SHEFFIELD TIGERS RFC 8 v DMPRFC 19

Even at 8 – 0 down at half time, Park had shown enough enterprise to be leading at that stage and showing the potential that has been evident within this team for so long.

However, it is no good having all that potential and not converting that through performance on the field and subsequent results.

Sheffield RFC would have no quarms about the result and would be secretly happy that, given all our possession, we did not put them to the sword and amass a decent scoreline.

Sheffield RFC maybe had half a dozen forays into the Park end of the pitch during the entire game and one of those thanks to a sympathetic home referees assistant, who was quite rightly pilloried for his attempt at gaining Sheffield some ground, when adjudging a Park clearance kick to have been taken back into their own 22.

Sheffield RFC have a massive pack and were very combative at scrum time, however their experienced lungs are not quite what they used to be and Park’s pace and relentless attacks resulted in a wearing down of their resolve, but it did take time.

Sheffield RFC scored all their points in the first half, from the boot of their stand off after Park had strayed offside and from a try against the run of play via the hands of of one of their enthusiastic wings.

Park enjoyed the lions share of possession during this period, but failed to capitalise through coughing up ball when in the red zone, when retaining possession seemed the easier option.

After oranges, save for a rear guard action in the dying embers from Sheffield, it was all Park, scoring tries through Robin Eatough, Cameron Pearson and Todd Harrison. Ritchie Young converted two of the tries, but Park know that they should have been totally out of sight in this game, had they put Sheffield RFC to the preverbial sword.