Ely Tigers travelled to Shelford Nomads on Saturday looking to cement their fourth place in the League, as the season draws to a close.
After a bright start by the home side Ely had to endure 15 minutes of pressure deep in their own half, but it was Tigers that posted the first points on the board, after a award of a penalty, Joel Scott Paul opted to kick in front of the post, the ball went over to give Tigers the lead, the lead last 10 minutes as the home side came back, a low cross field kick perfectly found the hands of the winger who crossed the line in the corner to score, with the conversion added,
A charged down kick provided Shelford with their second try of the afternoon, as they crossed the under the posts, with the conversion added, the lead quickly doubled 14-3, and that how it stayed to the half time break.
Early second half, Ely was awarded another penalty, again Scott Paul opted to kick, adding the three points to the scoreboard.
From the restart, Tigers handed the home side a chance to increase their lead, after an awarded of a penalty for a knock on, some ill-discipline saw the ball moved forward a further 10 meters, to make it an easy option to kick for three points, to open up a 11 point lead.
Tigers had a chance to post another three points on the board following a penalty for offside, Scott Paul once more opting to kick for the points, but the ball drifted the wrong side of the posts, however it was Ely that posted the next score, as Ricky Neale bulldozed his way over the line to close the gap, the conversion was missed, soon after the game looked to have changed around as Jordan Barnes broke down the wing after being released by John Dibb to score, again the conversion was missed, and proved costly as Tigers would have taken the lead, from the restart the game changed as the home side scored another try, going over in the corner, with the conversion added, as full time was getting closer, the home scored once more, as a kick forward saw a foot race which the home sides forward won as he went over the line to score, as the game finished in a 29-16 defeat for the Tigers
The coming weekend sees the final home league game of the season as they face Diss, 3pm at Cambridge Commodities Park.
Press release from Ely Tigers Rugby Club
Photo credit: Steve Wells
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