The report was published in The Rugby Paper of 6 November, and with a limit of 220 words, the space allowed couldn't do justice to a great game..
Fylde 45 Coventry 14
National League One
Saturday 5 November 2011
Another bonus point win for Fylde keeps them in the hunt for top spot, after surviving a close first half.
Strong play from the Coventry forwards gave little away in
the early period of play, despite much of the opening stages being played in
the visitors’ half. Fly half Richard Kenyon got the ball rolling, with the
first try, converting for a lead on ten minutes.
The Coventry pack though, showed their superiority, and
scored, with Adam Parkins pushing over, converted by full back Mark O’Connor.
Fylde though, regained the lead after 33 minutes, with full
back Nick Royle returning from England Sevens duty to put the home side ahead, and
lead 12-7 at half-time.
The Woodlands outfit flew out of the blocks after the break,
with centre Chris Briers grabbing a brace of tries in the first four minutes,
including a great solo effort from his own ten metre line, with no defender
near him.
The game was killed off as a contest with half an hour to
play, Olly Brennand haring down the wing, and Nick Royle zig-zagging through
the defence for two more scores, before Coventry came back with another push
over try from prop Ethan Waller.
With ten minutes left, flanker Evan Stewart scored the final
try of the game, spotting a gap from five metres out, for his seventh in three
games.
Scorers:
Fylde
Tries: Kenyon
10, Royle 33 66, Briers 42 44, Brennand 54, Stewart 70
Conversions:
Kenyon 10 42 44 66 70
Coventry
Tries: Parkins
25, Waller 68
Conversions:
O’Connor 21 69
Half-time: 12 - 7
Star Man: Chris Briers
Attendance: 865
Referee: Stephen Lee
Teams:
Fylde: Royle, Russell, Briers, Waywell,
Brennand, Kenyon, Wallwork, Altham, Roddam, Lavelle, Arnold, Rawlings,
Ferguson, Stewart, Beaumont
Replacements:
Loney, McGuinness, Stephenson, Depledge, Collins
Coventry: O’Connor, Gregson, McDonald,
Stevens, Murray, Read, Barker, Waller, Ager, Parkins, Mather, Dechartres, Hall,
Nash, Daynes
Replacements:
Price, Beales, Herrington, Richards, Veebel
