S4, R7: Gamblers RUFC vs. CW Crabs RUFC (vBookie)

Luke Tyson is tackled by Okoudou Gbagbo for the Crabs and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but Luke Tyson has been penalised by the referee for not releasing the ball. That'll be a penalty to the Crabs

The next phase to be played from 18 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

 

Penalty to the Crabs to be taken by Sam Somerset. From here, they're going to have a Kick for Touch. Great kick. That finds touch 15 metres upfield. The players run up to form the line out.

The next phase to be played from 33 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

 

Line Out to Crabs. That's a good throw.
Awful throw from Gbagbo and Jimmy Read steals the ball for the Gamblers.

The next phase to be played from 31 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

 

You can't deny that their methods have earned them results this season either. And given their strengths, it really is the sensible option from them.

 

Read passes to Burridge who fancies a drive at the line. Dreadful. Burridge drops the ball in contact. Knock on. Scrum.

The next phase to be played from 31 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

 

Scrum to the Crabs. Penalty to the Crabs. Clearly some issues with the way that Duckworth Lewis was binding on there.

The next phase to be played from 31 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

 

Penalty to the Crabs to be taken by Sam Somerset. This to give them back the lead...

Oh dear oh dear. Is the pressure getting to Somerset? That's more shanky than my Armitage Shanks bathroom suite. By that, I mean he's missed it. Badly.

 

The next phase to be played from 51 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

The ball comes up only just over the line, and Luke Popovic opts to kick here for the Gamblers. He's trying to Kick for Touch. Kicked out on the full, but from this point on the field, that's fine. Line out.

The next phase to be played from 30 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

Line Out to Crabs. That's a good throw.
Great work by the Gamblers. They've contested that Line Out superbly, and Simon Humble steals the ball for them. The Crabs line out is in a bit of disarray at the moment.

 

The next phase to be played from 22 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

Ben Hornby looks to run, but is tackled by Daniel Speirs for the Crabs and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but the Gamblers show good ball security and extracate the ball from the ruck.

The next phase to be played from 20 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

Ben Taylor fills in at half back. Passes away to Warrington. Warrington to Popovic. Luke Popovic with the ball on the run here. He's moving sideways at the moment in the face of a good defensive line. He lets off an awful pass in the tackle. That's been knocked on and we'll have a scrum here.

The next phase to be played from 20 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

 

Scrum to the Crabs. Great work by the Crabs. They've secured their own ball and win that scrum gaining 1 metres.

The next phase to be played from 21 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

Penalty to the Crabs to be taken by Sam Somerset. Some kind of infringement at that scrum, but I can't see it. From here, they're going to have a Kick for Touch. Great kick. That finds touch 12 metres upfield. The players run up to form the line out.

The next phase to be played from 33 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

Line Out to Crabs. That's a good throw.
Easy take there for the Crabs. That's a better worked line out. The ball secured easily by Hal Teja.

The next phase to be played from 35 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

 

Zinzan Brumby looks to drive but is tackled by Jimmy Read for the Gamblers and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but the Crabs show good ball security and extracate the ball from the ruck.

The next phase to be played from 37 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

Commander extracts the ball, and looks for Teja to drive forward. However, Tyson has read this well and drives back hard. He holds Teja up and rips the ball from him! Great work, Tyson!!

The next phase to be played from 36 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

Simon Humble with the ball on the run here. Good Tackle by Jake Howe and a ruck forms. Interesting choice for the Gamblers to try and play this out. Are they just happy to try and retain possession??

The next phase to be played from 36 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

Hornby to Ben Taylor who is tackled by Herr Burger for the Crabs and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but the Gamblers show good ball security and extracate the ball from the ruck.

The next phase to be played from 34 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

Again, the Gamblers can't make any territory. This is a very dangerous ploy by them. Simon Humble with the ball on the run here - he attempts to drive. Good Tackle by Jake Howe and a ruck forms.

The next phase to be played from 34 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

Now, the Gamblers try to spread. Hornby to Taylor. Taylor to Tyson. Hurricane is up on him like a flash. He's smashed Tyson right down. That's a hard tackle. The ruck is contested and the Crabs players pile in. I think he got a little isolated there, and they've turned the ball over here.

The next phase to be played from 34 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

 

The Crabs have a sniff here. Commander with the big dive-pass to Heads who makes a break. Good run from Heads, and the Gamblers defence is under pressure.
Heads reels in a tackle from Warrington, but a well timed offload to Somerset finds its mark.

The next phase to be played from 39 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

 

Sam Somerset with the ball on the run here. Somerset shrugs off an attempted tackle from the tired looking Tyson and makes a good run.
The pass goes back infield to Classified.

The next phase to be played from 47 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

 

...Classified finds Heads and there's a sniff of a chance out wide. Heads hits Raftery with a pass...

 

...Raftery thinks he can make it down the line...

 

...Lee is the man on the spot who needs to make the covering tackle...