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 .. Heβs 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