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Whittington RFC overcome Chaddesley Corbett

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Whittington RFC gave their opponents six of the best as they claimed all five points and their third win of the season.

The Staffordshire side have been blooding youngsters into their starting XV and the experience of playing first team rugby is starting to pay off.

From the off the home side started the brighter and Steve Brown opened the scoring after a fine pass from scrum half Crawford for a converted try.

Straightaway from the kick-off though visitors Chaddesley Corbett drew level and with a successful conversion made it 7-7.

Whittington did not let their heads go down and carried on with the game plan and with ten minutes on the clock the Eastern Avenue side claimed the third try of the game. Brown picked up a loose ball and found James Price on the wing. Price found Pat Hobson with a fine offload while being tackled and converted his own try to make it 14-7.

The hosts were passing the ball well and it was not long until a third try came for the men in blue and white. From a forced knock on, Glenn Hemmings picked up the ball and easily ran in under the posts to make it 21-7.

With under half an hour played Whittington then made sure of the try scoring bonus point as from a penalty Martin Hughes took the quick tap and James Crawford dived over the whitewash to score against his former club.

Chaddesley Corbett then put a halt to the home dominance as the Worcestershire side pulled a converted try back, but then Hemmings got his second try of the game to make the half time score 31-14.

The second period was a little slower on the scoreboard as the first 40 minutes took its toll on both sides with some great rugby.

Whittington hit the 40-point barrier as Hobson got his brace following another great run which was welcomed by joyous scenes on the touchline.

Corbett pulled a further try back to make it 40-21 and looked for a fourth to claim a try bonus point but just fell short.

Whittington are still looking for new recruits during the season. Anyone interested in taking up rugby should contact Martin Hughes on 07854 129312 for more details.

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