A night of passion began with an immaculately observed minute's silence in memory of Alan Adam. What followed was a fitting tribute to the man and one that he would have so enjoyed.
It wasn't always likely though. On a wet night, both teams' handling was good in the circumstances but Bristol started as though they meant business. Indeed they were two tries up in the first quarter, moving the ball well and running some terrific lines. A third try was disallowed for a forward pass. At this stage, Mose's simple target was to try to stay in the game. Stay in it they did and after Pennycook was yellow carded just before half time, Mose crossed the whitewash. A terrific Ollie Thomas conversion brought Mose to within a score and suddenly at half time, Mose were right in the game.
The second half was pretty much all Mose. A second Bristol yellow card left them down to 13 at one stage and Ollie kept placing the penalties between the sticks to lead 16-14. Bristol had probably one penalty opportunity in the second half to re-take the lead but Matt Jones sent it wide. Back came Mose with yet another final push, opting for a line out rather than the kick able penalty. From that, the immense Buster Lawrence scored a try which Ollie converted.
A night of passion and emotion with a perfect result. A real treat for the faithful and a fitting tribute to AA.
Hard to believe that this team is at the bottom of the league and not pushing for a top 6 finish . Performances from 1 to 22 were all outstanding.
Lawrence was sensational and must be the best back row forward who can play lock in the championship. I thought Sam Dickenson was superb when he came on and a word for the 'old man' Ben Evans who I thought really got around the park well and tackled everything that moved with a performance that belied his age.
I watched Moseley play away to Leeds at Wharfdale when they were abysmal. Congratulations to players and coaches who have transformed themselves from that day.
Let's not ease up now. There is no reason why we cannot win several more games before the end of the season.
What a great game ! After 20 minutes, with Bristol looking like they could score at will (and perhaps they believed it too) and with the drizzle starting, it felt awful. Still being in the game at half time was an achievement.
With the second yellow card straight after half time, a kick to the corner might have been a good option as their continued indiscipline couldn't have been predicted. But what tremendous commitment from all the players, going through the phases in difficult conditions to protect that lead. And that's obviously the way to get the crowd behind the team - I was even shouting myself !
Friday night games aren't always popular, but they do seem to work well for us, even so soon after an away trip to Pirates. Let's repeat this performance on the coming Saturdays.
Who would have thought it? The double over Bristol. And how similar the 2 games? 21-6 down at Bristol, down and out!!! No way. 21-22 win to Moseley. 0-14 down at Moseley, down and out!!! No way. 23-14 win to Moseley. The lads don't know when to give up these days. The 16th man also helped. Nobody just watching tonight. Vocal we were. And the team appreciated it. Truely an evening to remember. I hope Alan was watching. He would have been more than proud. Thank you Mooooose and Mose Fans.
Great night, immense performance that paid a great tribute to Alan Adam, fighting spirit, determination and guts. 23 unanswered points, brilliant. Made standing and getting a soaking well worth while. I think the Hot Pork Bap was the best I've ever had at Mose too, bonus! Bring on Leeds, if we can keep this intensity up right to the end of the season we could easily overtake Plymouth, Roth and maybe even Scottish. well played Lads.
What a night,despite the weather the excitement and tension kept me warm.The team showed plenty of spirit and pride in the shirt to come back as they did. it was great to see all the smiling faces in the clubhouse afterwards. Let's hope we can keep it up win our next game and be safe and play with some freedom for the remainder of the season. COME ON MOSE................
I'm still grinning this morning! As so many other posters have said, the win - and the way the team achieved it - were the most fitting tribute possible to Adam. That second half performance was immense.
Player of the season? How can we choose one when the whole squad is playing so well for each other and the shirt? It's a good time to be a Moseley fan!
Post by welshexile1963 on Mar 16, 2013 11:37:35 GMT
Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a great performance especially from the pack, well done boys, why are we so near the bottom of the table exactly?! Keep it up boys.
It was excellent, the team didn't let their heads go down when we were two scores adrift, and took the game back to Bristol who just had no answer. I loved it when our pack was sending theirs backwards at a rate of knots.
Brilliant! Had a brilliant time at another fantastic Friday night game. The atmosphere at Friday night games is rarely beaten. The team were excellent, but I must say that Ben Evans, Mike Stephenson and Buster were truly excellent. I just hope that teams such as Bristol don't come calling for some of our youngsters next season. Stick with us!
Possibly Sam Dickinson?! I asked for Moseley, Villa and England wins but I'll settle for the 2 I got. Fantastic stuff. Now let's really take it to Leeds on Saturday and put this relagation nonsense to bed.
I have only been able to see 5 - yes 5 - championship games so far this season; Bedford away, Jersey away, Cornish Pirates Home, Jersey Home, Doncaster Home, therefore I have precious little to work off for player of the year. Sam brown has improved considerably since last season whilst Anthony Carter has stepped into Charlie Hayters boots with unselfish aplomb and on that fact alone I would be prepared to consider him. That could be a little unfair on the players who only arrived this season, Buster Lawrence, for example, springs to mind as do others who have improved particularly of late, but I can only base my views on what I have seen so far this season.
However, I would like to have an input to some degree and in Anthony Carter I see a player who is prepared to train week in week out, is prepared to travel and sit on the bench, is prepared to play out of his prefered position, is a player who accepted his only unjust sending off in the true spirit of the game and has become the automatic choice for the centre position alongside Greg King. He is a true asset to Moseley Rugby Club am I proudly prepared to nominate Anthony Carter as my player of the year. I wish him well.
Come on Mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooose
Fabulous game on Friday evening, don’t think I’ve ever seen such a complete swing in a game of rugby. I really feared the worst when we struggled to obtain any possession for the first thirty minutes but by the end it was complete and utter domination.
Have to say it is incredible the difference in the pack second half of the season. Someone somewhere deserves a real slap on the back. Scrummage and rolling maul have become real weapons and even the lineout is now serviceable. We now appear to be more than able to hold our own up front and the defence and commitment of the whole side makes us very difficult to play against.
Quite puzzled by the muddled Bristol mindset when you remember how turning down kickable penalties cost them over at their place. The game was far from won, the points were on offer and they opted for the corner which smacked of complacency to me. On such a filthy night for the fullback I fully expected an aerial bombardment in the first half from their experienced half backs but it didn’t materialise. Second half I thought we used the elements extremely well. Kept them penned in their own half applied the pressure and steadily squeezed the penalties out of them. In the end what little possession they got they ineffectively ran from side to side and never really threatened our defensive line. We on the other hand adopted a strategy of low risk rugby which was the obvious tactic on a difficult night. Well done the Mose side!
