LYMM Rugby Union’s fine unbeaten run ended at Northwich in a tense game where outstanding defence, poor kicking and appalling refereeing were the key factors.
Lymm soared to an early lead on 14 minutes after a dominant start. Scott Harrison going over for a push over try. Knowles notched the additionals to make it 7-0.
Northwich’s Romanian fly half, Dodo, reduced the deficit on 20 mins after Butler had faltered in his own 22 making it 7-3.
Two mins later a bizarre decision by the ref as Dodo tried an audacious drop goal from 45 metres. Dropping well short Lymm were surprised to see the goal was awarded. Even the home team players informed the Referee that the kick was missed. 7-6.
Eight mins later Gluth was wrongly adjudged to be obstructing and Dodo ensured Northwich took the lead at 7-9.
Swetman and Knowles both missed kickable penalties but Lymm took the lead on the stroke of half time through Knowles after the ref had, wrongly, sinbinned the Northwich centre.
Knowles missed another kickable penalty on 45 mins and on 52minutes the game was decided. Swetman missed a penalty and the resulting 22 led to Campbell scything through the Lymm defence to make it 10-14 andDodo was successful with the conversion making it 10-16.
Lymm still dominated possession but will be disappointed that they were unable to pressure Dodo who stood in for the sin binned scrum half, Gallimore. A Johnstone try, after a superb break at pace by Knowles, seemed to suggest Lymm could take the points but it was not to be as the coversion was wide making it 15-16
Lymm can record 12 months of unbeaten home games with a win at Sandbach this Saturday.
Try scorer and man of the match Harrison felt: “We showed the strength in depth we have and it was only small mistakes by ourselves that took the game away from us and I relish the opportunity to take out today’s frustrations next week.”
Coach Kinsey was seething. He felt that the poor refereeing had cost Lymm dearly. “You can’t bottle games like this. Northwich recorded 14 penalties in the red zone and this, along with our poor kicking, ultimately lost us the game. However the structure and possession was much improved.”
Lymm. 15 D Williamson 14 J Johnstone , 13 Knowles ,12 Fletcher (C) ,11 Butler ,10 Swetman ,9 Griffiths 1 ,Brown ,2 Harrison ,3 Warrington ,4 Miksys ,5 Pickles ,6 Gluth ,7 Higginson ,8 Sutton. Reps, Williams, Broadbent.
LYMM Rugby Union's fine unbeaten run ended at Northwich in a tense game
where outstanding defence, poor kicking and appalling refereeing were
the key factors.
Lymm finally beaten
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