1st XV
W 26-20
League
21-09-2024
Moortown
By Charlie Hopper
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Scarborough RUFC made it a ladies day to remember as they edged out Moortown 26-20 on a foggy afternoon at Silver Royd.
Matty Jones’ side, who picked up a memorable win at The Gannock last weekend, made a fast start to the afternoon’s action with debutant Jack Davies managing to sneak over in the corner for an unconverted try. The second try was only minutes away, this time Kahu Craig-Teranga spotted a gap in the Town defence and raced through to make it 12-0. The visitors, who notoriously like to play fast paced rugby, went over for their first try of the game in the 14th minute. Prop Drew Cookland scoring from close range. The final action of an entertaining first half came in the form of two penalties from Ollie Carroll. The fly-half, playing against his old club, made light work to give his side an 18-7 lead at the interval.
Town posed an early threat in the second-half and Harri Collier slotted a penalty in the 44th minute to reduce the deficit to 18-10. The momentum then shifted again, when Jonty Holloway scored a stunning try in the corner to further extend the lead. In addition to that, Carroll slotted another penalty in the 63rd minute to leave his side leading 26-10. Moortown refused to give in and responded with two unanswered tries. First Collier scored in the corner before Dylan Wepener capitalised on a defensive error to cut the lead down to 26-20. The visitors, aiming to spoil the Ladies Day party, went in search of a winner with seconds to go. Camped close to Scarborough’s line, they were penalised for holding on and that gave Carroll the opportunity to kick clear and round off a huge win for the home side.
Jones’ side hit the road next weekend, as they travel to Morley, looking to make it three wins in a row.