Sat 7 Jan 2023, 14:15
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Eddie the Eagle soars above Nomads
The Reds beat Nomads Whites 43-12 at a windy Mooragh Park. Playing with the wind in the first half Ramsey took the lead on the fifteen minute mark. Eddie Lord rose majestically to steal a Nomads line out inside his own half. He landed with no defenders behind him and stepped through the Nomads line before galloping downfield. Jared May ran a great support line and Ramsey moved the ball wide to full back Luke Ward. He was brought down short of the line but two quick rucks later there was space for hooker Ben Hardman to crash over. Brandon Atchison converted. Nine minutes later the lead was doubled. Ramsey’s forwards had ground their way into the Nomads twenty two and skipper Matt Meechan dived in for the first of his hat trick of tries. Atchison again converted to put Ramsey 14-0 ahead.
Nomads had looked threatening through their back line and paceman Tony Quinn had already been thwarted by a cover tackle for the super fast Ramsey hooker Hardman. Five minutes before the break it was Quinn who mad ethe decisive break down the left wing. This gave Nomads good field position and from a close range ruck captain George Callister burst through the defence to open his side’s account. Mark Young converted and the teams turned around with Ramsey just 14-7 ahead and playing into the wind in the second half.
Just two minutes after the restart Nomads scored again. Mark Young had floated the ball downfield on the wind and after the forwards crashed it up route one, the ball was moved along the backline to Tom Collister to score. The conversion was missed and Ramsey still had a slender 14-12 lead.
Despite playing into the strong wind, Ransey slowly turned the screw. Five minutes into the second half Kevyn DeSouza broke up the left and earned Ramsey an attacking scrummage. Atchison darted from the base but couldn’t quite get over, however skipper Meechan was on hand to finish. Twelve minutes in it was Atchison who finished this time running fifty metres to score.
Just after the half hour the Matt and Brandon show started again. Inside his own half Atchison tapped a penalty and popped the ball to the charging Meechan who scythed through the Nomads line for a fifty metre score of his own to complete his hat trick. Atchison’s conversion saw Ramsey 31-12 ahead and pretty much home and dry.
There was however time for more action in the closing stages. Atchison ran in tries two and three for his hat trick and he converted one of those to finish the game with a personal haul of 23 points.
Nomads had looked threatening through their back line and paceman Tony Quinn had already been thwarted by a cover tackle for the super fast Ramsey hooker Hardman. Five minutes before the break it was Quinn who mad ethe decisive break down the left wing. This gave Nomads good field position and from a close range ruck captain George Callister burst through the defence to open his side’s account. Mark Young converted and the teams turned around with Ramsey just 14-7 ahead and playing into the wind in the second half.
Just two minutes after the restart Nomads scored again. Mark Young had floated the ball downfield on the wind and after the forwards crashed it up route one, the ball was moved along the backline to Tom Collister to score. The conversion was missed and Ramsey still had a slender 14-12 lead.
Despite playing into the strong wind, Ransey slowly turned the screw. Five minutes into the second half Kevyn DeSouza broke up the left and earned Ramsey an attacking scrummage. Atchison darted from the base but couldn’t quite get over, however skipper Meechan was on hand to finish. Twelve minutes in it was Atchison who finished this time running fifty metres to score.
Just after the half hour the Matt and Brandon show started again. Inside his own half Atchison tapped a penalty and popped the ball to the charging Meechan who scythed through the Nomads line for a fifty metre score of his own to complete his hat trick. Atchison’s conversion saw Ramsey 31-12 ahead and pretty much home and dry.
There was however time for more action in the closing stages. Atchison ran in tries two and three for his hat trick and he converted one of those to finish the game with a personal haul of 23 points.
