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[Honor James]

Cumbria Under 17’s 12 Central Coast Centurions 32

The Central Coast Centurions made it two wins out of two of their four game tour with a 32-12 victory over Cumbria Under 17’s after the home side had taken an early 6-0 lead following a converted try by Cumbria man of the match second row forward Connor Wilson (Flimby).

But the Centurions touched down with three tries in each half including a hat-trick from substitute Corey Drew making his first appearance of the tour. He was well supported by the rest of side including their man of the match standoff Daniel Langbridge.

Played in atrocious conditions Cumbria kicked off with the wind behind the backs and the Centurions with driving rain in their faces and the home side took the game to the visitors.

Cumbria’s forwards made this advantage pay as they gained territorial advantage with Wilson, Brad Fearon (Ellenborough Rangers), Tom Wilkinson (Ulverston), James Porter (Ulverston), put through by half backs Brandon Moore (Egremont Rangers), Joe Bold (Ellenborough Rangers).

It was the half backs that combined to give their side the lead after 11 minutes following back to back penalties and on the second tackle they put a flat ball to Wilson who blasted through the defence to go under the posts, Bold adding the extras. The Centurions at this stage were struggling to adapt to the conditions rang the changes Myles Taveli, Wade Kemplen , Josh Whitelam and Ryan Doherty brought into the fray to assist Langbridge, Dillon Thorne, Jay Kissik and Jackson Beresford who never took a backward step in their pack.

The replacements made the difference and they levelled the game on 24 minutes following a break down the left channel which saw the ball passed out to Jake O’Brian who went 40 metres to score and Langbridge kicked the first of his four from five goals.

The Centurions took a grip of the game and scored two further tries in a four minute spell as they turned the screw. The Centurions Langbridge put an ingoal grubber in on the last tackle and Taveli swooped to score on 29 minutes to double their points and after Nathan Lane was stopped on the line by Theerapol Ritson (Ellenborough Rangers) he could do little about Drew’s angle drive to the corner to make it 16-6.

As the weather worsened in the second half Cumbria discipline saw them concede three quick fire penalties resulting in the Centurions increasing the lead on 44 minutes as Doherty’s cut out pass found Lane out wide to score in the corner. Cumbria battled back though to cut the lead to cut the lead to eight points following a penalty on 50 minutes when Bold fired a wicked angled grubber ingoal causing confusion and Bold followed the ball to touch down and then added the extras for good measure. From the restart though Cumbria knocked on ingoal and from the restart the Centurions restored their fourteen point advantage as Doherty’s drop off pass found Drew who powerfully drove through a number of Cumbria tacklers to go over from 25 metres with defenders all over him.

Although Cumbria battled on not letting their heads drop the Centurions were in control and tried running the ball at times as they controlled the ball and pressured the home side. They made that pay six minutes from time with their final try. Following a scrum Doherty found O’Brian whose wide pass found Drew to complete his treble in the corner and Langbridge converted superbly from the touchline.

CUMBRIA UNDER 17’S: 1. Theerapol Ritson (Ellenborough Rangers), 2. Harry Brown (Dalton), 3. Luke Davison (Wath Brow Hornets), 4. Joe Hambley (Ulverston), 5. Howard Rowley (Millom), 6. Brandon Moore (Ellenborough Rangers), 7. Joe Bold (Egremont Rangers), 8. Brad Fearon (Ellenborough Rangers), 9. TomWilkinson (Ulverston), 10. James Porter (Ulverston), 11. Callum Farrer (Wath Brow Hornets), 12. Conner Wilson (Flimby), 13. Shane Toal, (Ulverston). Sub: 14. Jason Todd (Ellenborough Rangers), 15. Will Maher (Millom), 16. James Addyman (Egremont Rangers), 17. Jake Spedding (Ulverston), 18. Cole Walker-Taylor (Wath Brow Hornets), 19. Theerapat Nueto (Barrow Island), 20. Hanley Dawson, (Millom).
Tries: Wilson 11, Bold 50,
Goals: Bold 2/2

CENTRAL COAST CENTURIONS: 21. Luke Sharpe, 16. Nathan Lane, 24. Jake O’Brian, 5. Jesse Bogle, 14. Sean Boyton, 17. Daniel Langbridge, 1. Daniel Bell, 23. Dillon Thorne, 15. Jay Kissik, 2. Jackson Beresford, 13. Mitch Jacobs, 7. Curtis Clifford, 22. Sam Tarchichi. Subs: Myles Taveli, 3. Callum Blincoe, 14. Wade Kemplen, 9. Ryan Doherty, 36. Josh Whitelam, 10. Corey Drew, 12. Rhys Edwards.
Tries: O’Brian 24, Taveli 29, Drew 33, 54, 64, Lane 44
Goals: Langbridge 4/5, Tarchichi 0/1
Men of the Match: Conner Wilson (Cumbria), Daniel Langbridge (Central Coast Centurions)

Steve Manning
BARLA Media Manager