Barnes RFC 4th XV - Mayfair Occasionals

The Occies!

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Saturday 15th March

What can I say?  12pm KO proved too early for some and we were unprepared @ KO.  Due to a severe lack of players - we only had 14 but then managed to draft in Robbie, for his first start in 2 years - Thanks Robbie! We also had to start uncontested due to lack of front row.

So not a great start and this was compounded by the fact people were playing out of position so we took longer than usual to get into the game.  (It took us until the final 20 in fact!).

We were non-committal in the rucks & mauls, flat in the backs and few too many missed tackles.  The first half did not suit us at all - OP's killing the ball and breaking up the game with several 'injuries', meant we could not play at the way we are used to and our game fell apart as we tried to push the pace.  Several passes which should not have been thrown were intercepted and it is only down to the good tracking back by Anthony and the others, that the scoreline was not more.  I think 3 of their 4 tries were from an interception.

Second half saw us fire up a bit more and regain some composure - scoring 2 tries to gain some parity.  In the end it was too little, too late and we went down:  OP's 27 - 10 Mayfair Occie's.

I THINK THIS LEAVES US NOW ONLY 1 POINT CLEAR AT THE TOP  - we have 2 games left of the League - which means they are now both MUST WIN Games if we are to hold onto the league win, which we deserve after a great season's play.

No game this weekend - next game is London Cornish (away) on 29th March (LEAGUE) - lets gets a good turnout, complete with front row, and finish the season off in style!