Grove RFC 1st XV vs Oxford Quins RFC 2nd XV

Grove RFC 1st XV Vs Oxford Quins RFC 2nd XV - Match Day Report

Counties 1 Tribute Southern North League Match
Date: 9th March 2024
Kick Off: 14:00
Venue: Grove RFC, Cane Lane, Grove

*Starting Squad*
1. Tom Fearn
2. ⁠Thomas McCarthy
3. ⁠Joe Cooper
4. ⁠Elliot Martin
5. ⁠Sam Cooper
6. ⁠Lawrence Birkhead
7. ⁠ Luke Mathews
8. ⁠James Monks
9. ⁠Ollie Nicholl
10. ⁠Louis Richards
11. ⁠Tom Godfrey
12. ⁠Dan Coombs
13. ⁠Dylan Reeve
14. ⁠Sam Christensen
15. ⁠Ali McCarthy

*Replacements*
16. ⁠George Hook
17. ⁠Stuart Sherwood
18. ⁠Wayne Ball

1st Half Summary

3 Mins - Grove under pressure from Oxford Quins early on their own 22. Sam Cooper gets over it to win the penalty and relieve the pressure. Ollie Nicholl kicks the penalty to touch to get Grove up towards halfway. Score 0-0

5 Mins - Oxford Quins at pace break the Grove defensive line and run in to score under the posts. Conversion attempt missed. Score: 0-5

13 Mins - Oxford Quins push through the phases high up creeping towards the Grove try line. Grove defend well and hold it up. Score: 0-5

14 Mins - Ollie Nicholl kicks long from the resulting possession, Oxford Quins knock on. Scrum to Grove just inside our own half. Score: 0-5

15 Mins - Oxford Quins steal the ball from a flat Grove pass, they opt to kick over the top and Grove knock on in the back field. Score: 0-5

19 Mins - Oxford Quins beat the defensive line on the outside, halted by a big hit from Ollie Nicholl to put them into touch. Score: 0-5

21 Mins - Oxford Quins get themselves up into Grove’s 22 with a weaving kick return from the fullback. An offload inside breaks through the Grove defensive line and Oxford Quins go in to score under the posts. Conversion attempt good. Score: 0-12

29 Mins - Off the base of a scrum inside Grove’s 22, the Oxford Quins No.8 picks and goes breaking the defensive line to run in and score. Conversion attempt missed. Score: 0-17

35 Mins - From a Grove lineout they construct the maul and drive to 5 yards out. After a few phases of pick and go’s, they opt to move the ball wide to Ali McCarthy who steps inside the defender to score. Ollie Nicholl successfully kicks a difficult conversation attempt from out wide left. Score: 7-17

38 Mins - Oxford Quins move the ball quickly out wide left to go round the outside of the Grove defensive line and score under the posts. Conversion attempt good. Score: 7-24

39 Mins - From Louis Richards kick off, Oxford Quins knock on. Scrum to Grove inside Oxford Quins 22. Score: 7-24

40 Mins - From the base of the scrum Ollie Nicholl moves the ball flat to Louis Richards, who offloads inside to Sam Christensen to run in and score by the posts. Conversion attempt good from Ollie Nicholl. Score: 14-24

HT Score: Grove RFC 1st XV 14-24 Oxford Quins RFC 2nd XV

2nd Half Summary

42 Mins - Louis Richards offloads inside to Luke Mathews who breaks through the Oxford Quins defensive line at pace. He hands off the Oxford Quins defender and offload to Tom Godfrey on the outside to run in and score. Ollie Nicholl conversion attempt missed. Score: 19-24

45 Mins - Oxford Quins penalised for going in at the side of the ruck on their own 22. Grove opt to kick at posts. Ollie Nicholl penalty attempt is good. Score: 22-24

48 Mins - After multiple carrying phases in Grove’s half, Oxford Quins shift the ball quickly wide right to run in and score. Conversion attempt missed. Score: 22-29

51 Mins - Oxford Quins kick the ball over the top of Grove’s defensive line. Ali McCarthy collects the bouncing ball and steps the on rushing Oxford Quins player then putting boot to ball to kick clear. Score: 22-29

53 Mins - Luke Mathews gets over the ball at the breakdown to win possession for Grove on our own 22 and relieve the building pressure. Score: 22-29

63 Mins - From an Oxford Quins scrum they just manage to get the ball away under pressure from Grove. From the base move the ball right and break through a hole in the defensive line. With the numbers they put it through the hands to run in and score. Conversion attempt good. Score: 22-36

79 Mins - Oxford Quins steal the ball at the ruck in their own 22 and kick long over the top. The chasing players collect the ball at pace to run in and score. Conversion attempt good. Score: 22-43

FT Score: Grove RFC 1st XV 22-43 Oxford Quins RFC 2nd XV

Tries: Alex McCarthy, Sam Christensen, Tom Godfrey
Conv: Ollie Nicholl x2
Pens: Ollie Nicholl

Quarters
20: 0-5
HT: 14-24
60: 22-29
FT: 22-43

Opponents:
Tries: 7
Conv: 4
Pens: 0

League Position: 8th

MOM: Ollie Nicholl - 9