Dover IV XV (48) v (5) Thanet Wanderers V XV
Played 17/11/2007
Dover fourths maintained their winning streak with a comfortable win against
an impotent Thanet side. Once again, the Dover side made a dominant start to
the game and camped themselves on the Thanet try line. However a series of
poor choices and dropped passes left Captain Colin Claw flabbergasted with
the score remaining blank for twenty minutes. Finally, Fly half Bowman opened
the scoring with a dropped goal and this proved to be the catalyst for success,
as five tries soon followed. Gareth Speakman and Dan Prescott scored from out
wide whilst the gnarled veterans Mills and Whyte forced a try following excellent
forward play. Young Tony Watson scored the best try of the first half, gathering
a bouncing ball to weave past two defenders and score under the posts. Dan
Prescott added a second as the Thanet side tired
from the collective onslaught of the Dover side.
In the second half, Thanet gained a fortunate score with a kick ahead and a
wicked bouncing ball landing in the wingers’ hands leaving the wrong
footed Dover defence stranded. Undeterred by this setback, Dover led by the
driving play of Yarnell, Tanner, Harte and Roberts responded with four more
tries. Slick passing along the backline allowed fullback Prescott to add two
more tries whilst winger Munns sped in for another score. Paddy McAdam also
crashed over following a bullocking run from Adam Morrison. In conclusion,
this was a fine performance in a well-refereed game with only woeful conversion
kicking preventing the winning margin going beyond fifty points.
Report by: Chris Bowman
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