Sedgley Park (A) 18.02.12

Sedgley Park 11 Jersey 13

Jersey claimed a hard-fought win after a gritty display in Manchester against a determined Sedgley Park side. Ross Broadfoot's penalty just after the hour was the only score of the second period and was enough to nudge his side into a narrow lead which they maintained until the final whistle. Jersey's team showed a change on Friday when Nathan Hannay was forced out due to injury and Irish flanker Eoghan Nihill came in after impressing for the 2nd XV in recent weeks, with Kingsley Lang moving forward to second row.

In the first 10 minutes Ross Broadfoot and Matt Riley swapped penalties, but significantly Jersey's pack suffered not one but two serious blows - first Jim Brownrigg left the field to be replaced by James Voss, and then skipper Graham Bell was forced from the fray with Steve O'Brien coming on. Riley gave Tigers a 6-3 lead with a penalty, but Jersey hit back with a try by Donovan Sanders who raced over after good handling from Dave McCormack and Broadfoot - the latter converted (6-10).

The try excepted, Jersey's handling left something to be desired, and when O'Brien looked to have scored the pass from Glenn Bryce was ruled forward. Stevie remained a central figure and just before the break he was given a yellow card, his second this season against Sedgley, for killing the ball. The hosts profited immediately with Simon Parrott crossing for their opening try, Riley's missed conversion ending the first half.

Jersey withstood the opening period of the second half with 14 men but gained confidence after O'Brien's return and were able to gain the territory which eventually let to Broadfoot's opportunity, which he took.

Ben Harvey admitted after the game that it was not a pretty spectacle but was delighted with the four points and the gutsy display especially considering the relative inexperience of those on display.

Elsewhere in the top 5, Ealing and Rosslyn Park suffered narrow defeats to Blaydon and Wharfedale respectively. A late try sealed a 22-20 win and a bonus point for Fylde at Tynedale while Macc easily beat Cov. So at the top it is: Jersey 89, followed by (all with a game in hand) Fylde 76, Ealing 76, Macc 74 and Ross Pk 70.

Teams:

SEDGLEY PARK:-15 RICHARD WAINWRIGHT, 14 MIKE DUTTON, 13 MARK JENNINGS, 12 MATT RILEY, 11 JAMIE HARRISON, 10 CHRIS PARROTT, 9 SIMON PARROTT, 1 DANNY BIRCHALL, 2 RICHARD OXLEY, 3 NICK FLYNN (Captain), 4 JAMES LLOYD, 5 LOUIS McGOWAN, 6 HENNO VENTER, 7 DAVE LIVESEY, 8 JUAN CROUS. 
 
REPLACEMENTS:-16 BEN BLACK, 17 SCOTT WRIGHT, 18 ADAM LEWIS, 
19 FERGUS OWEN, 20 WILL RUNCIMAN
 
 JERSEY:-15 GLEN BRYCE, 14 ASHLEY MAGGS, 13 JAMES COPSEY, 12 DONOVAN SANDERS, 11 SAM FULLER, 10 ROSS BROADFOOT, 9 DAVE McCORMACK, 1 MYLES LANDICK, 2 DAVID FELTON, 3 BEN EVANS, 4 KINGSLEY LANG, 5 JAMES BROWRIGG, 6 GRAHAM BELL (Captain), 7 EOGHAN NIHILL, 8 NICK TROWER.
 
REPLACEMENTS:-16 JAMES GETHINGS, 17 CHARLIE CLYDE SMITH, 18 STEVE O'BRIEN, 19 BRENDAN O'BRIEN, 20 JAMES VOSS.

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