Match Report

On an unseasonably warm, dry and very sunny day Ampthill played host to Cinderford. Cinderford chose to start play up the hill and into the sun, much to the surprise of the hosts.

The match started with both teams giving everything from the off. Ampthill used the home advantage to pile pressure from the off with a try in the right cornor soon resulting.

With the visitors still battling hard to react to the initial score Ollie Morris took advantage of a fine set of moves by the backs resulting in another score, this time on the left flank.

Cinderford managed to mount a response and the game was essentially a churn of attacks with Ampthill’s defence being tested for the next 20 minutes. Eventually the hard work paid off for Cinderford with a penalty awarded and 3 points taken to start the visitors scoring.

Eventually Josh Sharp managed to break loose, kicking the ball straight through the Cinderford line and sprinting forward to catch up with the ball again in perfect time to gain a try just before half time.

Just to show he wasn’t being left behind, Spencer Sutherland counter attacked just before half time comfortably outpacing the visitors and making his point by tapping down by the posts.

Two more tries from Spencer Sutherland which included making space out of seemingly nowhere before the visitors responded with a try and conversion.

In a bitter sweet moment former Cinderford player Sam Hanks charged through the posts to add to the hosts score line.

A final score by Josh Sharp in what surely must be a candidate for cheekiest score of the season so far as he intercepted a pass and stormed unopposed across the line for the final score of the game.

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