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Millbrook v Farnborough 6/3/10 Report from Mike Randell
Millbrook welcomed visitors Farnborough this weekend in what promised to be a good game. Both sides had hit some recent form and were looking to extend their winning streaks to three games in a row. Farnborough started strongly, their influential no.8 making covering decent ground with the ball in arm. Millbrook's defence was slightly off the pace, missing the first up tackles however the required covering tackles were made to stop the visitors from scoring any points. Millbrook in the form of Rich Colmers boot were then given a penalty opportunity was which slotted between the uprights. Farnborough were not at all knocked off course and their fly half and no.8 quickly linked to score a converted try from some impressive rugby and put them 7-3 up. Millbrook now took the initiative and began to put together strong phases of play. Millbrook's forwards, who dominated throughout, were to score two tries to prove their worth. The first came through a powerful drive over the visitors try line which Mike Mulcahy touched down to put Brook one point ahead with the conversion missed. The second forwards try came from some good rucking and mauling phases which concluded with Mike Trench taking the ball near the try line and step the covering defenders to dive over and score his first competitive try of the season. Rich Colmer adding the conversion as the half closed 15-7 to Millbrook.
The second half began almost before the whistle was blown, Farnborough scoring a converted try in a matter of seconds from the kick off and closing the Millbrook lead to one point. This gave them the edge and the confidence to take the game to Millbrook, Farnborough ran almost everything with their fly half playing well with the ball in hand and if not only for some good covering tackles from Mike Cronin several tries could have been scored by the visitors. Their substantial pressure only amounting to a penalty to take the score 17-15 in their favour. Farnborough then looked to secure their lead as their forwards played some clever rugby and their no.8 going over for a further unconverted try and a 7 point advantage as they took the score to 22-15. Millbrook now needed to rally together and get themselves back into the game and rally they did. The Brook forwards played to their strengths and piled on the pressure deep in the Farnborough half. The pressure resulted in a sin binning and after several more penalties the referee awarded a penalty try which Rich Colmer duly slotted the simple conversion to put the scores level. Millbrook have lost out in similar close encounters earlier in the season but banished any chance of that happening in this game when Paul Griffin and Mike Trench linked superbly before an off load to Rich Colmer saw the simple run in extend Colmer's personal tally and put Brook 27-22 up with just minutes remaining. A third win on the trot for Millbrook as they ended the game 27-22.
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