A Visit to Ron Jacobs Playing Fields

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🏆Eastern Counties Greene King Division One West

📆 15th March 2025

Thorney🆚Cantabs IIs

As the 2024/25 season concludes, a rearranged fixture at the Ron Jacobs Playing Fields provided an opportunity to visit Thorney Rugby Club as they competed against Cantabs IIs.

Currently positioned in second place, Thorney had a game in hand today, with a win enabling them to ascend to first place.

The initial attack of the match saw Thorney cross the try line under the posts, followed by a successful conversion. Following a line-out on the left side, deep within Cantabs territory, Thorney shifted the ball to the right, scoring again and adding the conversion to lead 14-0.

In the 11th minute, Thorney scored once more from another Cantabs line-out, deep in their own half, crossing the line effortlessly and successfully converting to lead 22-0. By the 22nd minute, Thorney achieved their fourth try of the afternoon, again under the posts, and added the conversion to extend their lead to 28-0.

Cantabs were compelled to reorganise due to injuries, leading to Thorney scoring another converted try at the 28-minute mark. Two minutes later, Cantabs succeeded in crossing the try line after several penalties near it, managing an additional conversion to bring the score to 35-7. Approaching halftime, Thorney found the opportunity to score again with a converted try, thus extending their lead to 42-7.

The second half commenced with the home side continuing their offensive efforts, resulting in a converted try. This was swiftly followed by another converted try, pushing their lead to 56-7. They surpassed the 60-point threshold with another try under the posts, although the conversion attempt was unsuccessful as the ball hit the wrong side of the uprights.

Each subsequent attack from the home side appeared poised to result in a score; their next effort culminated in a try under the posts. However, they failed to add the conversion as the ball bounced off the upright, solidifying their lead at 66-7.

Cantabs returned to the scoreboard with a quickly executed penalty that allowed them to identify gaps and score a converted try, concluding the match with a final score of 66-14.

The win saw Thorney climb to top stop on 73 points, 2 ahead of 2nd place Shelford III, sitting on 71 points, both sides have two league games left of this season

📷 Steve Wells