Saturday 16th February 2013 – Painswick 0pts Drybrook 45pts

Gloucestershire Premier League

Painswick 0pts
Drybrook 45pts

Drybrook cruised to a comfortable bonus point victory at lowly Painswick to maintain their promotion challenge.
Playing up the slope in the first half Drybrook quickly took control and a strong driving maul eventually led to flanker Lee Ward bundling over for a try which Tom Treherne converted.
It took 12 minutes of relentless pressure before Drybrook scored again and this time centre Luke Fisher rounded to the posts to make the conversion a formality for Treherne.
Painswick struggled to stem the tide and after 20 minutes another strong forward drive led to a simple touch down for Carl Moore and Treherne made it 21pts – nil with the conversion.
With 30 minutes gone a clash of heads resulted in Drybrook prop Nick Ovens and the Painswick hooker being side lined for treatment but the visitors were able to keep up the pressure.
Just before the break the bonus point try arrived with a pushover score for Liam Jackson after Drybrook had won a strike against the head.

Half Time: Painswick nil
Drybrook 21pts

With the contest effectively over Drybrook should have gone on to win in style but they got bogged down for long periods when the home side refused to buckle.
A deliberate knock- on prevented a certain try for winger Sam Peaper on the overlap but minutes later skipper Simon Rugman crashed over and Treherne converted.
Painswick then had their best period but could not breach the Drybrook defence and eventually the visitors broke out.
Peaper was denied a try when he was penalised for a double movement but then Moore broke the deadlock when he charged down a kick before gathering to score in the corner.
Treherne converted and then more pressure at the end resulted in a 7th try for Drybrook. This time substitute Chris Rawlings showed some great vision with an inch perfect cross field kick to winger Rorie Day who scored in the corner.
Areas of concern for Drybrook was their mal functioning lineout and some aimless kicking out of hand which gifted their opponents a lot of possession.

Drybrook team; Tom Treherne, Sam Peaper, Luke Fisher, Simon Rugman(capt), Rorie Day, Ben Large Carl Moore, Jun Sing Lee, Mitch Renton, Craig Clarke, Andy Chesters, Neil Morgan, Dan Price, Lee Ward, Liam Jackson.
Substitutes; Joe Tingle, Chris Rawlings, Nick Ovens

Gloucestershire Reserve League North 1

Old Cryptians 1st XV 10pts
Drybrook Utd 17pts

This week original opponents Gordon League pulled out of this Gloucestershire Reserve League 1 fixture as so Drybrook United had to travel once again to get a game of rugby.
Up against a Cryptians outfit who are heading for promotion Drybrook pulled off a good victory in which a number of their younger players impressed.
From the kick off second row Joe James took possession and launched his team onto a series of attacks that led to centre Connor Hale racing through the gap for a try.
Unfortunately no one claimed the restart and Cryptians piled on the pressure to grap an equalising score.
It was a very even tussle for the rest of the half with the home team edging in front with a second try just before the interval.
Drybrook scrum half Mitch Baldwin nipped in for a try after only three minutes of the restart and Andy Milner’s successful conversion put his team back in the lead.
Drybrook wrapped up victory 10 minutes from the end with a pushover try from substitute Rob Clyne who was making a welcome return from injury.

Drybrook United XV; Andy Milner, Tony Hussey, Connor Hale, Ryan Dubberley, Kane Hale, Adam Swordy, Mitch Baldwin, Dean Jelf, John Baynham, Craig Boughton, Joe James, Jim Rugman, Mitch Browning, Ben Warren, Toby McCormick.
Substitutes; Jack Davies, Tony Suter, Rob Clyne

Gloucestershire Reserve League North 2

Bream United 18pts
Drybrook Extras 10pts

Painswick 2nds also declined the opportunity of playing a Reserve League match at the Mannings but Drybrook were fortunate in only having to make a short journey to Bream.
Drybrook started brightly but faded badly in a game that was there to be won. Substitute Dave Payne got Drybrook’s only try when the ball bounced kindly for him after a kick ahead from Jimmy Ryder.
Chris Treherne added a conversion and a penalty but Drybrook were denied any chance of a comeback when Bream wrapped the game up with a drop goal followed by a late penalty.

Drybrook Extras XV; Jim Smith, James Meek, Matt Freeman, Dan Wilce, John Jeffs, Jimmy Ryder (capt), Chris Treherne, Scott Phelps, Tom Maskill, Ben Venner, Guy Williams, Steve Turley, Paul Cocker, Richard Roberts, Ian Murphy.
Substitute; Dan Rogers, Lee Phelps, Craig Lancett, Dave Payne.