Groundhog Day

[Half man half grapefruit]

Yet another defeat in a close game.

Yet another outstanding defensive display.

Yet another less than average display  in the halves.

Yet another poor kicking display,especially first half.

Yet another game when we generally looked clueless within 10 metres of their line.

Yet another poor refereeing performance.

Another game we certainly could,and probably should, have won. First half was a fairly even arm wrestle,where we didn't really threaten their line. Second half, with Crook off,we dominated possession and field position.Looked far more dangerous with Wilko at dummy-half,and we played with more freedom,especially after Holmes' try off a great Hooley pass.Last few minutes they were hanging on for dear life,but,to be fair,their tackling was first class.They were also helped by a diabolical refereeing decision,which robbed us of a set of six on their line.

Overall,we were desperately unlucky to come away with nothing.Magnificent effort and commitment-not enough quality with ball in hand when it mattered.A repeat performance will see us run the Bulls very close.