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RUGBY UNION: The numbers' game
7:50pm Saturday 19th April 2008
Comments (18)Chinnor clinched the title with a hard-fought derby victory. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday's paper for full report.
Competition: South West 1
Score: Chinnor 25, Oxford Harlequins 13
Chinnor player ratings:
15. Richard Williams 6 (covered well in defence)
14. Phil Huxford 6 (kept quiet)
13. Trevor Powell 8 (strong and committed)
12. Darren Oxley 9 (STAR MAN, industrious and effective)
11. Pip Seymour 7 (solid defence)
10. James Cathcart 8 (superb kicking)
9. Owen Gustafson 7 (battled well)
1. Joe Winpenny 8 (controlled aggression)
2. Arno Bredenham 6 (held his own)
3. Tom Whelan 7 (effective scrummaging)
4. Matt Hutchings 8 (led by example)
5. Sam Black 7 (reliable throughout)
6. Andrew McGuire 8 (relished the scrappy stuff)
7. Zane Winslade 8 (shone after early sin-binning)
8. Ed Rixon 7 (rock solid)
Replacements used:
16. Adam Hastings 6 (brief cameo)
17. Martyn O'Mahony 6 (little chance to impress)
18. Bob Baker 7 (maintained control)
Oxford Harlequins player ratings
15. Huw Jones 5 (quiet and wasted good chance)
14. Andy Noyce 6 (no real spark)
13. Beau Wilson 7 (improved after shaky start)
12. Tom Johnson 6 (not a natural centre)
11. Pete Davies 6 (kicked well with the wind)
10. Frank Jones 6 (too many poor decisions)
9. Anthony Cope 7 (some good, some bad)
1. Chris Aldous 6 (made to work hard)
2. Dave Needham 6 (did his job)
3. Paul DeLange 6 (kept battling)
4. Dave Payne 6 (the odd good moment)
5. James Eckert 7 (some good ball carrying)
6. Phil Rowe 7 (increasingly influential)
7. Ferdi Gerber 6 (caught off-side too often)
8. Paddy Soper 7 (good try in his final match)
Replacements used
19. Simon Chadbone 6 (solid as usual)
18. Kenny Sewell 7 (very lively)
Referee: Richard Steggall (Devon) - mostly good.
Entertainment rating: 7.
Highlight: The standard of tackling.
Lowlight: Too many off-the-ball incidents.
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chinnor boys are up, the village says...
10:08am Sun 20 Apr 08
The ref made the right choice by putting De Lange in the bin early doors!
After that he was no where to be seen and Winpenny had him in his back pocket all day, scrummaged off the park!!!!
Laughing my socks off, Oxford says...
11:55am Sun 20 Apr 08
Fair play, Chinnor go up as champions.
But playing 15 man rugby, you've got to be joking. For a team that relies on sticking the ball up its jumper, the comment that rugby won is a complete joke. Chinnor are going to have to do a hell of a lot more than they showed this season if they are going to better than their last showing in the national league.
Quins problem has been their inconsistency. They have however won 2-1 in their showings against Chinnot by playing fast 15 man rugby. It has nothing to do with foul play.
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t_the_game, Chinnor says...
12:02pm Sun 20 Apr 08
So, Quins won 2 matches against Chinnor - 1st one was because we didnt show up; 2nd one was for a minor piece of silver ware; the 3rd one was the one that mattered.
All your bravado and claims of consistency does not remove the fact that Quins only way to win is by playing rough boy tactics and that is why they are destined to stay at SW Division 1 level and get no further unless they change.
As for Chinnor having to do a hell of a lot better next season; thats true we do. But all Quins have to do is the same because you are not improving you are stagnant.
See you in a few years boys by which time you may have learnt how to control the games that matter and win even when you dont play well.
And_about_foul_play, Chinnor says...
12:06pm Sun 20 Apr 08
You obviously didnt see the sin binning or the punch from your scrum half!
Or maybe you are one of the Tweed Army who were not present on Saturday.
You had your day of glory and hope that you will enjoy saying "Last season we won the cup against Chinnor - they play in National Three now"
Oxford Supporter, Oxford says...
3:38pm Sun 20 Apr 08
A bit of banter on here is fine but the previous comments are just bitter and petty.
Lets leave it on a high note and stop being whining old buzzards...i'm sure you have better things to do on your weekend.
avid watcher, wherever says...
10:12am Mon 21 Apr 08
D P Woodward, Pitchside says...
10:32am Mon 21 Apr 08
Maybe some of the supporters should differentiate between banter and vective.
Apologies to Mauds for filling his booked seat home with a tackle pads.
Still got back to the club on time though.
Dave Winpenny, Chinnor says...
12:38pm Mon 21 Apr 08
As a Chinnor supporter and father of one of the players last Saturdays game was a great game. Why? Because we were worried that Quins would beat us for the third time and then we would be in the play-off away against Worthing.
We didn't even feel comfortable until mid way through the second half.
Yes there were some off the ball incidents, but tell me when there isnt in local derby; rugby, cricket, football local derbies always have an extra edge to them.
So, Chinnor won - we were promoted and we all got very drunk in the evening. The reason the game had extra edge because of the 2 defeats by Quins and so paying £4 to watch a match such as this was fantastic value.
Good luck to Quins next season and the same to Chinnor - we will ALL need it.
Chinnor Fan, Oxfordssire says...
1:17pm Mon 21 Apr 08
Still getting over the partying from Saturday night!!
Mandy Williams, says...
2:25pm Mon 21 Apr 08
Mr Motivator, Neve says...
3:46pm Mon 21 Apr 08
They got back in the Gym straight away doing lots of reps as I showed crazy Phil last year.
The liquid nutrients were fed to the Zoology graduates by Mr Concubine Harvester himself and his able assistant.
Two Eyes, Mid-table says...
4:14pm Mon 21 Apr 08
Neither side were angels but unfortunately some spectators (I wont call them supporters) only see things with only one eye open. I didnt realise that Chinnor was in Gloucestershire - perhaps thats why Carol Vorderman still cant find it!
Good luck in N3 next season I hope we can meet again on this site and swap a bit of banter while trying to score some points off the pitch!
Carol Vorderman, Somewhere in Gloucestershire says...
4:48pm Mon 21 Apr 08
Thanks for the party chaps. That Paddy is a dish (why do they call him Butcher?) but Phil needs a plastic surgeon to do something about those ears and that Ferdi really ought to keep his hands to himself, Im no spring chicken you know!
See you next season Quins, Ive given up trying to find Chinnor.
Count down fan, national 3 says...
5:24pm Mon 21 Apr 08
Henley Hawks supporter, says...
8:12pm Mon 21 Apr 08
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d;10, Chinnor says...
11:14pm Mon 21 Apr 08
We poor country people cant afford that
Des, Sunningdale says...
8:56am Tue 22 Apr 08
Caroles all mine.
Chinnor star man Darren Oxley
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Rugby_won_in_the_end, Chinnor says...
9:54am Sun 20 Apr 08
Quins will never gain promotion until they learn that winning is not about gouging, stamping and playing the game off the ball.
The ref controlled the game well and did exactly the right thing by putting Winslade and DeLange (how many times does he go in the bin each season) off the field for 10 mins early in the game.
The "Tweed Army" was either silent or not there yesterday - fair weather fans Quins.
We will enjoy the National Three experience again and our 2nd team are already getting ready to win the Oxfordshire Cup next season!
Well done Chinnor-boys; in the face of foul play and a team that could only resort to violence when under pressure you showed that you truly are the best team in Oxfordshire.