Match report: Ventnor 1st XV v Locksheath Pumas (28th November 2009)
This was a hugely important victory for Ventnor in their promotion campaign and was won through a game-long intensity by the entire fifteen – something that was lacking a couple of weeks ago at Chineham. Locksheath fielded their usual uncompromising pack but Ventnor matched them at every phase – especially at the set scrum where prop Tristan Price and second rows James Morley and Louis Vanassche were outstanding. Despite this Damien Marriott at scrum half was not given an easy ride since his opposite number played the referee’s interpretation of the offside law to its limits which broke the flow of Ventnor’s game. Indeed the whole game was stop-start with little phase play but loads of whistle and lectures.
Locksheath opened the scoring with a penalty. Marriott then kicked Ventnor level before breaking away from the base of the scrum and linking with the outstanding Sam Lines who scored under the posts for a converted try. Marriott then slotted his second penalty when Lines was impeded kicking ahead and Ventnor went into half time 13 – 3 up. After the break Ventnor extended their lead with another penalty from Marriott and a try by Ben Lush, cutting back against the defensive drift after a great break from Todd Riches supported by Marriott. Things looked pretty secure for Ventnor but they conceded a soft try after failing to deal with a kick ahead and the last twenty minutes was an uncompromising confrontation in which neither side conceded an inch. The collisions were immense with Jim Pemberton, Fergus Kenny, Chris Dobbas and substitute Alex Morton to the fore whilst replacement prop, Nigel Malkin, came on to provide a calming influence as the clock ran down and the game finished in the gloom.
Jim Pemberton was the Wightlink man of the match whilst Oly Fulljames took the A J Wells Black Dog award.
Team: T.Price, S.Jesney, A.Pratt, L.Vanassche, J.Morley, J.Pemberton, R.Jackson, T.Riches, D.Marriott, F.Kenny, B.Lush, C.Dobbas, S.Lines, T.Wells, O.Fulljames Subs N.Malkin, A. Morton
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