Dale turned out at Tynedale and were greeted with a cold day and a moderate breeze. A lot better than when they set off from the Avenue. The game drifted away from Wharfedale very early with the home side making a very positive start. Wharfedale hardly had a touch of the ball before Tynedale set up camp in the visitors 22. A knock on gave Dale a defensive scrum which they won but, as so often in this match, they lost possession. 4 phases later Chris Wearmouth forced his way over the try line. Cameron Grant slotted the conversion. The …
Another exciting game of rugby at the Avenue but at last Wharfedale ended up holding on to claim a fine win. Chester showed some early promise, and playing with the wind had some good possession in Dale’s half without really threatening the try line. The Dale defence held and Chester’s only reward was a penalty kick from 40 metres by Liam Reeve after 4 minutes.
Dale then came more into the game and worked their way into the visitor’s 22. A period of sustained pressure then saw Dale getting close, eventually a catch and drive from a 5-metre line out …
On a bleak autumn afternoon in the leafy suburbs of Moortown, 15 Dalesmen met to continue their campaign in the Merit League. Our hardy souls scaled the slopes and made their way to a wood-surrounded clearing to face very abrasive opponents.
Playing with the slope, the Greens’ youthful exuberance soon saw Beau Verity crossing for a try and then kicking the conversion. Ever-present Luke Craven barged his way over next, but this try was not converted. Just before half-time skipper Beer added his name to the scoresheet with Verity once more adding the conversion. 19-0 at half-time was a fair …
High paced and clinical from the kick off, the Dalesmen soon had points on the board, courtesy of a try by Jamie Wake converted by Ethan Spencer. The pressure and fast paced rugby continued until half time with Andrew Rhodes and Owen Bullock scoring tries, Spencer converting one. The only blemish had been the concession of a converted try due to sloppy defence and ill discipline.
The second half did not at first see Wharfedale at their best. Selby were allowed to play on their own terms and soon they had levelled the scores with two tries, one of which …
It really is worth getting to the Avenue when the Foresters are, as at the moment, in their present form. If you cast your minds back, this fixture was postponed on the 4th of September due to an Otley player being quite badly injured and at the time the Foresters were a developing side and the fixture today was the perfect test to see how far their game had progressed in the ensuing two months, especially as some of their prominent players were now being gradually introduced to the Senior side. Otley came with a strong side, utilising a …
Dale matched Hull in the 1st half and a penalty on the stroke of half-time left Dale trailing by a mere 2 points when they went in for light refreshments. The second half was a totally different story. Hull ran in 5 tries and Dale struggled to get any meaningful possession.
The game started with the visitors getting good ball in meaningful territory and they came close to scoring on more than one occasion. Dale could have taken the lead but a penalty kick after 14 minutes was sent wide. Rian Hamilton took the 22 drop out and a …