Bulls (Vets)
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Sat 13 Sep 2014
Bracknell RFC
Bulls (Vets)
8
19
Reading Rhinos
Bracknell Bulls 8 - Reading Rhinos 19

Bracknell Bulls 8 - Reading Rhinos 19

The Real Hummers17 Aug 2019 - 13:06
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Rhinos edge out Bulls

The sun was shining at Lily Hill as these two practised sides lined up and rallied themselves for the Berkshire Vets Cup Final.

Early Reading pressure drew a penalty, which Reading elected to kick. The kick seeming missing rebounded off the upright, only to be gathered by the chasing Reading player to score under the posts. Try was converted 0-7 Reading with ten minutes gone.

Bracknell now stepped up a gear and enjoyed their best passage of play in the game. Some swift interplay between the backs resulted in Bracknell being awarded a penalty which Matt Tipper converted.

Mid way through the half, a fine move down the flank saw Lee Woods cross the whitewash, Matt Tipper missing the conversation to give Bracknell a one point lead. 8-7.

This lead would not last long. Against the run of play, a kick and chase saw the Reading second row go under the posts and score Reading’s second try. This was converted, leaving the score 8-14 at half time.

If the first half had been an open balanced game, the second half saw Reading enjoy most of the territory and possession. Although Bracknell tried all they could, they could not break the hold that Reading had on the half. Following a period scrappy play by both sides, Bracknell’s fate was sealed with the third Reading try. Conversation was missed, 8-19 to Reading.

With the game , now, all but over Matt Tipper was sin binned for flicking at a fly (honest Gov!).

Final Score 8-19 to Reading leaving the two sides discussing the merits of the off-side line and how things used to be done in ‘the good old days‘ over the odd pint of beer.

Disappointed skipper Martin Radford said “When the game loosed up I thought we played the better stuff, but Reading are a good side, well drilled and organised.”

Anyway that’s the 2013/14 season finished, now for this season!!!

Bracknell: Howard Wiley, Simon Brambley, Dan Ledger, Tim Wood, Rob Munro, David Rosi, Bryce Phillipps, Alan Leishman, Paul Hancock, Martin Radford (C), Ben Nowak, Matt Tipper, Rob Whiting, David Tonkinson, Lee Woods, Subs: Nigel Wright, Chris Warner, Steven Reid, Phil Wells, Jason Lewis, Simon Whiteside.

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Sat 13 Sep 2014

Kickoff

13:00

Meet time

01:00
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