FULL TIME

Penalty to the Crabs to be taken by Ginger Furball. From here, he boots this deep into the stands.

( 1:20.15: Crabs 27 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-0---/-----||-----/-----|--A We're now 45 metres into Crabs territory.

Substitution for the Gamblers: Theo Miokovic for Simon Humble,

The siren sounds for full time.

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

( 1:20.00: Crabs 27 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-0---/-----||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 45 metres in Crabs territory.

Luke Popovic probably chose the wrong option there. The defensive line are up on him in a flash and he can't gain any momentum. Passes to no one in particular, who - no surprises - fails to collect it in spectacular fashion. That's a knock on as well.

( 1:19.45: Crabs 27 - 17 Gamblers) H--|0----/-----||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 48 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

The Gamblers look to form a maul and rumble a few metres up field. They gain 9 metres.

Easy take there for the Gamblers. And that's a really loose throw. It's gone way beyond the intended target, but luckily Simon Humble is on hand to tidy up and is first on the spot to gather the loose ball.

Line Out to Gamblers. The two sets of forwards look at Duckworth Lewis in anticipation as he readies the throw. Here it comes!

( 1:19.30: Crabs 27 - 17 Gamblers) H--|--0--/-----||-----/-----|--A We're now 39 metres into Crabs territory.

Penalty to the Gamblers to be taken by Dion Alessi. From here, they're going to have a Kick for Touch. Not much of an angle to work with and he only finds touch 7 metres up-field. Line out time.

( 1:19.15: Crabs 27 - 17 Gamblers) H--|---0-/-----||-----/-----|--A They're into Crabs territory. 18 metres from their try line.

Interference by the Crabs at the line out there. An interesting call by the referee. That'll be a penalty to the Gamblers.

Line Out to Gamblers. The touchie stands next to Duckworth Lewis as he readies for the throw. The calls are made and the ball comes sailing between the two lines.

( 1:19.00: Crabs 27 - 17 Gamblers) H--|---0-/-----||-----/-----|--A We're now 32 metres into Crabs territory.

Ginger Furball opts to kick here for the Crabs. He's trying to Kick for Touch. Ooof. Not a great kick. That finds touch 0 metres up-field. The players run up to form the line out.

( 1:18.45: Crabs 27 - 17 Gamblers) H--|---0-/-----||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 32 metres in Crabs territory.

The ball should be coming out of the scrum towards Bill Kirk. Luke Popovic circles round the scrum in anticipation as Bill Kirk gathers the ball from the boot. No opportunity to disrupt the ball leaving the scrum, so play continues.

Scrum to the Crabs. Great work by the Crabs. That's been hooked cleanly and the Crabs scrum looks as if it is working well today. That was a good, clean good put in.

( 1:18.30: Crabs 27 - 17 Gamblers) H--|---0-/-----||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 32 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Ben Taylor is slow to drive at the opposition. He's moving sideways at the moment in the face of a good defensive line. He's tried to pass that, but it's gone forward and the opposition attempt to gather. They fail too. No advantage there, so we'll have a scrum. Feed to the Crabs.

( 1:18.15: Crabs 27 - 17 Gamblers) H--|---0-/-----||-----/-----|--A We're now 32 metres into Crabs territory.

Ivan Ryabovol opts to kick here for the Crabs. He's trying to Kick Downfield. A decent kick downfield yields a territorial gain of 4 metres, but he's handed over possession.

( 1:18.00: Crabs 27 - 17 Gamblers) H--|--0--/-----||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 36 metres in Crabs territory.

And they've gained another 9 metres from driving the resulting maul. Some impressive power out there today.

Great work by the Crabs. Back to the training field for the Gamblers. Duckworth Lewis has completely misheard the ball and has thrown the ball straight to Jake Howe who displays a great look of mildly pleasant surprise on his face as he completes the steal.

Line Out to Gamblers. The calls come from the lines. Duckworth Lewis throws and that's right down the middle. Who can time their leap best?

( 1:17.45: Crabs 27 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-0---/-----||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 45 metres in Crabs territory.

Penalty to the Gamblers to be taken by Dion Alessi. From here, they're going to have a Kick for Touch. Not much of an angle to work with and he only finds touch 8 metres up-field. Line out time.

( 1:17.30: Crabs 27 - 17 Gamblers) H--|--0--/-----||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 38 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Ether Starris is tackled by Bruce Force for the Crabs and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but there's clearly some Crabs hands in that ruck. The ref's spotted it. Penalty to the Gamblers.

( 1:17.15: Crabs 27 - 17 Gamblers) H--|--0--/-----||-----/-----|--A Now they're 38 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line. What can they do with the ball from here?

Ben Taylor shrugs off a weak tackle and bursts through the defensive line. He gains 8 metres, but no more as a good tackle causes a ruck to form.

( 1:17.00: Crabs 27 - 17 Gamblers) H--|----0/-----||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 30 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Luke Popovic with the ball off the back of the ruck. He looks to spread the ball. He passes to Dion Alessi who then passes on to Jaz Eightyfour who throws another pass onto Ben Taylor.

Daniel Speirs is tackled by Benny Read for the Gamblers and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested and the Gamblers players pile in. I think he got a little isolated there, and they've turned the ball over here.

( 1:16.45: Crabs 27 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/0----||-----/-----|--A We're now 27 metres into Crabs territory.

Bill Kirk with the ball off the back of the ruck. He spins the ball down the backs until eventually the ball is in the hands of Daniel Speirs.

John Heads is tackled by Tom Clough for the Gamblers and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but the Crabs have the ball at the base of the ruck and look to use it.

( 1:16.30: Crabs 27 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/0----||-----/-----|--A We're now 28 metres into Crabs territory.

Zinzan Brumby with ball in the midst of a mass of bodies. He looks to run, but it doesn't look like there's anywhere to go. Well read by Simon Humble who completes a clean tackle and ensures the ruck forms.

( 1:16.15: Crabs 27 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/0----||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 28 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Wes Welker is looking short of options here. He gains 3 metres. He's been held up by a rampant John Heads. After an old-fashioned arm-wrestle, John Heads comes away with the ball.

( 1:16.00: Crabs 27 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/0----||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 25 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Sticky Phlegm opts to kick here for the Crabs. He's trying to Kick Downfield. A decent kick downfield yields a territorial gain of 8 metres, but he's handed over possession.

( 1:15.45: Crabs 27 - 17 Gamblers) H--|---0-/-----||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 33 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

And they've gained another 7 metres from driving the resulting maul. Some impressive power out there today.

Great work by the Crabs. The defensive tower is well organised and Mike Martyn leans over and grabs this one at full reach.

Line Out to Gamblers. The calls come from the lines. Duckworth Lewis throws and that's right down the middle. Who can time their leap best?

( 1:15.30: Crabs 27 - 17 Gamblers) H--|--0--/-----||-----/-----|--A Now they're 40 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line. What can they do with the ball from here?

Penalty to the Gamblers to be taken by Dion Alessi. From here, they're going to have a Kick for Touch. That sails over the head of the fullback and deep into touch, 25 metres up-field. Great strike.

( 1:15.15: Crabs 27 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/--0--||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 15 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Wes Welker is tackled by Zinzan Brumby for the Crabs and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but there's clearly some Crabs hands in that ruck. The ref's spotted it. Penalty to the Gamblers.

( 1:15.00: Crabs 27 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/--0--||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 15 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

The ball should be coming out of the scrum towards Luke Popovic. He's immediately under pressure from Bill Kirk. He manages to evade him though and play continues.

Scrum to the Gamblers. Great work by the Gamblers. That's gone with the feed and the ball's sitting there at the base of the scrum for Luke Popovic. Not much gained by the Gamblers there. I estimate the gain at about a metre.

( 1:14.45: Crabs 27 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/--0--||-----/-----|--A We're now 14 metres into Crabs territory.

Bruce Force is almost static as he receives the ball. Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. He looks out of options, and out of luck. Wow! What a tackle from Benny Read. The ball bobbles away from Bruce Force as he face-plants into the turf.

Restart to the Gamblers. Ben Herd with the kick. He kicks a short one. That's gone to Ginger Furball who takes the catch cleanly.

Crabs 27 - 17 Gamblers

Conversion attempt for the Crabs. Kick to be taken by Ginger Furball. He's got a fine connection on that one and his aim's good too. Two more to the total.

( 1:14.15: Crabs 20 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||----0/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 23 metres in Gamblers territory.

And they've gained another 2 metres from driving the resulting maul. Some impressive power out there today.

Easy take there for the Crabs. Jake Howe wasn't the intended target, but he wasn't put off by the lifted player a few places ahead of him in the line out. He followed the trajectory well and takes the catch at the rear of the line out.

Line Out to Crabs. Here comes the throw.

( 1:14.00: Crabs 20 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||----0/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 21 metres in Gamblers territory.

Penalty to the Crabs to be taken by Ginger Furball. From here, they're going to have a Kick for Touch. The penalty kick's well directed, and it gains his team 22 metres of territory by the time it rolls into touch.

( 1:13.45: Crabs 20 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/----0||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 1 metres in Crabs territory.

Okoudou Gbagbo is tackled by Duckworth Lewis for the Gamblers and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but there's clearly some Gamblers hands in that ruck. The ref's spotted it. Penalty to the Crabs.

( 1:13.30: Crabs 20 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/----0||-----/-----|--A We're now 1 metres into Crabs territory.

Zinzan Brumby doesn't have any real options here. He looks to run, but it doesn't look like there's anywhere to go. A thumping tackle by Simon Humble. A ruck forms as they fight over the ball.

( 1:13.15: Crabs 20 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/----0||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 1 metres in Crabs territory.

Bill Kirk with the ball off the back of the ruck. On hand to provide support is Zinzan Brumby who takes the ball from a nice pass

Magrat Garlick is tackled by Wes Welker for the Gamblers and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but the Crabs show good ball security and extricate the ball from the ruck.

( 1:13.00: Crabs 20 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/----0||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 4 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Bill Kirk thinks about having a dart at the line. He looks to run, but it doesn't look like there's anywhere to go. Benny Read takes him down and a ruck forms around them.

( 1:12.45: Crabs 20 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/----0||-----/-----|--A Into Crabs territory now. 4 metres from the halfway line

John Heads squirms forward, but can't get much purchase. He gains 2 metres. Brett Gemmell is zeroing in for the tackle but he manages to offload to Bill Kirk in time.

( 1:12.30: Crabs 20 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/---0-||-----/-----|--A We're now 6 metres into Crabs territory.

Ivan Ryabovol is trying to create some room. He's gained about a metre. It looks like he's going to be tackled by Jaz Eightyfour but incredibly, he's able to get the ball away to John Heads.

( 1:12.15: Crabs 20 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/---0-||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 7 metres in Crabs territory.

Bill Kirk squirms forward, but can't get much purchase. He gains 2 metres. Coming across to try and complete the covering tackle is Alex O'Driscoll but with the no-look pass, he finds Ivan Ryabovol. Stunning offload.

( 1:12.00: Crabs 20 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/---0-||-----/-----|--A They're into Crabs territory. 41 metres from their try line.

Bill Kirk with the ball off the back of the ruck. The backs are all in position, but even so Bill Kirk opts to take a run with the ball himself.

Jack Dempsey is tackled by Magrat Garlick for the Crabs and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested. The Crabs forwards charge in and, yes, it looks like they've turned this over. Great work from Magrat Garlick in particular there. Looks like he landed the telling blow and won the turnover.

( 1:11.45: Crabs 20 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/--0--||-----/-----|--A Into Crabs territory now. 11 metres from the halfway line

Benny Read is through! He could be in for the try here - ah, the cover defence gets there to bring him down. He's still gained his side 6 metres.

( 1:11.30: Crabs 20 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/----0||-----/-----|--A We're now 5 metres into Crabs territory.

Luke Popovic with the ball off the back of the ruck. He throws the pass immediately. Benny Read is on the receiving end and he takes this cleanly.

Magrat Garlick is tackled by Alex O'Driscoll for the Gamblers and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested. There's nothing he can do on his own, and the Gamblers secure the turnover.

( 1:11.15: Crabs 20 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/----0||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 3 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Magrat Garlick thinks about having a dart at the line. He looks to run, but it doesn't look like there's anywhere to go. Solid collision between the two players and he's brought down by Benny Read.

( 1:11.00: Crabs 20 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/----0||-----/-----|--A Into Crabs territory now. 3 metres from the halfway line

Os du Toit on the run with the ball. He looks around and sizes up his options. He's already gained 8 metres. It looks like he's going to be tackled by Ben Herd but the tackler hasn't been able to wrap up the arms and he's able to pass to Magrat Garlick just before he's wrestled to the ground.

( 1:10.45: Crabs 20 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/--0--||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 11 metres in Crabs territory.

Ginger Furball on the run with the ball. He looks around and sizes up his options. He's already gained 7 metres. It looks like he's going to be tackled by Ben Herd but incredibly, he's able to get the ball away to Os du Toit.

Restart to the Gamblers. Ben Herd with the kick. He kicks deep. That's gone to Mike Martyn who takes the catch cleanly.

Substitution for the Gamblers: Duckworth Lewis for Aaron O'Neill,

Substitution for the Crabs: Ross Taylor for Dan Wayne,

Injury Substitution for the Crabs: Mike Martyn for Geraint Martyn,

Crabs 20 - 17 Gamblers

And it'll be Ginger Furball to kick for the extra two points. It's curving back towards the posts… and just sneaks through. The flags go up.

Sticky Phlegm receives the ball and there's no stopping him! That's a try!

( 1:10.15: Crabs 13 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||-----/----0|--A The next phase to be played from 50 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

Dan Wayne is tackled by Aaron O'Neill for the Gamblers and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but the Crabs are finding this difficult to clear out. It looks like there's more hands on the ball here than on a cheap whore's tits in a backstreet strip-club. Nevertheless, somehow they've dug this one out.

( 1:10.00: Crabs 13 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||-----/----0|--A We're now 49 metres into Gamblers territory.

Jake Howe doesn't have any real options here. The defensive line are up on him in a flash and he can't gain any momentum. Solid collision between the two players and he's brought down by Simon Humble.

( 1:09.45: Crabs 13 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||-----/----0|--A That brings the ball up to 49 metres in Gamblers territory.

Jake Howe receives the ball and looks for the gap. Is there one there? He's gained about a metre. It looks like he's going to be tackled by Brett Gemmell but he puts in a great side step and he beats him all ends up.

( 1:09.30: Crabs 13 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||-----/----0|--A The next phase to be played from 48 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

Sticky Phlegm fumbles the ball as he receives it, but somehow holds on. He's gained about a metre. It looks like he's going to be tackled by Ben Herd but he draws in the tackler and gets the offload away to Jake Howe.

( 1:09.15: Crabs 13 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||-----/----0|--A The next phase to be played from 47 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

John Heads with the ball on the run here. He's already gained 6 metres. Ben Herd is bearing down on him but incredibly, he's able to get the ball away to Sticky Phlegm.

( 1:09.00: Crabs 13 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||-----/---0-|--A 41 metres into the Gamblers side of the field.

The Crabs look to form a maul and rumble a few metres up field. They gain 1 metres.

Easy take there for the Crabs. It's taken long by Zinzan Brumby and he weighs up his options.

Line Out to Crabs. Okoudou Gbagbo listens to the calls and chucks the ball in.

( 1:08.45: Crabs 13 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||-----/---0-|--A Now they're 40 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line. What can they do with the ball from here?

Penalty to the Crabs to be taken by Ginger Furball. From here, they're going to have a Kick for Touch. The penalty kick's well directed, and it gains his team 21 metres of territory by the time it rolls into touch.

( 1:08.30: Crabs 13 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||---0-/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 19 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

Looks like there's been some infringement from the Gamblers here. Penalty to the Crabs.

Ben Herd is tackled by Bruce Force for the Crabs and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested. There's nothing he can do on his own, and the Crabs secure the turnover.

( 1:08.15: Crabs 13 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||---0-/-----|--A The next phase to be played in Gamblers territory. 33 metres from their try line.

The Gamblers look to form a maul and rumble a few metres up field. They gain 5 metres.

Great work by the Gamblers. You won't see many better steals than that. The Gamblers opted to lift Alex O'Driscoll in an unusual move, but it's paid off as he reaches over and makes the steal.

Line Out to Crabs. The calls come from the lines. Okoudou Gbagbo throws and that's right down the middle. Who can time their leap best?

( 1:08.00: Crabs 13 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||----0/-----|--A Into Gamblers territory now. 22 metres from the halfway line.

A Grubber is put in by Ether Starris for the Gamblers. Interesting decision making there. That's bobbled into touch. We'll have a line out here to the Crabs.

( 1:07.45: Crabs 13 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||----0/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 26 metres in Gamblers territory.

The ball carrier drives at the opposition line and gains 4 metres before the offload.

Easy take there for the Gamblers. And Simon Humble secures the catch.

Line Out to Gamblers. Aaron O'Neill listens to the calls and chucks the ball in.

( 1:07.30: Crabs 13 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||-----/-0---|--A The next phase to be played from 30 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

Penalty to the Gamblers to be taken by Dion Alessi. From here, they're going to have a Kick for Touch. Not the greatest kick you're ever likely to see. Still, they've gained 10 metres.

( 1:07.15: Crabs 13 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||-----/---0-|--A The next phase to be played from 40 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

Scrum to the Gamblers. Penalty to the Gamblers. Clearly some issues with the way that Os du Toit was binding on there.

( 1:07.00: Crabs 13 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||-----/---0-|--A Into Gamblers territory now. 40 metres from the halfway line.

Hal Teja looks slightly surprised to receive the ball. He zigs one way, then zags the other. Maybe someone should tell him he needs to run up the field rather than side to side. Wow! What a tackle from Benny Read. The ball bobbles away from Hal Teja as he face-plants into the turf.

( 1:06.45: Crabs 13 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||-----/---0-|--A The next phase to be played from 40 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

Daniel Speirs on the run with the ball. He looks around and sizes up his options. He gains 5 metres. Ben Herd is zeroing in for the tackle but incredibly, he's able to get the ball away to Hal Teja.

( 1:06.30: Crabs 13 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||-----/--0--|--A The next phase to be played from 35 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

Ginger Furball on the run with the ball. He looks around and sizes up his options. He gains 4 metres. It looks for all money that Benny Read will make the tackle but the tackler hasn't been able to wrap up the arms and he's able to pass to Daniel Speirs just before he's wrestled to the ground.

( 1:06.15: Crabs 13 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||-----/-0---|--A That brings the ball up to 31 metres in Gamblers territory.

Hal Teja on the run with the ball. He looks around and sizes up his options. He's already gained 7 metres. Jaz Eightyfour is bearing down on him but incredibly, he's able to get the ball away to Ginger Furball.

( 1:06.00: Crabs 13 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||----0/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 24 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

Sticky Phlegm with a great turn of pace. He's already gained 8 metres. Ether Starris is zeroing in for the tackle but he manages to offload to Hal Teja in time.

( 1:05.45: Crabs 13 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||---0-/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 16 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

The ball carrier drives at the opposition line and gains 5 metres before the offload.

Easy take there for the Crabs. And Hal Teja secures the catch.

Line Out to Crabs. The calls come from the lines. Okoudou Gbagbo throws and that's right down the middle. Who can time their leap best?

( 1:05.30: Crabs 13 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||--0--/-----|--A Now they're 11 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line. What can they do with the ball from here?

Great defensive work there. The ball carrier has been forced out into touch. That'll be a Line Out to the Crabs.

Ether Starris is tackled by Jake Howe for the Crabs and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but the Gamblers have to dig like a demented mole to get the ball out of this ruck. Eventually, Luke Popovic has his hands on it at the back of the ruck.

( 1:05.15: Crabs 13 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||--0--/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 13 metres in Gamblers territory.

Alex O'Driscoll is slow to drive at the opposition. He's moving sideways at the moment in the face of a good defensive line. Well read by Sticky Phlegm who completes a clean tackle and ensures the ruck forms.

( 1:05.00: Crabs 13 - 17 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||--0--/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 13 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

Ben Herd with the ball on the run here. He's already gained 7 metres. Magrat Garlick is running across to close him down but he manages to offload to Alex O'Driscoll in time.

Restart to the Crabs. Ginger Furball with the kick. He kicks deep. That's gone to Ether Starris who takes the catch cleanly.

Crabs 13 - 17 Gamblers

Up steps Dion Alessi for the Gamblers to go for the conversion. Great kick. He's nailed that one and they earn the extra 2 points.

Dion Alessi gets the points, but that was a great setup from Brett Gemmell that made the play possible! Great stuff from the Gamblers!

And the pass puts Dion Alessi in the clear and over the try line he goes!

( 1:04.30: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|0----/-----||-----/-----|--A 48 metres into the Crabs side of the field.

Brett Gemmell has found a gap and makes a run through it. He's already gained 10 metres. It looks like he's going to be tackled by Ginger Furball but he manages to offload to Dion Alessi in time.

Great burst from Brett Gemmell here!

( 1:04.15: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|--0--/-----||-----/-----|--A Now they're 38 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line. What can they do with the ball from here?

Brett Gemmell with the ball on the run here. He gains 5 metres. It looks like he's going to be tackled by Os du Toit but he does the Campese goose step and goes right around him and keeps on running.

( 1:04.00: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|---0-/-----||-----/-----|--A We're now 33 metres into Crabs territory.

Brett Gemmell runs the diagonal - and the defence haven't picked it. He's found a bit of space out of nothing. He's already gained 9 metres. Sticky Phlegm is bearing down on him but he has stiff armed him and he is through.

( 1:03.45: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/0----||-----/-----|--A We're now 24 metres into Crabs territory.

Luke Popovic with the ball off the back of the ruck. He passes short to Brett Gemmell who is up supporting the play.

Alex O'Driscoll is tackled by Zinzan Brumby for the Crabs and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but the Gamblers are taking an age over this. 'Use it!' shouts the referee as they secure the ball.

( 1:03.30: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/0----||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 21 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Dion Alessi thinks about having a dart at the line. He looks around, but he's plum out of decent options here. Bruce Force completes a clean tackle and tries to stay on his feet to compete for the ball. A ruck forms.

( 1:03.15: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/0----||-----/-----|--A 21 metres into the Crabs side of the field.

Luke Popovic with the ball off the back of the ruck. He looks to spread the ball. He passes short to Dion Alessi.

Ben Herd is tackled by Jake Howe for the Crabs and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but the Gamblers have the ball secured. What can they do with it?

( 1:03.00: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/0----||-----/-----|--A We're now 21 metres into Crabs territory.

Luke Popovic with the ball off the back of the ruck. He spins the ball down the backs until eventually the ball is in the hands of Ben Herd.

Jake Howe is tackled by Truman Lee for the Gamblers and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested. The Gamblers forwards charge in and, yes, it looks like they've turned this over. Great work from Wes Welker in particular there. Looks like he landed the telling blow and won the turnover.

( 1:02.45: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/0----||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 21 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Magrat Garlick thinks about having a dart at the line. He looks to run, but it doesn't look like there's anywhere to go. Ooh, he'll feel that one in the morning! Huge tackle from Alex O'Driscoll and he does well to present the ball to his forwards.

( 1:02.30: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/0----||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 21 metres in Crabs territory.

Bill Kirk with the ball off the back of the scrum. He passes short to Magrat Garlick who is up supporting the play.

The ball should be coming out of the scrum towards Bill Kirk. He's immediately under pressure from Luke Popovic. He manages to evade him though and play continues.

Scrum to the Crabs. Great work by the Crabs. That's been hooked cleanly and the Crabs scrum looks as if it is working well today. Some excellent grunt work from the Crabs' forwards there for a gain of 3 metres.

( 1:02.15: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/0----||-----/-----|--A We're now 24 metres into Crabs territory.

Benny Read looks slightly surprised to receive the ball. He zigs one way, then zags the other. Maybe someone should tell him he needs to run up the field rather than side to side. He tries to push the miracle ball here, but it was never on. They've lost control of the ball and we'll have a scrum.

( 1:02.00: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/0----||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 24 metres in Crabs territory.

Ben Herd with the ball on the run here. He gains 4 metres. Geraint Martyn is zeroing in for the tackle but he draws in the tackler and gets the offload away to Benny Read.

( 1:01.45: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-0---||-----/-----|--A We're now 20 metres into Crabs territory.

Luke Popovic with the ball off the back of the scrum. He spins the ball down the backs until eventually the ball is in the hands of Ben Herd.

The ball should be coming out of the scrum towards Luke Popovic. Like a particularly unsavoury internet troll going on and on about the wages of other teams or about the perils of statist interventionism, Bill Kirk is attempting every trick in the book to annoy and impede Luke Popovic. The unwelcome attention is somehow ignored and play continues.

Scrum to the Gamblers. Great work by the Gamblers. That's gone with the feed and the ball's sitting there at the base of the scrum for Luke Popovic. That was a good, clean good put in.

( 1:01.30: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-0---||-----/-----|--A 20 metres into the Crabs side of the field.

Scrum to the Gamblers. The Gamblers have turned the scrum through 90 degrees. A dominant scrum from them.

( 1:01.15: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-0---||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 20 metres in Crabs territory.

Ivan Ryabovol looks slightly surprised to receive the ball. The defensive line are up on him in a flash and he can't gain any momentum. He tries to push the miracle ball here, but it was never on. They've lost control of the ball and we'll have a scrum.

( 1:01.00: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-0---||-----/-----|--A We're now 20 metres into Crabs territory.

Sticky Phlegm with a great turn of pace. He gains 4 metres. Dion Alessi is running across to close him down but he holds the tackler off for just long enough to get the ball away to Ivan Ryabovol with a well weighed pass.

( 1:00.45: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/0----||-----/-----|--A Now they're 24 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line. What can they do with the ball from here?

Bill Kirk with the ball off the back of the ruck. He looks to spread the ball. He passes to Ivan Ryabovol who then passes on to John Heads who throws another pass onto Sticky Phlegm.

John Heads is tackled by Alex O'Driscoll for the Gamblers and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but the Crabs show good ball security and extricate the ball from the ruck.

( 1:00.30: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/0----||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 24 metres in Crabs territory.

Ivan Ryabovol doesn't have any real options here. He's moving sideways at the moment in the face of a good defensive line. Benny Read takes him to ground and a ruck forms around them.

( 1:00.15: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/0----||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 24 metres in Crabs territory.

Substitution for the Gamblers: Luke Popovic for Mate Perry, Truman Lee for Damien Taylor,

Substitution for the Crabs: Magrat Garlick for Herr Burger, Hal Teja for Double Dong, Bill Kirk for Cobra Classified,

Daniel Speirs on the run with the ball. He looks around and sizes up his options. He's already gained 6 metres. Tom Clough is zeroing in for the tackle but he manages to get the offload away in time.

( 1:00.00: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|----0/-----||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 30 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Cobra Classified with the ball off the back of the ruck. He spins the ball down the backs until eventually the ball is in the hands of Daniel Speirs.

Jaz Eightyfour is tackled by Os du Toit for the Crabs and a ruck forms. 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.

( 0:59.45: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|---0-/-----||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 31 metres in Crabs territory.

Dion Alessi thinks about having a dart at the line. The defensive line are up on him in a flash and he can't gain any momentum. Okoudou Gbagbo takes him down and a ruck forms around them.

( 0:59.30: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|---0-/-----||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 31 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Ivan Ryabovol opts to kick here for the Crabs. He's trying to Kick Downfield. A decent kick downfield yields a territorial gain of 5 metres, but he's handed over possession.

( 0:59.15: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|--0--/-----||-----/-----|--A They're into Crabs territory. 14 metres from their try line.

Penalty to the Gamblers to be taken by Dion Alessi. From here, they're going to have a Kick for Touch. What on Earth was that? Kicked almost straight into the arms of the waiting Ginger Furball, and possession is gifted away.

( 0:59.00: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/--0--||-----/-----|--A We're now 15 metres into Crabs territory.

Jack Dempsey is tackled by John Heads for the Crabs and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but there's clearly some Crabs hands in that ruck. The ref's spotted it. Penalty to the Gamblers.

( 0:58.45: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/--0--||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 15 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Mate Perry with the ball off the back of the ruck. He pops up a short pass to Jack Dempsey who's on hand to provide support.

Ben Herd is tackled by Herr Burger for the Crabs and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but the Gamblers have got the ball clear quickly. Great work from the forwards.

( 0:58.30: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/--0--||-----/-----|--A Now they're 13 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line. What can they do with the ball from here?

Mate Perry with the ball off the back of the ruck. He spins the ball down the backs until eventually the ball is in the hands of Ben Herd.

Dion Alessi is tackled by Okoudou Gbagbo for the Crabs and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but the Gamblers have got the ball clear quickly. Great work from the forwards.

( 0:58.15: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/---0-||-----/-----|--A They're into Crabs territory. 40 metres from their try line.

The forwards line up for the pick and go for the Gamblers here. Johnny on the spot is Alex O'Driscoll. He looks to thunder up the field. He looks to run, but it doesn't look like there's anywhere to go. A ruck forms following a solid tackle by Jake Howe.

( 0:58.00: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/---0-||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 10 metres in Crabs territory.

And they've gained another 6 metres from driving the resulting maul. Some impressive power out there today.

Easy take there for the Gamblers. Simon Humble wasn't the intended target, but he wasn't put off by the lifted player a few places ahead of him in the line out. He followed the trajectory well and takes the catch at the rear of the line out.

Line Out to Gamblers. That's a good throw from Aaron O'Neill.

( 0:57.45: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/----0||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 4 metres in Crabs territory.

Penalty to the Gamblers to be taken by Dion Alessi. From here, they're going to have a Kick for Touch. A decent kick for touch. He's gained 14 metres of territory for them there and we'll have a line out.

( 0:57.30: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||--0--/-----|--A We're now 10 metres into Gamblers territory.

Scrum to the Gamblers. Penalty to the Gamblers. Clearly some issues with the way that Herr Burger was binding on there.

( 0:57.15: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||--0--/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 10 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

Bruce Force thinks about having a dart at the line. He's moving sideways at the moment in the face of a good defensive line. The move ends as he passes low and his target's knocked it forward. Scrum down!

( 0:57.00: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||--0--/-----|--A We're now 10 metres into Gamblers territory.

Ginger Furball squirms forward, but can't get much purchase. He's gained about a metre. Tom Clough is zeroing in for the tackle but incredibly, he's able to get the ball away to Bruce Force.

( 0:56.45: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||-0---/-----|--A Into Gamblers territory now. 9 metres from the halfway line.

Ginger Furball slams into contact with the massed troops of the opposition. He gains 5 metres. Tom Clough is running across to close him down. Exceptional play! He has chipped the ball over his head and has regathered it and he is in the clear.

( 0:56.30: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||0----/-----|--A We're now 4 metres into Gamblers territory.

Zinzan Brumby puts his head down and wants to drive at the opposition defensive line. He gains 3 metres. It looks like he's going to be tackled by Tom Clough but the tackler hasn't been able to wrap up the arms and he's able to pass to Ginger Furball just before he's wrestled to the ground.

( 0:56.15: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||0----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 1 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

Okoudou Gbagbo is looking short of options here. He's gained about a metre. It looks like he's going to be tackled by Ben Taylor but the tackler hasn't been able to wrap up the arms and he's able to pass to Zinzan Brumby just before he's wrestled to the ground.

( 0:56.00: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----|0|-----/-----|--A We're now going to play out the next phase from the halfway line.

Sticky Phlegm cuts inside and finds a bit of space to work with. He gains 4 metres. Ben Herd is bearing down on him but he spots the danger and offloads to Okoudou Gbagbo before the tackler leaps on him like a back-street sex offender.

( 0:55.45: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/----0||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 4 metres in Crabs territory.

John Heads is trying to create some room. He gains 3 metres. Coming across to try and complete the covering tackle is Damien Taylor but he spots the danger and offloads to Sticky Phlegm before the tackler leaps on him like a back-street sex offender.

( 0:55.30: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/---0-||-----/-----|--A Into Crabs territory now. 7 metres from the halfway line

Geraint Martyn with the ball off the back of the scrum. He looks to spread the ball. He passes to Ivan Ryabovol who then passes on to John Heads.

The ball is at the feet of Brett Gemmell. He looks to detach from the scrum and go for a charge himself. Well, that was clearly the wrong option. He fails to collect the ball under pressure and it goes loose. The opposition seize on the ball first and that's a turnover after winning the scrum. What a palaver!

Scrum to the Gamblers. Great work by the Gamblers. That's gone with the feed and the ball's sitting there at the base of the scrum for Mate Perry. They've managed to shove them back about 2 metres.

( 0:55.15: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/---0-||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 9 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Bruce Force is slow to drive at the opposition. He looks to run, but it doesn't look like there's anywhere to go. Great tackle by Damien Taylor causes Bruce Force to lose the ball in the tackle. Knock on, scrum.

( 0:55.00: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/---0-||-----/-----|--A We're now 9 metres into Crabs territory.

The Gamblers are looking to keep the ball in close here. Simon Humble snatches the ball off the ruck and drives down field. He's gained about a metre. He's been held up by a rampant Jake Howe. After an old-fashioned arm-wrestle, Jake Howe comes away with the ball.

( 0:54.45: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/---0-||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 8 metres in Crabs territory.

Simon Humble is tackled by Zinzan Brumby for the Crabs and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but the Gamblers have held on to this one as the ball leaves the ruck.

( 0:54.30: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/----0||-----/-----|--A We're now 5 metres into Crabs territory.

The ball is at the feet of Brett Gemmell. He looks to detach from the scrum and go for a charge himself. The opposition didn't see this coming and he makes a clean getaway as play continues.

Scrum to the Gamblers. Great work by the Gamblers. There's some twisting and turning going on up front but the Gamblers have won the scrum. That win gains them about a metre.

( 0:54.15: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/----0||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 4 metres in Crabs territory.

Dan Wayne is slow to drive at the opposition. The defensive line are up on him in a flash and he can't gain any momentum. His passing game seems to be failing him today. That's gone to no one in particular and infact has travelled forwards, according to the ref. The ref marks the spot for the scrum.

( 0:54.00: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/----0||-----/-----|--A We're now 4 metres into Crabs territory.

Dan Wayne has found a gap and makes a run through it. He's already gained 9 metres. It looks like he's going to be tackled by Damien Taylor but he puts in a great fend on him and has found a bit of space.

( 0:53.45: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/--0--||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 13 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Ivan Ryabovol with the ball off the back of the ruck. He's looking to spread the ball wide to the backs here. Some great passing from the back line leaves Dan Wayne in possession.

Cobra Classified is tackled by Brett Gemmell for the Gamblers and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but the Crabs are finding this difficult to clear out. It looks like there's more hands on the ball here than on a cheap whore's tits in a backstreet strip-club. Nevertheless, somehow they've dug this one out.

( 0:53.30: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/--0--||-----/-----|--A We're now 14 metres into Crabs territory.

A Grubber is put in by Ginger Furball for the Crabs. Interesting decision making there. Not the best option, but the Gamblers defensive line have failed to gather and the ball's been knocked on. Scrum to the Crabs.

( 0:53.15: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-0---||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 17 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Penalty to the Gamblers to be taken by Dion Alessi. From here, they're going to have a Kick for Touch. He's failed to find touch there, the ball remains in play and possession is conceded. The pressure of a counter-attack looks to be coming.

( 0:53.00: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||0----/-----|--A We're now 2 metres into Gamblers territory.

Brett Gemmell is tackled by Herr Burger for the Crabs and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but there's clearly some Crabs hands in that ruck. The ref's spotted it. Penalty to the Gamblers.

( 0:52.45: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||0----/-----|--A We're now 2 metres into Gamblers territory.

Wes Welker thinks about having a dart at the line. He looks around, but he's plum out of decent options here. Ginger Furball completes a clean tackle and tries to stay on his feet to compete for the ball. A ruck forms.

( 0:52.30: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||0----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 2 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

Dion Alessi works his way into a bit of space with an injection of speed. He's already gained 9 metres. It looks like he's going to be tackled by Jake Howe but he's able to free his arms and gets the ball away to Wes Welker just in time.

( 0:52.15: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||--0--/-----|--A 11 metres into the Gamblers side of the field.

Ginger Furball opts to kick here for the Crabs. He's trying to Kick Downfield. He hits an up and under which travels 11 metres, but is gathered by the Gamblers.

( 0:52.00: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----|0|-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from right on the halfway line here.

Scrum to the Gamblers. What is this? Amateur hour. Ridiculously poor attempt at a scrum feed from . That'll be a free kick to the Crabs.

( 0:51.45: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----|0|-----/-----|--A We're now going to play out the next phase from the halfway line.

Bruce Force looks to exploit a gap in the defensive line, but it closes up immediately. He looks to run, but it doesn't look like there's anywhere to go. Bruce Force has dropped the ball cold there. Decent tackle from Wes Welker but he should have retained possession.

( 0:51.30: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----|0|-----/-----|--A Now they're on the halfway line. What can they do with the ball from here?

Daniel Speirs squirms forward, but can't get much purchase. He gains 2 metres. He quickly looks over his shoulder and sees Dion Alessi closing in but he draws in the tackler and gets the offload away to Bruce Force.

( 0:51.15: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/----0||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 2 metres in Crabs territory.

Ginger Furball fumbles the ball as he receives it, but somehow holds on. He gains 3 metres. He quickly looks over his shoulder and sees Brett Gemmell closing in but he manages to offload to Daniel Speirs in time.

( 0:51.00: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/----0||-----/-----|--A We're now 5 metres into Crabs territory.

Daniel Speirs slams into contact with the massed troops of the opposition. He gains 4 metres. He quickly looks over his shoulder and sees Jaz Eightyfour closing in but he draws in the tackler and gets the offload away to Ginger Furball.

( 0:50.45: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/---0-||-----/-----|--A Now they're 9 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line. What can they do with the ball from here?

Cobra Classified with the ball off the back of the ruck. He spins the ball down the backs until eventually the ball is in the hands of Daniel Speirs.

Ginger Furball is tackled by Aaron O'Neill for the Gamblers and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but the Crabs are finding this difficult to clear out. It looks like there's more hands on the ball here than on a cheap whore's tits in a backstreet strip-club. Nevertheless, somehow they've dug this one out.

( 0:50.30: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/--0--||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 11 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Sticky Phlegm with ball in the midst of a mass of bodies. He looks to run, but it doesn't look like there's anywhere to go. Simon Humble brings him down and the forwards will look to recycle.

( 0:50.15: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/--0--||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 11 metres in Crabs territory.

Substitution for the Crabs: Zinzan Brumby for Pretzel Spark, Sticky Phlegm for Chuck Faldo

Damien Taylor is tackled by Jake Howe for the Crabs and a ruck forms. 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.

( 0:50.00: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/--0--||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 11 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Mate Perry with the ball off the back of the ruck. He's looking to spread the ball wide to the backs here. Some great passing from the back line leaves Damien Taylor in possession.

Alex O'Driscoll is tackled by Ginger Furball for the Crabs and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but the Gamblers have to work hard to dig the ball out of this ruck. Eventually, Mate Perry has his hands on it at the back of the ruck.

( 0:49.45: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/---0-||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 8 metres in Crabs territory.

Mate Perry with the ball off the back of the ruck. He keeps this one in close and passes to Alex O'Driscoll.

Jake Howe is tackled by Brett Gemmell for the Gamblers and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested. There's nothing he can do on his own, and the Gamblers secure the turnover.

( 0:49.30: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/----0||-----/-----|--A 5 metres into the Crabs side of the field.

The forwards are there to support him and they go to drive Bruce Force up field. 8 metres gained from that effort.

Easy take there for the Crabs. And Bruce Force secures the catch.

Line Out to Crabs. The calls come from the lines. Okoudou Gbagbo throws and that's right down the middle. Who can time their leap best?

( 0:49.15: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/--0--||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 13 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Penalty to the Crabs to be taken by Ginger Furball. From here, they're going to have a Kick for Touch. That'll do, I suppose. That finds touch 14 metres up-field. The players run up to form the line out.

( 0:49.00: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/0----||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 27 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Bruce Force is tackled by Benny Read for the Gamblers and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but the Gamblers are penalised for incorrect entry at the gate. Penalty to the Crabs.

( 0:48.45: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/0----||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 27 metres in Crabs territory.

The ball should be coming out of the scrum towards Cobra Classified. Dion Alessi won't let him get far though. He's read the play with characteristic skill and effects a solid tackle on Cobra Classified allowing a ruck to form.

Scrum to the Crabs. Great work by the Crabs. That's a great hit and the ball appears at the back of their scrum for the Crabs. A quick hook back from Okoudou Gbagbo wins this scrum.

( 0:48.30: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/0----||-----/-----|--A We're now 28 metres into Crabs territory.

Simon Humble looks slightly surprised to receive the ball. The defensive line are up on him in a flash and he can't gain any momentum. Wow! What a tackle from John Heads. The ball bobbles away from Simon Humble as he face-plants into the turf.

( 0:48.15: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/0----||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 28 metres in Crabs territory.

Ben Herd fumbles the ball as he receives it, but somehow holds on. He gains 3 metres. It looks like he's going to be tackled by John Heads but he manages to offload to Simon Humble in time.

( 0:48.00: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/0----||-----/-----|--A 25 metres into the Crabs side of the field.

Ivan Ryabovol opts to kick here for the Crabs. He's trying to Kick for Touch. Terrible touchfinder. He's failed to find touch there and the Gamblers take over possession cleanly. What makes this even worse, is that he completely miscued it and it's only gone 8 metres.

( 0:47.45: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|---0-/-----||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 33 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

The ball is at the feet of Geraint Martyn. He looks to detach from the scrum and go for a charge himself. The opposition didn't see this coming and he makes a clean getaway as play continues.

Scrum to the Crabs. Great work by the Crabs. That's been hooked cleanly and the Crabs scrum looks as if it is working well today. The ball goes in, the ball comes out. That's what Osaka Rugby Concern is all about.

( 0:47.30: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|---0-/-----||-----/-----|--A We're now 34 metres into Crabs territory.

Mate Perry scrabbles to pick up a loose pass which has gone behind him. He looks to run, but it doesn't look like there's anywhere to go. Passes to no one in particular, who - no surprises - fails to collect it in spectacular fashion. That's a knock on as well.

( 0:47.15: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|---0-/-----||-----/-----|--A Now they're 34 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line. What can they do with the ball from here?

Ben Herd with a great turn of pace. He's already gained 6 metres. Chuck Faldo is running across to close him down but incredibly, he's able to get the ball away to Mate Perry.

( 0:47.00: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/0----||-----/-----|--A We're now 28 metres into Crabs territory.

Dan Wayne opts to kick here for the Crabs. He's trying to Kick Downfield. The ball lands 7 metres downfield, it bounces a couple of times but sits up nicely for Ether Starris to gather.

( 0:46.45: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|---0-/-----||-----/-----|--A We're now 35 metres into Crabs territory.

The ball is at the feet of Geraint Martyn. He looks to detach from the scrum and go for a charge himself. The opposition didn't see this coming and he makes a clean getaway as play continues.

Scrum to the Crabs. Great work by the Crabs. Touch, Pause, Engage - says the ref - and yes the Crabs have won their scrum. That was a good, clean good put in.

( 0:46.30: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|---0-/-----||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 35 metres in Crabs territory.

Scrum to the Crabs. The Crabs have turned the scrum through 90 degrees. A dominant scrum from them.

( 0:46.15: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|---0-/-----||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 35 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Ben Taylor thinks about having a dart at the line. The defensive line are up on him in a flash and he can't gain any momentum. The move ends as he passes low and his target's knocked it forward. Scrum down!

( 0:46.00: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|---0-/-----||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 35 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Ether Starris with a great turn of pace. He's already gained 7 metres. Chuck Faldo is zeroing in for the tackle but the tackler hasn't been able to wrap up the arms and he's able to pass to Ben Taylor just before he's wrestled to the ground.

( 0:45.45: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/0----||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 28 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Ben Herd squirms forward, but can't get much purchase. He gains 3 metres. It looks like he's going to be tackled by John Heads but he holds the tackler off for just long enough to get the ball away to Ether Starris with a well weighed pass.

( 0:45.30: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/0----||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 25 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Damien Taylor has found a gap and makes a run through it. He's already gained 10 metres. He quickly looks over his shoulder and sees Ivan Ryabovol closing in but he manages to offload to Ben Herd in time.

( 0:45.15: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/--0--||-----/-----|--A We're now 15 metres into Crabs territory.

Damien Taylor with the ball on the run here. He's already gained 7 metres. He quickly looks over his shoulder and sees Pretzel Spark closing in but he has stiff armed him and he is through.

( 0:45.00: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/---0-||-----/-----|--A We're now 8 metres into Crabs territory.

Ginger Furball opts to kick here for the Crabs. He's trying to Kick Downfield. A decent kick downfield yields a territorial gain of 11 metres, but he's handed over possession.

( 0:44.45: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-0---||-----/-----|--A We're now 19 metres into Crabs territory.

Dion Alessi is tackled by Bruce Force for the Crabs and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested. There's nothing he can do on his own, and the Crabs secure the turnover.

( 0:44.30: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-0---||-----/-----|--A They're into Crabs territory. 30 metres from their try line.

The ball should be coming out of the scrum towards Mate Perry. He's immediately under pressure from Cobra Classified. He manages to evade him though and play continues.

Scrum to the Gamblers. Great work by the Gamblers. There's some twisting and turning going on up front but the Gamblers have won the scrum. A metre is gained by the Gamblers in that contest.

( 0:44.15: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-0---||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 19 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Herr Burger looks slightly surprised to receive the ball. Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide. He looks out of options, and out of luck. Great tackle by Ben Taylor causes Herr Burger to lose the ball in the tackle. Knock on, scrum.

( 0:44.00: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-0---||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 19 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Cobra Classified with the ball off the back of the scrum. He throws a fairly loose pass. Herr Burger does well to take the ball cleanly.

The ball should be coming out of the scrum towards Cobra Classified. He's immediately under pressure from Mate Perry. He manages to evade him though and play continues.

Scrum to the Crabs. Great work by the Crabs. That's been hooked cleanly and the Crabs scrum looks as if it is working well today. That was a good, clean good put in.

( 0:43.45: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-0---||-----/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 19 metres in Crabs territory.

Mate Perry thinks about having a dart at the line. He looks to run, but it doesn't look like there's anywhere to go. Well, well, well. We have ourselves a butterfingers. I don't quite know how he lost the ball forwards there. The replay shows the tackler knocked it out of his hands! Well, the ref has called for a scrum, so that's what we'll have.

( 0:43.30: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-0---||-----/-----|--A Into Crabs territory now. 19 metres from the halfway line

Ben Herd with the ball on the run here. He's already gained 8 metres. John Heads is bearing down on him but he manages to offload to Mate Perry in time.

( 0:43.15: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/--0--||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 11 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Dion Alessi with the ball on the run here. He's already gained 7 metres. Cobra Classified is running across to close him down but he manages to offload to Ben Herd in time.

( 0:43.00: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/----0||-----/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 4 metres on the Crabs side of the halfway line.

Ether Starris with a great turn of pace. He's already gained 7 metres. Coming across to try and complete the covering tackle is Double Dong but he spots the danger and offloads to Dion Alessi before the tackler leaps on him like a back-street sex offender.

( 0:42.45: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||0----/-----|--A Into Gamblers territory now. 3 metres from the halfway line.

Ivan Ryabovol opts to kick here for the Crabs. He's trying to Kick Downfield. He hits the ball into open space 1 metres downfield, but he's handed over possession to the Gamblers.

( 0:42.30: Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||0----/-----|--A We're now 2 metres into Gamblers territory.

The ball should be coming out of the scrum towards Cobra Classified. Mate Perry is like Regan Hutchinson going out for a long night walk under Girl A's window as he attempts to divert Cobra Classified's attention from receiving the ball from the scrum. He's seen it all before though, and shows no interest as play continues.

Scrum to the Crabs. Great work by the Crabs. That's gone with the feed and the ball's sitting there at the base of the scrum for Cobra Classified. That win gains them 2 metres.

Restart to the Gamblers. Ben Herd with the kick. That's not gone 10m! Scrum on the half way line.

Crabs 13 - 10 Gamblers

Up steps Ginger Furball for the Crabs to go for the conversion. Nah, that's sailed wide of the posts.

( 0:42.00: Crabs 8 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||--0--/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 14 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

Cobra Classified with the ball off the back of the ruck. He passes to Ivan Ryabovol who then passes on to John Heads who finds the next man outside him - Chuck Faldo who shows quick hands to pass on to Ginger Furball.

Ben Herd is tackled by John Heads for the Crabs and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested and that's the power of Bruce Force on display. Sheer will and determination have forced the Gamblers back over the ball and that's a turnover.

( 0:41.45: Crabs 8 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||--0--/-----|--A They're into Gamblers territory. 39 metres from their try line.

Wes Welker thinks about having a dart at the line. The defensive line rushes up to meet him and he can only go sideways. A solid tackle by Dan Wayne. A ruck forms.

( 0:41.30: Crabs 8 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||--0--/-----|--A We're now 11 metres into Gamblers territory.

Ben Herd squirms forward, but can't get much purchase. He's gained about a metre. It looks like he's going to be tackled by Ginger Furball but he manages to offload to Wes Welker in time.

( 0:41.15: Crabs 8 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||--0--/-----|--A 12 metres into the Gamblers side of the field.

Mate Perry with the ball off the back of the ruck. He spins the ball down the backs until eventually the ball is in the hands of Ben Herd.

Aaron O'Neill is tackled by Bruce Force for the Crabs and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but the Gamblers are there in force and jump in quickly to secure the ball.

( 0:41.00: Crabs 8 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||--0--/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 14 metres in Gamblers territory.

John Heads is on the run with the ball! A great chance here for the Crabs! Surely there's a great opportunity for them here. He throws a pass, but it's been read like a cheap paperback. Benny Read runs through and makes the intercept! He gains 10 metres before the tackler is able to hold him.

( 0:40.45: Crabs 8 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||----0/-----|--A The next phase to be played from 24 metres on the Gamblers side of the halfway line.

Cobra Classified with the ball off the back of the ruck. He throws the pass immediately. Os du Toit is on the receiving end and he takes this cleanly.

Ginger Furball is tackled by Damien Taylor for the Gamblers and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested but the Crabs are there in force and jump in quickly to secure the ball.

( 0:40.30: Crabs 8 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||----0/-----|--A We're now 21 metres into Gamblers territory.

Cobra Classified with the ball off the back of the ruck. He passes to Ivan Ryabovol who then passes on to John Heads who finds the next man outside him - Chuck Faldo who shows quick hands to pass on to Ginger Furball.

Jack Dempsey is tackled by Okoudou Gbagbo for the Crabs and a ruck forms. The ruck is contested and that's the power of Okoudou Gbagbo on display. Sheer will and determination have forced the Gamblers back over the ball and that's a turnover.

( 0:40.15: Crabs 8 - 10 Gamblers) H--|-----/-----||----0/-----|--A That brings the ball up to 20 metres in Gamblers territory.

Restart to the Crabs. Ginger Furball with the kick. He kicks deep. That's gone to Simon Humble who's tackled as he takes the ball.

Substitution for the Gamblers: Alex O'Driscoll for Brett Hall, Tom Clough for Senor Slippy

Injury Substitution for the Gamblers: Ben Taylor for Luke Tyson