St Mary’s 40 - Northumbria 10

ADAM BARLEY at Staines R.F.C

Having already played each other once, it was now the visitors turn to drive the long distance down to London from Northumbria.  Whether that had an impact on the final score is debatable as St Mary’s flew out of the blocks from the starting whistle, recording their best victory of their campaign so far.

The first half was a test for both teams as they battled it out though it was St Mary’s who showed the early dominance, 24 unanswered points with tries from James Anthony (1), Wes Newton (2) and Alex Raymond (2) before Northumbria pulled one back just before the break with a try piled over by Will Bate.

The second half saw a revitalised Northumbria side try and barge their way back into the game but were seen off by great defensive play from the St Mary’s line before Anthony went over the line again.  Northumbria weren’t finished however and pulled a try back with great play by Bate before St Mary’s then sealed the victory with 2 more tries coming from James Szymik and Ben Spencer.

The game ended on a sour note with a Northumbria player being sent off for dissent but it didn’t dent the victory for St Mary’s who now face a very tough game at Leeds Met next week.

St Mary’s

1:  Wes Newton
2:  Lex Linton
3:  James Szymik
4:  Ben Spencer
5:  Matt Sharpe
6:  Ronnie Mushiso
7:  James Anthony
8:  Dave McMeeken
9:  Tom Sadler
10:  Jasper Nketiah
11:  Owen Flitton
12:  Josh Liberton-czudej
13:  Lloyd Pullen
14:  Adam Barley
15:  Adam Hill
16:  Josh Gunn
17:  Alex Raymond

Tries:  Anthony (2)  Newton (2)  Raymond (2)  Szymik (1)  Spencer (1)
Goals:  Sadler (4/8)

Northumbria

1:  Ross Wilkinson
2:  Nick Bagher
3:  Henry Martin
4:  Finley Anderson
5:  Jonny Ellis
6:  Luke Higgins
7:  Jon Lindley
8:  Ian Sherwood
9:  Will Bate
10:  Gareth Schofield
11:  David Cash 
12:  Matt Lumb
13:  James Hall
14:  Andy Forbes
15:  Chris Dawson
16:  Karl Brandt
17:  Alex Lee

Tries:  Bate (2)
Goals:  Bate (1/2)

Half Time:  St Mary’s 24-6  Northumbria

Ref:  Danny Mceezie