Local Sport
31st October 2019
Issue 1085
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Under 15s turn the tide on Mosborough ADEPLETED Stocksbridge RUFC under-15 side turned up to fine sunny Sunday morning at Mosborough with 14 players due to a combination of half term holidays, flu and a medical procedure taking it’s toll with six unavailable for a favourite fixture, with the home side having already taken the spoils from the young Pigs on the opening game of the season.
However, the boys in blue showed that it was not only England that could string together an utter dominant performance when the odds were very much against them and even scored in a similar fashion to their heroes in white, nance in the break coming away with a down, counter rucking and powerful 38-21 win. running through the Captain Harry Ryan middle. finished off a sweeping move, scoring un- This saw the quick der the posts in a re- thinking and sniping markable 90 seconds runs from the base for scrum half Josh from the start. Gregory, bagging The Pigs piled on the a brace for his efpressure in the first forts. George Robins half through domi- also got on the score
sheet again and took man of the match for the second week running.
ing the space behind, knowing the pigs were a man down throughout.
The second half saw the opposition raise their game and they caught the Pigs taking their foot off the gas with some deadly accurate cross field kicks to their flying backs and exploit-
The young Pigs thought they had other opportunities over the line but they were deemed not to be by the referee. But the result was never in doubt.
There were a couple more scores and the final say went to the captain with his second, leaving the final score 38-21 to Stocksbridge. The coaches were pleased again with the performance, especially with the lack of players, but are still striving for the
lads to keep executing the game plan set out as when they shy away from it, the opposition capitalise. Onwards to hosting West Leeds next Sunday at Coal Pit Lane with an 11am kick off.
Adverse weather continues to affect golf
THE weather has continued to disrupt the autumn programme at Stocksbridge Golf Club, but there was some play before the weekend heavy rain. Sunday October 20 saw a small field compete for a Pro’s Prize and Nick Wood (13) won the competition with 38 points in the stableford format. Eddie Steele (13) was second with 37 points and Callum Siddons (11) was third with 35 points, pipping Mick Hulbert (12)
who had the same score but a slightly lower points tally on the back nine. The Dragons Section completed the first round of their winter Christmas Cracker Competition. Tony Peers (21) came home victorious with 37 points. Dave Jones (15) was second with 35 points and Dave Broadhurst (17) was third with the same score, but a lower back nine total. The Dragons Summer Cup competition was won by Les Wright, with Dave
Broadhurst in second place and Sandy Murphy in third. As the largest section in the golf club, this is a tremendous achievement by Les and no doubt he will be aiming to achieve the same with the winter competition. Finally, a small and hardy bunch from the Gents Section played in heavy rain on Thursday in the mid-week stableford. Martin Bradwell (19) was the overall winner with a very impressive 40 points.
CHURCH BRAVE RAIN TO BEAT ATHERSELY REC PENISTONE Church took a 3-0 win against Athersley Rec in the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division on Saturday, one of the few local fixtures to survive the awful weather.
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