St Ives Roosters 32 -v- 16 St Albans Centurions
Cent made their longest away game journey on Saturday but sadly did not return with the two points. Sometimes consistency is a curse. Just as against North Herts seven days earlier, the Centurions were neck-and-neck after half an hour only to concede three unanswered tries in the last 10 minutes of the first half and a fourth in the opening minutes of the second. The home side had raced into a lead with a converted try but a Joe Shaw touchdown saw the visitors draw it back to 6-4. Looking organised and compact, there was nothing to suggest the wheels would come off again but they did. Starting in the 30th minute the home side took the game away from the visitors despite the Centurions’ obvious effort, with all but two players making 10 or more tackles in the searing heat. By the time Will Curtis crossed for the Centurions’ second try in the 48th minute, converted by Toby Daley, the contest was effectively over. The Roosters stretched their lead with a further unconverted try before Alex Curtis followed his brother onto the score sheet with a try of his own, again converted by Daley. A last-gasp St Ives try added salt into the wound but the real damage, like last week, had been done late in the first half: a pattern the Cents cannot afford to repeat. After four consecutive away games, the Centurions are finally at home this weekend when they’ll have an immediate opportunity to exact revenge against St Ives Roosters. Kick-off 2.30pm, Saturday 30th at Toulmin Drive, New Greens. Unfortunately no match day photos this week. Comments are closed.
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