Sat 1 Oct 2022
Alcester 45-14 Burbage
Alcester extended their unbeaten run to five games at the weekend with a bonus point victory over Burbage, 45-14.
The visitor’s set out to spoil the show in front of a strong home crowd, including the guests of the annual VPs day as they took a early lead from the kick off with a converted try.
Alcester were slow to start and appeared to have left their game faces in the changing room, as within the first ten minutes Burbage had doubled their lead, through another easily gifted try.
Spurred on by the crowd, Alcester started to warm into the game and stopped their opposition’s early advances from progressing any further.
Unsurprisingly, it was Mark Burrell who put his side on the score board, being no stranger to the score sheet over the past few weeks, after a period of pressure from Alcester finally saw the ball make it wide and to the speedy winger.
Burbage looked to extend their lead to put Alcester several paces back, but their penalty kick attempt that was just shy of halfway fell short of the posts.
Before the halftime whistle, Alcester were able to complete the turn around of events and put themselves in the favourable position at the break. Kyran Flynn added Alcester’ second try, in similar fashion to his score the week prior, before Alex Chiles intercepted a floating pass from the opposition and raced away to score to give his side a 19-14 advantage.
The second half got underway and Alcester continued their ascendency. Ed Gough chipped ahead, and the kick that was at first looking to be too strong, luckily bounced off the posts back towards Gough who gathered and scored before converting his own try.
Both Chiles and Burrell secured their braces as Alcester comfortably controlled the game, and the once defiant Burbage, tired as the game progressed.
Before a final piece of excellence from Christian Rushton saw him kick ahead and be the first to make it to the ball, only to be tackled just short of the try line. Hands through the pack made it to Jack Green to run in Alcester’s seventh and final try of the afternoon.
Alcester return to the top of the league after previous leaders Old Wheatleyans lost out to Southam allowing Alcester to sit three points clear.
Next weekend is a league free weekend before the red and blacks return to action away at Claverdon on the 15th.
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