More real time news...last Saturday's Club game...Club 34-0 CWB Rams

Sorry this has taken so long. I have had some stern words with the managers this week, I can tell you, and after they finished sobbing, they all promised to furnsih me with the essential info in a more timely fashion. Of course, I could always make notes myself when watching games...

Anyhow...

Club began their 2007-08 campaign with a convincing win against an aggressive CWB, albeit in a scrappy and rather bad-tempered encounter. Despite Club's dominance in the set pieces and in the backline, they failed to counter CWB's efforts (legal and otherwise, mainly otherwise) to disrupt ruck ball and generally break up the pattern of Club's play. You can put this down to early season rustiness, but Coach Quinton Wrigley will be aware that the team will need to tighten up these areas and achieve momentum through secure, quick and clean ruck ball if Club are to overcome Division One's big guns and emerge victorious this season.

The McKee brothers, Peter and Mike, made their debuts at scrum half and full back and added to Club's points haul with a try and two conversions respectively. Callum Nieto, at wing, and Tim Edgar, at openside, also made their first starts for a new-look Club side and touched down for scores. Club's three other scores were provided by Ben Michael and prolific veterans Rob Naylor and Nigel D'Acre. It was also interesting to see Club solving its problem of a superfluity of scum-halves by playing Junior in the centres and Kibble at 10.

We also welcome Hunter from CAU and Tim Griffin to the Club.

Club play Valley today in what will unquestionably be a sterner test. More of that to come...

For the record...

CBRE Club v Causeway Bay Rams
29 September 2007, HKFC

1. Peter Spizzirri
2. Tom Cameron
3. Nigel Hobler
4. Angus Washington
5. Rob Jones
6. Tim Griffin (Sin Bin - punching)
7. Tim Edgar (Try, 29 min)
8. Ben Michael (Try, 80min)

9. Peter McKee (Try 13min)
10. James Kibble
11. Callum Nieto (Try, 24min)
12. Rob Naylor (Junior) (Try, 7min)
13. Nigel D'Acre (Try, 54 min)
14. Andrew Chambers
15. Mike McKee (2 conversions)


Half-time 24-0
Full-time 34-0

Replacements:

Duncan Robertson
Ramsay Carter
Hunter
Simon Shoebridge
Geoff Lam
Robin Bredbury
Tim Robinson