5th Team/Vets

Newcastle-under-Lyme 5 - Sandbach 22 Sat 27 November 99 As expected between two local sides, this was a titanic struggle of epic proportions. Given this, the open rugby played by both sides was commendable. The first half was fairly even; and Sandbach counted themselves lucky to turn round having scored two tires to Newcastle's one, since both tries were scored from breaks from within their own half. The second half was a different story. With Sandbach making use of the wind, they were consistently camped in the Newcastle half. This meant that the chances Newcastle did create still required them to do too much to score. The result was settled with a Sandbach try with ten minutes to go. Man-of-the-Match: Peter Reed Scorers: Chris Butler (2T) Phil Clifton (1T) Peter Reed (1P,2C) Selection: 1. Julian Hopley 9. Colin Stent 2. Terry Taylor 10. Steve Nash 3. Roger Bradley 11. Brett Reeves 4. Robin Pipe 12. Peter Reed 5. Keith Jones 13. Chris Butler 6. John Richardson 14. Chris Tapper 7. Andy Howells 15. Phil Clifton 8. Steve Jones