And that's half time folks. Can the Olympians strike back or will the Punters hold on to what's been a commanding first half for them.
50 minutes Scrum to the Olympians, 13 metres away from the try line. Great work by the Olympians. Scott Flack picks it up at the base of the scrum. They've managed to shove them back about 2 metres. Charlie Downes thinks about the offload. He's already run 7 metres. Chris Warrington is running across to close him down but he manages to offload to Scott Flack in time. Scott Flack puts his head down and wants to drive at the opposition defensive line. Having already gained 3 metres. He quickly looks over his shoulder and sees Mathew Kaye closing in but he puts in a great side step and he beats him all ends up. Scott Flack surges forward with the ball, but he's in heavy traffic here. He's already gained 9 metres. Alex O'Driscoll fluffs his lines and misses the key tackle. Flack is over! That's a try!! Is this the start of a come back? TRY to the Olympians Zac Bankes absolutely sliced that. No extra points, I'm afraid. Punters 12 - 5 Olympians
57 Minutes Jaz Eightyfour is tackled by Charlie Downes for the Olympians and a ruck forms, only 11 metres from the try line. The ruck is contested but there's clearly some Olympians hands in that ruck. The ref's spotted it. Penalty to the Punters. The Punters decide to take a shot at goal. Popovic goes through his usual routine and he slots it. An extra 3 for the Punters there. PENALTY GOAL to the Punters Punters 15 - 5 Olympians
68 minutes Scrum to the Olympians, 6 metres away from the chalk. Penalty to the Olympians. Clearly some issues with the way that Mathew Kaye was binding on there. The Olympians decide to take a shot at goal. Zac Bankes goes up to take the kick and that smashes into the post and comes back in the field of play. Both teams converge on the ball and Bob Borisc is first to it. Bob Borisc tries to get a kick away for the Punters. Charlie Downes chases him down before he can get the kick away. That's charged down and a turnover to boot! Charlie Downes grabs the ball and runs with it. He surges forward with the ball, but he's in heavy traffic here. He's already gained 7 metres. He quickly looks over his shoulder and sees Ronnie Hauritz closing in but he's over the line before Hauritz can reach him! TRY!! TRY to the Olympians Bankes can't add the extras here.....so no added extras there. Punters 15 - 10 Olympians Could this be a come back?
80 Minutes Jaz Eightyfour is tackled by Nick Scott for the Olympians and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but there's clearly some Olympians hands in that ruck. The ref's spotted it. Penalty to the Punters. The siren sounds, and that's a first win of the season for the Punters. Until next time, thanks for watching.
Punters (15) Tries: Hall, Poole Penalties: Popovic x 1 Conversions: Popovic x 1 Olympians (10) Tries: Flack, Downes
Code: Punters TOTAL SCRUMS WON 21 SCRUMS LOST 25 SCRUMS WON AGAINST FEED 1 LINE OUTS WON 17 LINE OUTS WON AGAINST THROW 4 LINE OUTS NOT STRAIGHT 2 LINE OUT INFRINGEMENTS 0 RUCK INFRINGEMENTS 5 MAULS WON 2 MAUL INFRINGEMENTS 0 METRES GAINED FROM OPEN PLAY 227 POSSESSION 55% TIME IN OPPOSITION 22 (seconds) 180 TERRITORY (seconds) 36% SCRUM METRES 29 TACKLES MADE 36 TACKLES MISSED 17 Code: Olympians TOTAL SCRUMS WON 25 SCRUMS LOST 21 SCRUMS WON AGAINST FEED 2 LINE OUTS WON 4 LINE OUTS WON AGAINST THROW 0 LINE OUTS NOT STRAIGHT 6 LINE OUT INFRINGEMENTS 1 RUCK INFRINGEMENTS 6 MAULS WON 1 MAUL INFRINGEMENTS 1 METRES GAINED FROM OPEN PLAY 133 POSSESSION 45% TIME IN OPPOSITION 22 (seconds) 855 TERRITORY (seconds) 64% SCRUM METRES 33 TACKLES MADE 61 TACKLES MISSED 22
Code: Team MTk TkM BTk HE RM KMiP KMPen KiP KE PenIP GA GS CA CS LB NR IEAG OS HITR SI LOOB LOS LOI BT TA T LBA Time Adam Smith Olympians 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 Alej Parero Olympians 0 6 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 80 Travis Webber Olympians 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 Dave Cowie Olympians 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 Ali Farhat Olympians 1 10 4 3 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 Scott Flack Olympians 5 4 4 1 25 142 0 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 80 Darryn Howell Olympians 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 80 Kyle Tait Olympians 10 3 6 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 Jimmy Smith Olympians 2 2 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 Charlie Downes Olympians 1 11 2 1 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 80 Denzel Petrucci Olympians 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 Nick Scott Olympians 1 5 1 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 Sid Westlake Olympians 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 Ben Storer Olympians 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 Zac Bankes Olympians 1 1 0 0 0 9 261 1 3 18 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 Alex O'Driscoll Punters 4 7 3 2 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 80 Mathew Kaye Punters 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 Brett Hall Punters 1 3 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 80 Duckworth Lewis Punters 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 80 Jaz Eightyfour Punters 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 Jimmy Read Punters 0 3 3 4 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 80 Adam Gloury Punters 0 3 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 Luke Popovic Punters 0 2 1 0 9 0 243 0 1 16 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 80 DJ Edwards Punters 2 4 2 4 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 80 Chris Warring'n Punters 1 2 4 4 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 Zach Poole Punters 0 3 5 4 28 48 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 80 Bob Borisc Punters 0 4 0 3 2 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 Jake Taylor Punters 0 1 2 3 18 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 Tipple Nickler Punters 0 0 0 1 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 80
Code: Adam Smith 5 Alej Parero 7 Travis Webber 6 Dave Cowie 4 Ali Farhat 8 Scott Flack 8 Darryn Howell 7 Kyle Tait 5 Jimmy Smith 6 Charlie Downes 9 Denzel Petrucci 6 Nick Scott 7 Sid Westlake 6 Ben Storer 9 Zac Bankes 6 Alex O'Driscoll 8 Mathew Kaye 3 Brett Hall 7 Duckworth Lewis 5 Jaz Eightyfour 5 Jimmy Read 7 Adam Gloury 6 Luke Popovic 7 DJ Edwards 8 Chris Warrington 1 Zach Poole 7 Bob Borisc 7 Jake Taylor 7 Tipple Nickler 7
POTS: 3 points - Charlie Downes (Olympians) 2 - Ben Storer (Olympians) 1 - Alex O'Driscoll (Punters) COTS: 3 points - Mathew Kaye (Punters) 2 - Dave Cowie (Olympians) 1 - Kyle Tait (Olympians)