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Drama To The End


By Cherry Picker
November 3 2014

Aled Thomas's last ditch penalty to win the game for Glaws hit a post and bounced clear - a fiittingly dramtaic end to a game which saw both sides field some up and coming talent.

Exeter Chiefs had gone ahead just before time with a penalty try to take the game to 28-27. A draw mightv have been a fair result, but that can never happen in cup games.

We had the better of things for large parts of the game but failed to take points when it mattered, as a result the home side were always in contention.

After both sides traded penalties Chiefs lost Brett Sturgess  to the sin-bin and the numerical advantage allowed Evans capped his comeback by powering over  on his return to the side.

However, Chief's got their first try just before the break when Hughes intercepted and he raced away to score.

 

Another mistake let us in for a try when  scrum-half Dave Lewis lost the ball in the tackle and  Meakes gatherd the loose ball to saunter in.

Exeter's turn was next, as the crowd continued to be entertained,  with a quick-tap which sent Fetu’u Vainikolo in at the corner.

Yann Thomas then forced his way over from close-range to take us to a 27-18 lead.

It looked to be enough but a penalty brought Chiefs within range and then that penalty try and easy conversion gave them the lead.

There was time for another play, and when we were aswarded a penalty just inside the Exeter half the only option was to go for that long range effort. It could not have been closer.

Exeter: J Arnott (T Hendrickson 65), F Vainikolo (J Arnott 70), M Bodilly, A Hughes, T James, C Sweeney, D Lewis (S Townsend 70); B Sturgess (C Rimmer 47), L Cowan-Dickie (G Bateman 61, 3. A Brown (J Stanley 45-75), D Mumm (capt) (W Carrick-Smith 65), J Sexton, J Scaysbrook, S Simmonds (J Conlon 65), S Skinner.

Gloucs: S McColl, T Isaacs, B Meakes, M Atkinson, S Monahan, A Thomas, D Robson; Y Thomas, D Dawidiuk (A Lutui 55), S Knight (Sila Puafisi 55), E Stooke, J Hudson (capt), R Moriarty, D Thomas, G Evans (J Batley 55, T Hicks 60)



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Drama To The End
Discussion started by Shedloads (IP Logged), 03/11/2014 11:25
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03/11/2014 11:25
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SOLOMON
SOLOMON
03/11/2014 13:34
Games between Chiefs and Glaws should carry a health warning, a nail biter earlier at Glaws this season. The last 2 games at SP if you recall, 2 years ago in the last game of the season Chiefs won with a kick from STEENSON in the last minute and then last season Glaws pinched it when STEENSON missed a conversion to win. Long may the battle continue, look forward to the SP game in January

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almostatyke
03/11/2014 21:15
Having seen the highlights on ITV4 this looks like an exciting match, although you unluckily came out the wrong side. I suspect the interception try was more significant than the kicks but what do I know, I only watched brief highlights.

So, to my pojnt: how did ex-Carnegie Stevie (Kirsty) McColl do? Stevie was a real star in the Championship, is he going to follow Cook and make it at Premiership level?

No reply - does anyone actually read this forum?



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