Dursley Rugby Football Club
Dursley R.F.C.
Registered as a Community Amateur Sports Club CASC since 2004
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Combination Cup Quarter Final Win
16th April 2016
It was a close fought battle between Dursley 2nd XV and Cirencester 2nd XV for a place in the semi-final of the Stroud Combination Junior Cup.
For the first twenty minutes Dursley dominated with large amounts of possession and territory. The Dursley pack - in particular the back row - dominated the breakdown and carried hard into the opposition. Lack of composure, and soft penalties in the red zone lead to Dursley failing to convert pressure into points, keeping the home side in the game. Until on the quarter mark after more hard carrying and penetration from the forwards, man of the match, scrum half Sam Pinker spotted a gap on the fringe and darted past the Cirencester defence to open the scoring.
Cirencester then started to gain some possession and some pattern to their game allowing them to come back at Dursley, who had to defend well for periods close to their own line. However it was a mistake from Dursley in the Cirencester 22 that allowed the home side to break away and score just before half time. This was converted to give the home side a slender 7-5 lead at the half.
The second half carried much the same as the first with Dursley carrying hard in the forwards and Cirencester trying to use their wide backs. Pressure went back and forth with the game up for grabs from either side throughout the half.
Both side rang the changes but Dursley seemed to be more effective and in the last 15 minutes gained more possession and started to press hard. The Dursley pack exerted more dominance over the home side and executed a number of impressive drives deep into the heart of the opposition. Late in the half, still two points down, Dursley thought they had the important score, with Andy Plumridge diving over from close range only to be judged held up by the referee.
This lead to a five yard scrum with only minutes left on the clock for Dursley to win the game. After a series of reset scrums, Dursley Number 8 Camm picked and powered over despite close attention from the defence. With just two minutes to go, this proved to be the winning try in a close, hard fought game by both sides.
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