Match Report - Richmond 2nd XV vs Bristol Ladies 2nd XV 14092014

BRISTOL LADIES RUGBY MATCH REPORT

2^nd XV Richmond vs Bristol – 14^th September 2014

Bristol Ladies 2^nd XV fell to heavy 54 – 7 defeat at the hand of Richmond 2^nd XV this weekend, in their first fixture of the season.

Although the points difference is significant, the team took confidence from the performance and now better understand the challenge ahead in the Championship.

Debutant Harriet Wilmot (4) scored for Bristol in the 65^th minutes with Stacey Jones (15) kicking the conversion successfully.

Assistant Coach Matt Belbin spoke after the match ‘We’re not focusing on the score line too much at this stage. The girls worked well together, and it’s a promising and encouraging start to the season. Todays’ game was definitely a bit of a wakeup call, but we know that with a bit more structure and time together the team will gel and we’ll have a really strong and competitive side’.

Forward of the match was awarded to Lauren Tracey who was brilliant at the breakdown and made excellent attempts to carry the ball forward.

Back of the match went to Stacey Jones who stayed composed throughout the game, made good decision and defended well.

Team list:

1. Natasha Doyle
2. Trish Brown
3. Natalie Lewis
4. Harriet Wilmot
5. Louisa Steer
6. Lauren Tracey
7. Heidi Chapman-Mercer
8. Becki Belcher
9. Rhiannon Parker
10. Polly Pearce
11. Lauren Santini
12. Tatyana Heard
13. Jenny 'Chip' Fotheringham
14. Vicky Zaffiro
15. Stacey Jones
16. Beth Turpin
17 . Daneika Currie
18. Tara McGlade

Subs: Turpin for Brown, Currie for Santini and McGlade for Doyle