Confident Cam Banish Blues in 9 try Rout

Saturday started grey, cold and damp so the visit to Chichester aka The Blues was not looking too promising as wins at Oaklands had been few and far between for the black and ambers in recent seasons but those loyal Cam supporters able to make the trip will have found their trip home very warming after witnessing their team destroy the Blues in a nine try rout, again demonstrating their class and their outstanding teamwork in overcoming a side who, despite a slight dip in form recently, were still lying 5th in the table at the start of play.

The game saw Cam receiving the kick off, playing away from the clubhouse and in the opening 10 mins or so we saw both sides full of endeavour but making too many mistakes and with Cam conceding far to many penalties so that in these early stages any field position they did make was inevitably squandered.
However even at this stage it was clear that the black and ambers were already claiming superiority at scrum time and also at the lineout and this proved to key during the remaining 70 mins.

The breakthrough came on 15 mins when, following a couple of penalties in favour of Cam we saw young H put the ball into touch just 5m short of the Chichester try line and following a great take, and playing a penalty advantage skipper Tom dived over from a ruck on the try line and with H adding the extras Cam had at last reaped some reward for their early efforts.

From the restart Cam found themselves scrumming down on their own 22 but a great shove saw the home pack retreat at a rate of knots and this was followed up by some really aggressive tackling by Tom and the back row which won them a penalty almost on halfway. However the quick tap saw a lucky interception with the home player managing to make it to the posts for a converted try.
This, however, as well as being extremely fortuitous, it also became the only time that the home side would bother the scoreboard operator during the game.

Obviously stung by this score Cam were soon back in the red zone and a driving maul saw Bazza emerge from the pile of bodies to claim the try and with H again adding the extras the score had moved to 7-14 on 28 mins.
The scoreboard remained quiet then for a further 15 mins as injuries, unnecessary penalties and numerous mistakes made the period very stop start (in fact the first half actually lasted more than 55 mins) but eventually their big defensive efforts told on the home side and a great scrum drive from 10m saw the cam pack trundle over with #8 Ed managing the ball well and claiming the try, something which really excited one of the Cam supporters who, as a #2 for most of his playing career, didn't actually see anything like this in his paying career as he was usually in middle of the pile of bodies.

Cam soon regained possession following the restart and a great box kick saw the Chichester winger bundled into touch on halfway.
Good lineout ball saw Cam attack first through Fireman George and then H who was tackled just 15m short and great scrummaging again saw Cam win the ball against the head and quick ball from Tom saw Ash stroll over for the bonus point try which H converted.

The restart, this time proved to be less successful for the home side as the ball was swung out wide by cam and this time we saw George again running a really good line to cross wide out to make the score at the break 7-31.

Despite retreating to the warmth of their changing room for the break the home side did not seem to come up with a plan to control the game and the second period saw Cam begin to play almost exhibition rugby with both forwards and backs running freely and putting pressure on the Blues defence.
The first score of the half came following some quality handling between forwards and backs with Bazza really enjoying his darts and despite some resolute defence the home side eventually ran out of players as George crossed wide out for what was an excellent score.

The fireman's next score came just 3 mins later again as a result of many hands, both forwards and backs it was just too much for the home side and George claimed his third of the afternoon with just 12 mins of the second period played.

The next score again saw George run a defensive kick back into the red zone and several phase produced good ball for skipper Tom to claim his second of the afternoon under the posts and with H adding the extras the score had moved to 7-50 with 60 mins played.

The restart soon saw Cam on the attack again and with the ball being passed around a bit like a training night we saw Hughsey go over for a try for a 7-55 scoreline at 64 mins.

In all fairness to the players on both sides ,the final quarter was a tad meaningless, with the home side desperate to avoid conceding anything while the concentration and commitment of Cam boys was understandably reduced as they were already 'in job done bring on next week, mode' and so as the sky became more grey the game ended on a somewhat flat note.

Again another dominant display by Cam, with the front row outstanding with the aggressive scrummaging of Bazza and Clarkey and the solidity of Marvin (who didn't manage a touchdown today) just too much for their opposite numbers, Dom and Sam were completely dominant in the row and the back row of Hughsey, BLS and Ed were simply amazing both in defence and attack and I suspect that this was Hughsey's best game of the season and he thoroughly deserved his try.

Tom had his usual fiesty game and is clearly enjoying the freedom he has to play his own game instead of just shovelling it out to his 10 and again he proved how swift he is over 5 – 10m!!!.
Special mention for Josh Wright who stood in for Smarty this weekend at 10 and had a really good game, strong in the tackle, great distribution and well controlled.
The backs again, as we have come to expect, all played well both in attack and defence and replacements Shawa, Connor and Jos all added energy to the side when they came on.

So this result sees Chichester beginning to slip away from the leading group and so all eyes will be on the visit to Watchetts next week of Ironsides, always a tough opponent and another mid table side – kick off 2.00

And Finally well with no game for the C&Ws this week I have been asked to unravel some of the nick names I have used in my reports over the last few years – this by the same guy who was orgasmic over the pushover try (he doesn't get out much)!!

Firstly C&W – Gloucester Rugby (this for Doug F and all ex Cable and Wireless employees)
Brizzle - Jaid Wiltshire – pretty obvious that one when you talk to him!!
Marvin – aka Ozzie Mole – Greg Franzel (this name was given to him by Aidan and Owen Chennell)
The Flying Fijian – Jos Lewanituva
The Warrior – Josh Watson
The Fireman aka Fireman George – George Owen
H – young Harry Faulkner
Bazza – Nick Barry
BLS – Ben Lovell-Smith (who has a brother ALS)

Pic by Dinger shows Voighty on the charge