Rugby Lions 17 Barking 14
By Coventry Telegraph
November 17 2008
IMPROVING Lions climbed back into the top half of the National Division Three South table with a hard-earned victory in a game between two well-matched sides. James Hawken kicked a penalty after Barking put themselves under pressure from the kick-off, and the full-back finished off a fine run by Phil Reed with a 28th-minute try which he also converted. With skipper Alex Nash leading by
November 17 2008
IMPROVING Lions climbed back into the top half of the National Division Three South table with a hard-earned victory in a game between two well-matched sides. James Hawken kicked a penalty after Barking put themselves under pressure from the kick-off, and the full-back finished off a fine run by Phil Reed with a 28th-minute try which he also converted. With skipper Alex Nash leading by
example from the back row, Lions struck a decisive blow soon after the restart when scrum-half Toby Handley went over for a try which Hawken converted.
Barking hit back with tries by Tavela Kwilimbe and James Kelland, both converted by Oliver Criosby, to set up a tense last quarter, but Rugby's defence resisted the efforts of a powerful opposition pack.
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