Rugby - Mere lack cup sparkle (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Rugby - Mere lack cup sparkle

10:35am Saturday 7th March 2009

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Windermere 9.

St Benedicts 21.

ST Benedict’s looked like they wanted to win this Cumbria Cup match much more than Windermere.

After 25 minutes Windermere found themelseves playing catch-up, ten points adrift following two unconverted tries.

The first came from a good break by Benedict’s No. 8 Wood, who passed inside for Nelson to score, and the second off a tap-penalty which saw the ball fed out wide for full back Ralph to touch down.

Windermere suffered a blow when influential second-row forward Griesley went off injured.

Nevertheless, James Crawford put them on the scoresheet with two excellent penalties, but Huddleston converted a penalty for the visitors to leave Windermere trailing 13-6 leaving at the break.

A disjointed, error-strewn second half was not much of a spectacle.

Windermere looked the more likely to score until an interception from Benedict’s full-back Ralph allowed him to run from deep in his own half for an unconverted try in the right corner.

Windermere continued to press, but a Crawford penalty was cancelled out by Huddleston for Benedict’s to give them a comfortable win.

Windermere’s focus returns to the league next week with a visit to North Manchester.

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