Worthing 10 Peter Symonds 0

Windy, wet, sandy and cold, beautiful rugby conditions for the big chaps and not so much for the fleet of foot. The pitch having had lots of work completed on it in the past couple of weeks stood up to the test although would not win any prizes at the ‘Grounds-keeper Awards’ at least not in the aesthetics section.

 

Worthing played with the wind in the opening half and made many trips into the opposition 22 however converting pressure into points was harder than possibly expected. It took 20mins before the territory was used effectively and 5 points were put on the board as Hart went over on the right hand side. Double was unable to convert the extras owing to the gale and the lack of solid footing.

 

Worthing huffed and puffed but the Symonds house was made of brick and didn’t fall.

 

To the second half and the game mirrored the first with the windward side doing the majority of the attacking putting all the pressure on. Worthing rebutted all advances and made sporadic forays into the opposition half. One of these voyages was looking like stagnating in a quagmire of mediocrity then the flame haired Double danced his way through the first line of defence and stood up the last two defenders making it across the line with a final lunge. This brightened up an otherwise turgid attacking display from both sides as the conditions dictated an abrasive and combative forward battle.

 

Time was ebbing away too slowly for the home side as they defended wave upon wave of determined and direct Symonds attack. Then after a string of defensive penalties the referee (a late and more than adequate stand in for the non attending official) had no choice but to offer Laszlo 10mins rest for cumulative team infringements. The ensuing kick was missed owing to the terrible underfoot conditions. This was the last real chance the visitors had as time ran out.

 

More to work on for the Worthing side all of whom made valuable contributions to the win. Stand outs being Roberts, Harcus and Sercombe. The final defensive effort showed just how far this group of players has come on field.

 

A very tough fixture to come in round 6, congratulations for the win, here is to everyone bringing their A game to training on Monday.

   

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Worthing College

Open Evenings

9th and 10th November 2009

16.30 - 19.30