London Scottish 34 Redruth 15
Match report by Ed Bawden
Redruth were outplayed in the second half as they went down to a 5 tries to 2 defeat at the Richmond Athletic ground.
After a slow start Redruth dominated the second quarter and went into the interval trailing 17-10 with the prospect of the advantage of the wind in the second period. However the Cornish side were overrun in the second period as Scottish chalked up their first win of the season.
In a hesitant start, Redruth stood off tackles and flanker Willie Lipp crashed over near the posts after 3 minutes for a try that James Brown converted for the hosts.
Redruth replied quickly with a well struck 35 metre penalty by Aaron Penberthy following a back foot offside offence, but Scottish responded with a 45 meter penalty by the left footed Brown in the 10th minute after the Reds were caught offside.
Midway through the half Scottish stretched the Reds defence on both flanks before a good run by Stephen Hihetah ended with an inside pass to Hertfordshire winger Tim Holgate, who touched down near the posts for Brown to convert.
With Penberthy putting in some good tactical kicks and three long runs from Lewis Vinnicombe, Redruth came into the game in the second quarter.
The Reds forwards pounded the Scottish line for a long period, passing up two easy penalties and were finally rewarded when Mark Bright drew the defence from a 5 metre scrum. When he was tackled Nick Simmons was on hand to dive over for a try that Penberthy converted 2 minutes before the break.
Redruth turned the ball over in the opening play of the second half and spent a long time containing Scottish after that. The hosts, who were playing at their rugby at good pace, got a second try in the corner by Holgate in the 48th minute.
After holding out the hosts for a long period Redruth lost Damien Cook to a yellow card for repeated team offences after 62 minutes and a couple of minutes later Scottish number 8 Mark Soden forced his way over for an unconverted score that put the game out of the Reds reach.
Scottish lost lock Josh Brown to a yellow card but replacement Alex Karonias forced his way over that James Brown converted after 72 minutes.
A well timed run brought a consolation score for Reds replacement Steve Kenward with 5 minutes to go.
Redruth return home for two consecutive weekends next to face two of National League 1′s new teams, with Rosslyn Park waiting to be entertained at the Recreation Ground before their south-eastern neighbours Barking.
| London Scottish | v | Redruth |
|---|---|---|
| 34 (17) | Score | 15 (10) |
| Lipp, Holgate 2, Soden, Karonias |
Tries | Simmons, Sponsored by Rowe Property Development Kenward |
| James Brown (3) | Conversions | Penberthy Supported by Logan Rock Inn |
| James Brown | Penalties | Penberthy |
| Josh Brown (Technical) | Yellow Cards | Cook (Technical) |
| J Bordiss, S Hihetah, I McInroy (R Damant 76), G Trueman (Capt), T Holgate, James Brown, A Page (C Grant 74), M Johnson (A Fahy 60), T Standfield (A Clarke 48), C McGrath, A Newman, Josh Brown, W Lipp, B Lonergan (A Karonias 60), M Soden | Teams | J Nowell, L Vinnicombe, P Thirlby, N Pedley (S Kenward 71), M Bowden, A Penberthy (B Rule 71), N Simmons, D Jacques (Capt), R Brown (M Gidlow 57), P Joyce (A Morcom 57), D Cook (C Fuca 74), L Collins, T Duncan, O Hambly, M Bright |
Referee: Chris Sharpe (RFU)
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