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Croydon Girls Vs Chobham
The Croydon team was reshaped following the first league game, away at Worthing where the ladies were beaten 40-0. This wasn’t a reflection on the players but the team was short of four regular players through holidays, illness and injury. The opposition Chobham was also down on numbers and it was agreed that the game would be played as a 14 aside match.
In the first half Chobham quickly out ran the Croydon defence and placed the ball dead centre on the try line but they were unable to convert the try. Having conceded an early try Croydon held the middle ground with determined tackling and good use of the scrum. With Kat playing fly half for the first time and enjoying the role, particularly the tackling, it looked possible that Croydon might break through. However, two further Chobham tries in the first half meant that Croydon were 15 -0 down at the break.
Chobham went on to score two more tries in the second half. As in previous games Croydon’s pack dominated the scrums. However, Chobham’s fly half was like a cat waiting to pounce on to the mouse (in the form of Ginge, Croydon’s scrum half) that was about to be let loose. Whilst the two were equally matched she was often too quick of the mark and a number of penalties were awarded to Croydon as a result. For a brief spell Croydon were down to 13 as Roe spent twenty minutes on the “bench” in order to conserve her strength for next week’s tour.
Although the game ended with the score Croydon 0 – Chobham 25, Despite the poor weather it was good to see families and friends out supporting the ladies.
Whilst the Croydon ladies have yet to score a competitive try in the league, the performance was very credible against quality opposition. With Kat in her new role and with four players on the side today things can only continue to get better. Needless to say Kat was awarded “lady of the match” in the bar afterwards.
