2022 Woolston Rovers Matchday Programme Hunslet Warriors 18062022

RECENT MATCH REPORTS
FOR OUR OPEN AGE TEAMS
WOOLSTON ROVERS ‘A’ 42 ROCHDALE MAYFIELD ‘A’ 14
(NWML 07/05/2022)
Woolston Rovers ‘A’ produced a brilliant all-round team performance to claim a very impressive
victory over a high-flying Rochdale Mayfield ‘A’ side in the NWML Division Three at the Limestone
Construction Field, Monk Sports Club.
Rovers opened the scoring in the second minute when they forced Mayfield into touch and from
the scrum a long ball from scrum half Chris Forster found centre Troy Brophy who carried four
men with him over the line to score wide out on the left. Forster converted and then five minutes
later hooker Elliott Best found second row Ryan Palin and he forced his way over wide out on the
left from close range.
Rovers had loose forward Cameron Davies sin binned for a shoulder charge shortly afterwards
and Mayfield made the extra man count as prop forward Matthew Browne made a thirty metre
break that split the rovers defence to score on the right but then an error from the restart by Mayfield
gave Rovers the ball and Palin powered over under the posts with four men in attendance.
Forster added the conversion.
Mayfield hit back when they ran the ball on the last tackle and Browne found full back Cristian
McVeigh who stepped round the cover to score wide out on the right. Stand off Jack Green converted
but then just before the half hour Rovers were back on the offensive and a long ball from
Forster found Brophy who chipped over his opposite number and collected before passing back to
Forster who scored wide out on the left. Forster added the conversion to his own try.
An error by Rovers gave Mayfield possession and quick handling the width of the field created
space for winger Kyle Marvin to score in the left corner but then two minutes before the break
Rovers ran the ball on the last tackle and Forster combined once again with Brophy to put Davies
over wide out on the left. Forster added the conversion to make the half time score 28-14 in Rovers
favour.
Eight minutes into the second half Rovers moved further ahead when an inside ball from Forster
found Palin at speed and he bounced off a defender to score a try and complete his hat trick.
Forster converted and then Forster and Brophy combined to put centre Dec Houghton through a
gap to score wide out on the right.
Rovers completed the scoring six minutes before the end when Houghton was held just short and
a quick play the ball saw Brophy go from dummy half and twist in the tackle to score wide out on
the right and round off an excellent 42-14 win for the Green & Gold men.
The Man of the Match was awarded to Rovers scrum half Chris Forster. He was very well supported
by second row Ryan Palin and centre Troy Brophy.
ROVERS ‘A’
Louis Griffiths, Tom Atherton, Dec Houghton, Troy Brophy, Tom Lowe, Craig Lawton, Chris Forster,
Max Ainsworth, Elliott Best, Ryan Palin, Tom Fagan, Nathan Maguire, Dom Ball.
Subs:
Tom Atherton, Tom Harvey, Lewis Dawson, Ben Moore.