1st XV
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Sat 16 Dec 2017
Southwold Rugby Club
1st XV
14:00
Lowestoft & Yarmouth
WOLD OVERPOWER STRUGGLING LOWESTOFT AND YARMOUTH DESPITE HANDICAP OF  UNCONTESTED SCRUMS FROM THE FIRST WHISTLE

WOLD OVERPOWER STRUGGLING LOWESTOFT AND YARMOUTH DESPITE HANDICAP OF UNCONTESTED SCRUMS FROM THE FIRST WHISTLE

Anthony Bohncke22 Dec 2017 - 22:31
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WOLD CRUISE TO VICTORY DESPITE NO SCRUMS

Written by David Vaughan

When scrums are uncontested from the start of the game it does not make for a great spectacle and that was the case in this dire affair. Wold in effect had to win this game with one hand tied behind their back, as the advantage of having possibly the best pack in the league was taken away for the entire 80 minutes.
It was such a shame to see spectators leaving, as the cold afternoon took its toll, before the end of the game but I am sure they would have stayed pitch side if the game had not been so farcical
It was never in doubt as to who was going to win, but simply how many points Wold would score. The less said about this game the better.
So much more could and should be said but it would not be published in the press for fear of slander. What is true however is that no team playing at this level of rugby should be unable to field a front row, as was the case yesterday for L and Y.
In the end Wold got ten tries and three conversions spread evenly throughout the game, but it was hard to watch, and it must have been even harder for the strong Wold side to maintain concentration or even have the will to say on the pitch
Tries from Zak Loader (2), Matt Howell, James Hall (2), Jobe Brookes, Callum Anthony, Sherard Block, Cemil Duruk and Jonny Walker and three conversions from Luke Wade made up the points tally.
The rules of the game are the rules of the game, but if the contest for promotion comes down to points difference at the end of the season, it is games like this that become so unfair, when without a doubt Wold would have amassed probably another 30 points if the scrums had not been effectively removed from the game, and those points could be the difference between promotion or not further down the line
This was not the rugby that we know and love, and hopefully we will not have to witness a farce like this again this season and more importantly yesterday's result will not impact in any way on league results at the end of the season
Apologies for the lack of enthusiasm within this report

ARN THE WOLD !!!

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