Bristol Ladies 2nd XV vs Richmond Ladies 2nd XV - 18th Jan 2015

BRISTOL LADIES RUGBY MATCH REPORT

18^th January 2015

Bristol Ladies 2^nd XV 7 – 7 Richmond Ladies 2^nd XV

Bristol Ladies 2^nd XV kick started their fight to avoid relegation this afternoon with a hard fought 7 – 7 draw with Richmond 2nds, in muddy conditions.

In a tightly contested game the only two scored of the game came in the first half. Richmond crossed the try line first, taking a 0 – 7 lead. Shortly after Daisy Travers broke through the Richmond defence running a superb line and passing out wide to Rebecca De Filippo who went over to take the score to 5 – 7, with Rebecca Hughes converting to level the score.

Bristol had two or three chances to claim the win, but a few handling errors paired with unfortunate conditions meant neither team was able to increase their score.

Assistant Coach Pete Reakes spoke to us afterwards ‘It was a good game, very tight and Bristol dominated in almost every area – we just need to work on the scrum and we’ll be there. Both teams put in a huge amount of effort and it was a highly entertaining game’.

Forward of the game – Samantha Herrick, who tackled like a demon today, continually disrupting the Richmond attack, she had a phenomenal game.

Back of the game – Polly Pearce, who was playing her first game at scrum half with us today. She was in total control, got the ball out well and played her socks off

The 2^nd XV have four games left in the 14/15 championship with the battle to avoid relegation well and truly on. ‘We’re going in the right direction’ says Reakes ‘there is a good vibe in the squad at the moment, and our performance today showed this – bring on the next game!’

Photo by Rikki Teml - http://www.rmtphotos.co.uk/bristolladiesrugby

1. Samantha Herrick

2. Daisy Travers

3. Trish Brown

4. Nat Lewis

5. Tara McGlade

6. Becki Belcher

7. Toya Chapman Mercer

8.Jenny Fotheringham

9. Polly Pearce

10. Becky Hughes

11. Lauren Santini

12. Rebecca De Filippo

13. Hannah Grant

14. Sophie Cleverly

15. Stacey Jones

16. Beth Turpin

17. Vicki Zaffiro

18. Yo-Naa Olofsson

19. Emma Lacey