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Rugby: Okehampton 22pts Devonport Services 5

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By Duckeroo at 11:47 on 18/12/11

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 Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: Okehampton had a dream start, attacking riht from the kick-off..
Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: Okehampton had a dream start, attacking right from the kick-off..
  • Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: Okehampton had a dream start, attacking riht from the kick-off..
  • Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: With the visitors on the back foot...
  • Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: ... the first attack took Okes deep into Devonport territory...
  • Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: ... the forwards drove on...
  • Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: ...won a scrum in the corner...
  • Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: ... giving Steve Alford the push-over try.
  • Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: To everybody's surprise, Services replied with a try only minutes later - but it proved to be their only score of the match.
  • Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: As the mud thickened, Okes ploughed a furrow up the hill...
  • Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: ... and were rewarded with this Carl Poynton penalty after 15 minutes.
  • Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: Devonport kept up the pressure and forced Okes to concentrate on defence.
  • Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: The Poynton boot relieves Okes again!
  • Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: The visiting full back does the same for Services at the top end
  • Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: As conditions deteriorated, all handling became something of a lottery...
  • Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: ... and we couldn't tell the packs apart!
  • Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: Just as last week, Okes rolled down the hill in the second half.
  • Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: ... and a sustained drive...
  • Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: ... took them into the visitors' 22...
  • Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: ... over the try-line...
  • Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: ... and a try for Neil Perrott - converted by Poynton - 17-5.
  • Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: Both sides toiled in the mud...
  • Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: ... and played on through a hail storm...
  • Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: ... although most of the play remained in Services' half.
  • Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: Who's who and where's the ball?
  • Rugby: Okehampton v Devonport Services: With five minutes left Okes kicked ahead...
  • ... and Gary Sizmur touched down to put the result beyond question (although Carl Poynton managed to hit the underside to the crossbar with his conversion attempt!)
  • Thank goodness there's a few weeks now for the pitch to recover - and to get the shirts clean! Happy Christmas!
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