Banbury Bulls won their first game of the season with a patchy display. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday’s paper for full report.
Competition: Midlands 1 West
Score: Banbury 38, Leamington 22
Banbury player ratings:
15. Peter Flemming 6 (mixed game)
14. Carl Daniels 6 (erratic tackling)
12. James Heywood 7 (took his try well)
7. Darren De Bruyn 7 (covered lots of ground)
11. Chris Davies 6 (quiet debut)
blank. Mike Smith 6 (some good, some bad)
9. Eddie Phillips 8 (STAR MAN, sharp throughout)
1. Henry Teare 7 (scrummaged well)
16. Liam Stratford 6 (struggled with his throwing)
3. Andrew Gilbert 7 (solid effort)
4. Anthony McClellan 6 (needs to impose himself more)
5. Matthew Brock 7 (some good moments)
6. Ian Keevil 8 (very promising debut)
17. Peter Best 6 (did his job)
8. Simon Brand 7 (some good carries)
Replacements used:
13. Dave Taylor 6 (could do better)
Referee: Robin Heath (Oxfordshire) – 6 (shrugged off injury)
Entertainment rating: 8.
Highlight: The move for Simon Brand’s try.
Lowlight: The number of missed tackles.
Form guide: Banbury still have much to work on.
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