Henley Hawks stuttered to a home win despite scoring five tries. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday’s paper for full report.
Competition: EDF Energy National Trophy 2nd round
Score: Henley Hawks 32, Hertford 20
Henley Hawks player ratings
15. Ralph Smith 9 (STAR MAN, a cut above the rest)
14. David Birtwhistle 7 (some good runs)
13. Neil Baggett 7 (came alive late on)
12. Danny Wells 7 (improved as game went on)
11. Pete Davies 6 (few chances to run)
10. Scott Simmons 6 (solid enough)
9. James Gaunt 7 (sound distribution)
1. Rowan Fuller 6 (decent effort)
2. Jack Matthews 5 (poor throwing)
3. Glyn Hoosen-Owen 6 (should have dominated)
4. Charlie Nixon 7 (good line-out work)
5. Dave Clements 6 (sin-binned in the first half)
6. Alex Dupee 6 (replaced at half-time)
7. Stean Williams 8 (Henley’s stand-out forward)
8. Jack Hennings 6 (not enough drive)
Replacements used
16. James Clark 7 (made good impact)
17. Hugo Milford-Scott 6 (competed ok)
18. Simon Tattersall 6 (late introduction)
20. Matt Payne 6 (added passion, but sin-binned)
21. Tom Hancock 7 (some nice touches)
22. Tommy Turner 7 (added fluency)
Referee: Guy Steele-Bodger (Rugby) – 6 (fussy, especially early on).
Entertainment rating: 8.
Highlight: Neil Baggett's first try - great team move.
Lowlight: Henley's sloppy first half
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here