| 14:56 |
75 seconds silence today… in memory of those who died in the Blitz |
| 15:01 |
And we’re off. Silence poignant |
| 15:01 |
Cov playing towards railway end |
| 15:02 |
Concede early penalty. Blaydon kick to corner |
| 15:03 |
5m out…Blaydon win throw |
| 15:04 |
Another pen to Blaydon. Kick to corner again. Hands in ruck? |
| 15:05 |
Blaydon knock on from lineout. Scrum Cov 5m |
| 15:06 |
Blaydon bring down scrim. Cov pen |
| 15:06 |
Defend lines well. Could build a bit of confidence |
| 15:08 |
Lose ball from kick ahead…great kick sees their lineout 10m from our line. |
| 15:09 |
Throw not straight. Cov playing ‘get out of jail’ card early |
| 15:09 |
Let Roux makes good yards from base of scrum. Jones clears to half way |
| 15:10 |
Win lineout! |
| 15:11 |
Knox break, but no support |
| 15:11 |
Blaydon regain possession and clear to half way. Much better from Cov |
| 15:13 |
Poor kicks from both teams end with Cov throw on Blaydon 40m |
| 15:14 |
Dom knocks on from Jones up and under…play ends on our 22m line |
| 15:15 |
Kick and chase earns Cov lineout on our 40 |
| 15:15 |
Cov opt to kick again…crowd getting frustrated as Cov waste possession |
| 15:17 |
Throw not straight, Cov put in…scrum solid and causes Blaydon to collapse. Jones kicks to Blaydon 5m!!! |
| 15:17 |
Win lineout |
| 15:18 |
But ball held up. Blaydon scrum on 5m |
| 15:19 |
Pause while Brown gets some treatment |
| 15:20 |
Blaydon scrum looking strained. Ref re-scrums |
| 15:21 |
Better from Blaydon and they kick to 22m |
| 15:22 |
Pen to Cov…Jones 22m out to right of posts |
| 15:22 |
3-0 Cov |
| 15:23 |
Jones misses touch from kick off…Blaydon on attack |
| 15:24 |
Good chase by Weightman |
| 15:25 |
Blaydon 7 makes 25m into Cov 22 but play breaks down |
| 15:26 |
Cov scrum from knock on… |
| 15:26 |
Evans feeds |
| 15:26 |
Free kick taken quickly |
| 15:27 |
Blaydon close in on our line |
| 15:28 |
Evans steals but poor Dom clearance sees ball returned to our 22 |
| 15:29 |
Let Roux again surges on, but ball lost…no retention at the moment |
| 15:30 |
Blaydon however going through the phases here |
| 15:30 |
Not making much ground |
| 15:31 |
Cov capitalise…and win pen…deliberate knock on…calls for yellow!!!! |
| 15:32 |
Cov attacking now |
| 15:33 |
Back row look much more solid…win pen 22m and just to right of posts…Jones to take kick |
| 15:34 |
6-0 |
| 15:35 |
Cov play themselves into danger with poor kick and chase |
| 15:35 |
Blaydon attack with scrum half prominent |
| 15:35 |
Turnover ball |
| 15:36 |
Their 8 replaced |
| 15:37 |
Forward pass prevents their centre from going over |
| 15:37 |
Phew! |
| 15:37 |
Great Cov scrum makes 10m before winning penalty |
| 15:38 |
Jones kicks to 30m |
| 15:39 |
Blaydon penalised for pulling player down. 25m out and well to left. Jones to kick |
| 15:40 |
9-0 |
| 15:40 |
We score each time we enter their half…they don’t. Simple |
| 15:41 |
Pailor breaks but possession lost |
| 15:41 |
Cov in front…Blaydon kick to 10m |
| 15:42 |
Need to hang on until half time now |
| 15:43 |
And they do! |
| 15:44 |
Some much better performances from Cov who are cheered off by relieved supporters. |
| 15:45 |
Crowd 1047…better than I feared! |
| 15:52 |
Still too tight to call but Cov looked more confident in last 20 mins. Good defence at end of the half |
| 15:54 |
Teams out for second half |
| 15:55 |
We’re off! |
| 15:56 |
Cov on attack… |
| 15:56 |
Blaydon knock on 30m out and in front |
| 15:58 |
Bit of handbags at first scrum…ref speaks to captains |
| 15:59 |
And a penalty as Blaydon front row drop… |
| 15:59 |
Ref has long chat with Blaydon skip |
| 15:59 |
Jones from 39m in front…yes! |
| 16:00 |
12-0 |
| 16:00 |
Bonus point on penalties! |
| 16:02 |
Blaydon get scrum on our 40m…but some afters…ref speaks to their 6 but no pen |
| 16:03 |
Blaydon take a prop off |
| 16:03 |
And their hooker too |
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| 16:04 |
Blaydon scrum in tatters. Prop just come on is yellowed! |
| 16:05 |
Cov kick to 25m out |
| 16:05 |
More noise now from Cov supporters |
| 16:05 |
Cov on charge |
| 16:06 |
And over…!!!! Silence for a moment, then huge relief |
| 16:07 |
Le Roux! Jones converts…19-0 |
| 16:08 |
Seeing the Le Roux of old now |
| 16:08 |
Drops shoulder and charges through. |
| 16:09 |
Cov knock on their 30m |
| 16:10 |
Cov knock on needlessly half way into their own half |
| 16:11 |
Blaydon scrum….managed to win scrum. Just. But then throw a forward pass |
| 16:13 |
Massive scrum from Cov wins penalty. |
| 16:13 |
Jones to 40m line |
| 16:14 |
Cov get drive going and win pen 30m out…going for corner. Now confidence shows!!!! |
| 16:14 |
5m out |
| 16:16 |
But poor lineout ends with knock on. Blaydon go backwards at scrum but somehow manage to clear ball |
| 16:17 |
Cov throw on 15m |
| 16:18 |
Driving maul, driving rain, driving over in the corner!!!! |
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| 16:18 |
Mieres |
| 16:19 |
@CowshedTim should have read driving rain…. |
| 16:19 |
Cold fingers |
| 16:19 |
Jones misses conversion 24-0 |
| 16:20 |
More Blaydon changes |
| 16:21 |
Hutchison knocks on in front of our posts as Jones tries to get the play flowing |
| 16:22 |
Cov defending now…but knock on. |
| 16:22 |
Correction Evans scored first try |
| 16:23 |
Dev coming on! |
| 16:24 |
Cov win ball and kick…chase end 2m from their line |
| 16:25 |
Pailor looking like he means business… |
| 16:26 |
Price and Thorne off to huge ovation |
| 16:26 |
Kivalu on too |
| 16:28 |
Free kick to Blaydon…taken quickly |
| 16:29 |
Some fantastic hands out wide and Dom goes over |
| 16:30 |
Hutchison and Le Roux off…great applause. Good conversion from Jones…31-0 |
| 16:30 |
Carpo and Hamilton on |
| 16:32 |
Blaydon falling apart here…crossing on their 22…we kick to corner |
| 16:33 |
Catch and drive sees Devlin Hope go over to massive cheers |
| 16:33 |
Bonus point |
| 16:34 |
Converted…38-0 |
| 16:34 |
Ryan on at scrum half… |
| 16:35 |
Cov rampant as Knox almost goes over |
| 16:35 |
But penalised for not releasing |
| 16:36 |
Check later for tweets on blog. Better reading this week! |
| 16:36 |
Jones MoM |
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| 16:37 |
Cov having to defend now |
| 16:37 |
Penalty sees Blaydon go for corner…5m out |
| 16:38 |
Another pen… |
| 16:39 |
Blaydon run it and knock on….all over. 39-0. Great second half….looking forward to writing post tomorrow |
| 16:40 |
So much happier 7 days on! |
