played from 33 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Looks like there's been some infringement from the Crabs here. Penalty to the Spartans.

Penalty to the Spartans to be taken by Jake Luffman. From here, they're going to have a Kick At Goal. Complete miskick from Jake Luffman. Horrendous.

The next phase to be played from 47 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

It hasn't made the full distance even and is taken by Chris Raftery who opts to kick here for the Crabs. He's trying to Kick for Touch. Kicked out on the full, but from this point on the field, that's fine. Line out.

The next phase to be played from 40 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Line Out to Spartans. The touchie stands next to Alan Izett as he readies for the throw. The calls are made and the ball comes sailing between the two lines.
Easy take there for the Spartans. Heath Davis is lifted high above the Crabs line and plucks the ball out of the air with ease.

The Spartans look to form a maul and rumble a few metres up field. They gain 8 metres.

The next phase to be played from 48 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Jake Luffman opts to kick here for the Spartans. He's put in the little grubber. He's over hit that though.

That's touched down by the defense in the goal area. We'll have a 22m drop out.

 

Got let off there twice.

 

Gotta be able to execute in the 22....

 

Skillsets man, where are the skillsets

 

28.00

The next phase to be played from 20 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Crossfire Hurricane is tackled by Dave Eggman for the Spartans and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested. There's nothing he can do on his own, and the Spartans secure the turnover.

The next phase to be played from 20 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

A Grubber is put in by Bobby Blunder for the Spartans. Interesting decision making there. A stroke of luck here for the Spartans, or a masterful grubber. Either way, the attacking team regain possession, gaining 2 metres in the process.

The next phase to be played from 22 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Jake Luffman thinks about the offload. He's already gained 5 metres. It looks like he's going to be tackled by Volt Man but he draws in the tackler and gets the offload away to Matt Dorn.

The next phase to be played from 27 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Matt Dorn scoops it up and he's on the run. He looks around and sizes up his options. He's already gained 10 metres. It looks like he's going to be tackled by Crossfire Hurricane but incredibly, he's able to get the ball away to Geoff Smith.

The next phase to be played from 37 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Geoff Smith on the run with the ball. He looks around and sizes up his options. He's already gained 9 metres. It looks like he's going to be tackled by Sticky Phlegm but he draws in the tackler and gets the offload away to Paddy Orr.

The next phase to be played from 46 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Paddy Orr with a great turn of pace. Orr's over! Great try there.

TRY TO Spartans
Conversion attempt for the Spartans. Kick to be taken by Jake Luffman. Great kick. He's nailed that one and they earn the extra 2 points.

Crabs 14 - 7 Spartans

 

Good try tbf. Not sure there was much that could be done there.

 

A bonus losing point not out of the question for the Spartans

 

Restart to the Crabs. Sticky Phlegm with the kick. He kicks a short one. That's gone to Michael Chung who's tackled as he takes the ball

Paddy Orr is tackled by Os Du Toit for the Crabs and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but Paddy Orr has been penalised by the referee for not releasing the ball. That'll be a penalty to the Crabs

The next phase to be played from 14 metres on the Spartans side of the halfway line.

Looks like there's been some infringement from the Spartans here. Penalty to the Crabs.

Penalty to the Crabs to be taken by Sam Somerset. From here, they're going to have a Kick for Touch. Great kick. That finds touch 10 metres upfield. The players run up to form the line out.

The next phase to be played from 24 metres on the Spartans side of the halfway line.

Line Out to Crabs. The calls come from the lines. Volt Man throws and that's right down the middle. Who can time their leap best?
Easy take there for the Crabs. Crossfire Hurricane comes around the near side and catches it at short range.

The Crabs look to form a maul and rumble a few metres up field. They gain 5 metres.

The next phase to be played from 29 metres on the Spartans side of the halfway line.

Woeful defending. Phifteenplus has danced through the defensive line and that's a third try for the Crabs.

TRY TO Crabs
Conversion attempt for the Crabs. Kick to be taken by Sam Somerset. Nah, that's sailed wide of the posts.

Crabs 19 - 7 Spartans

Spartans in trouble now.

 

Really good to see us taking all our chances. We're unlikely to get many more.

 

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