RUGBY UNION: The numbers game (From Oxford Mail)

RUGBY UNION: The numbers game

6:36pm Saturday 6th March 2010 in

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Oxford Harlequins produced a very solid display to record a bonus-point victory. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday’s paper for full report.

Competition: National 3 South West

Score: Oxford Harlequins 26, Barnstaple 3

Oxford Harlequins player ratings:

15. Graham Crapper 7 (strong in defence)

11. Martin Nutt 7 (some good runs)

13. Anthony Cope 7 (lively display)

12. Dom Maley 9 (STAR MAN, Quins’ most potent weapon)

14. Huw Jones 7 (quietly effective)

10. Kenny Sewell 7 (kept ball moving)

9. Nick Haydon 8 (excellent distribution)

1. James Eckert 7 (solid in his preferred position)

2. Simon Chadbone 7 (some good moments)

3. Paul DeLange 7 (powerful effort)

5. Andy Boyle 7 (more good than bad)

4. Morgan Cross 8 (shone in the line-out)

7. Ed Davies 7 (decent contribution)

6. Ryan Newman 8 (covered lots of ground)

8. Jason Welburn 7 (maintained intensity throughout)

Replacements used:

16. Dave Needham 6 (did his job)

17. Adam Pearson 6 (filled in fine)

18. Andy Noyce 6 (brief cameo)

Referee: Fergus Kirby (Durham) – 7 (could go far)

Entertainment rating: 8.

Highlight: Both side's commitment to running rugby.

Lowlight: Barnstaple's inaccurate kicking to touch.

Form guide: This was sort of consistent display that Quins struggled to find before the current season.