Sat 11 Dec 2021
Huntingdon continued their winning home form on Saturday with a 30-10 win over a competitive and workmanlike Mens Own side who belied their lowly league position.
On a grey afternoon at the racecourse, the first quarter was a close affair, with neither side gaining the upper hand and defences holding firm. The second quarter saw the Stags pack steadily gain a foothold, with the much improved scrum, led by the returning NCK Motors Ltd-sponsored Luke Murphy, to the fore, and the hosts soon opened the scoring on 25 minutes with a well worked score for Move It Quickly sponsored-Barnie West, the powerful winger crossing under the posts, with full back Joe Hicken, sponsored by Ceres Rural, adding the extras.
An exchange of penalties followed, with two slotted by the impressive Hicken and one for the visitors resulting in the home side taking their halftime oranges with a 13-3 lead.
After the break, Stags looked to put the game to bed, and with more consistent possession, began to make in roads, with their second try of the day coming from outside centre Jamie Gunn, sponsored by Oakbank Game & Conservation, after a superb flat pass from Dan Malem, sponsored by Gunite, put him through a hole in the defence to outpace the cover and score, again converted by Hicken.
Mens Owns efforts were rewarded with a try of their own, before Malem crashed over from short range for the try his performance deserved. Hicken again converting to complete the scoring.
All in all, a satisfactory afternoon for the Stags. Coach Reggie Reid said after the game ‘Another improved performance, and we’re beginning to see the work on the training paddock in the week translating to Saturday afternoons. We just need to take our home form on the road, we’ll look to pick up an away win over at Bedford Queens next week, rounding off 2021 nicely.’
Stags Team
- Sam Johnson - Available to sponsor. Your Company Name here, get in touch today!
- Luca Proietti (sponsored by The Hare on the Green, Brampton)
- Luke Murphy (sponsored by NCK Motors Ltd)
- Bodge Saunders (sponsored by Griggs Project Services Ltd)
- Wayne Bradley (c) (sponsored by Cloves Dental Practice)
- Doug Clark - Available to sponsor. Your Company Name here, get in touch today!
- Roger Shakespeare (sponsored by Gunfire)
- Liam Findlay (sponsored by Nick Brown Racing)
- Jack Skidmore (sponsored by MAE Construction)
- Dan Malem (sponsored by Gunite)
- Tango Morgan - Available to sponsor. Your Company Name here, get in touch today!
- Richard North - Available to sponsor. Your Company Name here, get in touch today!
- Jamie Gunn (sponsored by Oakbank Game & Conservation)
- Barnie West (sponsored by Move It Quickly)
- Joe Hicken (sponsored by Ceres Rural)
- Kris Jones (sponsored by Store It Quickly)
- Harvey Pinkney - Available to sponsor. Your Company Name here, get in touch today!
- Charlie Saunders - Available to sponsor. Your Company Name here, get in touch today!
