Richians travelled to Hucclecote for the game in very windy conditions. From the start Richians seems out of sorts, and whilst they dominated every scrum, the backs could not seem to keep their line and were leaving a large gap down the left wing, which the Hucclecote squad took full advantage of, getting the ball to their swift winger who took full advantage. Full back Luis Haddow made several try saving tackles to put Hucclecote players into touch, as did Niall Cox, Sam Dixon also made a good tackle racing across the pitch to stop a Cote player on their 22, and Malik Kent, Toby Freeman and Jack Lewis stopping players midfield. But at the end of the first half Hucclecote had scored 50 unanswered points.
During the half time break, Mosky had a good talk with the boys, letting them know what they were doing right and wrong.
It seemed like a different side that started the 2nd half, Malik and Jack made some bracing runs before being stopped with several Cote players hanging off them. The gap in the wing was reduced, and Cote were unable to make any headway, being kept well in their own half with some brilliant tackling from Richians putting Cote into touch as they tried the same tactics they successfully executed in the first half. Josh Harris, took a player into touch and from the lineout Richians won the ball and through good circulation made brilliant yards. They ended up with a scrum in their own 22, and from out of nowhere prop Jack Murdoch popped up and powered over for a try. With the windy conditions there was no conversion. Cote tried their hardest, but it was another 15 minutes before they managed a try, which again couldn’t be converted due to the wind. The play then returned to Richians half, with Martin Sladen coming off the back and charging through players at every scrum, before he finally broke through the Cote defence to score under the posts.
A brilliant 2nd half which Richians won 10 points to 5, making the first half all the more disappointing.
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