Sat 10 Sep 2022
2-minute silence observed today in remembrance of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Leighton Buzzard with the start and pulled back for a Sharnbrook scrum at the centre of the pitch, uncontested scrum and Sharnbrook playing through phases before receiving a penalty, Buzzards not rolling away, ball kicked to find touch, Sharnbrook line out. Buzzards steeling the ball in the line out before being penalised for a forward pass, scrum down, Sharnbrook ball. Sharnbrook playing the ball to the centre from the scrum but getting turned over in the ruck against Buzzards strong defence. Leighton Buzzard playing simple rugby, finding space round the outside and scoring the first try with conversion 0-7 (5’). Restart, ball gathered by Buzzards, playing through the phases before getting dragged into touch, Sharnbrook line out. Again stolen in the line out by Buzzards but immediately kicked away, ball gathered by Sharnbrook before returning the kick and a knock on by Buzzards. Scrum down Sharnbrook ball, ball turned over again by Buzzards after the second phase and kicked deep down field, gathering the ball and playing through the phases. Buzzards penalised for not going through the gate at the ruck, Sharnbrook ball, kicked to find touch. Sharnbrook line out, winning the ball this time, driving forward from the line out before conceding a penalty for a forward pass. Buzzards tap and go, using the pitch and finding a gap to score with successful conversion 0-14 (18’). Restart, Buzzards working through the phases before being held up in the maul, penalty to Sharnbrook, tap and go by Sharnbrook, trying a little chip over the top, ball going dead, Leighton Buzzard goal line drop out, kicked and successfully finding touch. Line out won by Buzzards, playing quick off the top and again using the width finding the space and the try line. Leighton Buzzard try and conversion 0-21 (26’). Restart, Buzzards failing to gather the ball and finding touch, line out stolen by Buzzards and trying a little nudge over the top, this time Buzzards ball running dead for a Sharnbrook goal line drop out. Strong kick by Sharnbrook finding touch just over halfway line for a Sharnbrook line out. Strong line out by Sharnbrook, driving from the line out before working strong through the phases, setting the rucks well now. Offside by Buzzards, setting up for a Sharnbrook scrum, played out the scrum and again through the phases before play is stopped for a head injury (40’). Tom Atkinson and Danny Lipner injured both this head injuries coming off half time called.
Second half and Sharnbrook with the kick, hard pressure from Sharnbrook from the off in the second half getting a turnover early on, playing through hands before an unfortunate knock on. Scrum down Buzzards ball, taken from the scrum and kicked away into touch by Buzzards. Setting up for a Sharnbrook line out, stolen off the top by Buzzards, running quick hands before knocking the ball on at the try line. Sharnbrook scrum deep in their territory, taken from the back of the scrum and kicked into touch, Leighton Buzzard line out. Buzzards playing through hands off the line out before knocking the ball on, resetting for a Sharnbrook scrum. Knocked on by Sharnbrook and gathered by Buzzards running through the phases before kicking deep, with a knock on from Sharnbrook, Buzzards get a scrum in Sharnbrook’s half. Buzzards running through the phases from the scrum before getting turned over and eventually kicked into touch by Sharnbrook. Leighton Buzzard line out, running hard through the phases before whipping the ball to the wing finding the space and the try line, no conversion 0-26 (67’). Restart, Buzzards allowing the ball to bounce into touch, Sharnbrook with the line out and running strong through the hands before getting penalised for holding on giving Buzzards the penalty, finding touch in the kick. Buzzards line out, playing off the top and running hard lines before getting turned over by Kieran Bonas. Playing through the phases before kicking the ball away but knocked on by Buzzards, Sharnbrook scrum. Played out the back of the scrum through the hands before a nudge over the top gathered by Sharnbrook and stopped just short of the try line. Sharnbrook working hard through a couple of phases, Kieran Bonas and Tom Goy driving hard to finally set Luke Binczyk up for the try and converted 7-26 (80’) full time called.
