Below are a collection of tweets from today’s game. Hopefully this gives some indication of how the game unfolded for those who couldn’t make it.

• The wait is almost over! #seasonstartssoon

• 5 minutes to kick off. No changes to previously announced line up
• Minutes silence before the game to pay respects for Phil Judd and Vernon Morgan
• Cov debut new shirts today

First Half

• 0 mins Wharfedale kick off away from railway end

• 1 mins Cov take first lineout cleanly
• Penalty to Cov kicked to corner
• Lineout not straight though.. scrum to Wharfedale

• 2 mins Try Cov. Rob Knox
• Coventry attacking the Wharfedale line and Rob Knox goes over from a couple of meters out

• 3mins Conversion attempt wide by Jones Cov lead 5 – 0

• 7mins Scrum to Cov on Wharfedale 22 after Wharfedale knock on after their own scrum put in. Scrum looking strong for Cov
• Penalty to Cov. Jones to kick at goal

• 8mins He puts it over from right in front of posts Cov lead 8 -0

• 11 mins Big drive into 22 Preece and Pailor linking well ball goes out wide and Cov go over for a try. First try for Tincknell

• 12 mins Great kick from Jones from out wide goes over. Cov 15 -0

• 15 mins Chip over the top of Wharfedale defence by Hamilton is knocked on by covering player. Scrum Cov in Wharfedale 22

• 16 mins Lineout deep in Wharfedale 22

• 17 mins Cov penalised from resulting maul
• SUB
  • Hough limps off and Ryan comes on
• Hamilton over to wing Ryan full back

• 19 mins Try for Knox. Big tackle turns over possession and once Knox gets it there’s only one outcome. He runs through the gaps and goes over
• Converted by Jones Cov lead 22 -0

• 25 mins Ref plays long advantage there for Cov. Penalty kicked to corner and lineout won. Big drive and Cov go over. Price gets the bonus point try

• 26 mins Jones successful with conversion. Cov 29 -0

• 30 mins Penalty to Wharfedale kicked to Cov corner

• 31 mins And again. Wharfedale putting a bit of possession together now

• 32mins Wharfedale try. Ball goes out to Wharfedale centre Morgan who bounces through a tackle and goes over. Converted. Cov lead 29 – 7

• 34 mins Wharfedale looking much livelier now. They run the ball back at Cov before being penalised for diving over the top at the ruck

• 36 mins Cov kick a penalty to corner. Catch and drive again too much for Wharfedale but ref blows whistle for infringement
• Tempers definitely flaring up on the pitch…

• 37 mins Ref blows up as once again things get a bit too physical

• 38 mins One from each side in the bin. Pailor off for Cov

• 40 mins Lovely stuff from cov . They run from deep and eventually Tincknell goes over running the ball in from wide
• Jones adds the conversion and ref blows for half time. Cov lead 36 -7

Half-time

• 1259 attendance today

Second Half

• 41 mins Cov kick off attacking away from railway end
• No changes to team at half time
• Poole knocks on after taking the ball in the lineout

• 45 mins Ryan with a clever little kick puts the ball behind the Wharfedale defence in their 22. Ref rules he wasn’t pulled back…. Wharfedale clear

• 51 mins SUB
  • Price is off for Hope
  • Pailor off for Woodburn

• 52 mins Wharfedale with pen in Cov 22. They opt for corner

• 53 mins Wharfedale change hooker and full back
• Cov steal lineout but knock on in process. Scrum to Wharfedale

• 54 mins Evans and Oliver combine to turnover. It’s cleared. Quick lineout by Wharfedale is knocked on…

• 55 mins SUB
  • Brown is off for Sigley

• 56 mins Wharfedale penalised for high tackle. Not the first we’ve seen of those from Wharfedale today

• 58 mins Cov lineout misses target but Woodburn reacts quickest to claim loose ball.

• 59 mins Woodburn takes the lineout ball as intended this time though

• 60 mins Wharfedale break. Covering tackle from Ryan required.
• Dom is sin binned for something .. not entirely sure what ..

• 61 mins Cov need to get discipline sorted here. They were marched back a further 10 meters shortly before

• 62 mins So much space out wide and Wharfedale casually pass ball into it… Then go over. Try for 14 Labasse

• 63 mins Great conversion from out wide by Wharfedale takes it to 36 – 14
• SUB
  • Tincknell off for Lee Everton

• 64 mins Wharfedale making the man advantage count now. Scrum just inside Cov 22 with their put in

• 65 mins Scrum half almost breaks through for Wharfedale .. He’s just brought down. Cov turnover ball and Jones kicks clear to the half way line

• 67 mins Hamilton take a knock. I hope he’s okay. Cov really need his influence on the pitch if they are to bring the game back under control

• 68 mins Cov kick penalty into Wharfedale 22
• Good lineout. Catch and drive in full effect and Cov go over for a try
• Debut try for Hope

• 70 mins Conversion attempt wide of posts takes it to Cov 41 Wharfedale 14

• 71 mins Dom back on for Cov

• 73 mins Kick from Wharfedale out on the full. Back to half way line for scrum
• SUB
  • Oliver off for Pailor

• 75 mins Wharfedale break from scrum bit Ryan makes a tackle. No one in support which gives Cov a chance to clear to touch
• SUB
  • Parkins off for Brown

• 79 mins Good tackling for Cov leads to turnover. Cov looking much more settled again

• 80mins Rob Knox awarded man of the match

• Ref Blows for the end of the game

Result

• Coventry 41 Wharfedale 14