Gosford All Blacks won the Oxfordshire Shield via a kicking contest after an 11-11 draw at Iffley Road. Here is the numbers' game. See Monday's paper for full report.
Competition: Oxfordshire Shield final
Score: Chipping Norton 11, Gosford All Blacks 11 (Gosford win 4-3 on kicks)
Chipping Norton player ratings:
15. Tom Hall 7 (did better at centre)
11. Tom Goffe 6 (fairly quiet)
13. Nick Fox 6 (injured in first half)
12. Barry Nutt 6 (some good, some bad)
14. Sam Townsend 7 (often threatened)
10. Sam Jackson 6 (showed character after some poor kicks)
9. Matty King 6 (solid enough)
20. Lee Tustin 6 (powerful effort, but sin-binned)
2. Bradley Warner 7 (good all round game)
3. Steve Holland 7 (scrummaged well)
4. Steve Corley 6 (went off early)
5. Neil Stannard 7 (battled well)
6. Dan House 7 (effective in tight and loose)
7. Ben Millard 7 (strong performance)
8. Matt Dawson 8 (a driving force)
Replacements used:
16.Ben Davey 7 (filled in well)
17. Dean Beauchamp 6 (played his part)
18. Kieran Philips Tebb 6 (decent effort)
1. Ian McAteer 6 (brief cameo)
Gosford All Blacks player ratings:
15. Tim Ellis 7 (came good when it mattered)
11. Tommy Newell 6 (little chance to shine)
13. Will Watts 7 (defended well)
12. Chris Bennett 7 (very strong)
14. Ben Bodinham 6 (played his part)
10. Harry Sutton 7 (scored a fine try)
9. Tim Sutton 8 (STAR MAN, led the defence superbly)
1. Dave Brogan 5 (put under pressure)
2. Liam Donnelly 6 (busy game)
3. Tony Baughan 5 (struggled in scrums)
4. Ed Parker 6 (reasonable effort)
5. James Stepney 6 (got stuck in)
6. Dan Hughes 7 (worked hard)
7. Rob West 7 (kept battling)
8. Ian Mason 7 (versatile game)
Replacements used:
16. Mark Dimond 6 (very brief cameo)
17. Tom Heydon 6 (filled in fine)
18. Rich Tyler 6 (played his part)
20. James Hughes 7 (added energy)
Referee: Andy Rolfe (Oxfordshire) – 6 (some strange decisions)
Entertainment rating: 7.
Highlight: Harry Sutton’s try.
Lowlight: Too many handling errors from Chippy.
Form guide: Gosford showed what they are capable of, while Chippy underperformed.
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