All Golds v Newcastle Thunder KPL1 2017
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ALL GOLDS<br />
WIPE AWAY CUP<br />
MISERY WITH<br />
REVENGE WIN<br />
ALL GOLDS 36-28 CRUSADERS<br />
SATURDAY 13 th MAY<br />
PRINCE OF WALES STADIUM<br />
The <strong>All</strong> <strong>Golds</strong> avenged their League 1 Cup<br />
semi-final defeat to Crusaders with a crucial<br />
eight point victory.<br />
The Crusaders had eased into an 18-6 lead and<br />
it looked like the home side were in for another<br />
miserable 80 minutes but they fought back to<br />
level the scores with the final play of the half<br />
and took the lead in the opening minutes of<br />
the second period.<br />
Though the Crusaders regained the advantage<br />
with two quick tries, the <strong>All</strong> <strong>Golds</strong> came back<br />
to record their third league win of the season.<br />
The <strong>All</strong> <strong>Golds</strong> were their own worst enemies<br />
with their discipline letting them down<br />
time and again and their lack of defensive<br />
line-speed allowing plenty of space for the<br />
Crusaders halfbacks to dictate play.<br />
And it was the Crusaders halfbacks who<br />
combined to open the scoring, Ryan Smith<br />
supporting Jack Hansen’s break up the<br />
middle for a converted try. Three minutes later,<br />
Earl Hurst ran a great line to score a fine try<br />
doubling the visitors’ lead.<br />
The <strong>All</strong> <strong>Golds</strong> capitalised on their first decent<br />
attack and won a repeat set that ended when<br />
Reece forced his way over, Ben Stead adding<br />
the goal.<br />
Having got back into the match, they promptly<br />
frittered away their foothold with ill-discipline<br />
that caused the referee to put them on a team<br />
warning.<br />
Almost immediately, Hurst went over for his<br />
second score, but that seemed to energise<br />
the <strong>All</strong> <strong>Golds</strong> and Harrison Elliott added some<br />
powerful surges from the bench to gain decent<br />
field position.<br />
This brought its reward as Stead’s kick to the<br />
corner fell to Mo Agoro and the division’s top<br />
try-scorer added another touchdown to his<br />
tally.<br />
Harry Kidd crashed over for identical tries<br />
either side of the break and Stead converted<br />
both to give the home side the lead for the first<br />
time.<br />
However, it lasted barely ten minutes as James<br />
Dandy scored from close range but Johnson<br />
was wide with the conversion which meant<br />
the <strong>All</strong> <strong>Golds</strong> held a slender 24-22 lead. Alex<br />
Thompson then gave the visitors a four-point<br />
advantage when he powered through some<br />
ineffective defence to score.<br />
On the hour the lead changed hands again<br />
and for the final time, Billy Brickhill forcing his<br />
way over from a standing start close to the<br />
line for his first <strong>All</strong> <strong>Golds</strong> try against his former<br />
club. Stead added the goal and began to find<br />
his range with his kicks including a superb 40-<br />
20 that set up a chance at the game-breaking<br />
score with seven minutes left.<br />
But the <strong>All</strong> <strong>Golds</strong> lost possession and the<br />
Crusaders looked to have gone back in front<br />
when Thompson ploughed over for what<br />
would have been his second try but the referee<br />
ruled he had lost possession in Jack Mitchell’s<br />
tackle.<br />
The <strong>All</strong> <strong>Golds</strong> closed the game out effectively<br />
from the restart. They played out a safe set,<br />
Danny Fallon finding a good touch and then<br />
forced an error which set up the position for<br />
Reece to drive over for the winning score.<br />
ALL GOLDS: Jack Mitchell; Mo Agoro, Steven<br />
Nield, Brad Kislingbury, Chris Barlow; Ben<br />
Stead, Danny Fallon; Ollie Purslow, Steve Parry,<br />
James Walter; Lewis Reece, Joe McClean;<br />
Chris Worrall; INTERCHANGE: Billy Brickhill,<br />
Harrison Elliott, Malikhi Lloyd-Jones, Harry Kidd<br />
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