CHINNOR RFC will be playing three matches at their Home ground on Saturday, as they catch up with matches postponed because of the snow.
The 1st XV will be playing Exmouth who are fourth in the league. Chinnor are still unbeaten and pushing for promotion to National 2.
The 3rd XV are at home to Maidenhead llls, and the 4th XV play Bicester lls. The 2nd XV are away to the London Irish. All are league games so promise a good showcase of local talent!
Kick offs are from 2.15 to 2.30 pm. Entrance
NETBALL – Thame Hurricanes V Connexions – Match report – Wednesday, February 8.
The game began with the opposition passing swiftly, but it was Thame’s GS Helen that opened the scoring with a well controlled effort. However Connexions hit back instantly and began to control possession. At this stage Thame needed to produce shorter passes as they were losing the ball in the air.
The second quarter began with a great interception from Sarah at GD and Thame began to calm down and relax. This resulted in a spirited fight back, as they clawed their way back into the game. They were only four points behind at the end of the quarter.
Unfortunately Thame Connexions stepped up a gear to end Thame’s chances of victory. From this Thame still managed to score a couple of goals and were still closing down the opposition regularly. They were playing for pride.
The final quarter was tough for Thame as they had already put so much into the game. The team dug deep and kept their ends high with Mel at WA showing a lot of effort after chasing down a ball and falling over. The final score ended 28-16 to Connexions.
Written by Bradley Rose
DIVISION Four: Thame Hurricanes V Wingrave Comets – Match report, Wednesday, February 13, 2013; AFTER an incident packed evening at Waddesdon, Hurricanes match was delayed. As the ambulance pulled out of the car park carrying a player with a broken ankle from an earlier game, Hurricanes took the opportunity to huddle together for a minutes silence to remember a recently lost friend and team mate – a moment to reflect the loss of Lauren and pull together the team spirit that runs through Thame Netball Club.
When the match finally started, Hurricanes flew out of the blocks taking Wingrave Comets by surprise. The shooting by both Helen & Lucy was inspired. Before Wingrave knew what had happened Thame were up by five points at the end of the first quarter.
The flowing three-pass routine between centre and shooting continued in the second quarter. Lyn & Sue ensured that when the ball did reach the other end it was intercepted and swiftly turned over. One of Wingraves? players took a fall and half time couldn’t come quick enough for them as Hurricanes lead stretched to 15-8.
Wingrave regrouped, made changes and fought back, slowly pegging back the goal difference to just three. With Nicole (C) feeling ill and no substitutes to draw on, the whole team pulled together and Nicole dropped back into defence and everyone moved position for the final quarter.
With everybody out of position and the desire to win so great, the final few minutes were fraught. A great team effort by everyone, although losing by one goal always hurts. Final score 23-24 to Wingrave.
SECOND MATCH – Division Five
THAME Cyclones v Wingrave: The Cyclones started well but wingrave took the lead in the first quarter. However, during the second quarter Cyclones stepped up their game and displayed some brilliant defending and movement down the court.
Cyclones continued to dominate the game during the third and fourth quarters and as a result of their good communication and shooting, won the game with the final score being Thame Cyclones 36, Wingrave 25.
THERE’S loads going on in the next few weeks at Racquets Fitness Centre in Thame, including the last Squash Camp for the kids tomorrow (call them tonight!), and events for adults. So, whether you’re an adult wanting to re-kindle an old skill, want to learn a new sport or play competitively in a tournament, check out these links:
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IT was always going to be tough for Thame netballers, The Hurricanes against top of the league, Chiltern Flyers, but they gave it their best shot after a hard start in the first quarter.
Signs were looking ominous as Chiltern stormed into a 4-1 lead, but Thame held on in there. Things looked brighter in the second quarter as the team relaxed more and began to produce some fine passing moves. The quarter was a lot closer with Carol finishing off a nice move.
Thame again kept in touch with the lead in the third quarter but could never get too close to them. As soon as they looked like they were getting close, Chiltern sparked into gear to keep Thame at bay.
Thame still stood an outside chance going into the final quarter and things looked positive at 22-26. But this is as good as it got for Thame as one of the Flyers called for an unexpected time out to have a drink! This took the wind out of Thame?s attack as the game ended 22-29.
Bradley Rose
IT was always going to be tough for Thame netballers, The Hurricanes against top of the league, Chiltern Flyers, but they gave it their best shot after a hard start in the first quarter.
Signs were looking ominous as Chiltern stormed into a 4-1 lead, but Thame held on in there. Things looked brighter in the second quarter as the team relaxed more and began to produce some fine passing moves. The quarter was a lot closer with Carol finishing off a nice move.
Thame again kept in touch with the lead in the third quarter but could never get too close to them. As soon as they looked like they were getting close, Chiltern sparked into gear to keep Thame at bay.
Thame still stood an outside chance going into the final quarter and things looked positive at 22-26. But this is as good as it got for Thame as one of the Flyers called for an unexpected time out to have a drink! This took the wind out of Thame?s attack as the game ended 22-29.
Bradley Rose
EX Chinnor RFC First Team Captain, Matt Hutchings, will be running another rugby camp for the 5 ? 12 year olds during the Half Term holidays. All children are welcome, whether members or not, players or new to the game.
Matt is a Sports Teacher and will be assisted by other Chinnor players who are also teachers. All are CRB checked, qualified coaches and good with kids.
Costs are
CHINNOR kept up their unbeaten run by beating Weston-Super-Mare 55-10 in front of a big crowd with a scorching first half display of pace and power.
With Tom Gray back fit, Mark Chase changed wings to cover Pip Seymour out injured. Chinnor got off to a blistering start when Colver crossed for the first of Chinnor?s ties on 2 minutes. Just two minutes later, from a rolling maul, the ball arrived in the hands of Mark Chase who sidestepped his man to go over in the corner for the first of his hat trick of tries. Chinnor?s lead was increased to 15-0 in the 10th minute when, from quick lineout ball, Stoop sliced through the Seasiders defence to dot down under the post. Cathcart?s conversion improved the home side?s lead to 17-0.
The bonus point try came for Chinnor in the 14th minute when the Kingsey Road side stole lineout ball and set the backs racing. Chase, sidestepping in and out, touched down in the corner. Cathcart added the extras from the touchline to give Chinnor a 24-0 lead. On the 20th minute, Goode made great inroads through the centre of the visitors? defence before offloading to Chase. His deft footwork slipped in fellow winger Tom Gray who sidestepped three opponents to go under the posts for Chinnor?s 5th try. Cathcart converted to increase the lead to 31-0.
Weston-Super-Mare began to get back into the match and battered the Chinnor line for a sustained period but, ultimately, to no avail as the home side stole lineout ball to clear their lines. A delightful short chip over and collect by James Cathcart , on the 21st minute, allowed Matthew Goode to storm through the Seasiders defence for Chinnor?s 6th try. Cathcart increased the lead to 38-0.
Perhaps the best try of the day came two minutes before half time. After sustained pressure in their own 22, the Seasiders kicked for touch. The alert Gray caught the ball on the volley in touch and instantly sent a long pass to Colver in the centre of the pitch. He whipped the ball across to Chase on the other touchline. Chase hit the afterburners and sidestepped and jinked his way through the visitor?s defence to touch down under the posts. Cathcart did the honours and the referee, Carl Bennett effective throughout, blew for half time and a Chinnor lead of 45-0.
The second half was altogether a much more muted affair. Chinnor clearly eased off and Weston-Super-Mare took advantage to take the game to their hosts. In terms of points scored in the second half, the visitors matched Chinnor at 10 points all.
First points of the second half went to Chinnor. From the lineout from a penalty awarded to Chinnor, a rolling maul was driven to the line with Gilbert touching down to increase the lead to 50-0. On the 46th minute Waddingam was replaced by Harrison and Goode by Corpe. On the 49th minute, a garryowen from the Seasiders was expertly caught at full pace by Frank Jones who set Stoop running at the line. He was held up short but deftly offloaded to the supporting Harrison who dotted down for Chinnor?s final score of the day on the 48th minute to give a 55-0 lead. Chinnor slackened their efforts and then committed a series of offences which displeased the referee. On the 62nd minute, Chinnor?s Mowbray was yellow carded for a high tackle. One minute later, Chinnor was reduced to 13 men when Chase was sent for a rest for coming in at the side. The Seasiders took full advantage of Chinnor?s reduced numbers. A well worked rolling maul from a penalty led to Weston?s Jamie Rudkin touching down for the visitors first score to reduce the lead to 55-5. Five minutes later, the Seasiders scored a smart try from their own half, scorching down the tram lines for left wing Matt Watkins to score in the corner. With the score at 55-10, Weston continued to press until the final whistle.
Weston-Super-Mare are to be congratulated for playing right through to the end of the match despite their mauling in the first half. Their second try was well worked and flanker George Wright had a good game.
In some ways, this was a bitter-sweet performance by Chinnor. The first half was all power, pace and passion leading to some breathtaking scores and a commanding half time lead. But what happened in the second half? Players were falling off tackles, energy levels seemed to drop and structure collapsed. Perhaps the commanding lead was unhelpful. However, it was a good result and our best ever against the Seasiders and we can?t complain at 9 tries. Mark Chase deserved Man of the Match for the quality of his three tries.
Next week sees local rivalries re-emerge with the away match at Oxford Harlequins. The second half for that match won?t be in doubt.
Scorers:
Chinnor: Chase 3T; Colver T; Gray T; Gilbert T; Goode T; Stoop T; Harrison T; Cathcart 5C
Weston-Super-Mare Rudkin T; Watkins T
Chinnor team:
Colver, Chase, Goode (Corpe 46), Stoop, Gray , Cathcart, Jones, Winpenny, Tattersall, Pickett (Whelan 51), Mowbray, Smith, Jackman, Waddingham (Harrison 46), Gilbert
Replacements: Whelan, Harrison, Corpe
2nds lost 22-21 at Barnes when 2 perfectly good tries were disallowed.
3rds beat Wallingford 2nds 36 ? 26
4ths beat Grove 2nds 10 ? 17
Premiership Ex Chinnor Player News:
Dave Seymour (Sale) picked for England Saxons.
Ryan Glynn (Northampton Saints) came on from subs bench
SOURCE: Contributed by Dave Winpenny