STEWARTRY 22 WAYSIDERS DRUMPELLIER 11
It was a third away game in a row last Saturday for Stewartry in RBS West League Division Two when they took on Waysiders Drumpellier.
The Blacks kicked off and very soon were penalised for offside giving the home side a lineout on the halfway line. Waysiders secured the ball and made it up to the Stewartry 22 but they gave away a penalty for holding onto the ball on the ground.
Waysiders went offside giving Stewartry a lineout on the home 22. The Blacks caught the ball and drove forward to the Waysiders line but the home forwards got a turnover and knocked on giving the Blacks a 5 metre scrum. The put in was squint giving Waysiders a free kick to clear the ball away.
Play went back and fourth and both sides gave away penalties for holding on to the ball in the ruck. In a scrum on the home 10 metre line Stewartry took the heal against the head and attacked up the left wing but were stopped. The Waysiders counter attack took them back up to the Blacks 22 where again Stewartry went offside. This gave Waysiders 3 points in the thirteenth minute.
The home forwards took the restart ball but Stewartry went over the top of the ruck. Waysiders penalty took them up to the Blacks 22 but they were penalised for not releasing. Stewartry’s penalty moved them back to halfway.
The Waysiders throw in to the lineout went over the back of the line. The ball came back to Smith who charged up the middle but it was knocked on in the tackle. With another penalty against the Blacks for handling in the ruck Waysiders got back to the Stewartry 22. Home forwards took the ball in the lineout and drove toward the Blacks line. The maul went down and the home team picked up quick ball, went left and over the Stewartry line but a pass went forward.
At a scrum 5 metres from the Stewartry line the home side went offside. The Blacks took a quick tap kick but Waysiders were penalised for not being back 10 metres taking the Blacks back up to halfway.
The Blacks caught clean ball at the lineout. It went to McCarney who broke up the right wing. He passed to Ian Fenwick who cut inside and up to the home 22 with Mosey in support. With ball in hand Mosey ran past two defenders and in for a try under the posts. He added the conversion.
On the half hour the home team went offside on their own 10 metre line giving Mosey another 3 points. Minutes after this at a lineout on the halfway line Waysiders throw in was not straight. In the following scrum Stewratry got the push on and Waysiders went offside. The penalty kick missed.
The Blacks charged down the home 22 drop out but it did not come to anything. At the scrum on Waysiders 22 they took the ball against the head allowing them to clear their line on the half time whistle.
The home teams starting kick in the second period went over the Stewratry 22 but like the first period the Blacks gave away a penalty for holding on to the ball in the ruck. Waysiders took 3 easy points.
Another penalty to Stewartry on the home 10 metre line took them up to the Waysiders 22 for a lineout. The Blacks forwards secured clean possession and sent the ball up the narrow side. Running at pace right winger Ferguson took crash ball but he was pushed into touch 10 metres short of the home try line.
Fourteen minutes into the second period another penalty to the Blacks outside the Waysiders 22 missed. Securing the restart ball it went out wide to Ferguson. He saw space and made a searing break up the right wing but he was stopped 5 metres from the home goal line when he was forced into touch. McCulloch replaced Cannon.
Half way through the second period the Blacks were penalised twice in succession letting the home team get deep into the Stewartry 22. The second kick was a quick tap allowing Waysiders to get over the Blacks line for an unconverted try giving them a 1 point lead.too long.
Into the last twenty minutes both sides gave away pealties for holding on in the ruck. Hogg replaced Riddick. A Waysiders player got yellow carded for an off the ball incident infront of the referee giving Stewartry a penalty.
With 8 minutes remaining the home side were penalised on their own 22 for not releasing in the ruck. Taking a lineout the Blacks secured good clean ball and pushed toward the home line. The maul went down and the ball came back to Mosey who went over for a try but the ball was held up.
In the 5 metre scrum the Blacks took the heal. The ball went quickly out the back line to McCarney who touched down for a try. The conversion missed. Broll replaced McMorran.
The restart kick went deep into the home 22 but again Stewartry went over the top of the ruck 5 metres from the home try line allowing Waysiders to clear their lines.
The Waysiders throw in to the lineout went too long. The Stewratry pack took the ball driving toward the home line but were stopped 2 metres out. Once more they gave away a penalty for going over the top of the ruck letting Waysiders clear the ball away.
With 2 minutes left Stewartry secured clean ball in a lineout and sent it up the middle. Ferguson took it at speed and ran through 3 defenders to go in for a try under the posts. Mosey added the conversion to take the final score to Stewartry 22 Waysiders 11.
Once more there were lots of unnecessary penalties given away but this was a good performance from Stewartry which gave them their first ever away win over Waysiders.
Stewartry squad:- J Fingland, C Ferguson, J MUIR, K Riddick, T J McCarney, C Mosey, Danny Boyd, I McMorran, D Burton, T Cannon,M Smith, R Porteous, H Sainsbury, C Fenwick, I Fenwick (captain), M McCulloch, S Hogg, S Broll.
