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 Broughton
notched up another 5 pointer at Inverleith Park on Saturday against a stuffy
Royal Infirmary side.
The 0-40 scoreline never looked on the cards as the 1st half produced no tries
and perhaps the worst Broughton display of the season, with some players showing
the effects of work parties and sleep deprivation or perhaps it's was the cold
weather, which has clearly affected Sarge (pictured a la long johns!!)
Only 3 penalty kick conversions from Paul Hamer seperated the teams at the break
and coach Martin Scott read the riot act and it appeared to work with immediate
effect.
Paul Hamer burst through the middle of the field following the ball spilling
from an Infirmary play and his soccer skills were mighty impressive as he kicked
it with close control 3 times and just when it looked likely that the Aussie
centre was ready to fall on the ball, winger Paul Maddison seemed to come from
no-where to steal a score!
Worse was to follow for the home side as fantastic forward play put the visitors
within great range of the sticks and with Arrandale instrumental at scrum-half,
he noticed your scribe in open space just to the right of the sticks and spun a
inch perfect pass out for a dynamic 10 yards (25 by the end of Saturday night!)
burst and Broughton's 2nd try of the day.
New recruit Paul 'Ned' Kelly, starting his first game for the Wardie outfit, got
on the scoresheet minutes after with a fine angled run and with 15 minutes to
go, a determined Broughton side were eager to notch another try and get that
vital bonus point to stay top of the league regardless of other results
elsewhere.
It comes with no shame and great delight that I write to say that the all
important bonus point try came from yours truly!! A sweeping run up the wing
from Hamish Martineau look like a certainty for the winger to dive over the line
but as he got tackled just short of the whitewash (or burnt out lines as was the
case) he offloaded the ball to the writer of this unselfishly typed up resume of
the game who bundled over despite the attentions of 3 Infirmary defenders.
Now, the Infirmary players were furious that the try was allowed to stand as the
ball appeared to be short and the grounding was dubious, however, they were not
as angry and upset as the rest of the Broughton guys for letting me score! Cries
of 'Oh Christ, not Mark Brown - no don't let him score' could be heard througout
Inverleith Park as the referee raised his arm to give the score.
The 5th and final try came from Ned who's angled runs of Paul Hamer must have
been a delight to watch from the sidelines.
Man of the Match was a travesty!! How often do you see a Prop notching 2 tries
in a game in modern rugby? Still, the referee decided to go with Daniel
Arrandale, which was a fair reflection as his form of late must put him in good
stead for picking up the Divisional Player of the Season come April.
Denise's Puppies laid out on the floor!
A final word for the disgrace that were the showers at the old huts at
Inverleith. Freezing cold day and freezing cold showers - any employees fi the
Cooncil Parks Dept reading, get yir act together! Perhaps you can have a
word in their shell-like Duncan, who's Mrs had her puppies out for all to see on
Saturday in the clubhouse after the game (see above).
A Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year to all our readers and members. Training
resumes 4th January.
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