Amateur RU: Huddersfield 3 Loughbro' Students 15

Nov 16 2009 by David Lockwood, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Improved show but no points

Early in the second half the visitors extended their lead when a speculative kick through took a shocking bounce in front of Huddersfield winger Adam Ryder, and flanker Dave Hughes took advantage to pick up and go over near the left corner for a try which Drake again failed to convert.

Gareth Lewis replaced Nick Sharpe on the 50-minute mark and Huddersfield began to enjoy their best spell of pressure.

Johnson, Hinchliffe and Sutcliffe combined well in a break which almost produced something before Field’s No10 landed his only place kick of the afternoon to put his side in with at least a chance of a bonus.

And as the home side continued to pile on the pressure there was a real sense they could snatch a draw with still over 10 minutes remaining of the match.

Tom Owen and Sutcliffe were next to make a mini break, while Johnson himself went close with a jinking run, but it was not to be.

And to rub salt into the wounds with just two minutes left, hooker Neil Sweeney crossed for the visitors’ third try which ended the hopes of even a bonus point.

Huddersfield: Owen; Ryder, Van Vuuren, Paxman (L) (Van Rooyen 63), Sutcliffe; Johnson, Hinchliffe; Slater, Davies (Doughty 12), Stringwell, Hinchliff, Harris, Sharpe (Lewis 50), Whitehead, Hyde.

Loughborough Students: Walsh; Smith, Lambden, Lewis, Cook, Drake, Pyrgos; Berry, Sweeney, Parilli, Wardon, Aston, Hughes, Cullen, Burgess. Subs: Steadman, Cobb, Taylor, Reeves.

Referee: Brendan Fitzmorris (Middlesbrough)