WESTERN SUBURBS 29 - WESTERN SUBURBS OLD BOYS 05

Scoring for WESTERN SUBURBS:

Trys:GILBERT 2, CRAIG 2
Pens:HOUGH 1
Convs:HOUGH 3
DGs:

Scoring for WESTERN SUBURBS OLD BOYS:

Trys:HERRITY
Pens:
Convs:
DGs:

Comments:

MAY 11,1996;  CENTERVILLE,VA
ON A DRY, SOFT PITCH AND UNDER BLUE SKIES THE WESTS CURRENT SIDE
TOOK THE OVER 35'S IN A FRIENDLY MATCH.  THE YOUNG GUYS STARTED
OUT QUICKLY AS WINGER ANDY GILBERT DOTTED DOWN 5 MINUTES AFTER 
THE OPENNING KICK.  THE CURRENT SIDE STAYED DEEP IN THE OLD BOYS
HALF FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 1ST OF THE 3 PERIODS.  THE SECOND 
PERIOD HAD THE OLD BOYS BATTLE BACK USING THEIR SIZE (WIDTH?) TO 
POUND BACK.  THE OLD BOYS USED SOME EXCELLENT LOOSE PLAY BY THEIR
BACK ROW TO KEEP THE BALL IN THE CURRENT SIDE'S HALF.  BUT TO NO
AVAIL AS THEY WERE UNABLE TO PRODUCE A SCORE.  THE 3RD AND FINAL
PERIOD SHOWED THAT YOUTH AND FITNESS IS SOMETIMES BETTER THEN
SIZE (WIDTH?) AND KNOWLEDGE. OUTSIDE CENTER CASEY CRAIG DOTTED
DOWN TWICE ON BREAK AWAY RUNS AND WINGER GILBERT SCORED ANOTHER 
TRY ON A FLY HACKED BREAK AWAY.  THE OLD BOYS DID SCORE THEIR LONE
UNCOVERTED TRY WITH A PUSH OVER TRY THAT STARTED ABOUT 10 METERS
OUT.  THE OLD BOYS PACK WAS RELENTLESS IN THEIR EFFORT EVEN KICKING
THE BALL AWAY FROM THEIR OWN SCRUM-HALF TO MAKE SURE IT STAYED IN.
8 MAN HERRITY PICKED UP THE BALL, WENT STRONG, AND LITERALLY ROLLED
OVER CURRENT SIDE SCRUM-HALF JOHN ATKINSON TO SCORE THE LONE TRY FOR 
THE OLD BOYS.