1st XV Match Reports
Sudbury 17 Norwich 10
Sudbury secured another win and two more league points at Moorsfield on Saturday but will not be pleased with their performance. Norwich came to Sudbury without a win this season and Suds were expected to take command of the game but that never really happened, with the first five minutes of the game being played in the Sudbury half.
As soon as Suds shipped the ball wide they looked dangerous and debutante, Amenatape Ragamate made a penetrating run, from half way down the left allowing Barney Goodchild to touch down after 16 minutes.
Mathew Wooderson converted for a seven point lead. The visitors kept plugging away and were rewarded when Sudbury went over the top of the ruck midway in their own 22 which gave O’Brien an easy kick. Too
often Suds kicked away possession but man of the match Toby Goodwin made two solo breaks from the mauls and with a 10 meter drive up the middle of the park, the pack gained territory, quick hands to the left put Guillaume Botha into space to score giving the blues a half time lead of 9 points.
The second half started with a bang. Norwich had crossed the try line and converted before Sudbury had woken up. Early in the second half Suds made some replacements, Woody left the pitch injured and Pears, Cooper and Coone were brought on in the reshuffle to try give the team a lift and thirteen minutes into the half, from a Sudbury scrum just in the Norwich 22, Suds shipped the ball out wide for Ragamate to score. For the home supporters the next twenty five minutes were nail biting as both sides battled for a winning margin but no further points came giving Sudbury the win with a lacklustre performance.
Sudbury get a week off this week before a trip to Mersea. A chance to get everyone fit and Mark Bolton should be available after his broken collar bone.
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