Banbury Bulls were overrun by their dominant visitors. Here is the numbers' game. See Tuesday’s paper for full report.
Competition: Midlands 1 West
Score: Banbury 14, Dudley Kingswinford 55
Banbury player ratings:
15. Pete Flemming 7 (defended well)
14. Sam Boyle 7 (strong on the ball)
13. Guy Sturla 6 (tackled well)
12. James Heywood 6 (solid enough)
16. Chris Davies 5 (too quiet)
10. Mike Smith 6 (didn’t impose himself)
22. Eddie Phillips 8 (STAR MAN, determined and effective)
xx. Perris Wilkins 5 (struggled in the scrums)
xx. Andy Ell 5 (erratic throwing)
1. Rory Dymond 5 (worked over)
xx. Dan Kelcher 5 (didn’t do enough)
4. Marc Williams 5 (off the pace)
6. Chris Phillips 7 (battled throughout)
7. Pete Papenfus 6 (decent effort)
8. Simon Brand 7 (carried the ball well)
Replacements used:
5. Andy Gilbert 6 (did his job)
Referee: Justin Sampson (Buckinghamshire) – 7 (controlled the game well)
Entertainment rating: 8.
Highlight: The move for Sam Boyle’s try showed Banbury can play.
Lowlight: Too many weak home scrums.
Form guide: Banbury will go down, but they can do so fighting.
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