Evesham - 1st XV: 33 - 17

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Saturday, 07 April 2007

Limp Leamingtonians surrendered a 17 points lead in dismal fashion to gift Evesham the points.   Three excellent tries in the first 20 minutes gave Leamingtonians the perfect start as they took their hosts to the cleaners with some smart 15-man rugby. Dave Canning, joining the line at a good angle, went in under the posts for Adam Canning to convert and CJ Bahey and Jake Batstone then provided the pack with a two-try salvo.   It all seemed too easy, but individual arrogance quickly replaced team work to throw Leamingtonians into disarray. Players tried to go it alone, possession was surrendered and Evesham gradually clicked into forward gear, a penalty giving them a breakthrough just before the interval whistle.   The second half then developed into an Evesham benefit as repeated mistakes, wrong options and a clear lack of team cohesion saw Leamingtonians concede a flurry of points through poor defence, missed tackles and a total failure to play to their earlier strength.   Worse still, the visitors even appeared to throw the towel in. That was the most displeasing aspect of all on an afternoon when it seemed as though the OL season's end cannot come soon enough. It does on Saturday, at home to Shipston.

 

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