Holmes Chapel Match Report

It’s hard te write much tha is constructive aboot a 69-3 defeat. The weather wez fine, but the pitch tee wide! Holmes Chapel had an efficient an effective set of backs tha the thirds made gandie much betta than they were bi refusing te dunsh them fre the forst twenty minutes. Had April fool’s dyah come sharp ? Things looked ominous during the warm up. Buxton ernly had fourteen. Holmes Chapel had 8 substitutes. Acting skipper Tim Charles put his best diplomatic foot forward an asked if Holmes Chapel could lend weh a player. They thowt long an hard aboot it an eventually agreed. Thank yee Joe. Fre once the pack struggled. The front ra of Bearman, Fussell an Wilkinson battled bravely aal afternoon, an an unfamiliar second ra of Dilworth an Allen bust a gut te gis the pack some stability. Charles marshalled the new lads in the back ra Weston an Dawson but wi slow an poor quality possession, leif ootseid the scrum wez difficult. Stratford had little time te cle-ah his lines an though McCoy battered his way through a few tackles the baal could not be retained. Wilkinson returning frem injury wez in magnificent form scything doon thor runners but wi tee many forst up tackles missed bi the rest o the team Homes Chapel were oot of seit bi horf time. Preece had a couple of runs, recalling the golden age of his youth, but without support they ended in turn ower baal an the initiative wez lost. Paul “Mincer” Robson wez solid at stowed back an Nick Bennison had a glittering second horf , making breaks an putting in try saving tackles. Ritchie had his best game fre the thirds tackling valiantly when ever anyone cyame his way. The thirds foond some pride in the second horf an a series of driving mauls put them close te the Holmes Chapel line. The lineout went astray an the opportunity te score a try wez lost. The thirds hev one more game te gan te finish off thor forst league campaign. Its on 14th March. Its at hyem against Sandbach. Its Phil Preece’s final game, wi need ne other incentive te roond o the season wi a resounding win.

Buxton were – Bearman, Fussell, Wilkinson, Dilworth, Allen, Weston, Dawson, Charles, Preece, Stratford, Joe, Bennison, McCoy, Ritchie, Robson

A git big thank yee te Paul Mincer Robson fre acting as the judge fre the court, held at the New Inn at Flash. He did a grand job though te be honnest he wez more confused aboot what wez gannin on than the rest of weh . Wilko got gadgie o the match The Beermonster got twat o the dyah .