Daventry 20 – 17 Bugbrooke
A nail-biting finish to a lacklustre game saw
Daventry claw back a 17 point deficit to proceed to the next stage of
the cup.
On a windy afternoon, Bugbrooke travelled to
Daventry hoping to capitalise on the home side’s poor league form this
season. For the first 40 minutes, the away side managed just that,
taking every opportunity to score 3 points after an array of penalties
were conceded by the All Blacks. This lead was further increased when
Bugbrooke managed to break from the base of the scrum, evade several
tackles and score in the corner.
With the half-time score at 17-0, Daventry
attempted to regroup. However, the handling mistakes and conceded
penalties continued and the home team only managed to claw back 3
points.
It was in the final 15 minutes, with the All
Blacks 17-3 behind
With renewed spirit, and 5 points behind,
Daventry flooded into the opposition half looking for the win. After
several attempts to break the line, Adam Whitehead was able to power his
way over from the base of a ruck to tie the game. Rose was left with a
conversion to put the Blacks ahead, which despite the pressure, was
successful.
Several tense minutes ensued
