Lions XV
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Sat 02 Dec 2017  ·  Division 1 West
BURTON
33
13
STOURBRIDGE RUGBY
Lions XV
Lions Battle Hard Against League Leaders

Lions Battle Hard Against League Leaders

Mick Hollis6 Dec 2017 - 07:49
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The Lions will take great encouragement from their performance at Burton

Burton solidified their position at the top of the Midlands 1 table with a bonus point 33-13 win against Stourbridge Lions at the weekend. Even so, this was a Lions performance that head coach Jon Tibbetts could be proud of.

It was clear from the off that this was going to be a high paced, physical game. Burton bringing an intensity to the first half that the Lions hadn’t previously experienced, but matched.

It was actually the visitors that had the first chance to put some points on the board. However 2 missed penalties by Stourbridge in the first 10 minutes meant that Burton took the lead when they scored a try 20 mins in to the game. This was closely followed by a penalty from Stourbridge that hit the post and went over; 7-3. Burton’s attacking play was relentless, but Stourbridge managed to prevent them from scoring again before half time.

Within 5 mins of the 2nd half the Lions scored a try to edge the lead 7-8. Possession was gained by Sam Montieri in Burton’s 22 and 7 players touched the ball prior to Josh Brierley slipping through the arms of Burton’s winger to score in the left hand corner. However, Stourbridge’s lead was short lived with Burton scoring two tries in the following 5 mins. Stour scored their 2nd try 15min later with an impressive run from Alex Jones down the left hand side before passing to Will King on the 22 line who was tackled just short of the try line but managed to roll over and touch down, making it 21-13. Burton were not fazed and showed why they are top of the league, responding with a further 2 tries - the 2nd one being the last play of the game.

Stourbridge Lions will take a lot of encouragement from their performance and look to secure their 6th win of the season this Saturday against Camp Hill who gained promotion with the Lions last season.

Match Report and pics by Sian Davies

Match details

Match date

Sat 02 Dec 2017

Kickoff

14:15

Competition

Division 1 West

League position

1
BURTON
9
STOURBRIDGE LIONS
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