Berry Hill booked a place in the county cup semi finals with their quarter final win over Thornbury. Hill playing up the slope soon took the game to Thornbury with the forwards working as a solid pack ,they moved the ball up the field with the series of rucks and were mistakenly awarded a try when the referee mistook the 5 metre line for the try line. With the error spotted Hill failed to capitalize on the scrum but continued to dominate and had the majority of the possession. They were undone however by missed tackles as the quick Thornbury backs broke through and scored twice to put them 12 point ahead. Hill undaunted stuck at their game plan and narrowed the margin with Harry Brown touching down and Ryan Dawson converting to finish the 1st half 12 -7 down. Now with the slope in their favour Hill pushed the ball deep into Thornbury territory but a penalty against the run of play saw them fall further behind. Still not deterred Hill restored the margin with a penalty and pressurised again with Kyle Bundy who has a habit of scoring in important games touching down after a great off load from Sam Hughes. Ryan Dawson then stepped up to slot home the conversion and put Hill ahead in the game for the first time. Hill looked to have the momentum but a long kick by Thornbury to clear their lines saw the ball bounce towards the attacking players and they quickly seized on it to score again. As the clock ebbed way it looked as if Hill had left it too late but a strong run from Harry Brown resulted in Callum Wyman with the clear run to the line and restore the lead. With conversion being missed there were only 2 points to separate the teams and Hill knew they had to keep their discipline and not concede a penalty. This they did and progress to the next stage was secured.
Team
Kyle Bundy, William Lewis, Callum Wyman, Matthew Office, Conor Evans, Louie Vaughan, William Tyler, Ryan Dawson, Will Jones, Oliver Morgan , Harry Brown, Craig Harris, Billy Roberts , Tom Burford, Sam Hughes, Ashley Macey, Ben Robbins.
The winning try
The final Whistle
