Ely Tigers travelled to Holt for their final league game of the season, knowing a win against the second place side would cement their fourth place.
The first half started with the home side having the lion share of the ball, but unable to make the chances count, but with 11 minutes on the clock Holt crossed the try line, with a player on the overlap on the wing, where they crossed the line in the corner leaving a difficult conversion, which was missed, a error lead to the home sides second try of the game, with a kick charged down putting pressure on the back line, allowing the lead to be doubled, with the conversion added.
The home side went down to 14 for a high tackle, with the man advantage Ely looked to find a way back into the game, and they were awarded a penalty soon after, Jake Alsop opting to kick for the points, but ball went wide of the posts, a break away try for the home side from a scrum deep in their half, moving the ball out to the wings, a kick forward lead to a foot race, which the home side won to touch the ball down, conversion added, with half time approaching Ely score a try in the corner, leaving a hard conversion chance which Alsop was unable to convert, on the stroke of half time, another Ely penalty, again opting to kick, in front of the posts, Alsop scores as half time comes with Tigers trailing 19-8.
Another try for the home side, and again it was down to the extra man over on the wing, which saw the try scored in the corner, conversion missed, the home side go over the try line again, with missed tackles proving costly as the they score under the posts, leaving an easy conversion. With Ely coming back into the game, they had their best spell of the half, edging closer to the try line, a misplaced pass proved costly as the home side pick up the ball deep in their half to sprit forward to score the easiest of try’s, the conversion was added.
Holt down to 14 once more, and Ely take advantage with Mitch Kennett going over as game neared the end, conversion was missed, as time runs out, Ely score again, from a line out they pushed forward with a rolling maul as the try line gets closer Grant Storey peels of the side to dive over the line as the game finishes in a 39-18 defeat.
The defeat meant that the Tigers finished in 5th place following over clubs results, which exceeded expectations in the newly formed league, Ely now face St Ives on the 1st April in a Cup double header, for the annual Percy Walker Cup, normally a pre season fixture and the Semi Final of the Cambridgeshire Senior Cup.
Press release from Ely Tigers Rugby Club
Photo credit: Steve Wells
Photo credit Steve Wells
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