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Wisbech were up for the game and it was a slow start for Ely. Wisbech crossed twice from Ely’s repeat infringements. The Tigers fought back when a well worked backs move saw Charlie Coupland make space down the wing. Oscar Edwards found a gap and put Jacob Muncey in for a try. Moments later Ely …
Ely just about see out victory in a hard fought game away at Wisbech Read More »
Ely crossed the whitewash within the first few minutes of the game. Charlie Coupland darted through the opposition defence, similar to last week’s score, and dotted down for a converted try. The Tigers crossed again moments later when Matt McCarthy dived over in the corner from a clever counterattack. The Tigers began to concede penalties …
It took the Tigers several minutes to score their first try. Matt McCarthy found space down the blindside and touched down in the corner for a converted try. Jacob Muncey then scored a brace before half time. His first came from the back of dominant Tigers’ maul. The second came when man of the match …
Ely with a decisive victory over Woodbridge in nine-try romp Read More »
The Tigers travelled to their opponents with only 17 men and lost one man to injury early on. Woodbridge had a massive crowd and were up for the game, they put two past Ely in the first twenty minutes as the Tigers were slow off the mark. Ely fought back and crossed twice themselves. The …
Ely Tigers with a modest performance away against Woodbridge. Read More »
Ely Tigers displayed one of their best performances of the season with a decisive win over Holt in their last home game. Both teams traded scores in the first ten minutes. The Tigers try came from a solid scrum on the opposition five metre line, Scott Macfarlane picked at eight and ran in almost untouched …
Ely Tigers displayed one of their best performances of the season Read More »
Ely had a troubled first half, Thetford used the width and their pace to run the Tigers ragged. They quickly got on the scoreboard with two converted tries. Ely fought back and gained a penalty on the twenty-two after a Thetford player was sin-binned for a dangerous clear out in the ruck. Ely opted for …
Tigers slow to start but pull it out of the bag to win away at Thetford. Read More »
Missing several players from the week before, the Tigers took a few minutes to get into the match. They were caught napping when Stowmarket forced their way over the line in the first few minutes. Ely then started to settle into the game. A good flow of play forced Stowmarket to concede a penalty for …
Ely’s target of second place takes a blow after loss away at Stowmarket. Read More »
A scrappy bonus point win in muddy conditions at home against West Norfolk. The Tigers ill-discipline at the ruck saw West Norfolk go ahead by two penalties early on. Ely then woke up and started to fight back, gaining a line-out on the opposition five metre line. The ball was thrown short and Nathan Brooks …
It took about ten minutes before the Tigers got on the scoreboard, Man of the match Luke Turner pounced on a failed clearance kick and ran it back under the posts for a converted try. Newmarket fought back and gained a penalty which they slotted to bring the score to 7-3. Afterwards, Ely gained a …
Ely Tigers dominated Newmarket after a slow start away from home. Read More »
The Tigers took a few minutes to get into the game and eventually gained a penalty in front of the posts. Joel Scott Paul knocked it over to get three points on the board. Â A few minutes later Cantabs were hammering at the Tigers line, quick ball forced them over the line for an unconverted …
Ely fell out of the cup in a close contest under the floodlights on Friday night. Read More »
The Tigers were first to get on the scoreboard after a solid ten minutes of possession. Southwold conceded a penalty and Ely opted to find touch. Nathan Brooks threw to the front of the line out to Lloyd Palmer who took his man and offloaded back to Brooks, he then darted in the corner uncontested. …
Ely Tigers steal victory in the dying minutes of the game at home against Southwold. Read More »
The Tigers were eager to get points on the board early and make use of the wind advantage. Crusaders conceded several penalties which allowed the Tigers to kick for the corner. Nathan Brooks threw the ball in and joined the back of a dominant Tigers maul, they forced their way over to allow Brooks to …
A solid win away against Crusaders despite the low score-line. Read More »
Ely faced opposition Wymondham at home on Saturday eager to win and push for second in the table. The Tigers were on the scoreboard within minutes and the match continued that way for first half. Ever-present Matt McCarthy scored a brace with two individual efforts. Man of the Match Nathan Brooks also crashed over from …
Ely faced Wymondham at home eager to win and push for second in the table. Read More »
Ely Tigers move up to third with a bonus point win away at Holt. The teams traded tries in the first fifteen minutes. John Dibb went over after he broke through the opposition defence. Man of the match Nathan Brooks then scored his first of the day when he picked from the back of a …
Ely held on for a win at home against Thetford, to bring them up to third in the table. Within the first minute of the game the Tigers had scored a try. A failed clearance kick by the opposition was pounced on by Matt McCarthy. He sprinted through the opposition defence, took the last defender …
Ely Tigers Moving On Up as they Defeat Thetford Read More »
The Tigers dominated the first half. On debut, man of the match Jacob Muncey found space down the blindside and sprinted in untouched from twenty metres out, for a converted try. Joel Scott Paul was next to get on the scoreboard when Mitchell Kennett dummied one defender, broke through and offloaded for a converted try. …
Ely unable to turn the screw and end with a draw against unbeaten Stowmarket. Read More »
The Tigers were first to get on scoreboard through the boot of Joel Scott Paul after he notched two penalties to take them up to six points. The Tigers then had a scrum in opposition territory, the ball went blind to Scott Paul who was awarded a penalty try after being tackled off the ball …
Ely Tigers grind out a win against rivals Newmarket. Read More »
In the first ten minutes, the Tigers dominated possession and turned it into points through the boot of Joel Scott Paul, who slotted two penalties. Ely continued to run the show and man of the match Matt McCarthy scored after the backs ran a neat move that saw him run in a converted try. Ely …
Wymondham hadn’t lost at home for 15 months, of which the last defeat was against the Tigers. Wymondham came out of the blocks and scored in the first minute of the game, the ball was forced wide from the scrum and the opposition full-back darted around the Tigers defence and stepped inside the last defender for …
The Tigers traded scores in the first five minutes; John Dibb crashed over in the corner for an unconverted try. Afterwards Ely were caught unaware when Lowestoft broke through the middle and offloaded for an unconverted try. A well worked move from the Ely backs saw Matt McCarthy go in under the posts for a …
Tigers held their opponents in the first half to dominate in the second. Read More »
Wisbech kicked off and regained the ball. The Tigers held them out of their twenty-two with solid defence from the whole team. The heavens opened but this didn’t stop Ely’s attack, they forced their way into the opposition twenty-two. Wisbech conceded a penalty for lying on the ball in the ruck and Joel Scott Paul opted for …