Drags reach Knockout Cup Final

From the inimitable Murray Sargant...

VICTORY FOR DRAGS 18 CWB 15. What can be said it was a hard fought last minute win and the sort of game you expect when Causeway Bay who needed a win to salvage some pride from a disappointing season came up against a confident Drags team having just won the 2nd Division title. Right from the opening kick off we new it was going to be a long afternoon. Semi was in impactful form and the CWB game plan seemed fairly clear. Give it to Semi and kick deep into Drags half. Drags to their credit weathered the opening 10 min and replied in emphatic form with a length of the field try that started on our own 22 and went through 7 pairs of hands before finally Callum ran over to score in the corner. Drags up by 5. CWB didn't lie down and they soon came back with a couple of penalties to keep them in the game. The game then became a hard fought mid field tussle with no one wanting to back down. We entered the second half leading by just a few points. This was short-lived as CWB pounced on a loose ball and ran in a try, it had to be said against the run of play. Never the less Drags now found themselves behind for the first time in the game. Full credit to the lads who remained positive and pushed hard to get back down the CWB end of the field. This was proving a great challenge as CWB continued to apply pressure and the penalty count against Drags was mounting as the ref forgot to call ruck and let CWB dive into every ruck off their feet. Thing's didn't look good for Drags with CWB applying all the pressure when from turnover ball in the line out Carny flicked a ball out the back of a ruck to young Adam Raby standing on his own 22 meter line. Raby then dodged and weaved to the halfway line before chipping over the entire CWB pack and re gathering and setting off for a great sprint down the far touchline scoring under the posts. Drags went wild as the try put us three points clear of CWB with 5 min to play. Drags 15 CWB 12. One last twist however kept us fighting till the very end. CWB came back at us and sure enough Drags were penalised yet again on our own 10 meter line right in front. Back came CWB to level the scores with 3 min to play. Drags 15, CWB 15. The final phase of the game was all Drags. The never say never attitude really shone through and the pressure on the CWB defense intensified. Drags looked to be on the brink of scoring and with a final push Carny our creative prop chipped over the top. Would have been a huge fine under normal circumstances but he did manage to roll the CWB player over to our side of the ensuing ruck which resulted in a penalty to Drags right in front. Raby cool as you like slotted the penalty and in doing so booked Drags into the final of the Knockout Cup for Division 2. Well done and congratulations for a great game.