Kilburn Cosmos 2XV 12 - Hammersmith and Fulham 4XV 14
Kilburn were unlucky to lose a very even game against Hammersmith and Fulham in the Middlesex Merit Table. The sides slugged it out with two tries apiece and Kilburn missed out by a conversion kick.
The game started well and was played with great spirit throughout, with more of an atmosphere of a pre-season friendly than a league game. Simon Huxtable, skipper, ably led from the second row and the tempo was lively throughout.
Kilburn had a clear advantage in the scrum but lacked aerial superiority in the lineout. Outwide, they were disadvantaged by a slightly weaker back line which tried its best but failed to exploit advantages won by solid forward play at the break down. Man of the Match Jared Horsfall organised from fly half and later full back but struggled to match the strategy to his own superb tactical breaks. His frustration boiled over into a brilliant try from 5 metres when H&F conceded a penalty on their own line. Horsfall seized the ball and smashed over.
The second Kilburn try came from a similarly devastating move off a penalty in the Hammersmith 22 10 minutes into the second half when the forwards took a tap penalty and drove the ball through the H&F pack to cross the line with Huxtable holding on as the ball was grounded. Unluckily it went unconverted.
Hammersmith's tries by contrast came from well run backs moves which Kilburn struggled to counter. Although the Cosmos managed to keep the ball in the forwards where they dominated play, H&F managed to smuggle it out wide and Cosmos defence scrambled to keep up. Great efforts were made but unfortunately H&F broke the line twice and kicked the conversions giving them a 2 point margin.
In the last minutes, Kilburn failed to secure enough ball to take the lead back, and H&F missed a penalty which would have put the game beyond reach. In the final analysis, Kilburn were evenly matched with the opposition and unlucky not to have won.
Kilburn 12 (J Horsfall, S Huxtable tries, A Hirani conversion)
Team: P Brides, E Horn-Smith, S Hughes, A Butcher, S Huxtable, J Gill, S Murphy, K Shrubsole, W Groat, J Horsfall, A Koporo, A Hirani, G Smith, A Gbinigie, JP Le Rouzic, B Larby, G Bothomley, T Ross, N Coghlan, L MacManus
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