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sadam
'on the bench'
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 Posted - 13 November 2006 : 20:12:40
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Whilst the 1st XV were strutting their stuff on centre stage the Beests were battling to better the Old Northamptonian Pie-eaters in the wings.
The first half was a torrid affair with Old N's trying to punch the Beests off the Park, and the Beests lying low and waiting for their moment. OldeNs got the better of the beests up-front, where we were put under severe pressure in the scrum, luckily they had little outside to cause the Beests much damage.
Maddog was first to cross the whitewash, but the ONions soon replied with a converted try to give them a 7 - 5 lead, which was maintained till half-time.
Captain Athers gave everyone a severe bollocking at half time, and pointed out that if the Desert Rats had fought like that we'd all be speaking Spanish. (History and geography not being his strong points - Ratty come back!).
This stirring rhetoric however produced some results and not long into the half Moltenlava blasted over for 5 points. This seemed to annoy the Pie-eaters who launched an attack up the middle of the field in such a frenzy of pace, speed and skill that they burst into the Beests 22 and passed the ball to the Bristol Banshee, who, unfortunately for the Old Pie-eaters, was on our side: he ran the length of the field to score under the posts. Rob "my-dad-is-even-shorter-and-ruder-than-me" Brown added the 2 points.
Whilst re-grouping under the posts the Pie-eaters realised that they only had 6 pies left: this caused some consternation as 15 is not divisible by 6. Who were to be the lucky ones? The forwards maintained that all the backs were already too fat, and, as this was obvious to all, the backs had to agree with them, so the forwards got the pies. But, alas, 8 is also not divisible by 6 and whilst the arguments were going on about who was most deserving of the treats, the Beests quietly took the upper hand.
Dancing Pete on his return to the herd, was determined to parade his pedigree (and his Timothy Taylor's), so after a stirring performance in the loose grabbed the ball and skinned the Oldens No. 11, side-stepping him and beating him for pace to score near the posts.
(Admittedly the No.11 was distracted: having a genial and nostalgic discussion with "Im-nearly-as-tall-as-my-son" Brown about rugby in days of yore, that went something like: "In my day, even though wingers were poofs, they didn't wear hats, and were usually faster than front-row forwards" to which, quick as flash, came the whitty repartee: "F**k off you old B*g*er").
Meanwhile young Brown had added the extra points.
Rob "my-dad-is-even-shorter-ruder-and-redder-in-the-face-than-me" Brown now waltzed through the opposition to score, but was unable to convert his own try. A few minutes later though Owen blasted over for 5 more points and Rob was able to add the nudge.
All in all, a fairly scrappy affair in the first half, where the Old N's forwards out-played us in the set piece and had us under the cosh for long periods in the loose. The Beests gradually gained the ascendency in the second half as the forwards got into the game, and Old Northamptonians ran out off steam: in the end the Beesty Backs out-classed there opposite numbers.
(Squad: Rodinsky Muirikov, Moltonlava, Rob "my-dad......" The Prodigal Son, The Bristol Banshee, Maddog, Tom Sawyer, Door Mat, Dancing Pete, Ben van de Crumb, Skippy, Goodstein, Pawpaw, Cresswell Coaches, The Naked Paint Baller, Van de Matt and Alec Garden.
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Jimmy Smith for PM
'tee boy'
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 November 2006 : 22:36:22
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halifaxbeest
'on the bench'
United Kingdom
337 Posts |
Posted - 14 November 2006 : 09:06:28
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engage brain first! Love it Sadam - according to the doc I can play this weekend (evidently two weeks is the end of the risk period for rupturing my spleen), so well looking forward to it - can I please be added to the selection mix (P.S. I've paid my subs in full...)
I just called to say I love MMUUURRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH 3:-O |
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norm
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Posted - 14 November 2006 : 17:49:11
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Sadam, you need a spelling lsson....beest is spelt BEEST, not BEAST as in your topic title.......
Must be those mind bending drugs you were taking when you wrote the report....
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sadam
'on the bench'
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Posted - 15 November 2006 : 15:55:22
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| I humblie grovul. |
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sadam
'on the bench'
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Posted - 15 November 2006 : 18:01:19
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"After leading 7-5 at the break with a try from Jason King and Matt Bedden conversion the ON’s 2nds were outclassed in the second half"
This is the entire match report from the Old Northamptonians website: succinct and to the point! |
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oldcorn
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Posted - 15 November 2006 : 21:27:21
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| Jason King - TV star from the 70s wasn't he (erhh so my dad says!!) |
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halifaxbeest
'on the bench'
United Kingdom
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Posted - 16 November 2006 : 21:50:34
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I didn't know they had TV in the 1870s...
I just called to say I love MMUUURRRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH 3:-O |
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Beasts Beat Old Northamptonians
