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Sat 06 Apr 2013 · Central/North District League Division 2
Castleford 2nd XV
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Castleford 2nds 34 vs. Selby 3rds 43
Chris Roberts6 Apr 2013 - 19:05
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Selby yet again fielded a changed team, this one blessed with the pace, deft handling and elusive running best suited to the conditions. Castleford also fielded a pacey belligerent line-up and, as the score line testifies, it was breathless end to end stu
Don’t say it too loud but Spring arrived at Castleford on Saturday afternoon and with it a firm fast pitch allowing the stride to lengthen and the pace to quicken.
Selby yet again fielded a changed team, this one blessed with the pace, deft handling and elusive running best suited to the conditions. Castleford also fielded a pacey belligerent line-up and, as the score line testifies, it was breathless end to end stuff from start to finish.
The Swans opened the scoring on 2 minutes with Karl I’Anson, home on leave from the Australian Army, finding the gap and providing Ted Townend with his first conversion opportunity. On 6 minutes Oli Saunders burst through a back-peddling Cas defence to touch down and give Townend his second conversion
Cas rallied and bounced back and a deceptive hack through was collected on the fly and touched down in the corner, the conversion going begging. Cas were then awarded a penalty dead centre on the Selby 22 and elected to narrow the gap with the three pointer.
Saunders again burst through Castleford’s first line of defence to put Adam Roberts in from the edge of the Cas twenty-two for an unconverted try. The Cas reply wasn’t long in coming and a full return of points came care of a decisive break from halfway.
I’Anson grabbed his second try, put in by Roberts after a quick exchange of passes out wide. Cas came straight back again as the sunshine looked to be wilting the Swans however appearances can be deceptive and I’Anson swept over for a remarkable first half hat-trick moments before the half time whistle. Townend again adding the extras
It was honours even in the second half with each side grabbing two tries and one conversion each. Selby’s tries came care of two stalwart performers, Richard Parish was mauled over early in the half and Ben Booth was not to be denied late on thundering over to give Townend his fourth successful kick
Selby played some delightful rugby and ran the ball at every opportunity. The pace was kept high through Mickey Parsonage, Aidan Pearce, Jason Goodwin and Saunders. The pack was prominent in the scrums driving Cas off their own ball almost at will.
With the fixture list running down towards the season’s end its old foes Sandal who nervously await the Selby examination next Saturday afternoon.
Selby yet again fielded a changed team, this one blessed with the pace, deft handling and elusive running best suited to the conditions. Castleford also fielded a pacey belligerent line-up and, as the score line testifies, it was breathless end to end stuff from start to finish.
The Swans opened the scoring on 2 minutes with Karl I’Anson, home on leave from the Australian Army, finding the gap and providing Ted Townend with his first conversion opportunity. On 6 minutes Oli Saunders burst through a back-peddling Cas defence to touch down and give Townend his second conversion
Cas rallied and bounced back and a deceptive hack through was collected on the fly and touched down in the corner, the conversion going begging. Cas were then awarded a penalty dead centre on the Selby 22 and elected to narrow the gap with the three pointer.
Saunders again burst through Castleford’s first line of defence to put Adam Roberts in from the edge of the Cas twenty-two for an unconverted try. The Cas reply wasn’t long in coming and a full return of points came care of a decisive break from halfway.
I’Anson grabbed his second try, put in by Roberts after a quick exchange of passes out wide. Cas came straight back again as the sunshine looked to be wilting the Swans however appearances can be deceptive and I’Anson swept over for a remarkable first half hat-trick moments before the half time whistle. Townend again adding the extras
It was honours even in the second half with each side grabbing two tries and one conversion each. Selby’s tries came care of two stalwart performers, Richard Parish was mauled over early in the half and Ben Booth was not to be denied late on thundering over to give Townend his fourth successful kick
Selby played some delightful rugby and ran the ball at every opportunity. The pace was kept high through Mickey Parsonage, Aidan Pearce, Jason Goodwin and Saunders. The pack was prominent in the scrums driving Cas off their own ball almost at will.
With the fixture list running down towards the season’s end its old foes Sandal who nervously await the Selby examination next Saturday afternoon.
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