Report: Moseley Oak 37-18 Leek

[Communications Team]

Saturday, 14 December 2013
Ludlow 62 - 12 Willenhall
Moseley Oak 37 - 18 Leek
Old Saltleians 16 - 26 Crewe and Nantwich
Stafford 35 - 5 Camp Hill
Tamworth 15 - 43 Bridgnorth
Wolverhampton 76 - 7 Aston Old Edwardians


Midlands 2 West (North) 


Team P W D L F A Diff B Pts Pts  

Crewe and Nantwich 11 10 0 1 365 150 215 7 47   
Leek 11 10 0 1 440 157 283 6 46 
Moseley Oak 11 9 0 2 338 157 181 8 44  
Ludlow 11 7 0 4 305 203 102 7 35 
Bridgnorth 11 7 0 4 268 193 75 6 34  

[philhall]

What a superb win Moseley Oak and 5 points to boot. Well done. I hope some of the first team were watching and picked up some scoring tips.

Come on Mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooose

[Communications Team]

Moseley Oak inflict first defeat on Leek
Moseley Oak 37-18 Leek
 

They talk about game-changing tries and that was certainly the catalyst for Moseley Oak’s 37-18 victory over Leek at Billesley Common in Midlands Two West (North).

For the first quarter Leek were mostly pounding the Moseley Oak line.
Consistent with the norm – a gale blasting down “the slope”.
The old lags were saying that if the home side could hold out adrift a try or two at half time then victory might still be possible.

And then winger Antonio Solomon turned everything on its head.

Living Lincoln way these days, and now rarely called on by Moseley Oak, he was out on the left.
Got the ball around the 22, forced his way past a number of opponents, was tap tackled, did a summersault, carried on running, shrugged off a couple more and over the line.
What a fantastic score.

Leek were shell-shocked; Moseley Oak were on fire.

The forwards made ground constantly, and, with everyone in their natural positions, the backs were transformed.
The home side kept pinching ball at the scrum, line-out and loose.

First winger Jack Fairhurst was under the post and then a wonderful Adrian Courtney inspired hit.
A forward charge, a clever shimmy, and he had fed in centre Chris Carlin.

It was four and a bonus point as prop Dan Toth, a Hungarian international touched down from a rolling maul, a bonus point and 22-3.Ecstatic supporters were singing ‘up the Magyars” on the sidelines.

Stunned, Leek got one back through a pushover from Luke Harden.
Given 22-10 at half time, it was never going to be enough.

A penalty narrowed the gap but Toth was in for a second, emerging from the bottom of a dominant pack.
Next Michael Maguire put Andrew Ford home.

Against the flow, Leek, who kept going, secured an unconverted effort from Gary McDermott.
But then Moseley Oak’s Ben Gerry squirmed through tacklers to make it a seventh.

Puts Moseley Oak back in the top three mix with Leek and Crewe & Nantwich, with no more than three points between the sides. All to play for after Christmas and New Year.

Neat footballer as French star Pierre Meunier is, he would admit to preferring playing wider out.
So let’s hope Santa brings the side a natural fly half!

Happy Christmas all.

[kingsheathlad]

I hope Camera Shake was present to show us the highlights.

[martinwatson aka Camera Shake]

Highlights coming shortly although the main highlight for me was getting out of that flaming wind!!

[studleyken]

Entertaining game. Laughed when Oak winger had problems keeping up with Oak No. 3, twice. Well worth battleing the elements. Bilseley getting back to normal. Come on you Oak and Oak Fans.

[kingsheathlad]

Dec 15, 2013 13:22:19 GMT martinwatson aka Camera Shake said:

Highlights coming shortly although the main highlight for me was getting out of that flaming wind!!

Cheers. I look forward to it.

[observer]

Rugby Union: Leek see their perfect record ended at Moseley Oak
Stoke Sentinel


www.stokesentinel.co.uk/Rugby-Union-Leek-perfect-record-ended-Moseley-Oak/story-20328045-detail/story.html


LEEK'S 100 per cent record was ripped apart during a bruising 37-18 defeat at Moseley Oak in Midlands Two West (North).

Their fortunes were summed up by the loss of Nick Palmer with a shoulder injury on 30 minutes – and his replacement Naz Narawa retiring with a broken nose from his first touch in the game.

Leek, who had won their first 10 league games, might have guessed it wouldn't be their day in the opening flurries when they battered the Moseley line, but suffered two turnovers and a missed penalty.

And despite playing with the wind and the slope in their favour, they finished the first half trailing 22-10 to their superior hosts.

It would have been worse had Luke Hardern not scored their first try from a catch and drive shortly before the interval.

A Gary McDermott penalty narrowed the score to 22-13 in the second period, but Leek then lost Jack Conlon with a blow to the head and Jason Milner to a yellow card for clearing out illegally as title rivals Moseley forcibly re-asserted themselves.

Leek's second try saw McDermott sidestep his man to score before his conversion was charged down to just about sum up their day.

And to rub salt into their wounds, Leek's defeat allowed CREWE & NANTWICH to pinch top spot by a solitary point thanks to their 26-16 win at Old Saltleians

[observer]

From Leek website
UNBEATEN RUN ENDS

Leek surrendered their 100% record this season in all games played when they became no match for the powerful MO side that on this form with this team would be nearly unbeatable, given Leek's previous 10 league wins as a measure……….. The difference in class was measurable and although Leek didn't play well enough, during most of the game they weren't allowed too by a committed side that bullied Leek out of the game………………

full story at www.pitchero.com/clubs/leek/s/match-centre-2069/1-753606