| 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 |
| 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!!!! |
| 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 |
| 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! |