U18
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Sun 16 Feb 2014
Sutton Coldfield RFC
U18
10:30
Dominant under 16s power into Cup semi-final

Dominant under 16s power into Cup semi-final

Stephen Smith11 Mar 2013 - 10:57
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Sutton’s under 16’s secured a magnificent semi-final North Midlands Cup tie with a gruelling, hard fought victory over a physical Hereford side.


From the start Sutton had the vast majority of the possession and created a string of chances without ever putting a point on the scoreboard. Some stout defence and last ditch tackles from the Hereford defence, along with the occasional handling error combined to frustrate both players and supporters for much of the first half, and ironically, against the run of play, it was Hereford who broke clear just before the half time whistle to score an unconverted try.
The half time team talk resulted in Sutton stepping up the pressure on the Hereford line and despite a sin-binning for one of the visiting defence they held firm until midway through the second half. Yet another surge from the dominant Sutton pack created a maul in the far right corner and from the ensuing play hooker Ben Mcdonald ripped the ball clear to dive across the line.
With the scores level Sutton continued to pile on the pressure and within 3 minutes took a deserved lead. Good work from the forwards set up yet again another clean ball opportunity for the backs to run onto and a surging run from centre Jack Sanders saw him ride at least 3 tackles before breaking free to score to the right of the posts.
A tense final five minutes was all spent in the Hereford half as Sutton looked for a further score to seal the tie. However despite some herculean efforts from the forwards and tireless running from the backs no additional points materialised and the green shorts recorded a well-deserved victory and look forward to a semi-final tie.

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