5th Team/Vets

Sandbach 39 - Winnington Park 19 Sat 29 April 2000 Winnington Park came to Sandbach to win. They underlined their intentions with a well taken try under the posts following a break worked between their very effective half-back partnership. This pairing caused Sandbach trouble throughout. The required Sandbach tactics were thus obvious - deny possession (a task which the forwards undertook with enthusiasm and effectiveness); and put pace on any good ball won (here the backs performed admirably). These revised tactics allowed Sandbach to start the second half with a narrow lead, each team having scored a brace of tries and penalties. The second half was a different story. Sandbach continued denying Winnington any ball and applying relentless attacking pressure. As Winnington tired, a further four tries were scored to round off a thoroughly deserved victory. Man-of-the-Match: Chris Hughes Scorers: Chris Hughes (3T,1P,1C) Robert Mayor (1T) Jack McEvoy (2T) Peter Reed (2C) Selection: 1. Steve Roe 9. Colin Stent 2. Robert Mayor 10. Chris Hughes 3. Julian Hopley 11. Steve Nash 4. Robin Pipe 12. Peter Reed 5. Keith Jones 13. Trevor White 6. Tony Graveney 14. Brett Reeves 7. John Richardson 15. Ralph Davies 8. Steve Reeves 16. Tim Birtles 17. Alec Burton 18. Robin Astles 19. Steve Jones 20. Jack McEvoy 21. Steve Seddon