Ely Tigers Get Back to Winning Ways

After a break of two weeks, Ely Tigers got back to winning ways as Fakenham visited Cambridge Commodities Park, where injuries and unavailability of players forced a change in the line up.

Ely got off to the perfect start, from a line out Ely won the ball, and moved the ball out to the left where Ed Fahy crossed over the try line, Jake Alsop, on kicking duties in the absence of Matt McCarthy and Joel Scott Paul, fell just short to convert the extra points, just minutes later the lead was doubled, again Ely winning line out ball, and surging towards the try line, with Rick Neale going down with ball  in hand over the try line, Alsop again failed to covert the extra points with the ball hitting the posts.

With 20 minutes on the clock Ely once more added points to the score board, with a quick break the ball eventually found Paul Dewey on the wing to cut in over the line under the post, with Alsop adding the extra points, directly from the restart, Ely were once more on the attack with a Charlie Coupland attack, who freed Alfie Ramswell, who in turn found Ryan Edgeworth who crossed the line under the posts, moments later it was George Newmen’s turn to be provider, as he broke from Fakenham’s defence to freed the ball to Coupland to cross over, again Alsop added the extra points.

With the half time break approaching there was still chance for Ely to add more points, Ely won the ball at the scrum close to the Fakenham line, Newman broke from the rear to cross the line under the points, with the extra points converted, there was still time for Fakenham to get points on the board before the break, a mistake in the back line handed the visitors a try which was converted.The start of the second half didn’t start as quickly as the first, as it took 12 minutes for Ely to add to the score line, from a line out on the right Ely won the ball and feed the ball out to the left where Dewey scored his second try off the afternoon.

Ely soon reached the 50 point mark, another line out was won saw Neale add his second try of the afternoon in the corner, again Alsop watched his kick come back off the posts, the visitors afternoon then got made harder, as they went a man down, Ely broke the try line again, this time second half replacement Nathan Brookes bundled the ball over the line, with Alsop unable to convert the extra points, as the game neared the end, there was still time to add to the tally, as Brookes added his second of the afternoon following on some good work from Ryan Clarke and Tom Green, as the game ended 60 – 7 to leave Tigers 4th in the league after three games.

Meanwhile the clubs Development side travelled to Cambridge to face Cantabs 3s, where they returned with a 68 – 0 win.

Press release from Ely Tigers Rugby Club

Photo Credit: Steve Wells