Saturday 6th April 2013 – Tewkesbury 3pts Drybrook 79pts

Gloucestershire Premier League

Tewkesbury 3pts
Drybrook 79pts

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Drybrook completely ripped Tewkesbury apart with a 12 try salvo to keep their promotion ambitions right on track.
The game began with Tewkesbury pressing hard and they swept into a deserved lead with a penalty when Marcus Cowles was caught offside at a maul.
Tom Treherne leveled the scores 2 minutes later with a penalty for holding on but it took some time to wear down the home team before the first try came.
A fine break from prop Tom Reed led to an exchange of passes and flanker Lee Ward was the player to touch down.
Some outstanding teamwork from Drybrook then led to a try under the posts for Carl Moore and then wave after wave of attacks brought a try for No 8 Liam Jackson.
The Tewkesbury restart went straight into the arms of Drybrook’s winger Andy Bulumakau who delighted the crowd with a 60 metre run to the line to score the bonus point try.
Tewkesbury struggled to stem the tide and the next try came when prop Jun Sing Lee raced 30 metres for a try under the posts.
With the first half drawing to a close Drybrook scored again when flanker Danny Price broke clear and rounded to the posts.

Half Time Tewkesbury 3pts
Drybrook 43pts

Within 5 minutes of the second half impressive hooker Craig Clarke bundled over for a try but then Drybrook squandered some good opportunities as gaps began to appear all over the place.
Tewkesbury then rallied and managed to retain possession for a while but eventually Drybrook broke through when Neil Morgan crossed from a line out move.
Skipper Simon Rugman then found himself in space but he had a lot of work to do before he dived over near the posts for the next try.
A strong finish from Drybrook brought tries from Carl Moore, winger Sam Peaper and Bulumakau who coasted in from half way for his second.
Fullback Tom Treherne added to Tewkesbury’s misery by converting 8 of the tries.
Drybrook now face Tewkesbury again but this time under the Manning’s floodlights on Wednesday evening ( 7pm kick off)

Drybrook team; Tom Treherne, Sam Peaper, Simon Rugman(capt), Luke Fisher, Andy Bulumakau, Ben Large, Carl Moore, Tom Reed, Craig Clarke, Jun Sing Lee, Marcus Cowles, Rich Cottrell, Liam Jackson, Dan Price, Lee Ward.
Substitutes; Chris Rawlings,Neil Morgan, John Baynham.

Gloucestershire Reserve League North 1

Drybrook United 15pts
Newent 2nds 5pts
This rearranged game came about after original opponents Old Patesians pulled out of the scheduled 1 Gloucestershire Reserve League 1 North fixture at the Mannings.
With several changes to the usual line up Drybrook took an early lead when a series of pick and goes led to a try for skipper Andy Milner.
The remainder of the first half was very even with neither side able to break through.
Newent broke the deadlock on 55 minutes with a converted try but Drybrook regained the lead a few minutes later when flanker Jim Rugman dived over for a try following a lot of pressure on the visitor’s line.
The rest of the game was played out with a lot of commitment from both teams and Drybrook had to play a period with 14 men when No 8 Ben Warren was shown a yellow card for indiscipline.
Drybrook finally made the game safe when man of the match Jim Rugman touched down after relentless pressure was finally rewarded.

Drybrook United XV; Andy Milner (capt), Jack Davies, Connor Hale, Ryan Dubberley, Kane Hale, Adam Swordy, Tony Hussey, Connor-Auker-Howlett, Tom Maskill, Tony Suter, Joe James, Paul Cocker, Jim Rugman, Ben Warren, Craig Moore.
Substitutes; Jim Smith, Clive Boughton, Nick Rawlings, Lee Phelps

Gloucestershire Reserve League North 2