GALLANT SECONDS FALL TO GUNTARS IN SEASON OPENER!

October 4, 2022

TILE HILL TROJANS OPENED THEIR FIFTIETH SEASON WITH THE SECOND TEAM AT HEREWARD COLLEGE HOSTING RUGBY RAGE, BUT AFTER A STIRRING PERFORMANCE IN THE OPENING HALF, THE GALLANT TROJANS FELL AS RUGNY WON 75-57.

PROUDLY DISPLAYING THE CLUB’S BRAND-NEW 50TH ANNIVERSARY COMMERORATIVE PLAYING KIT, TROJANS TOOK THE INITIATIVE IN THE OPENING EXCHANGES AND LOOKED SHARP, AS THE TWO SIDES, BOTH DROPPING DOWN A DIVISION IN THE SUMMER RENEWED THEIR OLD RIVALRY.

TROJANS LED 27-16 AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER BUT RUGBY’S OUTSTANDING PLAYER GUNTARS TRABLIKS CAME ON AND THE VISITORS BEGAN TO NARROW THE GAP. AT THE TURN IT WAS DOWN TO FIVE POINTS AT 38-33 BUT THE PACE WAS FAST AND FURIOUS AS THE PAIR SLUGGED IT OUT WITH THE FOULS MOUNTING IN BOTH CAMPS.

THE TURNING POINT CAME MID-WAY THROUGH THE THIRD WHEN TRABLIKS LANDED THREE TRIPLES FROM AFAR AND THE MOMENTUM SWITCHED IN FAVOUR OF THE MEN IN BLACK.

FIVE UP ATTHE FINAL BREAK RUGBY EASED AWAY DESPITE A BRIEF HOME RALLY IN THE EARLY MINUTES AND THEIR FINISH WAS EMPHATIC AS THE TROJANS TIRED AND BEGAN TO TURN THE BALL OVER.

TRABLIKS LED THE SCORING ON 27 WITH BABS GURUNG (NUMBER 27 PICTURES) TOP OF THE HEAP FOR TROJANS AS HE MADE 15, BUT IT WAS A GOOD-NATURED, HARD-FOUGHT GAME WHICH WENT ON INTO THE NIGHT AND ENDED WELL AFTER THE USUAL CLOSING TIME AS THE SUMMER OFFICIALLY CAME TO AN END AND THE REAL COMPETITIVE SPORT BEGAN.