Ely Tigers travelled to the Suffolk Coast on Saturday afternoon to face Southwold in a league fixture. Unfortunately for the Tigers, many regular players were missing, resulting in a challenging afternoon for the team. Within three minutes, the home side opened the scoring, breaking down the wing unchallenged and successfully converting. Inside 20 minutes, the home side had secured their bonus point, racing to a 24-0 lead, which soon extended to 31-0 with an additional converted try. The Tigers faced another setback when Rhys Williams Goldman was forced off due to injury just before half time, leaving the home side leading 31-0 at the break.
The second half mirrored the first, with Southwold continuing to score with relative ease. By the hour mark, the home side had surpassed the 50 point threshold. Ely Tigers managed to make a mark on the scoreboard with Adam Tallack crossing the try line, and Jake Alsop adding the conversion with 60 minutes on the clock, However, from the restart, the home side responded quickly with another score, followed by a final converted try of the afternoon. Ultimately, Southwold emerged as decisive winners, concluding the match with a score of 67-7.
Photo – try scorer Adam Tallack
No game this coming weekend, the next fixture is 22nd March, before the last game of the season is 5th April
