Report: Moseley Oak 43-0 Willenhall

[Communications Team]

Saturday, 04 January 2014
Bridgnorth 85 - 0 Aston Old Edwardians
Camp Hill P Wolverhampton
Crewe and Nantwich P Tamworth
Leek 41 - 10 Stafford
Ludlow P Old Saltleians
Moseley Oak 43 - 0 Willenhall

Midlands 2 West (North)
Team P W D L Pts

Leek 12 11 0 1 51
Moseley Oak 12 10 0 2 49
Crewe and Nantwich 11 10 0 1 47
Bridgnorth 12 8 0 4 39
Ludlow 11 7 0 4 35
Old Saltleians 11 5 0 6 26
Wolverhampton 11 5 0 6 26
Tamworth 11 4 0 7 21
Willenhall 12 4 0 8 17
Stafford 12 3 0 9 17
Camp Hill 11 2 0 9 14
Aston Old Edwardians 12 0 0 12 1

 

[Communications Team]

Moseley Oak Mud Wrestle Success

It was amazing the game was on at all, but Moseley Oak and Willenhall produced a somewhat surprisingly good contest.
The home team managed to get one of the back pitches on Billesley Common just about playable thanks in the main to the efforts of stalwart Alan “Tommo” Thomas.

And so the two splashed into action watched by a 150-strong crowd, with the 43-0 final outcome perhaps a touch harsh on the visitors.

No wind but uphill for Moseley Oak in the first half. Thankfully the away side hadn’t got their heads round the challenge and it took 15 minutes before they got a half decent clearance kick down the slope. Not that they learned.

Moseley Oak, with flankers Charley Thomas and Ben Gerry outstanding, were mostly dominant and turned round 3-0 up thanks to a Jon Perks penalty. In the second period it was a different ball game.

First, the best try of the day – it went Duncan White-Will Greenwood-and fly half Robert Holden over. Clever combination.

Indeed Holden was outstanding – not picked in the first half of the season he rubbed it into the selectors by excelling.
He made it two after a clever box kick by Ed Jeffrey set up an attacking position.

Next over was hooker Will Greenwood – carving out an impressive performance. Good pace for a forward, a sidestep which would have done a three quarter proud, and he was in. Emerging from the bottom of a forward pushover for his second.
That was the bonus point.

Impressive second row Mike Maguire, a terrific lineout catcher, hacked on for captain Jack Richards to win the foot race.
And finally a try which produced much hilarity from the sidelines.

Desperate defence saw a Willenhall forward fly-hack the ball forward felling his loitering with intent captain, hit in the most intimate of male contingencies. A mile in front, the referee, who had a really good game, took pity and awarded Moseley Oak a put in at the scrum for ‘accidental’ offside.

Dan Lavander battered over and, with the ref about to blow, Holden drop kicked it from a virtually impossible position.

End

[philhall]

Great to see an Oak win on Saturday. I only have one complaint. Most of the game was played up and down the far touch line and what with my ageing line of sight being on the same level as the pitch I couldn't see the "overall picture" like what I can from the main stand.

Still, I did give a Mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooose after their 4th try.

Come on Moooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooose.