Berry Hill 20 Monmouth 14

With only 12 showing up for duty and the body language of the players as they warmed up anyone would have been forgiven for thinking this was not going to be a good day for Hill. But looks can be deceiving though with the cards stacked against them Hill dug deep and turned in their best performance of the season. Captain Conor Evans playing for the first time at second row led the front 5 in a series of pick a go drives to pressure Monmouth deep in their Half. The execution was this time controlled with Hill securing the ball every time and Harry Brown taking on the scum half position like a duck to water orchestrating the backs and the forwards as they moved the ball quickly eventually finding No 8 William Tyler who went over for the 1st Try. With the amount of energy being spent there was a fear that with such a small squad the team would tire but not today as Hill again pressurized to score again with full back Craig Harris touching down in the corner. If Hill did have a weakness then they lacked some pace in certain areas, this allowed Monmouth to break the line and sprint half of the pitch to score. After the break it was Harris again who found himself clear for the line and with chasing Monmouth players he had just enough speed to put the ball down between the posts. Monmouth then raised their game and came back with a try to keep the pressure on but Hill were not going to let this game slip through their fingers and held their discipline and defensive lines. As the clock ebbed away the time to the final whistle Hill again used their forwards to move the ball up the field putting Monmouth under pressure and forcing them to make mistakes . It was then left to Ryan Dawson who was showing signs of regaining his form to slot home a penalty and seal the win. A great performance from which their confidence should grow.




Team

Kyle Bundy, Conor Evans, Louie Vaughan, William Tyler, Ryan Dawson, Will Jones, Oliver Morgan , Harry Brown, Craig Harris , Billy Roberts , Tom Burford, Ashley Macey.