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Droitwich 5 - Kidderminster Carolians 13

Sunday, April 2, 2006

Droitwich bowed out of the North Mids. Shield on Saturday with a very average performance. The strong, blustery wind made rugby difficult for both sides, and the contest was an error ridden affair.

Droitwich had the advantage of the elements in the first period, but it was the visitors who dominated the early exchanges, and it was only good defence by James Davies and Steve Poke that kept Kidderminster out. Once Droitwich did find their rhythm they played some clever rugby to camp in the Kidderminster half. Despite winning some good attacking lineouts, Droitwich were unable to create a clear cut scoring change. The half time interval arrived with the score still locked at 0 – 0.

The second period saw Kidderminster use the wind to their advantage and take the lead with a penalty. Droitwich then played their best rugby of the game and managed to keep the ball alive through several phases. A strong carry by skipper Nick Godfrey created quick ball for centre Ben Cottrell to run an excellent line and power over from 30 metres.

The score remained at 5 – 3 for much of the half, before the visitors restored the lead with a penalty. Droitwich were now desperately trying to get back into the game, but a quick three quarter move by the visitors saw them seal the game with a try.

Not one of Droitwich’s better performances, but credit must go to Kidderminster who did the simple things a lot better than the home side.

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